Carrier profile · USDOT 206591 · MC-205582 · Updated Aug 9, 2026

Mike Thornton Trucking Inc

9 power unitsavg 15.4 yrLocal · 2 statesWASHINGTON, GA80/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-205582 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

9Power units

7 observed · MCS-150

9Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

15.4Avg age (yr)

1997–2023 · vPIC

Call dispatch(706) 678-4546 Email dispatchnatalie@mikethorntontrucking.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 9, 2026

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average50.0% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate above average8.3% vs the 6.7% national average.

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 45 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1981.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo50.0%

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo50.0%

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

9 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

15.4 yr

Model years 1997–2023 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

44 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1981 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

12 inspections · 24 mo

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

Vehicle OOS 50.0%24-mo cumulative

050%

Driver OOS 8.3%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 2 vehicle and 12 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

12 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Dec '24 · 1

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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.7 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 9-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 9
Inspections · 24 mo: 12
Annualized: ≈6 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.7 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 Driving5 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
391.11 Driver not qualifiedDriver Fitness1 · 1 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.43 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 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

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M 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 · 11 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Empire Fire’98–’03

Redland’03–’07

Gramercy’08–’11

American Resources’13–’19

National Union’22–now

1994200220102018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 13 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA · since Sep 2025

All 13 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	Sep 2022 → Sep 2025	$750K	3
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2020 → Sep 2022	$750K	1
NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	Sep 2019 → Sep 2020	$750K	1
AMERICAN RESOURCES INS. CO. INCORPORATED(INC	Oct 2013 → Sep 2019	$750K	3
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Oct 2011 → Oct 2013	$750K	2
GRAMERCY INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2008 → Oct 2011	$750K	3
OHIO SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2007 → Oct 2008	$750K	1
REDLAND INSURANCE CO.	Oct 2003 → Aug 2007	$750K	5
EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	Jan 1998 → Oct 2003	$750K	1
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 1997 → Jan 1998	$750K	1
REDLAND INSURANCE CO.	Jan 1996 → Jan 1997	$750K	1
RANGER INS. CO./FAIRMONT SPECIALTY INS. CO.	Jan 1995 → Jan 1996	$750K	1
TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY	Jan 1994 → Jan 1995	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 9
Observed power (24 mo): 7
Trailers (towed): 9

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

15.4 yr

Average age

2023

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

25.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 2 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

SC busiest

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

WASHINGTON, GA

214 ANDREW DRIVE

Top corridor

SC ⇄ GA

SC 7 · GA 5

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

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

No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

Show all-time history (3 trucks · 2 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1344012 USDOT 3324848

Shares a company officer with other carriers

adam thornton — 4 carriers: USDOT 302516 USDOT 2132401 USDOT 3324848

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

Location

Physical address: 214 ANDREW DRIVE, WASHINGTON, GA, 30673
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (706) 678-4546
Fax: (706) 678-3266
Email: natalie@mikethorntontrucking.com
Web domain: mikethorntontrucking.com

Registration

Officers: Adam Thornton · Natalie Thornton
USDOT / docket: 206591 · MC-205582
First registered: Dec 21, 1981
Last MCS-150: Aug 7, 2026 · 636,652 mi (2026)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Sep 12, 2005
D-U-N-S: 619655905

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

636,652

Annual mileage

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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.

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for MIKE THORNTON TRUCKING INC.

MIKE THORNTON TRUCKING INC (USDOT 206591) has a Vektor safety score of 80/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 9, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 9, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA effective Sep 21, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 9, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 50.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 9, 2026.

The carrier received 12 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 2 vehicle-level and 12 driver-level — across 2 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 9, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 2 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 9, 2026.

It reports 9 power units and 8 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Aug 7, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Sep 12, 2005 in the federal record refreshed Aug 9, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is MIKE THORNTON TRUCKING INC's USDOT number?

MIKE THORNTON TRUCKING INC's USDOT number is 206591, and its motor carrier number is MC-205582.

Is MIKE THORNTON TRUCKING INC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 9, 2026, MIKE THORNTON TRUCKING INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is MIKE THORNTON TRUCKING INC's safety record?

MIKE THORNTON TRUCKING INC has a 50.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 17 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 80/100 (tier: review).

How big is MIKE THORNTON TRUCKING INC's fleet?

MIKE THORNTON TRUCKING INC operates 9 power units and 8 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is MIKE THORNTON TRUCKING INC based?

MIKE THORNTON TRUCKING INC is based in WASHINGTON, GA, with roadside inspections recorded across 2 states.

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