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3201 JAMES MADISON HWY, HAYMARKET, VA, 20169

DOT# 2839142 MC# 950568 Haymarket, Virginia 10 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$750,000

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

8 events tracked · latest Oct 6, 2025 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 7

Oct 6, 2025
Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.
Aug 21, 2025
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Apr 9, 2025
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Mar 31, 2025
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION COMMON.
Jan 24, 2025
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION COMMON.
Jan 14, 2025
Roadside inspection, 2 violations (no OOS).
Aug 8, 2024
Crash reported (no fatalities).

Insurance 1

Jul 24, 2025
Insurance policy cancelled (PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY).

Public FMCSA record · blue clean · orange change · red risk.

Contact Details

Phone(888) 273-8731

Fax(888) 273-9413

Email[email protected]

Physical Address3201 JAMES MADISON HWY, HAYMARKET, VA, 20169

Mailing AddressPO BOX 265, CATHARPIN, VA, 20143-0265

Other Companies at This Address

Address3201 JAMES MADISON HWY, HAYMARKET, VA 20169

Others here

Distinct phones

Active

Company	DOT	Phone	Status
CINMED LLC	4529998	(571) 602-6356	Active
NEW IDEAS TRUCKING INC	3937723	(571) 550-1295	Active
THUNDER CARGO INC this company	2839142	(888) 273-8731	Active
HM TRUCKING LLC	3973340	(571) 235-1105	Inactive

Note: sharing an address is legal and common (registered agents, virtual offices, business centers). A shared address never reduces the Trust Score.

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC950568

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating10 years

Company Overview

THUNDER CARGO INC is a FMCSA-validated carrier based in Haymarket, Virginia. The company has been in operation for 10 years, registered with the FMCSA on 01/15/2016. The fleet consists of 3 power units and 3 drivers. Annual mileage is reported at 973,452 miles (2023). 1 crash has been reported with no fatalities. A total of 16 inspections are on file. Driver and vehicle out-of-service rates exceed the national average, which may indicate compliance concerns. Insurance coverage of $750,000 is on file through PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY. Active operating authorities include Common. Based on authority, insurance, safety, and compliance data, THUNDER CARGO INC has a Trust Score of 84/100 (Excellent).

Operation Classification

Authorized For Hire

SMS BASIC Scores

FMCSA safety categories, last 24 months. Above Cutoff = FMCSA flags a problem · Below cutoff = within limits · Clean = no violations.

Unsafe Driving

measure 5.66 · 4 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure .94 · 2 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Driver Fitness

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 9.42 · 5 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage973,452 miles

Mileage Year2023

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Equipment

No equipment breakdown on file with FMCSA.

HazMatNo

Safety Summary

Safety RatingNot Rated

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Driver OOS8.3% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS50.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review05/31/2022

Insurance

Amount$750,000

Type91X

Effective07/24/2025

CompanyPROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #CA992130538

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet3 units

Drivers3

Mileage973,452 mi

Operating10 years

MCS-15004/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Injury1

Tow-Away0

Driver Inspections

Total12

Out of Service1

OOS Rate8.3%

National Avg5.5%

Above National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total4

Out of Service2

OOS Rate50.0%

National Avg20.7%

Above National Average

Last FMCSA Review: 05/31/2022

Safety Trends by Year

Roadside inspections and crashes on file, year over year. The red portion of each inspection bar is the out-of-service share; ▲/▼ compares to the prior year.

Inspections · red = OOS

2023

8 · 4 OOS -

2024

16 · 4 OOS =

2025

4 · 1 OOS ▼

Crashes

2023

1 crash -

2024

2 crashes ▲

2025

0 crashes ▼

Based on FMCSA crash and roadside inspection records (rolling 3-year window). The latest year may be partial.

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Live FMCSA roadside inspections through Oct 2025, 11 inspections, 3 resulted in out-of-service (27.3% OOS rate).

Driver Out-of-Service 1 OOS

Vehicle Out-of-Service 2 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (3)

Full crash history on file (all years), newest first. This list may show more than the headline Crashes figure above, because that figure follows the official FMCSA 24-month SMS window used for the Trust Score, older crashes still appear here for transparency.

Date	Location	State	Fatal	Injuries	Tow	Vehicles	Weather	Road	Light
08/08/2024	I-77	VA	0	1	1	1	Rain	Wet	Daylight
05/19/2024	ROUTE 29 LEE HIGHWAY	VA	1	1	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
12/12/2023	I-77 NORTHBOUND	VA	0	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Dawn

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

26 roadside violations across 11 inspections, grouped into FMCSA safety-behavior categories. The shaded portion shows how many were serious enough to result in an out-of-service order.

ViolationsOut-of-service

Vehicle Maintenance 12 violations · 1 OOS

Unsafe Driving 11 violations · 1 OOS

Hours-of-Service (HOS) Compliance 3 violations · 1 OOS

Categories follow FMCSR violation parts (Part 393/396 = Vehicle Maintenance, Part 395 = HOS; "Other" = general/administrative parts such as 390). Raw violation counts and out-of-service results, not FMCSA percentile rankings, which are not published for property carriers.

Inspection Records (28)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
10/06/2025	SC	Driver-Only (Level III)	ROCK HILL SC	3	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/21/2025	PA	Driver-Only (Level III)	ON I-81 SOUTHBOUND NEAR 158 MI	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/09/2025	MD	Driver-Only (Level III)	DARLINGTON MD	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/14/2025	LA	Driver-Only (Level III)	HAMMOND LA	2	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/12/2024	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	I-95 @ I-495 (PARK AND RIDE)	2	1	0	0	2	1	-	▲Detail
10/28/2024	PA	Driver-Only (Level III)	81 SOUTH AT NUANGOLA WEIGH STA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/23/2024	AL	Walk-Around (Level II)	ROADSIDE	14	1	3	0	11	1	-	▲Detail
08/12/2024	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	LAVONIA GA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/08/2024	VA	Driver-Only (Level III)	HILLSVILLE VA	2	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/02/2024	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	I-95 NORTHBOUND SCALE FACILITY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/22/2024	SC	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-85 NB ROADSIDE	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/26/2024	FL	Walk-Around (Level II)	YULEE FL	2	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/05/2024	DE	Full (Level I)	MIDDLETOWN DE	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/19/2024	VA	Full (Level I)	WARRENTON VA	8	0	1	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
05/16/2024	VA	Full (Level I)	DUMFRIES VA	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/01/2024	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	I-95 NORTHBOUND SCALE FACILITY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/26/2024	MD	Full (Level I)	PARK & RIDE SCALE I-95 @ I-495	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
03/05/2024	SC	Walk-Around (Level II)	I-85 NB ROADSIDE	9	0	3	0	6	0	-	▲Detail
03/01/2024	NC	Walk-Around (Level II)	HILLSBOROUGH WEIGH STATION, I-	1	1	0	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
02/28/2024	VA	Driver-Only (Level III)	NEW MARKET VA	1	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/04/2023	SC	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-85 NB ROADSIDE	2	1	2	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/16/2023	SC	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-85 SB GREENVILLE COUNTY	3	1	1	1	2	0	-	▲Detail
11/16/2023	MD	Full (Level I)	I-95 NORTHBOUND SCALE FACILITY	3	0	0	0	3	0	-	▲Detail
11/01/2023	KY	Full (Level I)	KUTTAWA	3	1	1	0	2	1	-	▲Detail
08/24/2023	NC	Driver-Only (Level III)	STATESVILLE WEIGH STATION, I-4	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/17/2023	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	I-83	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/01/2023	NC	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-77, NORTH	3	1	3	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/27/2023	SC	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-85 SB ROADSIDE	2	0	2	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

FMCSA SMS percentile rankings. Higher percentile = worse performance relative to peers.

Total Inspections15

Unsafe Driving 4 viols

HOS Compliance 2 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 5 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY	CA992130538	$750,000	03/28/2025	07/24/2025	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY	WMC1431897	$750,000	01/26/2017	01/25/2018	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY	WMC1431897	$750,000	01/26/2016	01/26/2017	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY	CA992130538	$750,000	01/25/2025	03/28/2025	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY	CA992130538	$750,000	01/25/2025	05/05/2025	Name Changed
91X	BIPD/Primary	SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	A0166176001	$750,000	01/25/2021	01/25/2025	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	MCP46575A	$1,000,000	01/25/2019	01/25/2021	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	MCP46575A	$1,000,000	01/25/2019	02/26/2021	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY	CA6464928	$750,000	01/25/2018	01/25/2019	Replaced

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC950568	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	12/30/2024	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	01/24/2025
MC950568	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	12/30/2016	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	01/24/2017
MC950568	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/31/2025	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/31/2025
MC950568	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	02/05/2016	-	-

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84/100

Excellent

VERIFIED

Every carrier starts at 100. We subtract points for each missing requirement or risk factor below. Verified means all four core requirements pass.

Score breakdown, from 100 to 84

Starts at 100−16 totalFinal 84

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)−6

Driver out-of-service rate above national average−5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average−5

Verification, 4 core requirements

Active operating authority

FMCSA shows the USDOT registration and authority are active.

Authorized for hire

Holds active for-hire (common or contract) authority.

Active insurance on file

Insurance coverage and carrier are on file with FMCSA.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

What's lowering this score

-6

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 1 crash(es) across 3 vehicles (~0.33 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

-5

Driver out-of-service rate above national average

Driver OOS 8.3333% vs national avg 5.51%.

-5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average

Vehicle OOS 50% vs national avg 20.72%.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Crash history (rate-adjusted)−6 of 28

0 pts · low risk−28 pts · high risk

Crash rate: 1 crash(es) across 3 vehicles (~0.33 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Driver out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Driver OOS 8.3333% vs national avg 5.51%.

Vehicle out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Vehicle OOS 50% vs national avg 20.72%.

How we calculate the Trust Score

Every company starts at 100

We subtract points for each missing requirement or risk factor. Verified means all the core requirements for that company's type pass. Nothing is added back, the score is a deduction model built only on public FMCSA data. No pay-to-play, no opinions.

Requirements differ by company type

Each company is judged fairly on its own FMCSA obligations. Anything that doesn't apply shows as a grey N/A, not required, never a penalty.

Carrier (for-hire)

Operating authority, authorized-for-hire, insurance on file, safety rating.

Broker

Broker authority + $75k surety bond (BMC-84/85). MCS-150 not required (no fleet).

Freight forwarder

FF authority + $75k bond + BOC-3. MCS-150 not required (no trucks).

Private carrier

Active USDOT + MCS-150 + safety. No operating authority / for-hire / insurance filing required (hauls its own goods).

Crashes are scaled, not flat

Crash history is proportional. We don't apply a flat penalty, we scale it to (a) crashes per vehicle in the fleet and (b) the share of those crashes that were fatal. So a big, safe fleet barely moves; a small fleet with many (and fatal) crashes takes a large hit.

0 pts deductedscaled by rate & severityup to −28 pts

Low end

50,000 vehicles + 1 crash → ~0 pts. A huge fleet with very few crashes per vehicle is almost untouched.

High end

5 vehicles + 3 crashes incl. fatal → large deduction (near the −28 cap). Many crashes per truck, fatal-heavy.

Mechanics: deduction is capped at 28 points, weighted roughly 60% on crashes-per-vehicle and 40% on the fatal ratio. Zero crashes = zero deduction. If fleet size is unknown, only crash severity can move the score (conservative).

Out-of-service rate vs. the national average

Driver and vehicle out-of-service rates are measured against the FMCSA national average, not a flat number. A company only takes the deduction when it sits above the national benchmark, for example “Vehicle OOS 37% vs national avg 20.7%”.

Point reference, the full menu

Every factor and exactly how many points it can remove. Knockout factors (they also fail Verification) are marked.

Factor	Points
USDOT / authority not active with FMCSA knockout	−25
Missing operating authority (when required) knockout	−15
No insurance or surety bond on file (when required) knockout	−25
Unsatisfactory safety rating knockout	−30
Conditional safety rating	−12
MCS-150 biennial update overdue (carriers)	−10
Crashes, rate-adjusted (per-vehicle & fatal share)	0 to −28
Driver OOS rate above national average	−5
Vehicle OOS rate above national average	−5
Very new carrier (under 1 year)	−10
Limited operating history (1-3 years)	−6
Moderate operating history (3-5 years)	−3
Operating history unknown	−3
No public phone number	−3
No public email address	−2

All inputs come from public FMCSA records (operating authority, insurance/bond filings, the SAFER/SMS safety profile, crash & inspection reports). If FMCSA updates a record, the score updates with it. For the full deduction table, see the methodology page.

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Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Crash Records (3)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (28)

Safety Performance Percentiles

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