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Company CheckDANIEL K STEPHENS · DOT 377911

DBA: THUNDERBOLT EXPRESS

6360 RAVANNA ROAD, GIBBON, NE, 68840

DOT# 377911 MC# 168951 Gibbon, Nebraska 41 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$1,000,000

Insurance

Satisfactory

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

5 events tracked · latest Sep 9, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 4

Jul 28, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Apr 28, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Oct 2, 2025
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Apr 3, 2025
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.

Insurance 1

Current
Active insurance on file through GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. ($1,000).

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

Contact Details

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Physical Address6360 RAVANNA ROAD, GIBBON, NE, 68840

Mailing AddressPO BOX 427, KEARNEY, NE, 68848-3060

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC168951

CommonActive

ContractActive

BrokerNot Active

Operating41 years

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 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure .2 · 1 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 1 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage183,129 miles

Mileage Year2024

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Safety Summary

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS100.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review11/18/2013

Insurance

Amount$1,000,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 08/05/2026

CompanyGREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.

Policy #MCP05550A

Last checked09/09/2026

Active Policies2

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet3 units

Drivers2

Mileage183,129 mi

Operating41 years

MCS-15007/2025

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Driver Inspections

Total4

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total1

Out of Service1

OOS Rate100.0%

National Avg20.7%

Above National Average

Last FMCSA Review: 11/18/2013 | Rated: 08/22/2023

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

1 · 0 OOS -

2024

2 · 1 OOS ▲

2025

2 · 0 OOS ▼

2026

2 · 0 OOS =

Crashes

2023

1 crash -

2024

0 crashes ▼

2025

0 crashes =

2026

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 Jul 2026, 5 inspections, 0 resulted in out-of-service (0% OOS rate).

Clean, no out-of-service violations in the last 24 months.

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (1)

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
12/07/2023	I25 AT MP 263	CO	0	0	1	3	Clear	Dry	Dawn

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

2 roadside violations across 5 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

Hours-of-Service (HOS) Compliance 1 violation · 0 OOS

Vehicle Maintenance 1 violation · 0 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 (7)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
07/28/2026	CO	Driver-Only (Level III)	DUMONT CO	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/28/2026	KS	Walk-Around (Level II)	BELLEVILLE KS	1	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
10/02/2025	CO	Driver-Only (Level III)	WOODROW CO	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/03/2025	NE	Driver-Only (Level III)	FREMONT SCALE	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/06/2024	NE	Driver-Only (Level III)	ON US HWY 30, 2269 FEET WEST O	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/18/2024	NM	Walk-Around (Level II)	LORDSBURG PORT OF ENTRY	1	1	1	1	-	▲Detail
09/26/2023	NE	Driver-Only (Level III)	WAVERLY RT 6 SCALE	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections5

HOS Compliance 1 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 1 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
34	CARGO	UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON	LC5059	$0	12/27/2002	02/05/2003	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	FIRST FINANCIAL INSURANCE CO.	HTK2000110	$750,000	11/27/2002	02/02/2003	Cancelled
34	CARGO	UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON	LC5059	$0	11/03/2002	12/27/2002	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY	CA 8158383	$1,000,000	10/17/2011	05/15/2012	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	FIRST FINANCIAL INSURANCE CO.	HTK2000110	$750,000	10/10/2002	11/27/2002	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	FIRST FINANCIAL INSURANCE CO.	HTK2000110	$750,000	10/10/2002	12/27/2002	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	CLP10039B	$1,000,000	08/06/1992	04/15/2002	Cancelled
34	CARGO	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	CLP10039C	$0	08/06/1992	04/15/2002	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	FIRST FINANCIAL INSURANCE CO.	HTK2000110	$750,000	07/29/2002	11/03/2002	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	FIRST FINANCIAL INSURANCE CO.	HTK2000110	$750,000	07/29/2002	10/10/2002	Replaced
34	CARGO	UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON	LC5059	$0	07/29/2002	11/03/2002	Cancelled
35	BIPD	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	CLP10039B	$1,000,000	07/28/2002	-	Cancelled
35	CARGO	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	CLP10039C	$0	07/28/2002	-	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY	CA 8158383	$1,000,000	07/21/2011	10/17/2011	Cancelled
34	CARGO	TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA	QT660 5149R962	$0	07/05/2010	11/30/2018	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	PIA05937601	$750,000	07/05/2010	04/23/2011	Cancelled
34	CARGO	TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA	QT660 8183P263	$0	07/05/2010	08/11/2010	Cancelled
34	CARGO	TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA	QT660 8183P263	$0	07/05/2010	07/05/2010	Replaced
34	CARGO	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	TN653334	$0	07/05/2009	07/05/2010	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	TN653334	$750,000	07/05/2009	07/05/2010	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	477919	$750,000	07/05/2008	08/01/2008	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	477919	$750,000	07/05/2008	07/05/2008	Replaced
34	CARGO	CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	477919	$0	07/05/2008	07/05/2008	Replaced
34	CARGO	CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	477919	$0	07/05/2008	08/01/2008	Cancelled
34	CARGO	SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	CT779774-8008-081	$0	07/05/2008	07/05/2009	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	CT779774-8008-081	$750,000	07/05/2008	07/05/2009	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	477863	$750,000	07/05/2007	07/05/2008	Cancelled
34	CARGO	CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	477863	$0	07/05/2007	07/05/2008	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	467138	$750,000	07/05/2006	07/05/2007	Cancelled
34	CARGO	CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	467138	$0	07/05/2006	07/05/2007	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	464578	$1,000,000	07/05/2005	07/05/2006	Cancelled
34	CARGO	CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	464578	$0	07/05/2005	07/05/2006	Cancelled
34	CARGO	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	C314486	$0	07/05/2004	07/05/2005	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	440198	$1,000,000	07/05/2004	07/05/2005	Cancelled
34	CARGO	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	CLP10039C	$0	07/03/2002	07/29/2002	Replaced
34	CARGO	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	CLP10039C	$0	07/03/2002	08/16/2002	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	CLP10039B	$1,000,000	07/03/2002	08/16/2002	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY	CA 8158383	$1,000,000	06/19/2013	07/24/2013	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY	CA 8158383	$1,000,000	05/15/2012	06/19/2013	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	392571	$1,000,000	05/08/2003	10/23/2003	Cancelled
34	CARGO	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	C093972	$0	05/08/2003	10/23/2003	Cancelled
34	CARGO	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	CLP10039C	$0	04/15/2002	07/03/2002	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	CLP10039B	$1,000,000	04/15/2002	07/03/2002	Cancelled

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective
35	BIPD	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	CLP10039B	$1,000,000	07/28/2002
35	CARGO	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	CLP10039C	$0	07/28/2002

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC168951	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	CANCELLED	12/23/1989	-	-
MC168951	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	12/03/1999	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	12/27/1999
MC168951	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	12/03/1999	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	12/27/1999
MC168951	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	09/29/2011	-	-
MC168951	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	REINSTATED	09/29/2011	-	-
MC168951	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	09/13/1985	TRANSFERRED	12/23/1989
MC168951	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	REINSTATED	07/12/2004	REVOKED	05/02/2011
MC168951	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	07/12/2004	REVOKED	05/02/2011
MC168951	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	06/21/1990	REVOKED	04/21/2003
MC168951	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/09/2008	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/30/2008
MC168951	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/09/2008	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/30/2008
MC168951	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/08/2010	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/07/2010
MC168951	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/08/2010	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/07/2010
MC168951	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/08/2007	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/02/2007
MC168951	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/08/2007	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/02/2007
MC168951	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/08/2006	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/05/2006
MC168951	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/08/2006	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/05/2006
MC168951	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/08/2005	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/05/2005
MC168951	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/08/2005	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/05/2005
MC168951	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	REINSTATED	05/20/2003	REVOKED	01/13/2004
MC168951	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	05/20/2003	REVOKED	01/13/2004
MC168951	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/18/2012	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	04/20/2012
MC168951	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/18/2012	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	04/20/2012
MC168951	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/30/1990	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/06/1990
MC168951	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	01/19/1990	REVOKED	04/21/2003

No revocation records.

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95/100

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 95

Starts at 100−5 totalFinal 95

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

Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating.

What's lowering this score

-5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average

Vehicle OOS 100% vs national avg 20.72%.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Vehicle out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Vehicle OOS 100% 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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Crash Records (1)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (7)

Safety Performance Percentiles

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