Carrier profile · USDOT 1264249 · MC-494498 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 2, 2026

Stephen B Thigpen

DBA SBT TRUCKING

1 power unitavg 15.2 yrRegional · 3 statesSHREVEPORT, LA100/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-494498 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

1Power units

1 observed · MCS-150

4Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

15.2Avg age (yr)

2003–2023 · vPIC

Call dispatch(318) 469-8191 Email dispatch[email protected]

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Load decision · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 2, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Watch · 0

Nothing flagged.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 22 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2004.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo100.0%

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

1 power unit. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

15.2 yr

Model years 2003–2023 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

22 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2004 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

A named inspection location does not confirm a border transit or operating authority. Counts cover retained inspection records.

Safety

5 inspections · 24 mo

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 3, 2026

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

Vehicle OOS 100.0%24-mo cumulative

050%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 2 vehicle and 5 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

66.7% · latest 6-mo window

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. One window of data — no trend yet. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

5 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '26 · 2

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

How heavily FMCSA inspects this fleet for its size — it tells you how much to trust the safety signals above. Thin coverage on a young authority is a fraud signal nobody else surfaces.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈2.5 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Among the more heavily-inspected carriers for its size — abundant roadside signal. Coverage isn't the question here; the out-of-service and crash record is.

Registered power units: 1
Inspections · 24 mo: 5
Annualized: ≈3 / yr
Coverage: ≈2.5 inspections / unit · yr

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Nov 2, 2026

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K meets or exceeds the $750K federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’25 · 10 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Admiral’06–’09

Qbe Specialty’10–’13

Blue Hill’21–’23

2004201020162022now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 10 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · ACCEPTANCE INDEMNITY INSURANCE CO · since Mar 2025

All 10 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
WILSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2023 → Mar 2025	$750K	1
OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	May 2023 → Jun 2023	$750K	1
BLUE HILL SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY INC	Mar 2021 → Apr 2023	$750K	1
NATIONAL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	Jul 2015 → Jul 2016	$750K	1
SCOTTSDALE INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2013 → Jul 2015	$750K	3
QBE SPECIALTY INSURANCE CORPORATION	Aug 2010 → Aug 2013	$750K	3
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	Aug 2009 → Aug 2010	$750K	2
ACCIDENT INSURANCE COMPANY, INC.	Aug 2009 → Aug 2009	$750K	1
ADMIRAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2006 → Aug 2009	$750K	4
CANAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	Aug 2004 → Aug 2006	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 3, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 1
Observed power (24 mo): 1
Trailers (towed): 4

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

15.2 yr

Average age

2023

Newest model yr

2003

Oldest model yr

40.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 3 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 3, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

OK busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Oklahoma: 2 inspections
Louisiana: 2 inspections
Arkansas: 1 inspections

Home base

SHREVEPORT, LA

6921 EAST RIDGE DRIVE

Most inspections: OK

2 inspections

OK 2 · LA 2 · AR 1

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 2, 2026

Last 12 months: 1 truck also ran under 1 other carrier

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 177189Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Nov 2, 2026

Location

Physical address: 6921 EAST RIDGE DRIVE, SHREVEPORT, LA, 71106
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (318) 469-8191
Email: [email protected]

Registration

Officer: Stephen B Thigpen
USDOT / docket: 1264249 · MC-494498
First registered: Jul 6, 2004
Last MCS-150: Jan 26, 2026 · 250,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

250,000

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 2, 2026

Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor

No licensing or insurance changes captured since Vektor began monitoring this carrier (June 2026). Quiet is usually good.

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100%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

2 of 2 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

3violation records

2OOS-tagged records

2 of 2inspections with OOS

What the violations were

FMCSA BASIC themes in plain language: vehicle maintenance, driver fitness, hours of service and unsafe driving. Roadside records grouped without double counting.

Other vehicle maintenance

2100%2 / 2

Unsafe driving

10%0 / 1

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

Eligible vehicle inspections in six-month windows; no national comparison.

100%Stable

15%

30%

n/aNov 24 to May 250 / 0

100%May 25 to Nov 251 / 1

n/aNov 25 to May 260 / 0

100%May 26 to Nov 261 / 1

Top 3 codes (3 of 3 records)

392.2-SLLS2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
393.75A3-TAOL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
396.3A1-AASGMD Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1

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Other vehicle maintenance

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Unsafe driving

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Safety and violations

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for STEPHEN B THIGPEN.

STEPHEN B THIGPEN (USDOT 1264249) has a Vektor safety score of 100/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Nov 2, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Nov 2, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from ACCEPTANCE INDEMNITY INSURANCE CO effective Mar 19, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 2, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 100.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier received 5 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 2 vehicle-level and 5 driver-level — across 3 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 3, 2026.

It reports 1 power unit and 1 driver in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 26, 2026. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 2, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 2, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is STEPHEN B THIGPEN's USDOT number?

STEPHEN B THIGPEN's USDOT number is 1264249, and its motor carrier number is MC-494498.

Is STEPHEN B THIGPEN authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 2, 2026. STEPHEN B THIGPEN is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is STEPHEN B THIGPEN's safety record?

STEPHEN B THIGPEN has a 100.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 8 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 100/100 (tier: clear).