Carrier profile · USDOT 390087 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

C M Lindsay & Sons Inc

24 power unitsavg 21.9 yrLocal · 1 statesLUMBERTON, NC100/100

AUTHORITY STATUS UNKNOWN

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 21.1%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 2.6%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 19 vehicle and 39 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

100.0% · 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 18.9 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 Jan '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

≈0.8 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 24-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 24
Inspections · 24 mo: 39
Annualized: ≈20 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.8 inspections / unit · yr

BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026

Unsafe Driving

Vektor peer est.

Hours-of-Service

0violations

clean · per-BASIC

53%

Driver Fitness

Vektor peer est.

Controlled Substances

0violations

clean · per-BASIC

21%

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 Driving6 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
383.51 Commercial Driver's License (CDL)Driver Fitness3 · 3 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
393.203 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.51 Brake warning devicesVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness1 · 1 OOS

ELD & hours-of-service

No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 79 inspections — a clean logging history.

Crash history· 21 total · 0 in 24 mo

Total crashes

In last 24 mo

Fatal

Injury

Year	Crashes	Fatal	Injury	Tow
2023	1	1	0	1
2019	1	1	1	1
2018	2	0	2	2
2017	1	0	1	1
2016	3	0	3	3
2015	1	0	1	1
2014	2	0	2	2
2013	2	0	0	2
2011	1	0	0	1
2008	1	0	1	1
2007	2	0	2	1
2004	1	0	1	1
2002	1	0	1	1
2001	2	0	2	2

Date	State	Fatalities	Injuries	Tow-away
Jun 20, 2023	NC	1	0	Yes
May 2, 2019	SC	1	1	Yes
Sep 26, 2018	SC	0	1	Yes
Feb 20, 2018	NC	0	1	Yes
Jun 14, 2017	NC	0	1	Yes
Nov 1, 2016	NC	0	1	Yes
Jul 20, 2016	NC	0	2	Yes
Feb 9, 2016	NC	0	1	Yes
May 6, 2015	NC	0	2	Yes
Jun 17, 2014	NC	0	2	Yes
Jun 17, 2014	NC	0	2	Yes
Sep 27, 2013	NC	0	0	Yes
Mar 7, 2013	NC	0	0	Yes
Jul 6, 2011	NC	0	0	Yes
Jun 17, 2008	NC	0	1	Yes
Nov 12, 2007	NC	0	1	Yes
May 2, 2007	NC	0	4	No
Apr 30, 2004	NC	0	3	Yes
Jun 14, 2002	NC	0	1	Yes
Dec 6, 2001	NC	0	1	Yes
Dec 6, 2001	NC	0	1	Yes