Carrier profile · USDOT 1544288 · MC-574276 · Updated Jul 18, 2026

Carolina Transportation Inc

16 power unitsavg 7 yrMulti-region · 14 statesCANDLER, NC86/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-574276 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

16Power units

15 observed · MCS-150

12Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

7.0Avg age (yr)

2000–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(828) 548-0037 Email dispatchcompliance@carolinatransportationinc.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 18, 2026

Clear to load

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Watch · 1

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average47.1% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.

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 20 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2006.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo47.1%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo47.1%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

16 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

7 yr

Model years 2000–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

19 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2006 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

23 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 47.1%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 4.3%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 17 vehicle and 23 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

40.0% · 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 11.3 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

23 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Feb '25 · 3

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

≈0.7 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 16-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 16
Inspections · 24 mo: 23
Annualized: ≈12 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.7 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 Driving5 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
393.43 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
392.82 Using a hand-held mobile phoneUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.205 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle 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: None
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 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

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M 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 ’16 · 5 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Carolina’07–’10

Wesco’12–now

2006201120162021now

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

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY · since Oct 2016

All 6 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2012 → Oct 2016	$750K	3
STAR INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2011 → Jan 2012	$750K	1
PROGRESSIVE SOUTHEASTERN INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2011 → May 2011	$750K	1
STAR INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2010 → Feb 2011	$750K	1
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Sep 2007 → Feb 2010	$750K	3
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Sep 2006 → Sep 2007	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 16
Observed power (24 mo): 15
Trailers (towed): 12

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

7.0 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2000

Oldest model yr

35.7%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 14 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

NC busiest

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

Home base

CANDLER, NC

120 DOGWOOD RD

Top corridor

NC 4 · LA 3 · TX 3

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-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

Show all-time history (17 trucks · 16 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1626636 USDOT 4299538 USDOT 4430778 USDOT 327574 USDOT 1612855 USDOT 4404133 USDOT 1656259 USDOT 1795658

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 120 DOGWOOD RD, CANDLER, NC, 28715
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (828) 548-0037
Email: compliance@carolinatransportationinc.com
Web domain: carolinatransportationinc.com

Registration

Officer: Petr Radchishin
USDOT / docket: 1544288 · MC-574276
First registered: Aug 18, 2006
Last MCS-150: Aug 30, 2024 · 945,478 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Apr 15, 2011
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

945,478

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 TRANSPORTATION INC.

CAROLINA TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 1544288) has a Vektor safety score of 86/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 18, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY effective Oct 1, 2016 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 18, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 47.1% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier received 23 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 17 vehicle-level and 23 driver-level — across 14 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 2 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jul 18, 2026.

It reports 16 power units and 16 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Aug 30, 2024.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Apr 15, 2011 in the federal record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is CAROLINA TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number?

CAROLINA TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number is 1544288, and its motor carrier number is MC-574276.

Is CAROLINA TRANSPORTATION INC authorized to operate?

As of Jul 18, 2026, CAROLINA TRANSPORTATION INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is CAROLINA TRANSPORTATION INC's safety record?

CAROLINA TRANSPORTATION INC has a 47.1% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 30 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 86/100 (tier: clear).

How big is CAROLINA TRANSPORTATION INC's fleet?

CAROLINA TRANSPORTATION INC operates 16 power units and 16 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is CAROLINA TRANSPORTATION INC based?

CAROLINA TRANSPORTATION INC is based in CANDLER, NC, with roadside inspections recorded across 14 states.

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