THORNTON FAMILY INVESTMENTS INC
USDOT 2710528 · Doing business as L & T TOWING
Active, interstate carrier, mid-size fleet (34 power units) — no FMCSA safety rating on record (common).
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
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Registration
Carrier identity
| USDOT Number | 2710528 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-1109358 |
| Legal Name | THORNTON FAMILY INVESTMENTS INC |
| DBA Name | L & T TOWING |
| Entity Type | — |
| Phone | 5309347300 |
| Address | 459 NORTH COLUSA STREET, Willows, CA, 95988 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | None on record — most carriers have not received a formal FMCSA safety rating. |
| Hazmat Flag | false |
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)
| Inspections | 69 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 5.8% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 20 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 300,000 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 27-AUG-25 |
THORNTON FAMILY INVESTMENTS INC operates 34 power units — a larger fleet than 99% of carriers registered in CA.
Nearby
Other carriers in Willows, CA
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- GLENN CO PUBLIC WORKS DEVELOPMENT SERVICES AGENCY — USDOT 2737106, 5 power units
- ROBERT E CARTER ENTERPRISES INC — USDOT 2739433, 5 power units
- POWELL TRUCKING — USDOT 2754263, 5 power units
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