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Carrier profile · USDOT 3037761 · MC-42972 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

THUNDER TRUCKING EXPRESS LLC

9 power unitsavg 8.1 yrMulti-region · 9 statesURBANDALE, IA

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-42972 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

9Power units

8 observed · MCS-150

12Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

8.1Avg age (yr)

2010–2022 · vPIC

Call dispatch(515) 214-1683 Email dispatchAl@thundertruckingexpress.com

Carrier verification summary for THUNDER TRUCKING EXPRESS LLC

THUNDER TRUCKING EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 3037761) has a Vektor safety score of 86/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

THUNDER TRUCKING EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 3037761) holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

THUNDER TRUCKING EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 3037761) has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from ACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY effective Dec 28, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

THUNDER TRUCKING EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 3037761) has a 36.4% vehicle out-of-service rate over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

THUNDER TRUCKING EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 3037761) has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

THUNDER TRUCKING EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 3037761) reports 9 power units and 10 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 28, 2026.

THUNDER TRUCKING EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 3037761) has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Clear to load

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

Watch · 1

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average36.4% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% 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 9 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2017.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo

36.4

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo

36.4

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 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 peersTypical

8.1 yr

Model years 2010–2022 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

8 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2017 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

16 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 36.4%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 6.3%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 11 vehicle and 16 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

60.0% · 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.

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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.9 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 9-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 9
Inspections · 24 mo: 16
Annualized: ≈8 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.9 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.

395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance16 · 1 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving16 · 0 OOS
395.32 ELD — non-authenticated drivingHOS Compliance10 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 2 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance7 · 2 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance6 · 1 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance3 · 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$750,000 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

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K 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 · 7 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

County Hall’18–’19

Trisura Specialty’19–’20

Trisura Specialty’20–’22

Berkshire Hathaway’22–’23

Everspan’23–’24

Accredited Specialty’24–now

201720202023now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 9 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · ACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY · since Dec 2025

All 9 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2024 → Dec 2025	$750K	2
EVERSPAN INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2023 → Dec 2024	$750K	3
PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2023 → Dec 2023	$750K	1
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPAN	Oct 2022 → Oct 2023	$750K	7
TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2020 → Oct 2022	$750K	2
UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2020 → Oct 2020	$750K	2
TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2019 → Jun 2020	$750K	1
COUNTY HALL INSURANCE COMPANY, INC A RR GROUP	Jun 2018 → Jun 2019	$750K	1
PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2017 → Jun 2018	$750K	3

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 9
Observed power (24 mo): 8
Trailers (towed): 12

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

8.1 yr

Average age

2022

Newest model yr

2010

Oldest model yr

35%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 9 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

MO busiest

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

Home base

URBANDALE, IA

4501 76TH ST

Top corridor

MO ⇄ IA

MO 3 · TX 3 · KS 2

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

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

Last 12 months: 2 trucks also ran under 2 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3416807 USDOT 3861870Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (6 trucks · 7 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3179425 USDOT 3861870 USDOT 3416807 USDOT 2795660 USDOT 53467 USDOT 3451051 USDOT 3282758

Shares a company officer with other carriers

aalawaash ahmed — 3 carriers: USDOT 2407268 USDOT 3687915

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 & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 4501 76TH ST, URBANDALE, IA, 50322
Mailing address: 42084, URBANDALE, IA, 50323
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (515) 214-1683
Cell: (515) 867-0227
Email: al@thundertruckingexpress.com
Web domain: thundertruckingexpress.com

Registration

Officer: Aalawaash Ahmed
USDOT / docket: 3037761 · MC-42972
First registered: Aug 12, 2017
Last MCS-150: Jan 28, 2026 · 1,654,552 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 1.66
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,654,552

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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Frequently asked

What is THUNDER TRUCKING EXPRESS LLC's USDOT number?

THUNDER TRUCKING EXPRESS LLC's USDOT number is 3037761, and its motor carrier number is MC-42972.

Is THUNDER TRUCKING EXPRESS LLC authorized to operate?

As of 2026-06-13, THUNDER TRUCKING EXPRESS LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is THUNDER TRUCKING EXPRESS LLC's safety record?

THUNDER TRUCKING EXPRESS LLC has a 36.4% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 29 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 86/100 (tier: clear).