Carrier profile · USDOT 389374 · MC-318453 · Updated Jul 13, 2026

THORWORKS INDUSTRIES INC

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25 power unitsavg 10.5 yrRegional · 6 statesSANDUSKY, OH87/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-318453 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

25Power units

16 observed · MCS-150

16Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

10.5Avg age (yr)

1999–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(419) 626-4375 Email dispatchcelevich@thorworks.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 13, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileVehicle out-of-service rate above average

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average33.3% vs the 22.26% national average.Multiple injury crashes7 crashes involving injuries are on 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 36 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1990.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo33.3%

▲ 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-mo33.3%

▲ 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

25 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

10.5 yr

Model years 1999–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

36 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1990 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

21 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 33.3%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 12 vehicle and 20 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

33.3% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 11.4 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

21 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '24 · 4

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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.4 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 25-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 25
Inspections · 24 mo: 21
Annualized: ≈11 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.4 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 Driving15 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)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: 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

$1M BIPD last filed ’20 · 6 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

United States’96–’06

Travelers Property’11–’15

Phoenix’14–’19

Travelers Connecticut’19–now

1996200420122020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 6 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · THE TRAVELERS INDEMNITY CO. OF CONNECTICUT · since Sep 2020

All 6 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
THE TRAVELERS INDEMNITY CO. OF CONNECTICUT	Dec 2019 → Sep 2020	$1M	1
TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY	May 2019 → Dec 2019	$1M	1
THE PHOENIX INSURANCE CO	Oct 2014 → May 2019	$1M	4
TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA	Oct 2011 → Feb 2015	$1M	2
THE CHARTER OAK FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Oct 2009 → Oct 2011	$1M	2
UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Oct 1996 → Jun 2006	$1M	1

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 25
Observed power (24 mo): 16
Trailers (towed): 16

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

10.5 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

1999

Oldest model yr

9.4%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 6 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

OH busiest

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

Home base

SANDUSKY, OH

2520 CAMPBELL ST

Top corridor

OH 12 · CA 4 · IN 2

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 2901786

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 & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 2520 CAMPBELL ST, SANDUSKY, OH, 44870-5309
Mailing address: PO BOX 2277, SANDUSKY, OH, 44871
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (419) 626-4375
Fax: (419) 626-5477
Email: celevich@thorworks.com
Web domain: thorworks.com

Registration

Officers: Tracy Hines · Craig Elevich
USDOT / docket: 389374 · MC-318453
First registered: Apr 12, 1990
Last MCS-150: Jan 16, 2026 · 1,022,659 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Dec 26, 1991
D-U-N-S: 610592917

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,022,659

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 THORWORKS INDUSTRIES INC.

THORWORKS INDUSTRIES INC (USDOT 389374) has a Vektor safety score of 87/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 13, 2026.

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

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from THE TRAVELERS INDEMNITY CO. OF CONNECTICUT effective Sep 8, 2020 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 33.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 13, 2026.

The carrier received 21 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 12 vehicle-level and 20 driver-level — across 6 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 13, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jul 13, 2026.

It reports 25 power units and 24 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 16, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Dec 26, 1991 in the federal record refreshed Jul 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is THORWORKS INDUSTRIES INC's USDOT number?

THORWORKS INDUSTRIES INC's USDOT number is 389374, and its motor carrier number is MC-318453.

Is THORWORKS INDUSTRIES INC authorized to operate?

As of Jul 13, 2026, THORWORKS INDUSTRIES INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is THORWORKS INDUSTRIES INC's safety record?

THORWORKS INDUSTRIES INC has a 33.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 36 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 87/100 (tier: clear).