THONEK EXPRESS LLC

DOT# 4091969 MC# 1559058 Fate, TX Authorized For-Hire
(406) 274-7010 thonekexpressllc@gmail.com 524 Embargo Dr, Fate TX 75189
5 tractors 5 drivers
Marginal
FRED Score 30.0 / 100
Low confidence
3 yrs history · 17 roadside inspections

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
5
Drivers · CDL
5 · 5
Annual miles
65k unreliable
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 3 2 0 5
Trailers 3 2 0 5

Registration

Registered
06-18-2023 (3 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
07-18-2025
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
TADESSE KIDANE GEBRESLASIE

Cargo

64.0
medium risk
General Freight Other: OTHER
High-Risk Cargo
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.

Advisory Grade — Outside the Ranked Book

Fleets under 10 power units are graded against their size cohort (pu6_9) for reference, but sit outside the 10+ power-unit underwriting book the FRED rank covers.

Mileage Unreliable

MCS-150 annual mileage appears too low for fleet size given observed activity. The per-100k-mile rate benchmarks on this page are excluded; the FRED grade does not use mileage (crash exposure is power-unit-years, violation exposure is inspection counts).

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 6–9 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 1.63×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Leaning Poor. Its estimate (1.63× similar fleets) is in the Poor range, but the record isn't strong enough to be 60% sure it is above the Poor line (1.57×), so the grade stays Marginal.
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.5 vs 0.3 for similar fleets
Likely 0–1 crashes
This motor carrier
0.5
Similar fleets
0.3
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~1%
About 1.6× similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Leans worse, not yet proven. 3 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 1.5 a year), including 1 with injuries; similar fleets have about 0.3 a year.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Much worse than peers. Out-of-service orders 2.21×, unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 1.79× and violations 1.72× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate +19%. 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.

  • Injury crashes
    1 crash with 1 person hurt in 24 months.
    Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
  • Lapse in liability filings
    49 days without a liability filing on FMCSA's record (May 28, 2026 – Jul 16, 2026) while the authority required one. A filing received later can be back-dated and close a lapse. Not in the grade.
    Ask: what covered the fleet during the gap.
  • Brakes and tires
    Brakes are 10 of 34 violations (29%). Brake or tire defects led to 8 out-of-service orders.
    Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
  • Falsified logs
    2 false-log violations in 24 months.
    Ask: how hours are audited against ELD and fuel records.
Strengths
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
  • Dangerous driving: 1
  • Unreliable reported mileage
    The motor carrier's self-reported annual mileage (MCS-150) looks implausible, so exposure- and mileage-based figures may be distorted.
  • Estimated mileage
    No usable mileage was reported, so exposure was estimated from similar motor carriers. Mileage-based metrics here are approximate.

Track record

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
3
0 fatalities · 1 injury · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
17
18% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
77.8%
7 of 9
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
5.9%
1 of 17
National avg 6.7%
Violations
34
13 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 2 inspections, 1 out of service 2 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 3 inspections, 0 out of service 3 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 2 inspections, 1 out of service 2 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 2 inspections, 2 out of service 2 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 5 inspections, 4 out of service 5 Q3 '26
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 1 inspection.
vs 70,135 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.300 0.039
Inspections 2.20 1.41
Violations 3.40 1.44
Critical violations 0.60 0.26

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: Small (advisory) power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

34 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    24 · 12 OOS
    Brakes 10 · Tires 4 · Lights 3 · Cargo securement 1 · Wheels & hubs 1 · 5 more
  • Hours of service No alert
    7 · 1 OOS
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 4 · False log 2 · No log 1
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    2 · 0 OOS
    Reckless / lane 1 · Speeding 1
  • Driver fitness No alert
    1 · 0 OOS
    Medical certificate 1
  • 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
  • Feb
    6
    2026
    Texas
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
  • Jan
    16
    2025
    Illinois
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway not divided. FMCSA: not preventable.
  • Sep
    27
    2024
    Georgia
    Property damage only
    Dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway not divided. Citation issued.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
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Liability (BIPD)
$750,000 · Universal Casualty Risk Retention Group, Inc (risk retention group)
on record since Jul 16, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000
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
  • 4 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 3 changes: Professional Transportation Risk Retention Group, Inc. → Universal Casualty Risk Retention Group, Inc (Jul 2026); AGRICULTURAL WORKERS MUTUAL AUTO INSURANCE CO → Professional Transportation Risk Retention Group, Inc. (Feb 2026); ACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY → AGRICULTURAL WORKERS MUTUAL AUTO INSURANCE CO (Feb 2025)
  • 3 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 2 took effect (the last May 28, 2026, replaced 49 days later); 1 replaced before it took effect
  • 49 days without a liability filing (May 28, 2026 – Jul 16, 2026) while the authority required one; a later back-dated filing can close a lapse
Authority
  • FMCSA notices resolved in time: 3

Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system)

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
  • Georgia 3
  • Arkansas 2
  • Mississippi 2
  • Wisconsin 2
  • Kansas 1
  • Kentucky 1
  • Louisiana 1
  • Missouri 1