THURSTON FOODS INC
USDOT 49092
Active, interstate carrier, mid-size fleet (58 power units) — safety rating: satisfactory.
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Insurance on fileZurich American Insurance Company
- Out-of-service rate14.5% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)1 reported — involvement does not imply fault
- Authority ageGranted 17 years ago
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 Number | 49092 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-673784 |
| Legal Name | THURSTON FOODS INC |
| DBA Name | — |
| Entity Type | CORPORATION |
| Phone | 2032651525 |
| Address | 30 THURSTON DRIVE, Wallingford, CT, 06492 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | S — Satisfactory (rated 20000921) |
| 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.
Filings
Insurance
| Current Insurer | Zurich American Insurance Company |
|---|---|
| Coverage on File | $1,000,000 |
| Insurance on File Since | 2017-08-01 |
| Insurer | Coverage | Form | Effective | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zurich American Insurance Company | $1,000,000 | BMC-91X | 2017-08-01 | — |
| WAUSAU INSURANCE COMPANIES | $5,000 | BMC-34 | 2009-03-30 | — |
Timeline
Authority history
| Authority First Granted | 2009-04-08 Established authority |
|---|---|
| Authority Events on Record | 1 |
- 2009-04-08 — Granted — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) Active GRANTED
Our scoring
Safety scores
| Unsafe Driving | 81 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 81 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 86 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 0 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 74 / 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 | 62 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 14.5% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 1 total (0 fatal, 0 with injuries, 1 towaway) |
- 2026-04-08 — CT — towaway
- 2024-03-15 — CT — 1 injured, towaway
- 2023-12-21 — CT — towaway
- 2023-10-10 — MA — 1 injured, towaway
- 2023-09-20 — CT — towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 20 (18), 12 (9), 14 (8).
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) | 58 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 54 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 1,901,854 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 08-JAN-26 |
THURSTON FOODS INC operates 58 power units — a larger fleet than 99% of carriers registered in CT.
Nearby
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