Carrier profile · USDOT 2024094 · MC-711764 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Thunder Logistics Inc

11 power unitsavg 7.1 yrRegional · 7 statesELMHURST, IL56/100

CARRIER INACTIVEMC-711764 INACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

11Power units

8 observed · MCS-150

6Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

7.1Avg age (yr)

2000–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(630) 833-5662 Email dispatchthunderlogistics.marcos@gmail.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 2026

High risk

Multiple serious issues on the federal record. Verify directly before any tender.

Watch · 3

No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average40.0% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record1 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 1

Established 16 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2010.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo40.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo40.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

11 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

7.1 yr

Model years 2000–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

16 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2010 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

11 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 40.0%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 — 5 vehicle and 11 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

66.7% · 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 33.3 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

10 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '24 · 2

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 11-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 11
Inspections · 24 mo: 11
Annualized: ≈6 / 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 Driving15 · 1 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance7 · 1 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 2 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness2 · 2 OOS
393.203 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
395.15 Automatic on-board recording deviceHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Inactive
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD filing (census)Not recorded per census

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’25 · 8 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Ngm’11–’13

Illinois National’13–’16

Canal’17–’19

North America’21–’24

Artisan Truckers’24–’25

2010201420182022now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 9 insurers are named in the list below.

This timeline is the FMCSA filing history, and it ends at the most recent superseded filing — current policy status is not tracked here. Request a certificate of insurance to confirm active coverage before tendering.

All 9 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	Apr 2024 → Nov 2025	$750K	2
INDEMNITY INSURANCE CO. OF NORTH AMERICA	May 2021 → Apr 2024	$750K	1
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	May 2020 → May 2021	$750K	1
NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO.	May 2019 → May 2020	$750K	1
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	May 2017 → May 2019	$750K	4
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2016 → May 2017	$750K	1
ILLINOIS NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	May 2013 → May 2016	$750K	3
NGM INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2011 → May 2013	$750K	2
FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIERS RISK RETENTION GROUP	May 2010 → May 2011	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 11
Observed power (24 mo): 8
Trailers (towed): 6

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

7.1 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2000

Oldest model yr

50.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 7 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

IL busiest

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

Home base

ELMHURST, IL

772 NORTH INDUSTRIAL DR

Top corridor

IL 4 · WI 2 · WV 1

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 (8 trucks · 10 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2572007 USDOT 3528112 USDOT 3938729 USDOT 1991375 USDOT 3014047 USDOT 3091997 USDOT 3596305 USDOT 1731111

Shares a company officer with other carriers

marcos santos — 5 carriers: USDOT 1866616 USDOT 2812072 USDOT 3321097 USDOT 4440137

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 772 NORTH INDUSTRIAL DR, ELMHURST, IL, 60126-1129
Mailing address: 772 N INDUSTRIAL DR, ELMHURST, IL, 60126-1129
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (630) 833-5662
Fax: (630) 833-5668
Email: thunderlogistics.marcos@gmail.com

Registration

Officer: Marcos Santos
USDOT / docket: 2024094 · MC-711764
First registered: Apr 21, 2010
Last MCS-150: Sep 18, 2024 · 1,299,899 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,299,899

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 THUNDER LOGISTICS INC.

THUNDER LOGISTICS INC (USDOT 2024094) has a Vektor safety score of 56/100 and a High risk verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 20, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 40.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 11 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 5 vehicle-level and 11 driver-level — across 7 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 11 power units and 11 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Sep 18, 2024.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is THUNDER LOGISTICS INC's USDOT number?

THUNDER LOGISTICS INC's USDOT number is 2024094, and its motor carrier number is MC-711764.

Is THUNDER LOGISTICS INC authorized to operate?

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

What is THUNDER LOGISTICS INC's safety record?

THUNDER LOGISTICS INC has a 40.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 23 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 56/100 (tier: high_risk).