Asset-based
62 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Multiple serious issues on the federal record. Verify directly before any tender.
Asset-based
62 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
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Awaiting VIN decode
36 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1990 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
Is TOM THORP TRANSPORTS INC safe to load? TOM THORP TRANSPORTS INC (USDOT 390650, MC-231455) is an inactive asset-based motor carrier based in MERTZON, TX, operating 62 power units and 49 drivers. Operating authority has been active 36 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it high risk (44/100), with the leading concern: usdot registration inactive. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
TOM THORP TRANSPORTS INC's USDOT number is 390650, and its motor carrier number is MC-231455.
As of 2026-06-13, TOM THORP TRANSPORTS INC is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
TOM THORP TRANSPORTS INC operates 62 power units and 49 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
TOM THORP TRANSPORTS INC is based in MERTZON, TX.
Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
No roadside inspections on record.
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
Insurance & bonds
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
No BIPD policy is currently in force in the filing history. The authority record may still list one on file — request a COI to confirm current coverage.
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| NATIONAL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO. | Nov 2022 → Dec 2023 | $5M | 6 |
| ALLIED WORLD INSURANCE COMPANY | Nov 2022 → Nov 2023 | $5M | 1 |
| HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY | Nov 2020 → Nov 2022 | $5M | 2 |
| ILLINOIS NATIONAL INSURANCE CO. | Nov 2019 → Nov 2020 | $5M | 1 |
| NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA | Nov 2017 → Nov 2019 | $5M | 1 |
| ILLINOIS NATIONAL INSURANCE CO. | Nov 2016 → Nov 2017 | $5M | 1 |
| NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA | Nov 2016 → Nov 2016 | $5M | 1 |
| ILLINOIS NATIONAL INSURANCE CO. | Nov 2012 → Nov 2016 | $5M | 7 |
| ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY | Nov 2008 → Nov 2012 | $5M | 1 |
| ILLINOIS NATIONAL INSURANCE CO. | Nov 2006 → Nov 2008 | $5M | 1 |
| NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY | Nov 2004 → Nov 2006 | $5M | 2 |
| COLONIAL COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY | Nov 2003 → Nov 2003 | $5M | 2 |
| NATIONAL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO. | Nov 2001 → Nov 2003 | $5M | 2 |
| OLD AMERICAN COUNTY MUTUAL FIRE INS COMPANY | Nov 2000 → Nov 2001 | $5M | 2 |
| PETROSURANCE CASUALTY COMPANY | Nov 1994 → Nov 1997 | $5M | 3 |
| HARCO NATIONAL INSURANCE CO. | Jun 1994 → Jun 1995 | $5M | 1 |
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
Contact
Registration
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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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