Carrier profile · USDOT 979939 · MC-414018 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

SHOP 270 INC

DBA THOMPSON'S T EXPRESS

2 power unitsDULUTH, MN50/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-414018 ACTIVEHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

2Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

Call dispatch(218) 722-0005 Email dispatchsandy.nelson4444@gmail.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Limited record

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

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileNo inspection history despite active fleet

Watch · 2

No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 2 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.Not enough inspection history to rateNo federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. There is no recent safety record to judge this carrier on — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.

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 25 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2001.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$300K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal—

No crash record

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$300K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal—

No crash record

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

2 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

24 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2001 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

No roadside inspections on record.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window

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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$300,000 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

$300K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $300K is below the $750K general-freight federal minimum — verify before tendering.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$300K BIPD last filed ’21 · 7 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Auto Owners’07–’11

Auto Owners’12–’18

United Financial’18–’22

Federated’21–now

2000200720142021now

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

BIPD in force — $300,000 · FEDERATED MUTUAL INSURANCE CO. · since Nov 2021

All 9 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
FEDERATED MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Nov 2021 → Nov 2021	$300K	1
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Feb 2018 → Feb 2022	$300K	2
AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2012 → Feb 2018	$300K	4
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Dec 2011 → Dec 2012	$300K	1
AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2007 → Dec 2011	$300K	2
WESTERN NATIONAL MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Dec 2005 → Dec 2007	$300K	3
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Dec 2004 → Dec 2005	$300K	1
ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2002 → Dec 2004	$300K	1
NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMP	Dec 2000 → Dec 2002	$300K	1

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 2
Observed power (24 mo): —
Trailers (towed): —

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

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo

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

Home base

DULUTH, MN

210 SO 27TH AVE W

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

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

Shares a company officer with other carriers

sandra nelson — 3 carriers: USDOT 2885754 USDOT 3095326

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 210 SO 27TH AVE W, DULUTH, MN, 55806
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (218) 722-0005
Email: sandy.nelson4444@gmail.com

Registration

Officer: Sandra Nelson
USDOT / docket: 979939 · MC-414018
First registered: Sep 25, 2001
Last MCS-150: Mar 20, 2025 · 99 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

—CDL drivers

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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

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No licensing or insurance changes captured since Vektor began monitoring this carrier (June 2026). Quiet is usually good.

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for SHOP 270 INC.

SHOP 270 INC (USDOT 979939) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $300,000 limit in force from FEDERATED MUTUAL INSURANCE CO. effective Nov 25, 2021 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 0 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 0 vehicle-level and 0 driver-level, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 2 power units and 1 driver in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 20, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.