Carrier profile · USDOT 1156449 · MC-490308 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Jody Blackwelder Trucking Inc

DBA JODY BLACKWELDER TRUCKING

2 power unitsavg 15.1 yrLocal · 2 statesKANNAPOLIS, NC82/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-490308 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

2Power units

2 observed · MCS-150

6Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

15.1Avg age (yr)

2003–2016 · vPIC

Call dispatch(704) 267-8133 Email dispatch[email protected]

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Load decision · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

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

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average100.0% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.MCS-150 update dueThe biennial MCS-150 update is overdue.

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 23 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2003.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo100.0%

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

2 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

15.1 yr

Model years 2003–2016 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

23 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2003 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

A named inspection location does not confirm a border transit or operating authority. Counts cover retained inspection records.

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1 hours-of-service violation on record, most recent Aug 11, 2025.

Safety

5 inspections · 24 mo

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 7, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 100.0%24-mo cumulative

050%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 1 vehicle and 5 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

66.7% · latest 6-mo window

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. More resolved windows are needed to establish a trend. 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

5 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Feb '25 · 1

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

≈1.3 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 2-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 2
Inspections · 24 mo: 5
Annualized: ≈3 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.3 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.

393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
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 ’26 · 9 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Canal’09–’12

Canal’15–’18

Progressive Southeastern’20–’24

2004201020162022now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 15 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jan 2026

All 15 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2025 → Jan 2026	$750K	1
AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2024 → Jan 2025	$750K	2
PROGRESSIVE SOUTHEASTERN INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2020 → Jan 2024	$750K	3
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Jan 2019 → Jan 2020	$750K	1
PROGRESSIVE SOUTHEASTERN INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2018 → Jan 2019	$750K	1
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Jan 2015 → Jan 2018	$750K	3
WILSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2014 → Jan 2015	$750K	1
PROGRESSIVE SOUTHEASTERN INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2012 → Jan 2014	$750K	3
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Aug 2009 → Aug 2012	$750K	3
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPAN	Aug 2008 → Aug 2009	$750K	1
PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2007 → Aug 2007	$750K	2
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Aug 2006 → Aug 2007	$750K	2
NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMP	Aug 2005 → Oct 2006	$750K	4
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	May 2005 → Aug 2005	$750K	1
ATLANTIC CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2004 → May 2005	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 7, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 2
Observed power (24 mo): 2
Trailers (towed): 6

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

15.1 yr

Average age

2016

Newest model yr

2003

Oldest model yr

62.5%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 2 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 7, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

TN busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Tennessee: 3 inspections
North Carolina: 2 inspections

Home base

KANNAPOLIS, NC

806 NORTH MAIN ST

Most inspections: TN

3 inspections

TN 3 · NC 2

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 7, 2026

Last 12 months: 1 truck also ran under 1 other carrier

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 1425007Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (6 trucks · 6 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1425007 USDOT 345311 USDOT 1997329 USDOT 4145085 USDOT 3626851 USDOT 1436134

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

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Nov 7, 2026

Location

Physical address: 806 NORTH MAIN ST, KANNAPOLIS, NC, 28081
Mailing address: P O BOX 217, CHINA GROVE, NC, 28023
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (704) 267-8133
Fax: (704) 938-5924
Email: [email protected]

Registration

Officer: Jody Blackwelder
USDOT / docket: 1156449 · MC-490308
First registered: Aug 1, 2003
Last MCS-150: Aug 22, 2024 · 101,600 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Feb 24, 2011
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

101,600

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 7, 2026

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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100%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

1 of 1 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

15violation records

5OOS-tagged records

1 of 1inspections with OOS

What the violations were

FMCSA BASIC themes in plain language: vehicle maintenance, driver fitness, hours of service and unsafe driving. Roadside records grouped without double counting.

Other vehicle maintenance

683%5 / 6

Unsafe driving

40%0 / 4

Brakes

20%0 / 2

Lights

20%0 / 2

Hours of service

10%0 / 1

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

Eligible vehicle inspections in six-month windows; no national comparison.

100%

15%

30%

n/aNov 24 to May 250 / 0

100%May 25 to Nov 251 / 1

n/aNov 25 to May 260 / 0

n/aMay 26 to Nov 260 / 0

Top 3 codes (5 of 15 records)

396.3A1-BOS Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed3
392.16 Failure to use seat belt1
392.2-SLLEQP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1

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392.2-SLLS1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLS4 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
393.11A1-LCHL Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.209D-STPAL Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.47A-BCFSBD Brake actuators / linings / components1
393.48A-BLMACBD Brakes inoperative1
393.9A-HLLH Inoperative required lamps1
395.24 ELD — record edits / data1
396.5B-HWSL Oil and/or grease leak1
396.5B-L Oil and/or grease leak1

Before you tender

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Other vehicle maintenance

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Unsafe driving

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Brakes

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Safety and violations

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for JODY BLACKWELDER TRUCKING INC.

JODY BLACKWELDER TRUCKING INC (USDOT 1156449) has a Vektor safety score of 82/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Nov 7, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jan 24, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 100.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 7, 2026.

The carrier received 5 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 1 vehicle-level and 5 driver-level — across 2 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 7, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 7, 2026.

It reports 2 power units and 2 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Aug 22, 2024. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 7, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Feb 24, 2011 in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 7, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is JODY BLACKWELDER TRUCKING INC's USDOT number?

JODY BLACKWELDER TRUCKING INC's USDOT number is 1156449, and its motor carrier number is MC-490308.

Is JODY BLACKWELDER TRUCKING INC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 7, 2026. JODY BLACKWELDER TRUCKING INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is JODY BLACKWELDER TRUCKING INC's safety record?

JODY BLACKWELDER TRUCKING INC has a 100.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 11 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 82/100 (tier: review).