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DOT #61163 · ARNOLD J THOMAS & SON INC
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ARNOLD J THOMAS & SON INC

DBA: THOMAS & SON DISTRIBUTORS

DOT# 61163 MC# 152430 DUNS# 47081468 Springfield, OR Authorized For-Hire
(541) 808-3746 chrisr@thomasandsonsinc.com 3115 Industrial Ave, Springfield OR 97478-5563
98 tractors · all owned 98 drivers 11.3M mi/yr · ~116k per unit
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Satisfactory
FRED Score 75.0 / 100
Moderate confidence
52 yrs history · 683 roadside inspections
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Fleet & equipment

Power units
98
Drivers · CDL
98 · 98
Annual miles
11.3M
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 98 0 0 98
Trailers 301 0 0 301

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
FMCSA Rating
Satisfactory (12-05-1984) · 41 yr old
Registered
06-01-1974 (52 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
12-19-2025 (Address Change)
FRED Score Date
Nov 08, 2026
Officer
AARON THOMAS
Officer
CHRIS RICE

Cargo

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Household Goods Motor Vehicles Metal: Sheets/Coils/Rolls General Freight Logs/Poles/Beams/Lumber Building Materials Beverages Dry Bulk Paper Products Farm Supplies Construction
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  • How the grade is calculated, and its history week by week

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Track record

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
Crashes
6
0 fatalities · 3 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
683
82% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
9.0%
52 of 575
Driver out-of-service
0.3%
2 of 683
Violations
187
58 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 72 inspections, 6 out of service 72 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 81 inspections, 4 out of service 81 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 100 inspections, 8 out of service 100 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 94 inspections, 11 out of service 94 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 106 inspections, 6 out of service 106 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 82 inspections, 10 out of service 82 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 76 inspections, 5 out of service 76 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 64 inspections, 3 out of service 64 Q3 '26
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 8 inspections.
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What they get cited for

187 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    153 · 56 OOS
    Brakes 75 · Tires 27 · Lights 19 · Wheels & hubs 14 · Steering & suspension 6 · 12 more
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    26 · 0 OOS
    Speeding 12 · Reckless / lane 8 · Phone use 3 · Other 3
  • Hours of service No alert
    6 · 0 OOS
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 5 · False log 1
  • Driver fitness No alert
    2 · 2 OOS
    No valid CDL 2
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
Out-of-service violations “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold

Violations by quarter

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Crashes

24 months
  • Mar
    12
    2026
    California
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, one-way trafficway not divided.
  • Dec
    10
    2025
    California
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
  • Oct
    6
    2025
    Oregon
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
  • Sep
    16
    2025
    California
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
  • Apr
    21
    2025
    California
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
  • Mar
    12
    2025
    Washington
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Wet road, daylight, two-way trafficway not divided. FMCSA: not preventable.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

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Liability (BIPD)
$1,000,000 · Travelers Property Casualty Company of America
on record since Oct 1, 2017 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Oct 1994
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
Broker or forwarder bond
$75,000 surety bond (BMC-84) · Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company since Nov 21, 2023
36 months to Nov 7, 2026
  • One liability insurer throughout
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
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Where it happens

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Inspections by state
  • California 592
  • Washington 30
  • Oregon (HQ) 22
  • Utah 7
  • Montana 4
  • Nevada 4
  • Colorado 3
  • Idaho 3

Runs well beyond its home state: 22 of 683 inspections were in Oregon.

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Data sourced from FMCSA. The FRED Score is an analytical opinion and is not an FMCSA safety rating. Unless a motor carrier has received an Unsatisfactory safety rating under 49 CFR Part 385 or has otherwise been ordered to discontinue operations by FMCSA, it is authorized to operate. This information is provided for informational purposes only and should not be the sole basis for any decision. Report generated · fred-score.com/carrier/61163