Carrier profile · USDOT 596692 · MC-851462 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Thomas Plastics Machinery Inc

DBA MACHINERY MOVING

76 power unitsavg 13.8 yrRegional · 3 statesSCOTTSBURG, IN50/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-851462 ACTIVEHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

76Power units

3 observed · MCS-150

3Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

13.8Avg age (yr)

1998–2023 · vPIC

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Load decision · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Limited record

Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.

Watch · 1

Not enough inspection history to rate3 federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. FMCSA itself will not score a carrier's vehicle or driver record on fewer than 5, and neither will we — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.

In good standing · 4

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 32 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1995.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 7 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

76 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

13.8 yr

Model years 1998–2023 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

31 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1995 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

A named inspection location does not confirm a border transit or operating authority. Counts cover retained inspection records.

Safety

3 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 3, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 3 vehicle and 3 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

25.0% · latest 6-mo window

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. More resolved windows are needed to establish a trend. 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

3 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Dec '24 · 1

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

≈0.0 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 76-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: 76
Inspections · 24 mo: 3
Annualized: ≈2 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.0 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 Driving3 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026

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 ’15 · 2 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

beyond this history

2014201720202023now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 2 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · CONTINENTAL CASUALTY CO. · since Apr 2015

All 2 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
VALLEY FORGE INSURANCE CO.	Apr 2014 → Apr 2015	$750K	1
AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2014 → Apr 2014	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 3, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 76
Observed power (24 mo): 3
Trailers (towed): 3

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

13.8 yr

Average age

2023

Newest model yr

1998

Oldest model yr

16.7%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 3 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 3, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

KY busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Kentucky: 1 inspections
Indiana: 1 inspections
Tennessee: 1 inspections

Home base

SCOTTSBURG, IN

445 N 3RD ST

Most inspections: KY

1 inspections

KY 1 · IN 1 · TN 1

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 3, 2026

Shares a company officer with other carriers

ashley thomas — 17 carriers: USDOT 55101 USDOT 1263257 USDOT 1748215 USDOT 2828070 USDOT 2882472 USDOT 2908906 USDOT 3041002 USDOT 3477433

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

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

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Nov 3, 2026

Location

Physical address: 445 N 3RD ST, SCOTTSBURG, IN, 47170
Mailing address: P O BOX 189, SCOTTSBURG, IN, 47170
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (812) 889-2813
Fax: (812) 889-2912
Email: [email protected]
Web domain: thomasplasticmachinery.com

Registration

Officer: Ashley Thomas
USDOT / docket: 596692 · MC-851462
First registered: Apr 4, 1995
Last MCS-150: Feb 13, 2025 · 809,800 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

809,800

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 3, 2026

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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vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

0 of 3 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

3violation records

0OOS-tagged records

0 of 3inspections with OOS

What the violations were

FMCSA BASIC themes in plain language: vehicle maintenance, driver fitness, hours of service and unsafe driving. Roadside records grouped without double counting.

Unsafe driving

20%0 / 2

Other vehicle maintenance

10%0 / 1

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

Eligible vehicle inspections in six-month windows; no national comparison.

30%Stable

15%

30%

0%Nov 24 to May 250 / 2

0%May 25 to Nov 250 / 1

n/aNov 25 to May 260 / 0

n/aMay 26 to Nov 260 / 0

Top 3 codes (3 of 3 records)

392.2-SLLEWG3 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLS2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
396.5B-L Oil and/or grease leak1

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Unsafe driving

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Other vehicle maintenance

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Safety and violations

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for THOMAS PLASTICS MACHINERY INC.

THOMAS PLASTICS MACHINERY INC (USDOT 596692) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score. FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Nov 3, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from CONTINENTAL CASUALTY CO. effective Apr 22, 2015 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 0.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier received 3 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 3 vehicle-level and 3 driver-level — across 3 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 3, 2026.

It reports 76 power units and 64 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 13, 2025. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 3, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 3, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is THOMAS PLASTICS MACHINERY INC's USDOT number?

THOMAS PLASTICS MACHINERY INC's USDOT number is 596692, and its motor carrier number is MC-851462.

Is THOMAS PLASTICS MACHINERY INC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 3, 2026. THOMAS PLASTICS MACHINERY INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is THOMAS PLASTICS MACHINERY INC's safety record?

THOMAS PLASTICS MACHINERY INC has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 7 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor does not assign this carrier a safety score: 3 federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. FMCSA itself will not score a carrier's vehicle or driver record on fewer than 5, and neither will we — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.

How big is THOMAS PLASTICS MACHINERY INC's fleet?

THOMAS PLASTICS MACHINERY INC operates 76 power units and 64 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is THOMAS PLASTICS MACHINERY INC based?

THOMAS PLASTICS MACHINERY INC is based in SCOTTSBURG, IN, with roadside inspections recorded across 3 states.

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Contact & documents

Call dispatch(812) 889-2813 Email dispatch[email protected]Carrier packetDownload / print · free

USDOT: 596692
MC / Docket: MC-851462
Officer: ASHLEY THOMAS
Address: 445 N 3RD ST
SCOTTSBURG, IN, 47170

At a glance

Active for-hire authority

Common authority · 31 yr continuous

$1M BIPD in force

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · CONTINENTAL CASUALTY CO. · since Apr 2015

Vehicle OOS 0.0%

vs 22.26% national — at or below benchmark.

1 fatal crash

On the FMCSA crash record.

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