Carrier profile · USDOT 1310061 · MC-507868 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Associated Hardwoods Trucking LLC

31 power unitsavg 12.5 yrRegional · 5 statesGRANITE FALLS, NC88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-507868 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Safety

Roadside out-of-service rates versus the national benchmark, inspection and crash trends, decoded violation themes, and ELD / hours-of-service integrity — the full safety picture behind the verdict.

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

Vehicle OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 5 vehicle and 41 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

0.0% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 46.4 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

39 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '26 · 5

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

How heavily FMCSA inspects this fleet for its size — it tells you how much to trust the safety signals above. Thin coverage on a young authority is a fraud signal nobody else surfaces.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.7 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 31-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 31
Inspections · 24 mo: 41
Annualized: ≈21 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.7 inspections / unit · yr

BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026

14%

Unsafe Driving

Vektor peer est.

Hours-of-Service

Vektor peer est.

Driver Fitness

0violations

clean · per-BASIC

Controlled Substances

0violations

clean · per-BASIC

38%

Vehicle Maintenance

Vektor peer est.

Percentile = standing among same-exposure peers (higher = worse). FMCSA publishes percentiles for only some carriers (shown official); elsewhere we show a Vektor peer-percentile estimate, or the absolute SMS measure when there are too few inspections to rank.

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving16 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance11 · 5 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance5 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
392.7 Driving of commercial motor vehiclesUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
393.203 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.205 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.51 Brake warning devicesVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.19 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS

ELD & hours-of-service

5 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Mar 12, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.

5ELD device issues

0No log / no ELD

0False logs

0Drove over hours

Trending worse — 100% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months.

Crash history· 24 total · 1 in 24 mo

Total crashes

In last 24 mo

Fatal

Injury

Year	Crashes	Fatal	Injury	Tow
2026	1	0	1	0
2020	1	0	0	1
2018	2	0	1	2
2017	2	1	0	2
2016	1	0	0	1
2015	3	0	3	2
2014	5	0	2	5
2013	3	0	1	3
2012	1	0	0	1
2010	1	0	1	1
2009	2	0	1	2
2008	1	0	1	1
2007	1	0	1	1

Date	State	Fatalities	Injuries	Tow-away
Apr 2, 2026	NC	0	1	No
May 20, 2020	NC	0	0	Yes
Dec 6, 2018	NC	0	1	Yes
Dec 4, 2018	SC	0	0	Yes
Oct 11, 2017	FL	0	0	Yes
May 16, 2017	NC	1	0	Yes
Jan 28, 2016	FL	0	0	Yes
Oct 11, 2015	LA	0	2	Yes
Apr 20, 2015	FL	0	1	Yes
Mar 24, 2015	NY	0	1	No
Nov 19, 2014	NC	0	0	Yes
Aug 11, 2014	NC	0	0	Yes
May 2, 2014	NC	0	0	Yes
Mar 20, 2014	NC	0	3	Yes
Feb 19, 2014	VA	0	1	Yes
Jul 18, 2013	VA	0	0	Yes
Jan 29, 2013	NC	0	1	Yes
Jan 16, 2013	CT	0	0	Yes
Dec 7, 2012	VA	0	0	Yes
Feb 3, 2010	NC	0	1	Yes
Dec 15, 2009	NC	0	0	Yes
Nov 25, 2009	WV	0	3	Yes
Jul 3, 2008	FL	0	2	Yes
Nov 6, 2007	NC	0	1	Yes