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Carrier profile · USDOT 1600282 · MC-591980 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

GRADY EUGENE MCDANIEL

DBA MCDANIEL TOWING

2 power unitsFALLSTON, NC

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-591980 ACTIVEHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

2Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

Call dispatch(704) 473-6847 Email dispatchsearcyjudy@yahoo.com

Carrier verification summary for GRADY EUGENE MCDANIEL

GRADY EUGENE MCDANIEL (USDOT 1600282) has a Vektor safety score of 65/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

GRADY EUGENE MCDANIEL (USDOT 1600282) holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

GRADY EUGENE MCDANIEL (USDOT 1600282) has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from THE PENINSULA INSURANCE COMPANY effective Nov 15, 2017 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

GRADY EUGENE MCDANIEL (USDOT 1600282) reports 2 power units and 3 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 2, 2022.

GRADY EUGENE MCDANIEL (USDOT 1600282) has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

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

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileNo inspection history despite active fleet

Watch · 3

No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 2 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.Reincarnated carrier — prior authority revokedFMCSA links this carrier to a previously revoked operating authority — the classic chameleon-carrier pattern. Verify it is not evading an enforcement history.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 4.3 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.

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 2007.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal—

No crash record

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal—

No crash record

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 peersDecoding

—

Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityFlagged

19 yr unchanged

Linked to a previously revoked authority — verify before tendering.

Safety

Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history

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

No roadside inspections on record.

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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 · 3 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Plaza’10–’15

Atlantic’15–’17

beyond this history

2007201220172022now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 3 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · THE PENINSULA INSURANCE COMPANY · since Nov 2017

All 3 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ATLANTIC CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2015 → Nov 2017	$750K	3
PLAZA INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2010 → Nov 2015	$750K	6
UNIVERSAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2007 → Feb 2008	$750K	2

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

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

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

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo

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

Home base

FALLSTON, NC

3605 FALLSTON WACO ROAD

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

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

Reincarnated carrier — prior authority was revoked

FMCSA links this carrier to a previously revoked authority: USDOT 1600282. Reincarnation is a primary chameleon-carrier pattern.

Named as the prior authority of newer carriers

1 carrier list this USDOT as their revoked predecessor: USDOT 1600282.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 3605 FALLSTON WACO ROAD, FALLSTON, NC, 28042
Mailing address: PO BOX 125, FALLSTON, NC, 28042
Operation: Intrastate (Hazmat)· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (704) 473-6847
Email: searcyjudy@yahoo.com

Registration

Officer: Kameron Blanton
USDOT / docket: 1600282 · MC-591980
First registered: Jan 25, 2007
Last MCS-150: Mar 2, 2022 · 75,000 mi (2021)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

75,000

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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