Fleet typeIdentity
Small fleet
5 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 2826301
JM THOMPSON COMPANY
5 power unitsavg 18.8 yrLocal · 1 statesCARY, NC
CARRIER ACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
5Power units
3 observed · MCS-150
1Trailers seen
Decoded · vPIC
18.8Avg age (yr)
2003–2014 · vPIC
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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Clear to load
Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.
Established 11 yearsNo reported crashesDriver out-of-service rate above average
Operating authority1010 yr active
since 2015Insurance (BIPD)Unknown
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo0.00.0 %
▼ 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 peersOlder
18.8 yr
Model years 2003–2014 · peer benchmark computing.
Identity stabilityStable
10 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2015 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
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Is JM THOMPSON COMPANY safe to work with?
Is JM THOMPSON COMPANY safe to load? JM THOMPSON COMPANY (USDOT 2826301) is an active small-fleet motor carrier based in CARY, NC, operating 5 power units and 3 drivers. Operating authority has been active 10 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). Across 16 roadside inspections, its vehicle out-of-service rate is 0.0% (below the 22.26% national average), with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months. FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it clear to load (94/100). Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
JTJM THOMPSON COMPANY 94
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Safety
16 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
Vehicle OOS 0.0% (24-mo)6 veh insp · 24-mo · nat'l 22.26%
050%nat'l 22.26%
Driver OOS 7.7% (24-mo)13 drv insp · 24-mo · nat'l 6.67%
030%nat'l 6.67%
OOS trajectory· trailing 6-mo vehicle-OOS rate vs national
12.5% now▼ Improving
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.
Under-inspected
Expected
Well-monitored
Heavily inspected
≈1.3 / unit·yr
thin signalabundant signal
Within the expected band for a 5-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.
- Registered power units
- 5
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 13
- Annualized
- ≈7 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈1.3 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 Driving11
- 383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness2 · 2 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving2
- 393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance1
- 396.9 Inspection of motor vehicles in operationVehicle Maintenance1
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Authority & insurance
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
No insurance filing history on record.
03
Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 5
- Observed power (24 mo)
- 3
- Trailers (towed)
- 1
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs
Average age
2014
Newest model yr
2003
Oldest model yr
VINs decoded
04
Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo
Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography
Operating radiusLocal
revealedStates observed11
US statesInspections · 24 mo1313
NC busiestInspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
CARY, NC
Top corridor
NC
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a company officer with other carriers
john m thompson — 2 carriers: USDOT 1948774
Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units
Registered (MCS-150)55
Observed (24 mo)33
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
- 1002 EAST CHATHAM STREET, CARY, NC, 27511
- Mailing address
- PO BOX 33066, RALEIGH, NC, 27636
- Operation
- Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)
Contact
- Phone
- (919) 851-1611
- Fax
- (919) 859-9583
- Web domain
- jmthompson.com
Registration
- Officers
- John M Thompson · Hal Martin Thompson
- USDOT / docket
- 2826301
- First registered
- 11/17/2015
- Last MCS-150
- 02/03/2026 · 62,000 mi (2025)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- 7821457
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.
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Reviews
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Frequently asked
What is JM THOMPSON COMPANY's USDOT number?
JM THOMPSON COMPANY's USDOT number is 2826301.
Is JM THOMPSON COMPANY authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, JM THOMPSON COMPANY is active in the FMCSA register.
What is JM THOMPSON COMPANY's safety record?
JM THOMPSON COMPANY has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 16 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 94/100 (tier: clear).
How big is JM THOMPSON COMPANY's fleet?
JM THOMPSON COMPANY operates 5 power units and 3 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is JM THOMPSON COMPANY based?
JM THOMPSON COMPANY is based in CARY, NC, with roadside inspections recorded across 1 state.