Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
- First granted
- Apr 08, 2009 17 yrs
- BIPD required / on file
- $1,000,000 / $1,000,000
- Cargo insurance
- Not required
- Bond or trust fund
- Not required
Public carrier record · USDOT 49092
THURSTON FOODS INC
Wallingford, CT · MC 673784
Based in Wallingford, Connecticut, THURSTON FOODS INC (USDOT 49092, MC 673784) reports 58 power units and 54 drivers hauling fresh produce and meat. It is registered as a hazmat carrier. Inspectors identified 35 different power units by VIN over two years, fewer than the 58 it reports.
From CarrierTrail’s copy of the FMCSA census, published Oct 28, 2026. Record present in this snapshot. Official record: SAFER · Motus
- Safety rating is more than 5 years old
AuthorityActive1 active · since Apr 2009
Insurance2 on fileinsurance filings
Safety ratingSatisfactorySep 21, 2000
Power units58as reported
Drivers54as reported
Inspections61latest Sep 24, 2026
Company identity and reported operations
| USDOT number | 49092 |
|---|---|
| Legal name | THURSTON FOODS INC |
| Doing business as / DBA | Not reported |
| MC docket identifiers | MC 673784 |
| Reported physical address | 30 THURSTON DRIVE, WALLINGFORD, CT, 06492, US |
| Reported business phone | (203) 265-1525 |
| Reported power units | 58 |
| Reported drivers | 54 |
| Reported MCS-150 date | Jan 08, 2026 |
| Company officers (as filed) | Peter Malone, Mike Schuster |
| Carrier operation | Interstate |
| Entity type | Carrier |
| Hazmat indicator | Yes |
| Business organization (recorded at review) | Corporation |
| Latest FMCSA review | Compliance review · Sep 19, 2000 |
| Census status code | A |
| Safety rating | Satisfactory |
| Safety rating date | Sep 21, 2000 |
Fleet, equipment and drivers
THURSTON FOODS INC reports this equipment and these drivers on its MCS-150. Owned, term-leased and trip-leased units are counted separately.
No change in power units or drivers since CarrierTrail first recorded this carrier on Sep 12, 2026.
Counts as filed on the carrier’s MCS-150. Miles per power unit divides the reported annual miles by the reported power units.
Public inspection, violation and crash summary
FMCSA public SMS input records from 2024-09-25 through 2026-09-24.
61 roadside inspections between Sep 2024 and Sep 2026, in 5 states and provinces. Inspected in 22 of 25 months; busiest Jan 2026 with 6.
| Inspections | 61 |
|---|---|
| Driver out-of-service rate | 1.6% (1 of 61) |
| Vehicle out-of-service rate | 19.5% (8 of 41) |
| Violations | 52 across 28 inspections |
| Out-of-service violations | 11 |
| Crashes | 1 |
| Fatal / injury / tow-away crashes | 0 / 0 / 1 |
| Fatalities / injuries reported | 0 / 0 |
| Placarded hazmat inspections | 0 · 0 with a hazmat out-of-service order |
Most frequent published violation codes
3939ALLPLLighting - License plate lamp inoperative53939ALRLILighting - Tail lamp - Any inoperative43939ALILLighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative33963A1BOSBrake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination33922SLLLRState/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation2
Crash involvement does not establish fault. Inspection summaries, safety ratings and restricted BASIC measures are different concepts.
Reported cargo and business classification
THURSTON FOODS INC reports PRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE in the census and lists 4 cargo categories.
- Fresh produce
- Meat
- Refrigerated food
- Paper products
Record dates and observed changes
- Added to the census (not company founding date)
- Jun 01, 1974
- Carrier-reported MCS-150 filing date
- Jan 08, 2026
- Census source publication
- Oct 28, 2026 10:49 UTC
- First observed by CarrierTrail
- Sep 12, 2026 19:56 UTC
Source publication, carrier filing and our observation dates describe different events. An older filing date alone does not establish noncompliance.
Public-field differences from up to ten recent census change events are shown below.
No public-field changes are recorded in our observation window for this carrier. This does not mean the carrier never changed its details; tracking begins at the first observation shown above.
Authority and insurance
Authority filings
Insurance filings
| Docket | Insurer | Coverage | Effective date | Form | Policy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MC673784 | ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY | $1,000,000 | Aug 01, 2017 | BMC-91X | CPO 0235476 |
| MC673784 | WAUSAU INSURANCE COMPANIES | $5,000 | Mar 30, 2009 | BMC-34 | YYKZ91442765048 |
Process agent (BOC-3)
- AllAmerican Agents of ProcessSioux Falls, SD · MC673784
The company the carrier designated to receive legal papers in each state, as filed on its BOC-3.
Operating authority timeline
Status changes and notices recorded against THURSTON FOODS INC’s operating authority dockets, newest first, from the FMCSA authority history and notices datasets.
- GrantedMC673784 · Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
A notice or status line describes the docket, not the reason behind it. Check Motus for the current status before booking.
Shared contact details
How many other records in the current FMCSA census report the same phone number or the same physical address as USDOT 49092. Companies share offices, agents and phone lines for ordinary reasons; a match is context to check, not a finding.
Explore these reported cargo categories
Refrigerated foodFresh produce
Compare declared categories across states.
Check the official record
Monitor this carrier after your review
Use a private workspace to save USDOT 49092, review contact connections and filing observations, and document your team’s decisions. This public page does not include customer notes or approval decisions.