Fleet typeIdentity
Asset-based
26 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 128924 · MC-167761
ATHERTON SERVICE INC
26 power unitsTHOMSON, IL
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-167761 ACTIVEHAZMAT
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
26Power units
Self-reported · MCS-150
—Trailers seen
None observed · 24 mo
—Avg age (yr)
Awaiting decode
Click to see how we scored it
Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Limited record
Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.
Established 52 yearsUSDOT registration inactive
Watch · 4
USDOT registration inactiveThe USDOT record is flagged inactive — the carrier may not be authorized to operate.No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 26 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 23.7 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority5252 yr active
since 1974Insurance (BIPD)Unknown
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo—%
▼ 22.26% nat'lCrashes · fatal00
clean 24 moVektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots
Fleet age vs peersDecoding
—
Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityStable
52 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is ATHERTON SERVICE INC safe to work with?
Is ATHERTON SERVICE INC safe to load? ATHERTON SERVICE INC (USDOT 128924, MC-167761) is an inactive asset-based motor carrier based in THOMSON, IL, operating 26 power units and 29 drivers. Operating authority has been active 52 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it unrated (50/100), with the leading concern: usdot registration inactive. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
ASATHERTON SERVICE INC 50
01
Safety
Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
No roadside inspections on record.
02
Authority & insurance
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
- Common
- Inactive
- Contract
- Inactive
- Broker
- Inactive
Insurance & bonds
BIPD / liability (required)Not on file
CargoNone
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$750k BIPD · 2 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous
Great West · 89–03
Savanna State · 94–01
19892001
No BIPD policy is currently in force in the filing history. The authority record may still list one on file — request a COI to confirm current coverage.
03
Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 26
- Observed power (24 mo)
- —
- Trailers (towed)
- —
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
04
Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
THOMSON, IL
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@grics.net — 45 carriers: USDOT 146334USDOT 222000USDOT 423622USDOT 491733USDOT 520757USDOT 541067USDOT 616721USDOT 631568
06
Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 1865 ILLINOIS RT 84, THOMSON, IL, 61285
- Operation
- Interstate· Hazmat
Contact
- Phone
- (815) 259-2711
- Fax
- (815) 259-3057
- atherton-s@grics.net
- Web domain
- grics.net
Registration
- USDOT / docket
- 128924 · MC-167761
- First registered
- 06/01/1974
- Last MCS-150
- 11/12/2002 · 2,000,000 mi (2001)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- 25877283
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
07
Federal activity
Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor
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.
08
Reviews
Verified broker, shipper & driver reviews — moderated
Performance ratings only — never the Vektor risk score
No verified reviews yet
Be the first broker or shipper to rate ATHERTON SERVICE INC. Reviews cover performance only — on-time delivery, payment speed, communication — and never affect the Vektor risk score.
Leave a review09
Frequently asked
What is ATHERTON SERVICE INC's USDOT number?
ATHERTON SERVICE INC's USDOT number is 128924, and its motor carrier number is MC-167761.
Is ATHERTON SERVICE INC authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, ATHERTON SERVICE INC is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is ATHERTON SERVICE INC's fleet?
ATHERTON SERVICE INC operates 26 power units and 29 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is ATHERTON SERVICE INC based?
ATHERTON SERVICE INC is based in THOMSON, IL.