Carrier profile · USDOT 523910 · MC-263776 · Updated Jul 3, 2026

THOMPSON CARRIERS INC

203 power unitsavg 6 yrNational · 21 statesOPELIKA, AL88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-263776 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

203Power units

150 observed · MCS-150

152Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

6.0Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(334) 745-0484 Email dispatchballison@thompsoncarriers.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 3, 2026

Clear to load

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Active operating authorityInsurance on fileFatal crash on record

Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record6 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 33 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1993.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 573 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$2M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo5.7%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

20 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$2M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo5.7%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

20 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

203 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

6 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

33 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1993 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

343 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 5.7%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.6%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 264 vehicle and 343 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

1.4% · 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

327 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '25 · 25

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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.8 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 203-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 203
Inspections · 24 mo: 343
Annualized: ≈172 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.8 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 Driving115 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance30 · 9 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance14 · 0 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance13 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance12 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance12 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance11 · 11 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance10 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance10 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance9 · 2 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$2,000,000 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

$2M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $2M 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 ’21 · 13 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

First National’96–’00

beyond this history

1994200220102018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 17 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $2,000,000 · NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY · since Apr 2023

All 17 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Jul 2020 → May 2021	$750K	4
THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	Jul 2018 → Jul 2020	$750K	2
THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	Jul 2017 → Jul 2017	$750K	2
ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2016 → Jul 2017	$750K	1
PRAETORIAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2014 → Jul 2016	$750K	4
THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	Jul 2013 → Jul 2014	$750K	1
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Jul 2012 → Jul 2013	$750K	1
DIAMOND STATE INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2010 → Jul 2012	$750K	1
EVEREST NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2008 → Jul 2010	$750K	1
EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	Jul 2007 → Jul 2008	$750K	1
FCCI INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2005 → Jul 2007	$750K	2
STRATFORD INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2003 → Aug 2005	$750K	2
STRATFORD INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2001 → Jul 2002	$750K	3
WESTERN WORLD INSURANCE CO	Jul 2000 → Aug 2001	$750K	2
FIRST NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AM	Jun 1996 → Jul 2000	$750K	2
MIDLAND RISK INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 1995 → Jun 1996	$750K	1
AXA GLOBAL RISKS US INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 1994 → Jun 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): 203
Observed power (24 mo): 150
Trailers (towed): 152

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

6.0 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

49.7%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 21 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

342

AL busiest

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

Home base

OPELIKA, AL

1700 OLD COLUMBUS ROAD

Top corridor

AL 126 · GA 84 · FL 37

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.

Show all-time history (15 trucks · 15 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2428792 USDOT 3476882 USDOT 897948 USDOT 3117742 USDOT 704137 USDOT 423778 USDOT 137758 USDOT 3164353

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

203

Observed (24 mo)

150

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 1700 OLD COLUMBUS ROAD, OPELIKA, AL, 36804
Mailing address: P O BOX 2508, OPELIKA, AL, 36803
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (334) 745-0484
Fax: (334) 745-0228
Email: ballison@thompsoncarriers.com
Web domain: thompsoncarriers.com

Registration

Officer: Jace Thompson
USDOT / docket: 523910 · MC-263776
First registered: May 19, 1993
Last MCS-150: Oct 30, 2025 · 15,688,061 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jan 9, 2013
D-U-N-S: 617764907

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

203

Power units

178

Drivers

178

CDL drivers

15,688,061

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 THOMPSON CARRIERS INC.

THOMPSON CARRIERS INC (USDOT 523910) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 3, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 3, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $2,000,000 limit in force from NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY effective Apr 1, 2023 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 3, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 5.7% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 3, 2026.

The carrier received 343 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 264 vehicle-level and 343 driver-level — across 21 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 3, 2026.

The carrier has 20 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 6 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jul 3, 2026.

It reports 203 power units and 178 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Oct 30, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jan 9, 2013 in the federal record refreshed Jul 3, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is THOMPSON CARRIERS INC's USDOT number?

THOMPSON CARRIERS INC's USDOT number is 523910, and its motor carrier number is MC-263776.

Is THOMPSON CARRIERS INC authorized to operate?

As of Jul 3, 2026, THOMPSON CARRIERS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is THOMPSON CARRIERS INC's safety record?

THOMPSON CARRIERS INC has a 5.7% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 573 roadside inspections, with 20 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).