Carrier profile · USDOT 3541476 · MC-1195490 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Thunder Knight Transportation LLC

8 power unitsavg 13.2 yrRegional · 3 statesHIDALGO, TX93/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1195490 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

8Power units

13 observed · MCS-150

38Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

13.2Avg age (yr)

1998–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(956) 777-3945 Email dispatchsafety0507@gmail.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 2026

Clear to load

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

Watch · 1

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average22.9% vs the 22.26% national average.

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 6 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2020.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo22.9%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo22.9%

▲ 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

8 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

13.2 yr

Model years 1998–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

5 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2020 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

54 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 22.9%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 3.7%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 48 vehicle and 54 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

15.8% · 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

51 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '26 · 8

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.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈3.4 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Among the more heavily-inspected carriers for its size — abundant roadside signal. Coverage isn't the question here; the out-of-service and crash record is.

Registered power units: 8
Inspections · 24 mo: 54
Annualized: ≈27 / yr
Coverage: ≈3.4 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.

393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance39 · 7 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving23 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance18 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance15 · 3 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance14 · 4 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance13 · 1 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance13 · 3 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance11 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance9 · 1 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance7 · 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$750,000 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

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K 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 ’26 · 3 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

United Wisconsin’21–’22

Incline’22–’24

Trisura Specialty’24–’26

202120232025now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 3 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · CLEAR BLUE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY · since Feb 2026

All 3 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2024 → Feb 2026	$750K	6
INCLINE CASUALTY COMPANY	Feb 2022 → Feb 2024	$750K	2
UNITED WISCONSIN INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2021 → Feb 2022	$750K	3

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 8
Observed power (24 mo): 13
Trailers (towed): 38

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

13.2 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1998

Oldest model yr

78.4%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 3 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

TX busiest

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

Home base

HIDALGO, TX

1801 E US HIGHWAY 281 BLD B

Top corridor

TX 52 · NY 1 · KS 1

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: 10 trucks also ran under 5 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 2917409 USDOT 3371598 USDOT 604671 USDOT 2498304 USDOT 1969810Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (51 trucks · 32 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 978498 USDOT 1775064 USDOT 2917409 USDOT 2363435 USDOT 4132773 USDOT 2498304 USDOT 4332394 USDOT 4468176

Shares a company officer with other carriers

juan zuniga — 5 carriers: USDOT 2145749 USDOT 2723701 USDOT 3314413 USDOT 3439570

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Roadside-observed power units materially exceed the registered MCS-150 fleet — confirm the carrier is operating within its filed capacity.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 1801 E US HIGHWAY 281 BLD B, HIDALGO, TX, 78557
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (956) 777-3945
Email: safety0507@gmail.com

Registration

Officer: Juan Zuniga
USDOT / docket: 3541476 · MC-1195490
First registered: Dec 29, 2020
Last MCS-150: Jan 22, 2026 · 762,766 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

762,766

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 KNIGHT TRANSPORTATION LLC.

THUNDER KNIGHT TRANSPORTATION LLC (USDOT 3541476) has a Vektor safety score of 93/100 and a Clear to load 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 $750,000 limit in force from CLEAR BLUE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY effective Feb 26, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 22.9% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 54 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 48 vehicle-level and 54 driver-level — across 3 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 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 20, 2026.

It reports 8 power units and 11 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 22, 2026.

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

Frequently asked

What is THUNDER KNIGHT TRANSPORTATION LLC's USDOT number?

THUNDER KNIGHT TRANSPORTATION LLC's USDOT number is 3541476, and its motor carrier number is MC-1195490.

Is THUNDER KNIGHT TRANSPORTATION LLC authorized to operate?

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

What is THUNDER KNIGHT TRANSPORTATION LLC's safety record?

THUNDER KNIGHT TRANSPORTATION LLC has a 22.9% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 87 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 93/100 (tier: clear).

How big is THUNDER KNIGHT TRANSPORTATION LLC's fleet?

THUNDER KNIGHT TRANSPORTATION LLC operates 8 power units and 11 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is THUNDER KNIGHT TRANSPORTATION LLC based?

THUNDER KNIGHT TRANSPORTATION LLC is based in HIDALGO, TX, with roadside inspections recorded across 3 states.

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