THORNTON FAMILY INVESTMENTS INC

USDOT 2710528 · Doing business as L & T TOWING

Active

Active, interstate carrier, mid-size fleet (34 power units) — no FMCSA safety rating on record (common).

USDOT2710528
MC NumberMC-1109358
Fleet34 power units
Drivers20
Phone5309347300
LocationWillows, CA

Vetting summary

At a glance

  • Out-of-service rate5.8% vs 19.1% national avg
  • Crashes (24 months)2 reported — involvement does not imply fault

These signals summarize the records shown below — they are a starting point for your own checks, not a judgment of the carrier.

Registration

Carrier identity

USDOT Number2710528
MC NumberMC-1109358
Legal NameTHORNTON FAMILY INVESTMENTS INC
DBA NameL & T TOWING
Entity Type
Phone5309347300
Address459 NORTH COLUSA STREET, Willows, CA, 95988

Status

Authority & safety

Operating StatusActive
Operation TypeInterstate
Safety RatingNone on record — most carriers have not received a formal FMCSA safety rating.
Hazmat Flagfalse

Safety ratings: S = Satisfactory, C = Conditional, U = Unsatisfactory. A carrier with no rating has not been through a full FMCSA compliance review — this is common and not itself a red flag.

Our scoring

Safety scores

Unsafe Driving
81 / 100
Hours-of-Service Compliance
82 / 100
Driver Fitness
0 / 100
Controlled Substances & Alcohol
0 / 100
Vehicle Maintenance
64 / 100

Scores are 0-100 rankings computed by us from public FMCSA inspection measures; higher = worse relative to peers. Not official CSA/BASIC percentiles. How these scores are computed.

Safety events

Inspections & crashes (last 24 months)

Inspections69
Out-of-Service Rate5.8% vs 19.1% national average
Crashes2 total (0 fatal, 0 with injuries, 2 towaway)
  • 2025-07-07 — CA — towaway
  • 2025-05-18 — CA — towaway
  • 2023-11-22 — CA — towaway

Most frequent violation categories: 30 (6), 12 (2), 23 (2).

Crash involvement does not imply fault. FMCSA crash records list all reportable crashes involving a carrier, regardless of who caused them.

Equipment

Fleet & operations

Power Units (trucks)34
Drivers20
Recent Annual Mileage300,000
Last MCS-150 Filing27-AUG-25

THORNTON FAMILY INVESTMENTS INC operates 34 power units — a larger fleet than 99% of carriers registered in CA.

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