Fleet typeIdentity
Asset-based
74 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 1728528
CENTRAL CAROLINA SEEDING LLC
74 power unitsavg 12 yrRegional · 6 statesLEXINGTON, NC
CARRIER ACTIVERATED CONDITIONAL
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
74Power units
53 observed · MCS-150
24Trailers seen
Decoded · vPIC
12.0Avg age (yr)
1997–2025 · vPIC
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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.
Established 19 yearsVehicle out-of-service rate well above average
Watch · 3
In good standing · 1
Operating authority1818 yr active
since 2008Insurance (BIPD)Unknown
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo34.734.7 %
▲ 22.26% nat'lCrashes · fatal00
4 in 24moVektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots
Fleet age vs peersTypical
12 yr
Model years 1997–2025 · peer benchmark computing.
Identity stabilityStable
18 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2008 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
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Is CENTRAL CAROLINA SEEDING LLC safe to work with?
Is CENTRAL CAROLINA SEEDING LLC safe to load? CENTRAL CAROLINA SEEDING LLC (USDOT 1728528) is an active asset-based motor carrier based in LEXINGTON, NC, operating 74 power units and 58 drivers. Operating authority has been active 18 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). Across 172 roadside inspections, its vehicle out-of-service rate is 34.7% (above the 22.26% national average), with 4 reportable crashes in the last 24 months. FMCSA rates it Conditional. Vektor rates it review before loading (74/100), with the leading concern: vehicle out-of-service rate well above average. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
CCCENTRAL CAROLINA SEEDING LLC 74
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Safety
172 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
Vehicle OOS 34.7% (24-mo)72 veh insp · 24-mo · nat'l 22.26%
050%nat'l 22.26%
Driver OOS 7.2% (24-mo)125 drv insp · 24-mo · nat'l 6.67%
030%nat'l 6.67%
OOS trajectory· trailing 6-mo vehicle-OOS rate vs national
36.7% now▲ Worsening
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.
Under-inspected
Expected
Well-monitored
Heavily inspected
≈0.8 / unit·yr
thin signalabundant signal
Within the expected band for a 74-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.
- Registered power units
- 74
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 125
- Annualized
- ≈63 / 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.
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance25 · 8 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving24
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance15
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance15
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance10 · 10 OOS
- 393.43 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance10 · 10 OOS
- 393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance8
- 395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance7 · 5 OOS
- 391.11 Driver not qualifiedDriver Fitness6 · 5 OOS
- 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving5
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Authority & insurance
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
No insurance filing history on record.
03
Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 74
- Observed power (24 mo)
- 53
- Trailers (towed)
- 24
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs
Average age
2025
Newest model yr
1997
Oldest model yr
VINs decoded
04
Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density across 6 states · 24 mo
Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography
Operating radiusRegional
revealedStates observed66
US statesInspections · 24 mo125125
NC busiestInspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
LEXINGTON, NC
Top corridor
NC
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Last 12 months: 2 trucks also ran under 2 other carriers
VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 2536750USDOT 970198Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.
Show all-time history (11 trucks · 8 carriers)
Across all inspections on record: USDOT 970198USDOT 2891935USDOT 1431996USDOT 528452USDOT 342780USDOT 2397781USDOT 726198USDOT 3138274
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@centralcarolinaseeding.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 3819362
Shares a company officer with other carriers
dylan spears — 2 carriers: USDOT 3308549
Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units
Registered (MCS-150)7474
Observed (24 mo)5353
Shared w/ other carriers1111
Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 7255 US HWY 64 E, LEXINGTON, NC, 27292
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (336) 788-7178
- Cell
- (336) 740-5495
- Fax
- (336) 788-7179
- Web domain
- centralcarolinaseeding.com
Registration
- Officers
- Dylan Spears · Taylor Mccaskill
- USDOT / docket
- 1728528
- First registered
- 01/18/2008
- Last MCS-150
- 05/12/2025 · 1,074,000 mi (2024)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Conditional · 12/20/2022
- Recordable crash rate
- 0.00
- D-U-N-S
- 26946813
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
07
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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Frequently asked
What is CENTRAL CAROLINA SEEDING LLC's USDOT number?
CENTRAL CAROLINA SEEDING LLC's USDOT number is 1728528.
Is CENTRAL CAROLINA SEEDING LLC authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, CENTRAL CAROLINA SEEDING LLC is active in the FMCSA register.
What is CENTRAL CAROLINA SEEDING LLC's safety record?
CENTRAL CAROLINA SEEDING LLC has a 34.7% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 172 roadside inspections, with 4 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Conditional" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 74/100 (tier: review).
How big is CENTRAL CAROLINA SEEDING LLC's fleet?
CENTRAL CAROLINA SEEDING LLC operates 74 power units and 58 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is CENTRAL CAROLINA SEEDING LLC based?
CENTRAL CAROLINA SEEDING LLC is based in LEXINGTON, NC, with roadside inspections recorded across 6 states.