Fleet typeIdentity
Owner-operator
1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 985444
TOM GRADDY ENTERPRISES INC OF ATLANTA
DBA VANGUARD TRUCK CENTER OF ATLANTA
1 power unitsavg 1.5 yrLocal · 1 statesFOREST PARK, GA
CARRIER ACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
1Power units
2 observed · MCS-150
—Trailers seen
None observed · 24 mo
1.5Avg age (yr)
2024–2025 · vPIC
Click to see how we scored it
Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-07-03
Clear to load
Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.
Established 25 years
Operating authority2424 yr active
since 2001Insurance (BIPD)Unknown
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo—%
▼ 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 peersNewer
1.5 yr
Model years 2024–2025 · peer benchmark computing.
Identity stabilityStable
24 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2001 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is TOM GRADDY ENTERPRISES INC OF ATLANTA safe to work with?
Is TOM GRADDY ENTERPRISES INC OF ATLANTA safe to load? TOM GRADDY ENTERPRISES INC OF ATLANTA (USDOT 985444) is an active owner-operator motor carrier based in FOREST PARK, GA, operating 1 power unit and 14 drivers. Operating authority has been active 24 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). Across 4 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months. FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it clear to load (96/100). Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-07-03.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-07-03
TGTOM GRADDY ENTERPRISES INC OF ATLANTA 96
01
Safety
4 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
Vehicle OOS —% (24-mo)0 veh insp · 24-mo · nat'l 22.26%
050%nat'l 22.26%
Driver OOS 0.0% (24-mo)2 drv insp · 24-mo · nat'l 6.67%
030%nat'l 6.67%
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
≈1.0 / unit·yr
thin signalabundant signal
Within the expected band for a 1-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.
- Registered power units
- 1
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 2
- Annualized
- ≈1 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈1.0 inspections / unit · yr
02
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)
- 1
- Observed power (24 mo)
- 2
- Trailers (towed)
- 0
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
2025
Newest model yr
2024
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 mo22
GA busiestInspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
FOREST PARK, GA
Top corridor
GA
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@vanguardtrucks.com — 6 carriers: USDOT 541406USDOT 1396664USDOT 2363585USDOT 3736371USDOT 3926242
Shares a company officer with other carriers
jim smith — 29 carriers: USDOT 249524USDOT 377335USDOT 428485USDOT 504733USDOT 541215USDOT 541406USDOT 776735USDOT 935387
Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units
Registered (MCS-150)11
Observed (24 mo)22
Roadside-observed power units materially exceed the registered MCS-150 fleet — confirm the carrier is operating within its filed capacity.
06
Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 700 RUSKIN DRIVE, FOREST PARK, GA, 30297
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (404) 363-8390
- Fax
- (404) 363-4659
- Web domain
- vanguardtrucks.com
Registration
- Officers
- Jim Smith · Frank Fulton
- USDOT / docket
- 985444
- First registered
- 10/22/2001
- Last MCS-150
- 05/28/2024 · 5,000 mi (2023)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- —
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.
08
Reviews
Verified broker, shipper & driver reviews — moderated
Performance ratings only — never the Vektor risk score
No verified reviews yet
Be the first broker or shipper to rate TOM GRADDY ENTERPRISES INC OF ATLANTA. Reviews cover performance only — on-time delivery, payment speed, communication — and never affect the Vektor risk score.
Leave a review09
Frequently asked
What is TOM GRADDY ENTERPRISES INC OF ATLANTA's USDOT number?
TOM GRADDY ENTERPRISES INC OF ATLANTA's USDOT number is 985444.
Is TOM GRADDY ENTERPRISES INC OF ATLANTA authorized to operate?
As of 2026-07-03, TOM GRADDY ENTERPRISES INC OF ATLANTA is active in the FMCSA register.
What is TOM GRADDY ENTERPRISES INC OF ATLANTA's safety record?
TOM GRADDY ENTERPRISES INC OF ATLANTA has a —% vehicle out-of-service rate across 4 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 96/100 (tier: clear).
How big is TOM GRADDY ENTERPRISES INC OF ATLANTA's fleet?
TOM GRADDY ENTERPRISES INC OF ATLANTA operates 1 power unit and 14 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is TOM GRADDY ENTERPRISES INC OF ATLANTA based?
TOM GRADDY ENTERPRISES INC OF ATLANTA is based in FOREST PARK, GA, with roadside inspections recorded across 1 state.