Fleet typeIdentity
Owner-operator
1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 1977362 · MC-707881
THOMAS G OLSON
DBA TOM OLSON TRUCKING LLC
1 power unitsATWATER, MN
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-707881 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 17 yearsNo active operating authority
Watch · 3
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 2009Insurance (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
—
Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityStable
16 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2009 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is THOMAS G OLSON safe to work with?
Is THOMAS G OLSON safe to load? THOMAS G OLSON (USDOT 1977362, MC-707881) is an active owner-operator motor carrier based in ATWATER, MN, 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: no active operating authority. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
TGTHOMAS G OLSON 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.
02
Authority & insurance
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
- Common
- None
- 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 · 2 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous
United Financial · 10–12
Auto Owners · 12–19
20102019
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.
2 insurer eras · collapsed from 5 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY | May 2012 → May 2019 | $750k | 4 |
| UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY | Apr 2010 → May 2012 | $750k | 1 |
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)
- —
- 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
ATWATER, MN
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@frontiernet.net — 3792 carriers: USDOT 2603USDOT 2912USDOT 6180USDOT 22450USDOT 31491USDOT 61440USDOT 65766USDOT 71595
Shares a company officer with other carriers
tom olson — 5 carriers: USDOT 996054USDOT 1217439USDOT 1292383USDOT 1629157
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 7392 159TH ST NE, ATWATER, MN, 56209
- Operation
- Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)
Contact
- Phone
- (320) 583-2195
- Cell
- (320) 583-2196
- Web domain
- frontiernet.net
Registration
- Officers
- Tom Olson · Debra Olson
- USDOT / docket
- 1977362 · MC-707881
- First registered
- 12/21/2009
- Last MCS-150
- 07/06/2023 · 70,000 mi (2022)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- Recordable crash rate
- 0.00
- 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.
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Reviews
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Frequently asked
What is THOMAS G OLSON's USDOT number?
THOMAS G OLSON's USDOT number is 1977362, and its motor carrier number is MC-707881.
Is THOMAS G OLSON authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, THOMAS G OLSON is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is THOMAS G OLSON's fleet?
THOMAS G OLSON operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is THOMAS G OLSON based?
THOMAS G OLSON is based in ATWATER, MN.