Carrier profile · USDOT 218779 · MC-159307 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

SANDYS AUTO AND TRUCK SERVICE INC

DBA SANDYS

75 power unitsavg 7.8 yrRegional · 6 statesDAYTON, OH75/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-159307 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

75Power units

12 observed · MCS-150

5Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

7.8Avg age (yr)

2003–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(937) 294-6353 Email dispatchdoug.thoma@sandystowing.com

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

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileVehicle out-of-service rate above average

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Vehicle out-of-service rate above average23.1% vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate above average11.8% vs the 6.7% national average.Fatal crash on record1 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

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 44 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1982.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo23.1%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

7 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo23.1%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

7 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

75 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

7.8 yr

Model years 2003–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

44 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1982 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

17 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 23.1%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 11.8%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 13 vehicle and 17 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

22.2% · latest 6-mo window● Steady

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Holding steady across the window. 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

17 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '24 · 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.

Thin coverage

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.1 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 75-unit fleet — the out-of-service and violation signals above rest on a small sample, so weight them cautiously. Thin coverage on a young authority is itself a flag.

Registered power units: 75
Inspections · 24 mo: 17
Annualized: ≈9 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.1 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 Driving7 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance3 · 1 OOS
393.71 Coupling / towing devicesVehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.87 Warning flags on projecting loadsVehicle 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: None
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 ’20 · 8 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Motorists’90–’97

Consolidated’05–’12

Netherlands’12–’20

Employers’20–now

1990199920082017now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 8 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · EMPLOYERS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO. · since Jun 2020

All 8 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
EMPLOYERS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO.	Jun 2020 → Jun 2020	$750K	1
THE NETHERLANDS INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2012 → Jun 2020	$750K	2
CONSOLIDATED INSURANCE CO.	Oct 2005 → Oct 2012	$750K	1
WESTPORT INSURANCE CORPORATION	Oct 2002 → Oct 2005	$750K	4
UNITED STATES FIDELITY & GUARANTY CO.	Dec 2001 → Oct 2002	$750K	1
TRANSCONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.	Dec 2000 → Dec 2001	$750K	1
ZURICH INSURANCE CO.	Dec 1997 → Dec 2000	$750K	1
MOTORISTS MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Dec 1990 → Dec 1997	$750K	1

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 75
Observed power (24 mo): 12
Trailers (towed): 5

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

7.8 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2003

Oldest model yr

17.6%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 6 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

OH busiest

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

Home base

DAYTON, OH

3053 SPRINGBORO ROAD WEST

Top corridor

OH 10 · IN 2 · WV 2

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

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

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@sandystowing.com — 3 carriers: USDOT 992471 USDOT 2967598

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 3053 SPRINGBORO ROAD WEST, DAYTON, OH, 45439-1715
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (937) 294-6353
Cell: (937) 313-3642
Fax: (937) 294-6980
Email: doug.thoma@sandystowing.com
Web domain: sandystowing.com

Registration

Officers: Ted A Durig · Douglas Thoma
USDOT / docket: 218779 · MC-159307
First registered: Jul 26, 1982
Last MCS-150: May 15, 2025 · 1,700,173 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Dec 13, 1991
D-U-N-S: 59115824

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,700,173

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 SANDYS AUTO AND TRUCK SERVICE INC.

SANDYS AUTO AND TRUCK SERVICE INC (USDOT 218779) has a Vektor safety score of 75/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from EMPLOYERS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO. effective Jun 30, 2020 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 23.1% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 17 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 13 vehicle-level and 17 driver-level — across 6 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 7 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 75 power units and 64 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 15, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Dec 13, 1991 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is SANDYS AUTO AND TRUCK SERVICE INC's USDOT number?

SANDYS AUTO AND TRUCK SERVICE INC's USDOT number is 218779, and its motor carrier number is MC-159307.

Is SANDYS AUTO AND TRUCK SERVICE INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, SANDYS AUTO AND TRUCK SERVICE INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is SANDYS AUTO AND TRUCK SERVICE INC's safety record?

SANDYS AUTO AND TRUCK SERVICE INC has a 23.1% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 29 roadside inspections, with 7 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 75/100 (tier: review).