Carrier profile · USDOT 446588 · MC-656355 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Alabama Thrift Stores Inc

DBA AMERICAS THRIFT STORES INC

71 power unitsavg 4.1 yrMulti-region · 8 statesIRONDALE, AL82/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-656355 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

71Power units

38 observed · MCS-150

10Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

4.1Avg age (yr)

2013–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(205) 856-1234 Email dispatchwmoore@americasthrift.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 2026

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

Watch · 2

Driver out-of-service rate above average6.9% vs the 6.7% national average.Fatal crash on record2 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's 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 35 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1991.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo11.4%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

4 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo11.4%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

4 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

71 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

4.1 yr

Model years 2013–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

35 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1991 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

73 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 11.4%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 6.9%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 35 vehicle and 72 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

8.3% · 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 20.2 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

70 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.5 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 71-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 71
Inspections · 24 mo: 73
Annualized: ≈37 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.5 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 Driving19 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance11 · 2 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving10 · 0 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving8 · 0 OOS
391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness6 · 3 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance6 · 2 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance4 · 1 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
392.82 Using a hand-held mobile phoneUnsafe Driving3 · 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: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)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

$750K BIPD last filed ’21 · 2 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Pennsylvania National’08–’18

Liberty Fire’18–’21

beyond this history

2008201320182023now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 2 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · CHURCH MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY · since Nov 2021

All 2 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
LIBERTY MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Nov 2018 → Dec 2021	$750K	2
PENNSYLVANIA NATIONAL MUTUAL CAS. INS. CO.	Nov 2008 → Nov 2018	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 71
Observed power (24 mo): 38
Trailers (towed): 10

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

4.1 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2013

Oldest model yr

37.5%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 8 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

IRONDALE, AL

1900 CRESTWODD BLVD SUITE 302

Top corridor

GA ⇄ AL

GA 27 · TN 14 · AL 13

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 3604394Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (13 trucks · 19 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3635203 USDOT 4150910 USDOT 4298407 USDOT 1136522 USDOT 3604394 USDOT 4093229 USDOT 4320539 USDOT 532438

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@americasthrift.com — 3 carriers: USDOT 931292 USDOT 933332

Shares a company officer with other carriers

wayne moore — 10 carriers: USDOT 589003 USDOT 687065 USDOT 1072885 USDOT 1231823 USDOT 1294847 USDOT 1435582 USDOT 1469174 USDOT 1819947

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 & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 1900 CRESTWODD BLVD SUITE 302, IRONDALE, AL, 35210
Mailing address: 1900 CRESTWOOD BLVD SUITE 302, IRONDALE, AL, 35210
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (205) 856-1234
Fax: (205) 595-8906
Email: wmoore@americasthrift.com
Web domain: americasthrift.com

Registration

Officers: Wayne Moore · Ken Soeaski
USDOT / docket: 446588 · MC-656355
First registered: May 22, 1991
Last MCS-150: Aug 7, 2024 · 2,158,000 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Aug 1, 2001
D-U-N-S: 144581113

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

2,158,000

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 ALABAMA THRIFT STORES INC.

ALABAMA THRIFT STORES INC (USDOT 446588) has a Vektor safety score of 82/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 20, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from CHURCH MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY effective Nov 1, 2021 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 11.4% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 73 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 35 vehicle-level and 72 driver-level — across 8 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 4 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 2 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 71 power units and 71 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Aug 7, 2024.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Aug 1, 2001 in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is ALABAMA THRIFT STORES INC's USDOT number?

ALABAMA THRIFT STORES INC's USDOT number is 446588, and its motor carrier number is MC-656355.

Is ALABAMA THRIFT STORES INC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 20, 2026, ALABAMA THRIFT STORES INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is ALABAMA THRIFT STORES INC's safety record?

ALABAMA THRIFT STORES INC has a 11.4% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 106 roadside inspections, with 4 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 82/100 (tier: review).

How big is ALABAMA THRIFT STORES INC's fleet?

ALABAMA THRIFT STORES INC operates 71 power units and 71 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is ALABAMA THRIFT STORES INC based?

ALABAMA THRIFT STORES INC is based in IRONDALE, AL, with roadside inspections recorded across 8 states.

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