Sain & Heavner Trucking Co IncUSDOT 165221VR 81/100VALE, NC

Carrier profileFMCSA profile data as of Nov 12, 2026

Sain & Heavner Trucking Co Inc

USDOT: 165221
MC: 152176

Inspected in 16 jurisdictionsVALE, NC

CARRIER ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Fleet snapshot24-mo observations

23Reported power

23 seen in inspections

46Trailers seen

Inspection records

11.8Avg age (yr)

2004–2026 · vPIC

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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.28.2% of vehicle inspections out of service · Fatal crash on record

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average

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28.2% of vehicle inspections out of serviceCarrier28.2%Benchmark22.3%5.9 percentage points above benchmark.Fatal crash on record3 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.52 years since first USDOT registrationFMCSA registration record dates to 1974.

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-mo28.2%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

Fleet snapshot24-mo observations

23Reported power

23 seen in inspections

46Trailers seen

Inspection records

11.8Avg age (yr)

2004–2026 · vPIC

Call company(704) 276-1441 Email company[email protected]

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

23 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Observed fleet ageObserved

11.8 yr

Model years 2004–2026. No peer comparison available.

Registration historyOn record

52 yr registered

USDOT record added in 1974. Registration age does not establish unchanged ownership or continuous authority.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

2 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.

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CheckAsk for the last annual inspection and reefer and brake maintenance records
Vehicle OOS 28.21% on 39 vehicle inspections in 24 months, above the 22.26% CVSA national average.
CheckConfirm ELD provider and check recent HOS violations dates
31 hours-of-service violations on record, most recent Mar 25, 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

92 inspections · rolling 24 months · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 13, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 28.2%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 1.1%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

24-mo population · 39 vehicle / 92 driver checks

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

33.3% · 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 17.5 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark measures the same population.

Roadside inspection history· 24 calendar months · current month partial

89 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.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈2.0 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Among the more heavily-inspected carriers for its size — abundant roadside signal. Coverage isn't the question here; the out-of-service and crash record is.

Registered power units: 23
Inspections · 24 mo: 92
Annualized: ≈46 / yr
Coverage: ≈2.0 inspections / unit · yr

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

Recorded violations · ranked by frequency

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving25 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance25 · 5 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance16 · 16 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance12 · 3 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance9 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance8 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance8 · 4 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance5 · 2 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving4 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 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 ’14 · 4 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Sentry Select’92–’00

Northland’08–’12

beyond this history

1992200120102019now

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

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jun 2014

All 6 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2013 → Jun 2014	$1M	2
UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Jun 2012 → Jun 2013	$1M	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2008 → Jun 2012	$1M	1
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2001 → Jan 2003	$1M	10
THE CONNECTICUT INDEMNITY CO.	Jul 2000 → Jul 2001	$1M	2
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 1992 → Jul 2000	$1M	3

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 13, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 23
Observed power (24 mo): 23
Trailers (towed): 46

Power units define capacity; trailers stay separate.

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2004

Oldest model yr

71.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 16 jurisdictions · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 13, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

Jurisdictions observed

16 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: 44 inspections
South Carolina: 9 inspections
Tennessee: 7 inspections
Mississippi: 5 inspections
Georgia: 4 inspections
Missouri: 4 inspections
Alabama: 3 inspections
Illinois: 3 inspections
Louisiana: 3 inspections
Colorado: 2 inspections
Kentucky: 2 inspections
Virginia: 2 inspections
Indiana: 1 inspections
Kansas: 1 inspections
New Mexico: 1 inspections
Texas: 1 inspections

Home base

VALE, NC

1957 CAT SQUARE ROAD

Most inspections: NC

44 inspections

NC 44 · SC 9 · TN 7

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Network & connections

Shared vehicles & matching records · not a fraud finding

FMCSA network & connections data as of Nov 13, 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 (9 vehicles · 9 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: 3945632 4011094 2390401 3015994 4182762 2549881 3818531 2838730

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 13, 2026

Location

Physical address: 1957 CAT SQUARE ROAD, VALE, NC, 28168
Mailing address: PO BOX 27, VALE, NC, 28168
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (704) 276-1441
Fax: (704) 276-2205
Email: [email protected]
Web domain: sainheavner.com

Registration

Officers: Penny Hoover · Karen M Sain
USDOT / docket: 165221 · MC-152176
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Apr 15, 2026 · 2,067,026 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Mar 31, 2006
D-U-N-S: 86866308

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 13, 2026

Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor

No licensing or insurance changes are available in this activity feed. This does not establish an unchanged record or complete historical coverage.

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28%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

11 of 39 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

84violation records

14OOS-tagged records

11 of 39inspections 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.

Hours of service

210%0 / 21

Lights

2119%4 / 21

Unsafe driving

150%0 / 15

Other vehicle maintenance

1346%6 / 13

Brakes

1217%2 / 12

Driver fitness

2100%2 / 2

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

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

50%

15%

30%

43%Nov 24 to May 253 / 7

15%May 25 to Nov 252 / 13

25%Nov 25 to May 263 / 12

43%May 26 to Nov 263 / 7

Top 3 codes (18 of 84 records)

395.30B1-ELDDFR ELD — use / data transfer9
395.24 ELD — record edits / data5
392.2-SLLS2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)4

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393.45B2-B-AIR Brake tubing / hose defects4
393.9A-LSLI Inoperative required lamps4
392.2-SLLLR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)3
393.9TS Inoperative required lamps3
395.8A Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing3
392.2-SLLFC State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLS1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
393.11A1-LTNRV Required lamps/reflectors missing2
393.45C-BSG Brake tubing / hose defects2
393.47B-BMBCBD Brake actuators / linings / components2
393.75A Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)2
393.75A3 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)2
393.9BRKLAMP Inoperative required lamps2
395.22G-ELDMFV ELD — provider/registration/malfunction2
396.5B-HWSL Oil and/or grease leak2
383.23A2-LCDLN Operating without a valid CDL1
391.11B4-DEN Driver not qualified1
392.2-SLLS3 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2MI State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.7A Driving of commercial motor vehicles1
392.82A1 Using a hand-held mobile phone1
393.11B-CSRIGRR Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.201A-FRCLS Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.205C-WRAWFLMIB Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.45B2-BHTD Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.45D Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.45D-B Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.55D2-B Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.75A3-TAOL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.9 Inoperative required lamps1
393.95A1 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.9A-LBL Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LCL Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LHLI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LPL Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LRLI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LSLIWR Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LTSI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9T Inoperative required lamps1
395.3A1-HOSPD Driving beyond hours-of-service limits1
395.3A2-HOSPD Driving beyond hours-of-service limits1
396.3A1 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.3A1-BNMH Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.5B-L Oil and/or grease leak1

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Lights

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Safety and violations

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for SAIN & HEAVNER TRUCKING CO INC.

SAIN & HEAVNER TRUCKING CO INC (USDOT 165221) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 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 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jun 1, 2014 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 12, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 28.2% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 13, 2026.

The carrier received 92 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 39 vehicle-level and 92 driver-level — across 16 jurisdictions, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 13, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 3 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 13, 2026.

It reports 23 power units and 23 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 15, 2026. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 13, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Mar 31, 2006 in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 13, 2026.

What is SAIN & HEAVNER TRUCKING CO INC's USDOT number?

SAIN & HEAVNER TRUCKING CO INC's USDOT number is 165221, and its motor carrier number is MC-152176.

Is SAIN & HEAVNER TRUCKING CO INC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 13, 2026. SAIN & HEAVNER TRUCKING CO INC is active in the FMCSA register. Operating authority: Common: Active; Contract: Active; Broker: None.

What is SAIN & HEAVNER TRUCKING CO INC's safety record?

SAIN & HEAVNER TRUCKING CO INC has a 28.2% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 157 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).

How big is SAIN & HEAVNER TRUCKING CO INC's fleet?

SAIN & HEAVNER TRUCKING CO INC operates 23 power units and 23 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is SAIN & HEAVNER TRUCKING CO INC based?

SAIN & HEAVNER TRUCKING CO INC is based in VALE, NC, with roadside inspections recorded across 16 jurisdictions.

Contact & documents

Call dispatch(704) 276-1441 Email dispatch[email protected]Carrier packetDownload / print · free

USDOT: 165221
MC / Docket: MC-152176
Officer: PENNY HOOVER
Address: 1957 CAT SQUARE ROAD
VALE, NC, 28168

At a glance

Active for-hire authorityCommon authority · 52 yr since USDOT registration
$1M BIPD in forceBIPD in force — $1,000,000 · SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jun 2014
Vehicle OOS 28.2%vs 22.26% national — above benchmark.
3 fatal crashesOn the FMCSA crash record.

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