Fleet typeIdentity
Owner-operator
1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 1991517 · MC-778599
MICHAEL THOMAS
DBA THOMAS & THOMAS TRUCKING
1 power unitsPHOENIX, AZ
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-778599 ACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
1Power units
Self-reported · MCS-150
—Trailers seen
None observed · 24 mo
—Avg age (yr)
Awaiting decode
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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Limited record
Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.
Established 16 yearsUSDOT registration inactive
Watch · 4
USDOT registration inactiveThe USDOT record is flagged inactive — the carrier may not be authorized to operate.No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 1 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 update dueThe biennial MCS-150 update is overdue.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority1616 yr active
since 2010Insurance (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 peersDecoding
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Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityStable
16 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2010 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is MICHAEL THOMAS safe to work with?
Is MICHAEL THOMAS safe to load? MICHAEL THOMAS (USDOT 1991517, MC-778599) is an inactive owner-operator motor carrier based in PHOENIX, AZ, operating 1 power unit and 1 driver. Operating authority has been active 16 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it unrated (50/100), with the leading concern: usdot registration inactive. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
MTMICHAEL THOMAS 50
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Safety
Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
No roadside inspections on record.
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Authority & insurance
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
- Common
- Inactive
- Contract
- Inactive
- Broker
- None
Insurance & bonds
BIPD / liability (required)Not on file
CargoNone
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$750k BIPD · 7 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn
+4 earlier
Db (usbranch) · 12–14
State Nationalspecialty · 15–17
Northland · 17–19
Northland · 20–22
20122023
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.
8 insurer eras · collapsed from 11 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY | Oct 2022 → May 2023 | $750k | 1 |
| NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY | Oct 2020 → Oct 2022 | $750k | 1 |
| QUALITAS INSURANCE COMPANY | Oct 2019 → Oct 2020 | $750k | 1 |
| NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY | Oct 2017 → Oct 2019 | $750k | 1 |
| STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA | Oct 2015 → Oct 2017 | $750k | 2 |
| WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY | Oct 2014 → Oct 2015 | $750k | 1 |
| DB INSURANCE CO., LTD (U.S.BRANCH) | Oct 2012 → Oct 2014 | $750k | 3 |
| HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY | Mar 2012 → Oct 2012 | $750k | 1 |
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Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 1
- Observed power (24 mo)
- —
- Trailers (towed)
- —
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
04
Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
PHOENIX, AZ
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a company officer with other carriers
michael thomas — 117 carriers: USDOT 224656USDOT 264172USDOT 287601USDOT 377964USDOT 468466USDOT 529452USDOT 537437USDOT 547655
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 18039 N 20TH LANE, PHOENIX, AZ, 85023
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (415) 470-1974
- Cell
- (415) 470-1864
Registration
- Officer
- Michael Thomas
- USDOT / docket
- 1991517 · MC-778599
- First registered
- 02/03/2010
- Last MCS-150
- 01/02/2024 · 129,550 mi (2021)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- Recordable crash rate
- 0.00
- D-U-N-S
- —
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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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 MICHAEL THOMAS's USDOT number?
MICHAEL THOMAS's USDOT number is 1991517, and its motor carrier number is MC-778599.
Is MICHAEL THOMAS authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, MICHAEL THOMAS is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is MICHAEL THOMAS's fleet?
MICHAEL THOMAS operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is MICHAEL THOMAS based?
MICHAEL THOMAS is based in PHOENIX, AZ.