Carrier profile · USDOT 2476474 · MC-856689 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Carolina Best Trucking LLC

11 power unitsavg 5.6 yrNational · 20 statesMINT HILL, NC82/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-856689 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

11Power units

10 observed · MCS-150

10Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

5.6Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

Watch · 2

Driver out-of-service rate above average6.8% vs the 6.7% national average.Fatal crash on record1 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 12 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2014.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo15.4%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

4 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo15.4%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

4 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

11 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

5.6 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

12 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2014 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

44 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 15.4%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 6.8%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 13 vehicle and 44 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 11.0 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.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈2.0 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Among the more heavily-inspected carriers for its size — abundant roadside signal. Coverage isn't the question here; the out-of-service and crash record is.

Registered power units: 11
Inspections · 24 mo: 44
Annualized: ≈22 / yr
Coverage: ≈2.0 inspections / unit · yr

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 Driving22 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance5 · 1 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
395.32 ELD — non-authenticated drivingHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
391.11 Driver not qualifiedDriver Fitness2 · 2 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
395.34 ELD — malfunction proceduresHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K meets or exceeds the $750K federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’26 · 6 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Great West’15–’19

Progressive Southeastern’20–’24

Berkshire Hathaway’25–now

2014201720202023now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 6 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPAN · since Mar 2026

All 6 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPAN	Mar 2025 → Mar 2026	$750K	1
STONEWOOD INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2024 → Mar 2025	$750K	1
PROGRESSIVE SOUTHEASTERN INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2020 → Mar 2024	$750K	2
AMERICAN MILLENNIUM INS/CITADEL REINSURANCE	Mar 2019 → Mar 2020	$750K	2
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Mar 2015 → Mar 2019	$750K	1
DAILY UNDERWRITERS OF AMERICA	Feb 2014 → Mar 2015	$750K	3

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 11
Observed power (24 mo): 10
Trailers (towed): 10

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

5.6 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

80.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 20 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

AR busiest

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

Home base

MINT HILL, NC

11935 RANBURNE RD

Top corridor

AR ⇄ NC

AR 7 · TN 6 · NC 4

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.

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 11935 RANBURNE RD, MINT HILL, NC, 28227
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (704) 219-5663
Email: carolinabesttrucking@gmail.com

Registration

Officers: Vitaliy Zyhalenko · Iryna Zyhalenko
USDOT / docket: 2476474 · MC-856689
First registered: Feb 18, 2014
Last MCS-150: Mar 4, 2026 · 1,541,867 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,541,867

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 CAROLINA BEST TRUCKING LLC.

CAROLINA BEST TRUCKING LLC (USDOT 2476474) has a Vektor safety score of 82/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPAN effective Mar 23, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 15.4% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 44 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 13 vehicle-level and 44 driver-level — across 20 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 4 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 11 power units and 11 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 4, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is CAROLINA BEST TRUCKING LLC's USDOT number?

CAROLINA BEST TRUCKING LLC's USDOT number is 2476474, and its motor carrier number is MC-856689.

Is CAROLINA BEST TRUCKING LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, CAROLINA BEST TRUCKING LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is CAROLINA BEST TRUCKING LLC's safety record?

CAROLINA BEST TRUCKING LLC has a 15.4% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 62 roadside inspections, with 4 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 82/100 (tier: review).

How big is CAROLINA BEST TRUCKING LLC's fleet?

CAROLINA BEST TRUCKING LLC operates 11 power units and 11 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is CAROLINA BEST TRUCKING LLC based?

CAROLINA BEST TRUCKING LLC is based in MINT HILL, NC, with roadside inspections recorded across 20 states.

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Contact & documents

Call dispatch(704) 219-5663 Email dispatchcarolinabesttrucking@gmail.comCarrier packetDownload / print · free

USDOT: 2476474
MC / Docket: MC-856689
Officer: VITALIY ZYHALENKO
Address: 11935 RANBURNE RD
MINT HILL, NC, 28227

At a glance

Active for-hire authority

Common authority · 12 yr continuous

$750K BIPD in force

BIPD in force — $750,000 · BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPAN · since Mar 2026

Vehicle OOS 15.4%

vs 22.26% national — at or below benchmark.

1 fatal crash

On the FMCSA crash record.

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Contact & documents

Call dispatch(704) 219-5663 Email dispatchcarolinabesttrucking@gmail.comCarrier packetDownload / print · free

USDOT: 2476474
MC / Docket: MC-856689
Officer: VITALIY ZYHALENKO
Address: 11935 RANBURNE RD
MINT HILL, NC, 28227

At a glance

Active for-hire authority

Common authority · 12 yr continuous

$750K BIPD in force

BIPD in force — $750,000 · BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPAN · since Mar 2026

Vehicle OOS 15.4%

vs 22.26% national — at or below benchmark.

1 fatal crash

On the FMCSA crash record.

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