Fleet typeIdentity
Small fleet
7 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 279929 · MC-192699
THOMAS E DECKER SR
DBA D & R TRANSPORTATION
7 power unitsTYRONE, PA
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-192699 ACTIVEHAZMAT
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
7Power units
Self-reported · MCS-150
—Trailers seen
None observed · 24 mo
—Avg age (yr)
Awaiting decode
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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Limited record
Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.
Established 40 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 7 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 8.0 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority3939 yr active
since 1986Insurance (BIPD)$1M$1M on file
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
39 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1986 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is THOMAS E DECKER SR safe to work with?
Is THOMAS E DECKER SR safe to load? THOMAS E DECKER SR (USDOT 279929, MC-192699) is an inactive small-fleet motor carrier based in TYRONE, PA, operating 7 power units and 6 drivers. Operating authority has been active 39 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
TETHOMAS E DECKER SR 50
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Safety
Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
No roadside inspections on record.
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Authority & insurance
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
- Common
- None
- Contract
- Inactive
- Broker
- None
Insurance & bonds
BIPD / liability (required)Not on file
CargoNone
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750k federal floor
$1M on filegeneral-freight federal minimum
$750k floor
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$1M BIPD · 7 insurers · 3 lapsesCoverage lapse
+6 earlier
Empire Fire · 06–now
Star · 08–11
National · 11–17
19932017
A BIPD policy is currently in force per the filing history — request a COI to confirm before tendering.
9 insurer eras · collapsed from 21 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY | Dec 2011 → May 2017 | $1M | 3 |
| STAR INSURANCE COMPANY | Dec 2008 → Dec 2011 | $1M | 4 |
| EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO. | Dec 2006 → current | $1M | 3 |
| CANAL INSURANCE CO. | Dec 2005 → Dec 2006 | $1M | 3 |
| CANAL INSURANCE CO. | Dec 2004 → Dec 2004 | $1M | 2 |
| CANAL INSURANCE CO. | Sep 2000 → Feb 2001 | $1M | 1 |
| GULF INSURANCE CO. | Sep 1999 → Sep 2000 | $1M | 2 |
| TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY | Sep 1998 → Oct 1999 | $1M | 2 |
| LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY | May 1993 → Jan 1994 | $1M | 1 |
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Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 7
- 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
TYRONE, PA
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@atlanticbb.net — 306 carriers: USDOT 37555USDOT 84803USDOT 133660USDOT 147860USDOT 309872USDOT 347765USDOT 348262USDOT 349937
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 1927 W 10 ST, TYRONE, PA, 16686
- Mailing address
- PO BOX 231, BELLWOOD, PA, 16617
- Operation
- Interstate· Hazmat
Contact
- Phone
- (814) 742-9801
- Cell
- (814) 934-4890
- Fax
- (814) 742-9844
- Web domain
- atlanticbb.net
Registration
- Officer
- Thomas E Decker Sr
- USDOT / docket
- 279929 · MC-192699
- First registered
- 10/14/1986
- Last MCS-150
- 07/10/2018 · 833,287 mi (2012)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- 187851712
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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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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Reviews
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Frequently asked
What is THOMAS E DECKER SR's USDOT number?
THOMAS E DECKER SR's USDOT number is 279929, and its motor carrier number is MC-192699.
Is THOMAS E DECKER SR authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, THOMAS E DECKER SR is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is THOMAS E DECKER SR's fleet?
THOMAS E DECKER SR operates 7 power units and 6 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is THOMAS E DECKER SR based?
THOMAS E DECKER SR is based in TYRONE, PA.