Carrier profile · USDOT 1544288 · MC-574276 · FMCSA profile data as of Oct 27, 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 dispatch[email protected]

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Load decision · FMCSA profile data as of Oct 27, 2026

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Watch · 1

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average50.0% 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-mo50.0%

▲ 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

20 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2006 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

4 other inspections in border states, with no named crossing match.

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

Before you tender

What to check before you tender

CheckAsk for the last annual inspection and reefer and brake maintenance records
Vehicle OOS 50.00% on 18 vehicle inspections in 24 months, above the 22.26% CVSA national average.
CheckConfirm ELD provider and check recent HOS violations dates
3 hours-of-service violations on record, most recent Mar 31, 2026.

Safety

24 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 1, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 50.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 4.2%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 18 vehicle and 24 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

50.0% · 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 14.4 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

22 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

≈0.8 / 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: 24
Annualized: ≈12 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.8 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 Driving7 · 0 OOS
393.43 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 4 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 4 OOS
392.82 Using a hand-held mobile phoneUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.205 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Oct 27, 2026

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

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 1, 2026

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

85.7%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 14 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 1, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

NC busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

North Carolina: 4 inspections
Louisiana: 3 inspections
Texas: 3 inspections
Oklahoma: 2 inspections
Florida: 2 inspections
Tennessee: 2 inspections
New Mexico: 1 inspections
Ohio: 1 inspections
Georgia: 1 inspections
Pennsylvania: 1 inspections
Kentucky: 1 inspections
Utah: 1 inspections
Mississippi: 1 inspections
Washington: 1 inspections

Home base

CANDLER, NC

120 DOGWOOD RD

Most inspections: NC

4 inspections

NC 4 · LA 3 · TX 3

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 1, 2026

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 · 17 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1626636 USDOT 4299538 USDOT 4430778 USDOT 327574 USDOT 1612855 USDOT 4404133 USDOT 306971 USDOT 1486168

Shares a company officer with other carriers

petr radchishin — 13 carriers: USDOT 900446 USDOT 1420517 USDOT 2638392 USDOT 2992942 USDOT 3117318 USDOT 3242834 USDOT 3364675 USDOT 3496484

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 1, 2026

Location

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

Contact

Phone: (828) 548-0037
Fax: (916) 352-6347
Email: [email protected]
Web domain: carolinatransportationinc.com

Registration

Officer: Petr Radchishin
USDOT / docket: 1544288 · MC-574276
First registered: Aug 18, 2006
Last MCS-150: Aug 10, 2026 · 625,652 mi (2025)
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

625,652

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 1, 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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50%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

9 of 18 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

22violation records

10OOS-tagged records

9 of 18inspections 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

9100%9 / 9

Unsafe driving

70%0 / 7

Brakes

333%1 / 3

Hours of service

20%0 / 2

Lights

10%0 / 1

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

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

70%

15%

30%

50%Nov 24 to May 251 / 2

60%May 25 to Nov 253 / 5

38%Nov 25 to May 263 / 8

67%May 26 to Nov 262 / 3

Top 3 codes (6 of 22 records)

393.43DBMA Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)2
393.75G-LOAD Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)2
395.8E-HOSPD Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing2

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390.21(a) USDOT number marking on vehicle1
390.21TB1-MC USDOT number marking on vehicle1
392.2-SLLEWA1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLSR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2W State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.82A1 Using a hand-held mobile phone1
392.82DUMT Using a hand-held mobile phone1
393.43D Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.43D-B Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.47E Brake actuators / linings / components1
393.53B-B Automatic brake adjusters / indicators1
393.75A3 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.75A3-TAOL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.9 Inoperative required lamps1
396.3A1-BOS Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1

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 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. FMCSA profile data as of Oct 27, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Nov 1, 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. FMCSA insurance data as of Oct 27, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 50.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 1, 2026.

The carrier received 24 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 18 vehicle-level and 24 driver-level — across 14 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 1, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 2 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 1, 2026.

It reports 16 power units and 16 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Aug 10, 2026. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 1, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Apr 15, 2011 in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 1, 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?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 1, 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 50.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 31 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).