Fleet typeIdentity
Owner-operator
2 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 762157 · MC-350801
C & E HARDWOOD LLC
2 power unitsBYRDSTOWN, TN
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-350801 ACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
2Power units
Self-reported · MCS-150
—Trailers seen
None observed · 24 mo
—Avg age (yr)
Awaiting decode
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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Limited record
Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.
Established 28 yearsUSDOT registration inactive
Watch · 4
USDOT registration inactiveThe USDOT record is flagged inactive — the carrier may not be authorized to operate.No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 2 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 16.4 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority2727 yr active
since 1998Insurance (BIPD)Unknown
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo—%
▼ 22.26% nat'lCrashes · fatal00
clean 24 moVektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots
Fleet age vs peersDecoding
—
Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityStable
27 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1998 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is C & E HARDWOOD LLC safe to work with?
Is C & E HARDWOOD LLC safe to load? C & E HARDWOOD LLC (USDOT 762157, MC-350801) is an inactive owner-operator motor carrier based in BYRDSTOWN, TN, operating 2 power units and 1 driver. Operating authority has been active 27 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it unrated (50/100), with the leading concern: usdot registration inactive. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
C&C & E HARDWOOD LLC 50
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Safety
Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
No roadside inspections on record.
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Authority & insurance
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
- Common
- None
- Contract
- Inactive
- Broker
- None
Insurance & bonds
BIPD / liability (required)Not on file
CargoNone
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$750k BIPD · 9 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn
+6 earlier
Northland · 02–05
Mountain Laurel · 05–06
Auto Owners · 06–08
Progressive Hawaii · 10–18
19982018
No BIPD policy is currently in force in the filing history. The authority record may still list one on file — request a COI to confirm current coverage.
10 insurer eras · collapsed from 17 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| PROGRESSIVE HAWAII INSURANCE CORP | Nov 2010 → Jan 2018 | $750k | 4 |
| ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY | Nov 2009 → Nov 2010 | $750k | 2 |
| MARYLAND CASUALTY CO. | Nov 2008 → Nov 2009 | $750k | 1 |
| AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY | Nov 2006 → Nov 2008 | $750k | 1 |
| MOUNTAIN LAUREL ASSURANCE COMPANY | Apr 2005 → Nov 2006 | $750k | 2 |
| NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY | Apr 2002 → Apr 2005 | $750k | 1 |
| NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY | Apr 2001 → Apr 2002 | $750k | 1 |
| MGA INSURANCE COMPANY, INC. | Apr 2000 → Apr 2001 | $750k | 1 |
| GREAT DIVIDE INSURANCE COMPANY | Jun 1999 → May 2000 | $750k | 3 |
| NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY | Dec 1998 → Jun 1999 | $750k | 1 |
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Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 2
- 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 · 24 mo
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
BYRDSTOWN, TN
Density
fewermore
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Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@windstream.net — 5065 carriers: USDOT 3865USDOT 6236USDOT 7480USDOT 28870USDOT 33852USDOT 34326USDOT 38801USDOT 47874
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 141 DEER POINT, BYRDSTOWN, TN, 38549
- Mailing address
- PO BOX 153, BYRDSTOWN, TN, 38549-0153
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (606) 387-6213
- Fax
- (606) 387-7641
- Web domain
- windstream.net
Registration
- Officers
- Ernest R Elder · Kay Elder
- USDOT / docket
- 762157 · MC-350801
- First registered
- 07/30/1998
- Last MCS-150
- 02/09/2010 · 39,183 mi (2009)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- —
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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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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Reviews
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Frequently asked
What is C & E HARDWOOD LLC's USDOT number?
C & E HARDWOOD LLC's USDOT number is 762157, and its motor carrier number is MC-350801.
Is C & E HARDWOOD LLC authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, C & E HARDWOOD LLC is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is C & E HARDWOOD LLC's fleet?
C & E HARDWOOD LLC operates 2 power units and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is C & E HARDWOOD LLC based?
C & E HARDWOOD LLC is based in BYRDSTOWN, TN.