Carrier profile · USDOT 360527 · MC-211390 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

THOMAS BAKER JR

DBA T BAKER MACHINERY MOVING

2 power unitsFRANKLIN, TN80/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-211390 ACTIVE

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(615) 790-9936 Email dispatchtbakermachinery@yahoo.com

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

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.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 3.6 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.

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 37 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1989.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

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

37 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1989 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history

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

No roadside inspections on record.

Roadside inspection history· 24-mo monthly · 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: None
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 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

$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

State Pennsylvania’98–’01

Continental Western’04–’10

Cincinnati’10–now

1993200220112020now

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

BIPD in force — $750,000 · THE CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO. · since Sep 2019

All 8 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
THE CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO.	Sep 2010 → Sep 2019	$750K	1
CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE CO.	Sep 2004 → Sep 2010	$750K	1
WESTFIELD INSURANCE CO.	Sep 2003 → Nov 2004	$750K	1
NATIONAL FIRE INSURANCE CO. OF HARTFORD	Sep 2002 → Jan 2003	$750K	1
TRANSCONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.	Sep 2002 → Sep 2003	$750K	2
THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	Oct 1998 → Nov 2001	$750K	3
EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	Oct 1996 → Oct 1998	$750K	3
OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	Dec 1993 → Oct 1996	$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): 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

FRANKLIN, TN

164 OLD CARTERS CREEK PIKE

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-identity links detected — no reincarnation flag, shared trucks, registration domain, or officer overlap with other carriers.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 164 OLD CARTERS CREEK PIKE, FRANKLIN, TN, 37064
Operation: Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)

Contact

Phone: (615) 790-9936
Cell: (615) 330-9936
Fax: (615) 790-9939
Email: tbakermachinery@yahoo.com

Registration

Officer: Thomas Baker Jr
USDOT / docket: 360527 · MC-211390
First registered: Jul 18, 1989
Last MCS-150: Dec 8, 2022 · 2,396 mi (2021)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: 796616191

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

2,396

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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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 THOMAS BAKER JR.

THOMAS BAKER JR (USDOT 360527) has a Vektor safety score of 80/100 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 $750,000 limit in force from THE CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO. effective Sep 14, 2019 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.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 2 power units and 2 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Dec 8, 2022.

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