Carrier profile · USDOT 341492 · MC-318832 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Thigpen Trucking Inc

13 power unitsavg 5.4 yrRegional · 3 statesCHILTON, TX76/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-318832 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

13Power units

8 observed · MCS-150

6Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

5.4Avg age (yr)

2003–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(254) 546-2200 Email dispatchROY@THIGPENCATTLE.COM

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

Watch · 2

Driver out-of-service rate well above average22.2% of driver inspections were placed out of service vs the 6.7% national average.Fatal crash on record5 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

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 38 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1989.

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

2 in 24 mo

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

2 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

13 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

5.4 yr

Model years 2003–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

37 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1989 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

9 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 22.2%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 7 vehicle and 9 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

0.0% · latest 6-mo window● Steady

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Holding steady across the window. 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

9 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '24 · 2

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

≈0.3 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 13-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: 13
Inspections · 24 mo: 9
Annualized: ≈5 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.3 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 Driving5 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance4 · 2 OOS
392.71 Driving of commercial motor vehiclesUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
392.3 Driving of commercial motor vehiclesUnsafe Driving1 · 1 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
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 ’24 · 7 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Colonial County’98–’01

Northland’01–’06

Sentry Select’06–’14

Farmland’14–’23

1997200520132021now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 8 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · since Jul 2024

All 8 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2023 → Jul 2024	$750K	1
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2014 → Jul 2014	$750K	1
FARMLAND MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Jul 2014 → Jul 2023	$750K	1
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2006 → Aug 2014	$750K	2
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2001 → Aug 2006	$750K	1
COLONIAL COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 1998 → Aug 2001	$750K	3
SOUTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 1997 → Aug 1998	$750K	1
OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	Jun 1997 → Sep 1997	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 13
Observed power (24 mo): 8
Trailers (towed): 6

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

5.4 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2003

Oldest model yr

7.1%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 3 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

TX busiest

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

Home base

CHILTON, TX

414 CR 493

Top corridor

TX 4 · NM 4 · AZ 1

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

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

No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 879305 USDOT 2287818

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@thigpencattle.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 2361434

Shares a company officer with other carriers

roy smith — 27 carriers: USDOT 286039 USDOT 461812 USDOT 613563 USDOT 617439 USDOT 622555 USDOT 699009 USDOT 707760 USDOT 778889

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

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

Location

Physical address: 414 CR 493, CHILTON, TX, 76632
Mailing address: P O BOX 518, CHILTON, TX, 76632
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (254) 546-2200
Fax: (254) 546-2719
Email: roy@thigpencattle.com
Web domain: thigpencattle.com

Registration

Officers: Roy Smith · Mark Mitchell
USDOT / docket: 341492 · MC-318832
First registered: Jan 25, 1989
Last MCS-150: Jan 27, 2026 · 1,566,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Mar 11, 2014
D-U-N-S: 809150840

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,566,000

Annual mileage

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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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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for THIGPEN TRUCKING INC.

THIGPEN TRUCKING INC (USDOT 341492) has a Vektor safety score of 76/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

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

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. effective Jul 1, 2024 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 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 refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 9 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 7 vehicle-level and 9 driver-level — across 3 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 5 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 13 power units and 14 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 27, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Mar 11, 2014 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is THIGPEN TRUCKING INC's USDOT number?

THIGPEN TRUCKING INC's USDOT number is 341492, and its motor carrier number is MC-318832.

Is THIGPEN TRUCKING INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, THIGPEN TRUCKING INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is THIGPEN TRUCKING INC's safety record?

THIGPEN TRUCKING INC has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 14 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 76/100 (tier: review).

How big is THIGPEN TRUCKING INC's fleet?

THIGPEN TRUCKING INC operates 13 power units and 14 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is THIGPEN TRUCKING INC based?

THIGPEN TRUCKING INC is based in CHILTON, TX, with roadside inspections recorded across 3 states.

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