Carrier profile · USDOT 61655 · MC-145360 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

THOM'S TRANSPORT CO INC

153 power unitsavg 8.1 yrMulti-region · 13 statesBLACKSHEAR, GA88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-145360 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

153Power units

36 observed · MCS-150

35Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

8.1Avg age (yr)

2000–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(912) 449-3316 Email dispatchjjones@thomstransport.net

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Clear to load

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Active operating authorityInsurance on fileFatal crash on record

Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record13 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

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 52 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1974.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 118 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo20.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

12 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo20.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

12 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

153 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

8.1 yr

Model years 2000–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

52 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 20.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 3.9%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 20 vehicle and 52 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

25.0% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 6.4 pts 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

51 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Feb '26 · 6

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

≈0.2 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 153-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: 153
Inspections · 24 mo: 52
Annualized: ≈26 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.2 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 Driving39 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 8 OOS
393.118 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 6 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
393.203 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: Active
Broker: Active

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K 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 · 8 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

General Security’97–’01

General Security’03–now

Sentry Select’03–’14

Protective’15–’20

Third Coast’22–’25

1994200220102018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 12 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. · since Jul 2025

All 12 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
THIRD COAST INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2022 → Jul 2025	$750K	5
PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.	Jul 2021 → Jul 2022	$750K	1
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2020 → Jul 2021	$750K	1
PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.	Jul 2015 → Jul 2020	$750K	3
STARR INDEMNITY & LIABILITY INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2014 → Jul 2015	$750K	2
AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2005 → Feb 2003	$750K	2
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2003 → Aug 2014	$750K	1
GENERAL SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2003 → current	$750K	1
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2003 → Sep 2005	$750K	1
GENERAL SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 1997 → Feb 2001	$750K	5
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 1995 → Nov 1997	$750K	2
RANGER INS. CO./FAIRMONT SPECIALTY INS. CO.	Nov 1994 → Nov 1995	$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): 153
Observed power (24 mo): 36
Trailers (towed): 35

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

8.1 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2000

Oldest model yr

32.4%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 13 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

GA busiest

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

Home base

BLACKSHEAR, GA

4842 GILMAN ROAD

Top corridor

GA 14 · FL 11 · SC 8

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

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

Last 12 months: 1 truck also ran under 1 other carrier

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3603592Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (5 trucks · 4 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2172748 USDOT 3603592 USDOT 4152105 USDOT 1941086

Shares a company officer with other carriers

darrell thomas — 10 carriers: USDOT 722302 USDOT 1197918 USDOT 1248884 USDOT 3132336 USDOT 3425031 USDOT 3657360 USDOT 3753564 USDOT 3773625

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

153

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 & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 4842 GILMAN ROAD, BLACKSHEAR, GA, 31516
Mailing address: P O BOX AA, BLACKSHEAR, GA, 31516
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (912) 449-3316
Fax: (912) 449-0043
Email: jjones@thomstransport.net
Web domain: thomstransport.net

Registration

Officers: Darrell Thomas · Aubrey D Thomas Jr
USDOT / docket: 61655 · MC-145360
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Feb 24, 2026 · 8,664,355 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Oct 10, 2006
D-U-N-S: 60650165

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

153

Power units

111

Drivers

111

CDL drivers

8,664,355

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 THOM'S TRANSPORT CO INC.

THOM'S TRANSPORT CO INC (USDOT 61655) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

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

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. effective Jul 15, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 20.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 52 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 20 vehicle-level and 52 driver-level — across 13 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 12 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 13 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 153 power units and 111 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 24, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Oct 10, 2006 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is THOM'S TRANSPORT CO INC's USDOT number?

THOM'S TRANSPORT CO INC's USDOT number is 61655, and its motor carrier number is MC-145360.

Is THOM'S TRANSPORT CO INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, THOM'S TRANSPORT CO INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is THOM'S TRANSPORT CO INC's safety record?

THOM'S TRANSPORT CO INC has a 20.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 118 roadside inspections, with 12 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).