Carrier profile · USDOT 2044030 · MC-716627 · Updated Aug 2, 2026

CAROLINA FREIGHTWAYS INC

195 power unitsavg 9.5 yrNational · 18 statesEDEN, NC81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-716627 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

195Power units

148 observed · MCS-150

120Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

9.5Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(336) 623-1053 Email dispatchasilvajr@transproholdings.com

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

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileVehicle out-of-service rate above average

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average27.5% vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record2 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 16 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2010.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo27.5%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

19 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo27.5%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

19 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

195 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

9.5 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

16 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2010 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

222 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 27.5%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 3.1%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 102 vehicle and 222 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

10.0% · 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 4.3 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

212 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Feb '25 · 18

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

≈0.6 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 195-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 195
Inspections · 24 mo: 222
Annualized: ≈111 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.6 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 Driving84 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance41 · 15 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance21 · 4 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance21 · 19 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance18 · 1 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance18 · 12 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance15 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance10 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance9 · 0 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance7 · 0 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: Active
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 ’24 · 4 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

National Interstate’10–’16

Hartford Fire’16–’23

2010201420182022now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 4 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. · since Oct 2024

All 4 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
INCLINE CASUALTY COMPANY	Oct 2023 → Oct 2024	$750K	2
HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2016 → Oct 2023	$750K	1
WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2016 → Oct 2016	$750K	2
NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2010 → Mar 2016	$750K	3

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 195
Observed power (24 mo): 148
Trailers (towed): 120

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

9.5 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

19.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 18 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

208

NC busiest

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

Home base

EDEN, NC

517 SUMMIT RD

Top corridor

NC 81 · SC 43 · FL 36

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

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

Last 12 months: 6 trucks also ran under 5 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3557525 USDOT 4439875 USDOT 482746 USDOT 572641 USDOT 4386382Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (58 trucks · 61 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 77949 USDOT 3051417 USDOT 3261726 USDOT 3097874 USDOT 3225405 USDOT 4259587 USDOT 2200247 USDOT 2460890

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

195

Observed (24 mo)

148

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 517 SUMMIT RD, EDEN, NC, 27288
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (336) 623-1053
Fax: (336) 464-2855
Email: asilvajr@transproholdings.com
Web domain: transproholdings.com

Registration

Officers: Nicolas Meneses · Neal Wright
USDOT / docket: 2044030 · MC-716627
First registered: Jun 10, 2010
Last MCS-150: Jul 30, 2026 · 15,512,141 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.63
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

195

Power units

198

Drivers

198

CDL drivers

15,512,141

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 FREIGHTWAYS INC.

CAROLINA FREIGHTWAYS INC (USDOT 2044030) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 2, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 2, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. effective Oct 1, 2024 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 2, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 27.5% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 2, 2026.

The carrier received 222 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 102 vehicle-level and 222 driver-level — across 18 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 2, 2026.

The carrier has 19 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 2 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 2, 2026.

It reports 195 power units and 198 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jul 30, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Aug 2, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is CAROLINA FREIGHTWAYS INC's USDOT number?

CAROLINA FREIGHTWAYS INC's USDOT number is 2044030, and its motor carrier number is MC-716627.

Is CAROLINA FREIGHTWAYS INC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 2, 2026, CAROLINA FREIGHTWAYS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is CAROLINA FREIGHTWAYS INC's safety record?

CAROLINA FREIGHTWAYS INC has a 27.5% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 375 roadside inspections, with 19 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).