Carrier profile · USDOT 2190391 · MC-761245 · Updated Aug 27, 2026

Thunder Transportation Inc

18 power unitsavg 9.3 yrMulti-region · 14 statesWASHINGTON TWP, MI68/100

NO OPERATING AUTHORITYMC-761245 NO AUTHORITY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

18Power units

16 observed · MCS-150

17Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

9.3Avg age (yr)

2010–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(586) 484-4786 Email dispatchthundertransportation@yahoo.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 27, 2026

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

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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 average41.9% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.

In good standing · 1

Established 15 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2011.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo41.9%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo41.9%

▲ 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

18 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

9.3 yr

Model years 2010–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

14 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2011 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

47 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 41.9%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 4.3%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 31 vehicle and 47 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

16.7% · 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 9.9 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

45 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Dec '24 · 5

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

≈1.3 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 18-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 18
Inspections · 24 mo: 47
Annualized: ≈24 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.3 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.

393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance16 · 2 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance15 · 9 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving14 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance11 · 8 OOS
393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance7 · 3 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance6 · 4 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance4 · 1 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance4 · 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: None
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

$750K BIPD last filed ’19 · 6 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Sentry Select’12–’14

Amerisure’16–’18

beyond this history

2011201520192023now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 7 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · since Oct 2020

All 7 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
HALLMARK INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2019 → Oct 2019	$750K	3
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPAN	Oct 2018 → Oct 2019	$750K	3
AMERISURE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2016 → Oct 2018	$750K	5
ACE PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2015 → Oct 2016	$750K	1
AMERISURE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2014 → Oct 2015	$750K	1
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2012 → Oct 2014	$750K	1
PROGRESSIVE MICHIGAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2011 → Oct 2012	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 18
Observed power (24 mo): 16
Trailers (towed): 17

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

9.3 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

2010

Oldest model yr

75.8%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 14 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

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

WASHINGTON TWP, MI

67808 CAMPGROUND RD

Top corridor

OH ⇄ MI

OH 10 · TN 9 · AL 5

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 3042625Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (8 trucks · 3 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3042625 USDOT 302761 USDOT 80806

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: 67808 CAMPGROUND RD, WASHINGTON TWP, MI, 48095
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (586) 484-4786
Email: thundertransportation@yahoo.com

Registration

Officer: Igor Skikun
USDOT / docket: 2190391 · MC-761245
First registered: Sep 8, 2011
Last MCS-150: May 8, 2025 · 1,648,481 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,648,481

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 TRANSPORTATION INC.

THUNDER TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 2190391) has a Vektor safety score of 68/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 27, 2026.

The carrier has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 27, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. effective Oct 5, 2020 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 27, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 41.9% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 27, 2026.

The carrier received 47 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 31 vehicle-level and 47 driver-level — across 14 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 27, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 27, 2026.

It reports 18 power units and 16 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 8, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Aug 27, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is THUNDER TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number?

THUNDER TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number is 2190391, and its motor carrier number is MC-761245.

Is THUNDER TRANSPORTATION INC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 27, 2026, THUNDER TRANSPORTATION INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is THUNDER TRANSPORTATION INC's safety record?

THUNDER TRANSPORTATION INC has a 41.9% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 69 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 68/100 (tier: review).

How big is THUNDER TRANSPORTATION INC's fleet?

THUNDER TRANSPORTATION INC operates 18 power units and 16 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is THUNDER TRANSPORTATION INC based?

THUNDER TRANSPORTATION INC is based in WASHINGTON TWP, MI, with roadside inspections recorded across 14 states.

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