Carrier profile · USDOT 153146 · MC-192821 · Updated Jun 28, 2026

Thomas Transfer & Storage Inc

21 power unitsEMPORIA, KS50/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-192821 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

21Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

Call dispatch(620) 342-1163 Email dispatchdveatch@thomasunited.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 28, 2026

Limited record

Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.

Watch · 2

MCS-150 update dueThe biennial MCS-150 update is overdue.Not enough inspection history to rateNo federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. There is no recent safety record to judge this carrier on — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.

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 52 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1974.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

21 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

—

Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

Vehicle OOS —24-mo cumulative

050%

Driver OOS —24-mo cumulative

030%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 0 vehicle and 0 driver inspections over 24 months.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: Active
Broker: Active

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Recorded per census

Surety bond (census)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 ’25 · 3 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Vanliner’88–’08

Transguard America’08–’13

Vanliner’13–’20

Transguard America’20–’24

1988199820082018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 5 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · TRANSGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA INC. · since Nov 2025

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
RLI INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2024 → Nov 2025	$750K	1
TRANSGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA INC.	Nov 2020 → Nov 2024	$750K	1
VANLINER INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2013 → Nov 2020	$750K	1
TRANSGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA INC.	Apr 2008 → Jan 2013	$750K	1
VANLINER INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 1988 → Apr 2008	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 21
Observed power (24 mo): —
Trailers (towed): —

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

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo

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

Home base

EMPORIA, KS

906 E 6TH AVE

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-identity links detected — no reincarnation flag, shared trucks, registration domain, or officer overlap with other carriers.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 906 E 6TH AVE, EMPORIA, KS, 66801
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (620) 342-1163
Fax: (620) 342-2833
Email: dveatch@thomasunited.com
Web domain: thomasunited.com

Registration

Officers: Jerid R. Thomas · Nancy J. Thomas
USDOT / docket: 153146 · MC-192821
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Jun 24, 2024 · 570,273 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Mar 16, 2004
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

570,273

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 THOMAS TRANSFER & STORAGE INC.

THOMAS TRANSFER & STORAGE INC (USDOT 153146) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Jun 28, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 28, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from TRANSGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA INC. effective Nov 1, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 28, 2026.

The carrier received 0 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 0 vehicle-level and 0 driver-level, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 28, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 28, 2026.

It reports 21 power units and 20 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jun 24, 2024.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Mar 16, 2004 in the federal record refreshed Jun 28, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is THOMAS TRANSFER & STORAGE INC's USDOT number?

THOMAS TRANSFER & STORAGE INC's USDOT number is 153146, and its motor carrier number is MC-192821.

Is THOMAS TRANSFER & STORAGE INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 28, 2026, THOMAS TRANSFER & STORAGE INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is THOMAS TRANSFER & STORAGE INC's safety record?

THOMAS TRANSFER & STORAGE INC has a — vehicle out-of-service rate across 1 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor does not assign this carrier a safety score: No federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. There is no recent safety record to judge this carrier on — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.