Carrier profile · USDOT 431602 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Ballew's Aluminum Products Inc

13 power unitsNational · 21 statesDUNCAN, SC88/100

AUTHORITY STATUS UNKNOWNRATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

13Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

Call dispatch(864) 272-4453 Email dispatchANDY@BALLEWS.COM

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Clear to load

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Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record1 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 2

Established 36 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1990.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 72 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo8.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo8.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

13 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

—

Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

35 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1990 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

41 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 8.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 4.9%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 25 vehicle and 41 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

12.5% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 7.4 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 Sep '25 · 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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.6 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 13-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 13
Inspections · 24 mo: 41
Annualized: ≈21 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.6 inspections / unit · yr

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

No insurance filing history on record.

This timeline is the FMCSA filing history, and it ends at the most recent superseded filing — current policy status is not tracked here. Request a certificate of insurance to confirm active coverage before tendering.

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 13
Observed power (24 mo): —
Trailers (towed): —

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 21 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

TN busiest

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

DUNCAN, SC

367 MAYFIELD ROAD

Top corridor

TN ⇄ SC

TN 7 · NC 5 · OK 5

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

No shared-identity links detected — no reincarnation flag, shared trucks, registration domain, or officer overlap with other carriers.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 367 MAYFIELD ROAD, DUNCAN, SC, 29334
Mailing address: PO BOX 39, REIDVILLE, SC, 29375
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (864) 272-4453
Cell: (864) 325-9999
Fax: (864) 272-4456
Email: andy@ballews.com
Web domain: ballews.com

Registration

Officers: Andy Ballew · Chuck Ballew
USDOT / docket: 431602
First registered: Dec 18, 1990
Last MCS-150: Mar 16, 2026 · 1,077,250 mi (2022)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Nov 19, 2025
D-U-N-S: 3356268

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,077,250

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor

No licensing or insurance changes captured since Vektor began monitoring this carrier (June 2026). Quiet is usually good.

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for BALLEW'S ALUMINUM PRODUCTS INC.

BALLEW'S ALUMINUM PRODUCTS INC (USDOT 431602) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has an unknown current for-hire authority status because no FMCSA L&I authority row is available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 8.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 41 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 25 vehicle-level and 41 driver-level — across 21 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 13 power units and 12 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 16, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Nov 19, 2025 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is BALLEW'S ALUMINUM PRODUCTS INC's USDOT number?

BALLEW'S ALUMINUM PRODUCTS INC's USDOT number is 431602.

Is BALLEW'S ALUMINUM PRODUCTS INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, BALLEW'S ALUMINUM PRODUCTS INC is active in the FMCSA register.

What is BALLEW'S ALUMINUM PRODUCTS INC's safety record?

BALLEW'S ALUMINUM PRODUCTS INC has a 8.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 72 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).

How big is BALLEW'S ALUMINUM PRODUCTS INC's fleet?

BALLEW'S ALUMINUM PRODUCTS INC operates 13 power units and 12 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is BALLEW'S ALUMINUM PRODUCTS INC based?

BALLEW'S ALUMINUM PRODUCTS INC is based in DUNCAN, SC, with roadside inspections recorded across 21 states.

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