Special Service Freight Company of the Carolinas IncUSDOT 1437566VR 82/100CHARLOTTE, NC

Carrier profileFMCSA profile data as of Nov 12, 2026

Special Service Freight Company of the Carolinas Inc

USDOT: 1437566
MC: 225803

Inspected in 4 jurisdictionsCHARLOTTE, NC

CARRIER ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Fleet snapshot24-mo observations

85Reported power

35 seen in inspections

13Trailers seen

Inspection records

5.4Avg age (yr)

2012–2026 · vPIC

Call company(704) 587-0001 Email company[email protected]

Assessment evidence · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 12, 2026

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.7.6% of driver inspections out of service · Fatal crash on record

Driver out-of-service rate above average

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7.6% of driver inspections out of serviceCarrier7.6%Benchmark6.7%0.9 percentage points above benchmark.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.20 years since first USDOT registrationFMCSA registration record dates to 2005.

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

USDOT registration yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo13.6%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

Fleet snapshot24-mo observations

85Reported power

35 seen in inspections

13Trailers seen

Inspection records

5.4Avg age (yr)

2012–2026 · vPIC

Call company(704) 587-0001 Email company[email protected]

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

85 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Observed fleet ageObserved

5.4 yr

Model years 2012–2026. No peer comparison available.

Registration historyOn record

20 yr registered

USDOT record added in 2005. Registration age does not establish unchanged ownership or continuous authority.

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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3 hours-of-service violations on record, most recent Oct 26, 2026.

Available records

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Counts reflect returned source records. No observations does not mean no activity; additional access does not guarantee more records.

Historical filings do not establish current coverage. Observed units are a sample, not a complete fleet inventory. Shared vehicle matches are research leads, not proof of ownership or fraud.

Safety

53 inspections · rolling 24 months · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 14, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 13.6%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 7.5%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

24-mo population · 22 vehicle / 53 driver checks

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

16.7% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

How to read this trend

Vehicle-level inspections resulting in a vehicle OOS order, pooled over each trailing six-month window. Trending down 6.0 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark measures the same population.

Roadside inspection history· 24 calendar months · current month partial

53 inspections · Dec '24–Nov '26

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

How to read monthly counts

Monthly FMCSA records across 24 calendar months, including the current partial month. This calendar window differs from the rolling day-level inspection summary. Vehicle and driver populations can overlap within one inspection. The line shows inspections with any OOS result.

Inspection coverage· annual inspections / registered power unit

Annual inspections per registered power unit.

Thin coverage

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.3 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 85-unit fleet — the out-of-service and violation signals above rest on a small sample, so weight them cautiously.

Registered power units: 85
Inspections · 24 mo: 53
Annualized: ≈27 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.3 inspections / unit · yr

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

Recorded violations · ranked by frequency

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving21 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance8 · 1 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving8 · 0 OOS
392.82 Using a hand-held mobile phoneUnsafe Driving4 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness3 · 2 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
376.11 Other violationOther2 · 0 OOS
391.11 Driver not qualifiedDriver Fitness2 · 2 OOS
392.4 Driving of commercial motor vehiclesUnsafe Driving2 · 2 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Nov 12, 2026

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
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

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Coverage requirements

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M meets or exceeds the $750K general-freight floor (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities require $1M–$5M; verify against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$1M BIPD last filed ’21 · 10 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Hanover’96–’01

Travelers’01–’05

National Union’21–now

1993200220112020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 13 insurer eras are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA · since Jun 2021

All 13 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	Jun 2021 → Jun 2021	$1M	1
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Sep 2020 → Jun 2021	$1M	3
AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2017 → Sep 2020	$1M	3
TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY	Sep 2014 → Sep 2017	$1M	2
TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA	Sep 2008 → Nov 2008	$1M	3
UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Sep 2006 → Sep 2008	$1M	3
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Sep 2005 → Sep 2006	$1M	2
ACE PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2005 → Nov 2005	$1M	2
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Apr 2005 → Nov 2005	$1M	3
TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY	Apr 2001 → Apr 2005	$1M	3
HANOVER INSURANCE CO.	Apr 1996 → Apr 2001	$1M	1
TRAVELERS CASUALTY AND SURETY COMPANY	Apr 1995 → Apr 1996	$1M	1
THE CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.	Apr 1993 → Apr 1995	$1M	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 15, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 85
Observed power (24 mo): 35
Trailers (towed): 13

Power units define capacity; trailers stay separate.

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2012

Oldest model yr

37.5%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 4 jurisdictions · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 15, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

Jurisdictions observed

4 US states

Mapped inspections · 24 mo

NC busiest

US inspection map· US states and DC · roadside inspections, last 24 mo

US map; all recognized jurisdiction counts below.

Inspection counts by jurisdiction

North Carolina: 28 inspections
Georgia: 15 inspections
South Carolina: 9 inspections
Virginia: 1 inspections

Home base

CHARLOTTE, NC

3115 SAM WILSON ROAD SUITE 100

Most inspections: NC

28 inspections

NC 28 · GA 15 · SC 9

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Network & connections

Shared vehicles & matching records · not a fraud finding

FMCSA network & connections data as of Nov 14, 2026

Connection records are not fraud findings. Shared vehicles or business details alone do not establish ownership, common management or wrongdoing.

No recent shared-vehicle observations returned

No shared-vehicle matches were returned for the last 12 months. This does not establish that equipment was never shared or that records are complete.

Show all-time history (10 vehicles · 13 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: 4448862 6322739 3523430 4110660 3726149 3726169 3425828 3640812

Matching registration email domain

@specialservice.net — 3 carriers: 338679 1066809

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Nov 14, 2026

Location

Physical address: 3115 SAM WILSON ROAD SUITE 100, CHARLOTTE, NC, 28214
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (704) 587-0001
Fax: (704) 941-6963
Email: [email protected]
Web domain: specialservice.net

Registration

Officers: Chip Popovici · Steven Perriman
USDOT / docket: 1437566 · MC-225803
First registered: Nov 23, 2005
Last MCS-150: May 14, 2026 · 3,048,453 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jan 5, 2010
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 14, 2026

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14%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

3 of 22 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

34violation records

9OOS-tagged records

3 of 22inspections 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.

Unsafe driving

1811%2 / 18

Lights

60%0 / 6

Other vehicle maintenance

560%3 / 5

Driver fitness

475%3 / 4

Hours of service

1100%1 / 1

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

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

30%

15%

30%

0%Nov 24 to May 250 / 4

29%May 25 to Nov 252 / 7

0%Nov 25 to May 260 / 5

17%May 26 to Nov 261 / 6

Top 3 codes (7 of 34 records)

393.9A-LFTSI Inoperative required lamps3
383.23A2 Operating without a valid CDL2
390.21(b) USDOT number marking on vehicle2

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392.16-D Failure to use seat belt2
392.2-SLLED State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLTCD State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.82DUMT Using a hand-held mobile phone2
383.23A2-LCDLNP Operating without a valid CDL1
391.11B4 Driver not qualified1
392.2-SLLFC State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLML State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLS2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLSR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLUP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.4A-DOSP Driving of commercial motor vehicles1
392.4A-DOSU Driving of commercial motor vehicles1
392.82A1 Using a hand-held mobile phone1
393.100C-C Cargo securement (general)1
393.19 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.75A3 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.75A3-TAOL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.9 Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LHLI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9TS Inoperative required lamps1
395.8A1-HOSP Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
396.3A1 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for SPECIAL SERVICE FREIGHT COMPANY OF THE CAROLINAS INC.

SPECIAL SERVICE FREIGHT COMPANY OF THE CAROLINAS INC (USDOT 1437566) 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 12, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Nov 14, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA effective Jun 12, 2021 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 12, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 13.6% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 14, 2026.

The carrier received 53 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 22 vehicle-level and 53 driver-level — across 4 jurisdictions, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 15, 2026.

The carrier has 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 14, 2026.

It reports 85 power units and 91 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 14, 2026. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 14, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jan 5, 2010 in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 14, 2026.

What is SPECIAL SERVICE FREIGHT COMPANY OF THE CAROLINAS INC's USDOT number?

SPECIAL SERVICE FREIGHT COMPANY OF THE CAROLINAS INC's USDOT number is 1437566, and its motor carrier number is MC-225803.

Is SPECIAL SERVICE FREIGHT COMPANY OF THE CAROLINAS INC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 14, 2026. SPECIAL SERVICE FREIGHT COMPANY OF THE CAROLINAS INC is active in the FMCSA register. Operating authority: Common: Active; Contract: Active; Broker: None.

What is SPECIAL SERVICE FREIGHT COMPANY OF THE CAROLINAS INC's safety record?

SPECIAL SERVICE FREIGHT COMPANY OF THE CAROLINAS INC has a 13.6% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 91 roadside inspections, with 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 82/100 (tier: review).

How big is SPECIAL SERVICE FREIGHT COMPANY OF THE CAROLINAS INC's fleet?

SPECIAL SERVICE FREIGHT COMPANY OF THE CAROLINAS INC operates 85 power units and 91 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is SPECIAL SERVICE FREIGHT COMPANY OF THE CAROLINAS INC based?

SPECIAL SERVICE FREIGHT COMPANY OF THE CAROLINAS INC is based in CHARLOTTE, NC, with roadside inspections recorded across 4 jurisdictions.

Contact & documents

Call dispatch(704) 587-0001 Email dispatch[email protected]Carrier packetDownload / print · free

USDOT: 1437566
MC / Docket: MC-225803
Officer: CHIP POPOVICI
Address: 3115 SAM WILSON ROAD SUITE 100
CHARLOTTE, NC, 28214

At a glance

Active for-hire authorityCommon authority · 20 yr since USDOT registration
$1M BIPD in forceBIPD in force — $1,000,000 · NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA · since Jun 2021
Vehicle OOS 13.6%vs 22.26% national — at or below benchmark.
1 fatal crashOn the FMCSA crash record.

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