THERMO KING COLUMBIA INC

Joins 6 roadside inspections (24 mo) from FMCSA public filings. Data as of Oct 26, 2026. Booking triage is above; confirm on SAFER before tendering.

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No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.

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OOS rate worse than size peers Vehicle 33.3% vs peer 12.2% Details →
For-hire census with no authority or BIPD on file MCS-150 indicates for-hire operation, but our snapshot has no operating-authority dockets and no BIPD/Primary filing. Confirm on FMCSA SAFER / L&I before tendering.

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TruckCodex risk summary — THERMO KING COLUMBIA INC (USDOT 945317)
Verdict: CAUTION
Book with caution — review signals below
No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.

Authority / census status: Active

Blockers:
  (none)

Cautions:
  • OOS rate worse than size peers — Vehicle 33.3% vs peer 12.2%
  • For-hire census with no authority or BIPD on file — MCS-150 indicates for-hire operation, but our snapshot has no operating-authority dockets and no BIPD/Primary filing. Confirm on FMCSA SAFER / L&I before tendering.

On file:
  (none)

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/945317/
As of: Oct 26, 2026
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USDOT 945317 Active PRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE;EXEMPT FOR HIRE Company officer: F R MCQUEENEY Other (EMPTY TRAILERS) Based in GASTON, SC

FMCSA census as of Oct 26, 2026 · Sources · Freshness · Methodology · Disclaimer

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · B

Composite of 3/5 scored components (mean 80/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

B confidence 60% · 3/5 signals · expand

Authority / census

Active · 100/100

Active census status with no OOS order or revoked authority on file.

Insurance / BIPD

Insurance/BIPD signal not resolved for this carrier.

NR reason: No active policies and no uninsured flag to score against.

OOS vs peers

Mixed vs peers · 40/100

Driver OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). Vehicle OOS 33.3% vs peer median 12.15% (worse). n=64959 same-size ACTIVE peers.

FMCSA safety rating

Unrated

FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. We do not invent one.

NR reason: No published FMCSA safety_rating.

Insurance-watch tier

Not on watch · 100/100

No BMC-91 insurance-lapse watch classification on file for this USDOT.

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard from authority, BIPD, peer OOS, FMCSA safety rating, and insurance-watch signals. Not a booking verdict and not legal advice. See methodology. Booking triage on this page: Caution.

Operating authority

No authority breakdown on file.

Insurance

No active policies on file.

BOC-3 agent

No BOC-3 filing on file.

Company profile

Company details

USDOT 945317

In FMCSA records since Apr 5, 2001 (~25y)

Company officer F R MCQUEENEY

Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE;EXEMPT FOR HIRE

Cargo carried

Other (EMPTY TRAILERS)

Fleet size 14 units

Drivers 9

Annual mileage 109,433 mi

Contact & address

Phone: (803) 695-8880

Email: [email protected]

Physical

30 SONNTAG DRIVE

GASTON, SC 29053

Mailing

PO BOX 9007

COLUMBIA, SC 29290

Registration & safety rating

USDOT 945317

In FMCSA records since Apr 5, 2001 (~25y)

Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE;EXEMPT FOR HIRE

Annual mileage (MCS-150) 109,433 mi

vs. National Average

Vehicle OOS Rate 33.3% vs 23.4% +9.9 pts

Driver OOS Rate 0.0% vs 6.7% -6.7 pts

Violations per Inspection 1.33 vs 1.80 -0.47

Peer tier (mid-sized fleets (11-100 power units)) median OOS rate: 27.7%

FMCSA cargo filing (BMC-34/83)

No active FMCSA cargo filing on file.

FMCSA L&I filing evidence — not a shipper certificate of insurance (COI). Cargo (BMC-34) is primarily an HHG / household-goods requirement; general freight carriers often have none.

Broker bond / trust (BMC-84/85)

No active broker surety bond or trust fund on file.

BMC-84 is a surety bond; BMC-85 is a trust-fund agreement. Required for property brokers / freight forwarders — not motor-carrier BIPD liability insurance.

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type	Owned	Term leased	Trip leased
Truck tractors	6	0	0
Trailers	400	0	0
Trucks	8	0	0

Self-reported on the carrier’s Form MCS-150 (FMCSA Company Census).

Accident reports (24 months)

All 2 crashes →

	12–24 months	Total
Fatalities	0	0
Injuries	1	1
Tow-away	1	1
Crash reports	1	1

Reportable crashes from FMCSA MCMIS for the trailing 24 months. Counts may differ slightly from SAFER due to reporting lag.

Inspections (24 months)

All 11 inspections →

	Driver	Vehicle	Hazmat
Inspections	6	6	0
OOS inspections	0	1	0
OOS percentage	0%	16.67%	—
National average	6.7%	23.4%	4.4%

Roadside inspections in the last 24 months. National averages are FMCSA MCSAP reference rates (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%, hazmat ~4.4%).

Power Units

Drivers

Inspections

FMCSA roadside history on file

OOS Rate (peak)

33.3%

driver or vehicle, whichever higher

Crashes (24m)

2 all-time

Authorities

Risk Signals

High OOS rate

Peak OOS rate of 33.3% is well above FMCSA MCSAP national averages (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%).

Out-of-Service rate vs same-size peers FMCSA roadside inspections, % placed out-of-service

Compared against 64,959 ACTIVE carriers operating 7–21 power units (±50% of this carrier's 14 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS

Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

Median across 64,959 same-size peers

Verdict

On par with peers

Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

This carrier — Vehicle OOS

33.3%

Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

12.15%

Median across 64,959 same-size peers

Verdict

Riskier than peers

Delta +21.15 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (10 months)

2023-11 2026-09

Violations by BASIC Category

Federal BASIC buckets for every citation issued against this carrier over the past 24 months.

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.

State	Inspections	OOS	OOS %	Last Inspection
South Carolina (SC)	6	1	16.7%	Sep 18, 2026

Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections

Make	Model	Inspections
Freightliner		7
Great Dane		3
Kenworth		3
Utility		2
International		1
Land		1
Other		1

SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores

BASIC	Inspections	Serious	Measure	Percentile	Alert	As Of
Driver Fitness	0	—	0.00	0	—	Oct 26, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol	0	—	0.00	0	—	Oct 26, 2026
Hours of Service	0	—	0.00	0	—	Oct 26, 2026
Unsafe Driving	0	—	0.00	0	—	Oct 26, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance	2	—	16.00	16	—	Oct 26, 2026

Higher percentiles indicate worse performance relative to peer carriers. Carriers at or above the FMCSA intervention threshold are marked ALERT.

Recent Inspections (11 rows) View all 11 →

Inspection #	Date ▼	State	Level	Station	Vehicle	Violations	Top Codes	OOS
89034648	Sep 18, 2026	SC	3	BLACKSTOCK SC	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR SC A001632 · 3AKBGDBG6GDHR8961	0	—	No
86724980	Jan 5, 2026	SC	2	MARION SC	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR SC A001816 · 3AKBGADV6FSGD4366	3	396.3A1-BALR, 393.45D-BAAL, 393.75A3-TAOL	Yes
86724791	Jan 5, 2026	SC	3	LATTA SC	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR SC A001816 · 3AKBGADV6FSGD4366	0	—	No
85945788	Oct 3, 2025	SC	2	FLORENCE SC	INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR SC A000205 · 1HSHBAHNX3H561323	4	393.9A-LHLI, 393.9A-HLLH, 396.17C-PI	No
85253530	Jul 17, 2025	SC	3	COWARD SC	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR SC A001816 · 3AKBGADV6FSGD4366	1	392.2-SLLS1	No
84764099	May 23, 2025	SC	3	HARLEYVILLE SC	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR SC P770489 · 1FUBGADV3DLFE4097	0	—	No
82885762	Oct 10, 2024	SC	1	FLORENCE SC	KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR SC P763403 · 2XKMAD8X57M184229	0	—	No
81095315	Mar 13, 2024	SC	3	SC 151 DARLINGTON COUNTY	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR SC P754230 · 1FUBCYDA36HV01372	0	—	No
80941955	Feb 26, 2024	SC	2	US 52 FLORENCE COUNTY	KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR SC P763403 · 2XKMAD8X57M184229	6	391.11(b)(4), 383.23(a)(2), 392.2	Yes
80537111	Jan 4, 2024	SC	2	SC 34 DARLINGTON COUNTY	KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR SC P763403 · 2XKMAD8X57M184229	3	393.78, 393.9(a), 393.95(a)	No
80204582	Nov 20, 2023	NC	3	I-77 NORTH SURRY COUNTY	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR SC P770488 · 1FUBGADV8DLFE4094	0	—	No

Recent Crashes (2 rows)

Report #	Date ▼	State	Fatalities	Injuries	Tow	Hazmat	Severity
SC0025248760	May 23, 2025	SC	0	1	Yes	No	Injury
SC0015502749	Jan 7, 2015	SC	0	1	Yes	No	Injury

Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Station	State	Inspections	OOS
FLORENCE SC	SC	2	0
I-77 NORTH SURRY COUNTY	NC	1	0
BLACKSTOCK SC	SC	1	0
COWARD SC	SC	1	0
HARLEYVILLE SC	SC	1	0
LATTA SC	SC	1	0
MARION SC	SC	1	1
SC 151 DARLINGTON COUNTY	SC	1	0
SC 34 DARLINGTON COUNTY	SC	1	0
US 52 FLORENCE COUNTY	SC	1	1

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code	Description	Category	Cited	OOS
392.2	Violation of Local Laws	Unsafe Driving	3	0
383.23(a)(2)	Operating a CMV without a CDL	Driver Fitness	1	1
391.11(b)(4)	Medical (Certificate) - Operating a CDL (passenger or property carrying) vehicle that is non-excepted and the driver has self-certified as excepted interstate or excepted intrastate with the state driver's licensing agency.	Driver Fitness	1	1
391.45(b)	Expired medical examiner's certificate	Driver Fitness	1	0
393.78	Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers.	Vehicle Maintenance	1	0
393.95(a)	No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher	Vehicle Maintenance	1	0
393.9(a)	Inoperable required lamps	Vehicle Maintenance	1	0

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