THOMPSON TRANSPORTATION INC
(501) 228-8800
jthompson@thompsontrans.net
7821 B Zeuber Road, Little Rock AR 72206
75
tractors
75 drivers
7.3M mi/yr · ~98k per unit
Marginal
FRED Score 40.5 / 100
Moderate confidence
22 yrs history · 152 roadside inspections
FMCSA Live Status
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Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 75
- Drivers · CDL
- 75 · 75
- Annual miles
- 7.3M
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 62 | 13 | 0 | 75 |
| Trailers | 153 | 6 | 0 | 159 |
Registration
- FMCSA Rating
- Satisfactory (03-08-2012) · 14 yr old
- Registered
- 04-16-2004 (22 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 01-16-2026
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 07, 2026
- Officer
- BECKY WILLIAMS
Cargo
55.4
medium risk
Metal: Sheets/Coils/Rolls
General Freight
Building Materials
Beverages
Other: FURNITURE
Grain/Feed/Hay
Dry Bulk
Paper Products
Construction
- High-Risk Cargo
- General Freight, Other: FURNITURE
Note: "General Freight" is a catch-all; the actual cargo mix and its risk may differ.
Estimated from the commodity types reported to FMCSA, not from loss history or the true cargo mix.
Expected crash rate is probably higher than similar fleets (about an 80% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.
Similar fleets: for-hire fleets of 50–99 trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.
This motor carrier 1.30×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.SatisfactoryMarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
4.4 vs 3.4 for similar fleets
Likely 1–8 crashes
This motor carrier
4.4
Similar fleets
3.4
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~11%
About 1.3× similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Leans worse, not yet proven. 12 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 6 a year), including 3 with injuries; similar fleets have about 3.4 a year. The grade counts 15 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Mixed. Unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 1.49× the rate expected for its inspections, but violations 0.56× and out-of-service orders 0.61×. Together they move its crash estimate -4%: roadside results weigh far less than crash history. It's inspected more often than most fleets its size.
Worth a closer look
From the FMCSA record. The grade already counts the safety items; insurance filings and links to other motor carriers are not in it.
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Injury crashes3 crashes with 3 people hurt in 24 months.Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
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Driver qualification2 out-of-service violations against drivers: 2 no valid CDL (Jul 2025 – Aug 2025).Ask: driver qualification files and hiring standards.
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Tires and brakesTires are 11 of 76 violations (14%). Tire or brake defects led to 11 out-of-service orders.Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
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Unsafe drivingCited 3 for speeding 15+ mph over or in a work zone and 2 for phone use.Ask: telematics, speed governance and phone policy.
Strengths
- Driver out-of-service rate 1.3% vs 6.7% national.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
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Dangerous driving: 3
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Excessive speeding: 17
Track record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
· grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
12
0 fatalities · 3 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
152
62% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
19.0%
11 of 58
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
1.3%
2 of 152
National avg 6.7%
Violations
76
14 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter
With an out-of-service order
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 2 inspections.
vs 4,520 peer fleets
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
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| Crashes | 0.087 | 0.025 |
| Inspections | 1.49 | 0.91 |
| Violations | 0.51 | 0.53 |
| Critical violations | 0.17 | 0.11 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 50–99 power units, medium-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
76 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert32 · 12 OOSTires 11 · Brakes 9 · Lights 6 · Cargo securement 2 · Wheels & hubs 1 · 3 more
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Unsafe driving No alert30 · 0 OOSSpeeding 17 · Reckless / lane 8 · Phone use 2 · Seat belt 1 · Other 2
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Hours of service No alert12 · 0 OOSLogbook / ELD paperwork 9 · Over hours limit 2 · False log 1
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Driver fitness No alert2 · 2 OOSNo valid CDL 2
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
Out-of-service violations
“No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold
Violations by quarter
Tap a category to show or hide itNo violation trend data
Crashes
24 months-
Jul292026VirginiaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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Jun262026AlabamaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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May182026AlabamaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Apr282026AlabamaProperty damage onlyWet road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jan282026WisconsinProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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Oct222025ArkansasProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Oct82025OhioProperty damage onlyDaylight, one-way trafficway not divided. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Jul222025ArkansasInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Jun132025KentuckyInjury · 1 person hurtWet road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
4 more in the FMCSA records below.
3 of the 12 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026Today · live FMCSA check
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- Liability (BIPD)
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$1,000,000 · Arch Insurance Companyon record since Sep 1, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Apr 2004
- Cargo filing
- not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to Nov 2, 2026
- One liability insurer throughout
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Apr 16, 2004)
FMCSA filings only, not a policy audit. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
20 filings and 7 authority events since 2004 · FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
20 filings and 7 authority events since 2004 · FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
Newest first. Insurer names as filed. FMCSA does not publish why a filing was cancelled.
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Sep 1, 2026Arch Insurance CompanyLiability · $1,000,000 · on fileFMCSA's new system
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Sep 1, 2025Arch Insurance CompanyLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Sep 1, 2026 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceFMCSA's new system
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Sep 1, 2024ARCH INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Sep 1, 2025 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 1, 2023ARCH INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Sep 1, 2024 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 1, 2022ARCH INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Sep 1, 2023 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 1, 2021ARCH INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Sep 1, 2022 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 1, 2020ARCH INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Sep 1, 2021 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 1, 2019ARCH INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Sep 1, 2020 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 1, 2018ARCH INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Sep 1, 2019 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 1, 2017ARCH INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Sep 1, 2018 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 10, 2017FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Apr 12, 2017opened after ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective May 7, 2017)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 1, 2017ARCH INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Sep 1, 2017 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)5 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 1, 2017ARCH INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended May 7, 2017 · cancellation notice took effect1 month in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 1, 2015GREAT DIVIDE INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Apr 1, 2017 · replaced by another insurer24 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 1, 2013NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Apr 1, 2015 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective May 1, 2015 came after the replacement; 24 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 5, 2013FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Mar 29, 2013opened after MAXUM CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Apr 1, 2013)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 12, 2009MAXUM CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Apr 1, 2013 · cancellation notice took effect48 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 16, 2009FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Apr 6, 2009opened after CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Apr 12, 2009)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 12, 2008CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Apr 12, 2009 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 12, 2007SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Apr 12, 2008 · replaced by another insurer12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 16, 2007FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Apr 12, 2007opened after LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Apr 12, 2007)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 12, 2006LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Apr 12, 2007 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 16, 2006FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Apr 12, 2006opened after FIRST FINANCIAL INSURANCE CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Apr 12, 2006)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 12, 2005FIRST FINANCIAL INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Apr 12, 2006 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 16, 2005FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Apr 13, 2005opened after TRANSGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA INC. filed a cancellation notice (effective Apr 12, 2005)L&I to May 14, 2026
What the terms mean
- Liability filing (BIPD):
- The insurer's certificate (form BMC-91 or 91X) that the motor carrier carries bodily-injury and property-damage liability at or above FMCSA's minimum. A BMC-82 is the same promise made by a surety bond.
- FMCSA minimum:
- $750,000 for general freight in vehicles of 10,001 lb or more; $300,000 under 10,001 lb; $1,000,000 for oil and some hazardous materials; $5,000,000 for bulk hazardous materials (49 CFR 387.9).
- Primary / excess:
- An excess filing sits on top of a primary one; together they make the total filed limit.
- Replaced:
- A new filing took over from this one. Replaced the same day is an ordinary change of insurer or renewal.
- Cancellation notice:
- Form BMC-35 (insurance) or BMC-36 (bond): the insurer tells FMCSA the filing ends in 30 days. The insurer files it whether the insurer or the motor carrier ended the policy; FMCSA does not publish the reason.
- Cancellation processed by FMCSA:
- FMCSA itself ended the filing, for example when the authority was revoked.
- Lapse:
- Time with no liability filing on FMCSA's record while the authority required one. A filing received later can be back-dated, which closes a lapse after the fact.
- Suspended for insurance:
- FMCSA suspended the operating authority because no filing meeting the minimum was on file. FMCSA's records state this reason only since May 14, 2026; before then they show a revocation notice without a cause.
- FMCSA notice resolved in time:
- Before May 14, 2026, FMCSA served a revocation notice when a required filing lapsed and dropped it when the filing was restored. The notice does not say which filing lapsed.
- Suspension notice:
- Since May 14, 2026, FMCSA serves a notice that the authority will be suspended on a date unless the missing filing is restored. The notice does not say which filing.
- Cargo filing:
- Form BMC-34. FMCSA has required it only of household-goods motor carriers and forwarders since 2011, so most motor carriers' cargo policies are not on FMCSA's record.
- Broker bond / trust fund:
- Form BMC-84 (surety bond) or BMC-85 (trust fund): the $75,000 security a broker or freight forwarder must keep on file.
- Self-insurance authority:
- FMCSA lets a few large motor carriers carry their own liability; it appears as a filing by "Self-Insured".
- Risk retention group:
- An insurer owned by its policyholders (often trucking groups). It is not covered by state insurance guaranty funds.
- FMCSA record through:
- The date of the FMCSA file this section was built from. Dockets FMCSA's new system has not yet published are shown from the legacy record, frozen on May 14, 2026.
FMCSA's record of the insurance filed for this motor carrier's operating authority (forms BMC-91/91X liability, BMC-34 cargo, BMC-84/85 broker bond or trust), not the motor carrier's full insurance program. Only for-hire motor carriers with operating authority file with FMCSA; private and intrastate-only motor carriers keep proof of insurance at their place of business, so no filing does not mean no insurance. A filed limit is the amount the insurer certified to FMCSA, which can be below the policy's full limits; cargo and bond filings are shown as on file or not because FMCSA records the federal minimum rather than the policy amount. FMCSA's new registration system (May 14, 2026) publishes a partial set of dockets; a docket not yet in it is shown from the legacy record, frozen on that date, and the live check above is today's reading. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?
Where it happens
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Inspections by state
- Arkansas (HQ) 23
- Tennessee 20
- Texas 19
- Missouri 15
- North Carolina 10
- South Carolina 8
- Louisiana 7
- Indiana 6
15% of inspections were in its home state.
How this grade is calculated
The model, its inputs, the window it scored and its confidence. For actuaries and anyone checking the work.
How this grade is calculated
The model, its inputs, the window it scored and its confidence. For actuaries and anyone checking the work.
Forward 12-Month Risk Outlook
The FRED Score predicts this motor carrier's crash risk over the next 12 months — how often they're likely to crash and how severe those crashes tend to be — versus a typical fleet of its size (75 power units: 75 filed, 72 seen roadside in 24 months).
Crash Outlook vs Peer Fleet
crashes per year · same scale
Average peer fleet
3.4
Actual, per year in window
5.0
Projected, next 12 mo
4.4
0
3
6
We'd expect a typical fleet of 75 power units this active to have about 3.4 crashes a year. This motor carrier recorded 15 in its scoring window (Sep 1, 2023 → Aug 31, 2026, about 5.0 a year) — about 1.5× a typical fleet. Factoring in its inspection and violation record inside that window and the credibility of its own experience, the model projects about 4.4 over the next 12 — about 1.3× the typical fleet. When this motor carrier does crash, those crashes tend to be substantially more severe than average — roughly 3.3× the injury/fatal weight of a typical crash.
Fatal-crash risk: about 11% chance in the next 12 months
Modeled fatal-crash rate is roughly 1.3× that of similar fleets (likelihood of at least one fatal crash, from its exposure and safety profile).
Track Record Used
Crashes Sep 1, 2023 → Aug 31, 2026 · inspections Oct 1, 2024 → Sep 30, 2026 · data as of Oct 29, 2026
Inside that window:
153 inspections
and 15 crashes.
The FMCSA record tables now hold 150 inspections and 12 crashes in that window — the SMS data moved after this grade was computed.
Outside the scoring window
on the FMCSA record · not in this grade
Aged out — crashes before Sep 1, 2023, inspections before Oct 1, 2024
- 2 inspections with no out-of-service result
Confidence: Moderate · Z = 0.43
Marginal — 1.30x its class rate (cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11). Class rate 0.045 crashes per power-unit-year for a 75-unit for-hire fleet (pu50_99). Violations 0.96x (driver behaviour 1.49x, out-of-service 0.61x, all violations 0.56x; 153 inspections). Experience 1.36x: 9.1 decayed crashes against 5.0 expected over 36 months (credibility 0.43, a 6.60). 80% range 0.87–1.77x. Last change: no change since the last run.
No change since the previous weekly run.
What Drives This Score
1.00× = this motor carrier's class rate
FRED multiplies three factors: the class rate a fleet of this size, class and activity is expected to run, a violation relativity from its roadside record, and its own crash experience over 36 months weighted by how much exposure stands behind it. The grade is the band of the resulting relativity to class, then the screens.
Class rate
4.5 crashes per 100 power-unit-years
75 power units · 3.37 expected crashes a year
Violation relativity
0.96×
153 inspections in window
Crash experience
1.36×
9.1 decayed crashes vs 5.0 expected · credibility 0.43
Driver behaviour
Out-of-service rate
All violations
0×1× class2×+
Each sub-relativity is shrunk toward its cohort rate when the record is thin (Bühlmann credibility), so a short record reads close to 1.00×.
Relativity to class 1.30× (80% range 0.87–1.77×)
· band Marginal
· cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11, Critical above
FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
FMCSA BASIC Scores
AB PropertyTotal Inspections
152
Driver Insp
152
Driver OOS
2
Vehicle Insp
58
Vehicle OOS
11
| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 30 | 3.51 | |
| HOS Compliance | 12 | 0.18 | |
| Driver Fitness | 2 | 0.07 | |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 22 | 3.04 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (01-DEC-24 – 31-MAR-26) and may cover a different time window than the scoring window used for the FRED grade (Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026). Counts here may differ from the grade's in-window counts.