THORWORKS INDUSTRIES INC

DBA: GUARD TOP

DOT# 389374 MC# 318453 DUNS# 610592917 Sandusky, OH Authorized For-Hire / Private Property
(419) 626-4375 celevich@thorworks.com 2520 Campbell St, Sandusky OH 44870-5309
25 power units · all owned 24 drivers 1M mi/yr · ~41k per unit
Marginal
FRED Score 32.2 / 100
Moderate confidence
36 yrs history · 20 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
25
Drivers · CDL
24 · 24
Annual miles
1M
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 6 0 0 6
Tractors 19 0 0 19
Trailers 36 0 0 36

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
FMCSA Rating
Satisfactory (12-26-1991) · 34 yr old
Registered
04-12-1990 (36 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
01-16-2026 (Biennial Update)
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
Larry Mullins
Officer
Craig Elevich

Cargo

65.9
medium risk
Motor Vehicles Liquids/Gases Livestock General Freight Building Materials Fresh Produce Beverages Other: COAL TAR SEALER Dry Bulk Farm Supplies Construction Chemicals
High-Risk Cargo
Motor Vehicles, Livestock, General Freight

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: interstate fleets of 20–49 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 1.51×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
1.5 vs 1.0 for similar fleets
Likely 0–3 crashes
This motor carrier
1.5
Similar fleets
1.0
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~4%
About 1.5× similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Leans worse, not yet proven. 4 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 2 a year), including 1 with injuries; similar fleets have about 1 a year. The grade counts 6 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Worse than peers. Unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 1.49× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate +4%.

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.

  • Injury crashes
    1 crash with 1 person hurt in 24 months.
    Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
Strengths
  • Driver out-of-service rate 0.0% vs 6.7% national.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.

Track record

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Aug 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
4
0 fatalities · 1 injury · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
20
50% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
25.0%
3 of 12
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 19
National avg 6.7%
Violations
12
3 out-of-service

Inspected about as often as interstate fleets of 20–49 trucks in Ohio (about 24 in 24 months would be typical).

Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 2 inspections, 1 out of service 2 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 2 inspections, 1 out of service 2 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 4 inspections, 0 out of service 4 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 3 inspections, 0 out of service 3 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 2 inspections, 1 out of service 2 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q3 '26
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 2 inspections.
vs 10,544 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.080 0.029
Inspections 0.68 1.11
Violations 0.24 0.77
Critical violations 0.08 0.15

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 20–49 power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

12 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    6 · 3 OOS
    Brakes 3 · Cargo securement 1 · Steering & suspension 1 · Other parts 1
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    5 · 0 OOS
    Speeding 3 · Seat belt 2
  • Hours of service No alert
    1 · 0 OOS
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 1
  • Driver fitness No alert
    0
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
Out-of-service violations “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold

Violations by quarter

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No violation trend data

Crashes

24 months
  • Aug
    27
    2026
    Ohio
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Dark - not lighted, one-way trafficway not divided.
  • Aug
    27
    2026
    Ohio
    Property damage only
    Dark - not lighted, one-way trafficway not divided. Citation issued.
  • Jan
    27
    2026
    Indiana
    Property damage only
    Ice road, daylight, snow, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Nov
    21
    2025
    Ohio
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
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Liability (BIPD)
$1,000,000 · Travelers Indemnity Co of Connecticut
on record since Sep 8, 2020 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Oct 2009
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 Sep 16, 2020)

Who insures fleets like this →

FMCSA filings only, not a policy audit. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?

Where it happens

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Inspections by state
  • Ohio (HQ) 13
  • California 3
  • Indiana 2
  • Kentucky 1
  • West Virginia 1

65% of inspections were in its home state.