Carrier profile · USDOT 186003 · MC-914610 · FMCSA profile data as of Oct 27, 2026

Harbin Lumber Company Inc

DBA LOAD STAR

56 power unitsavg 6 yrRegional · 4 statesLAVONIA, GA94/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-914610 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

56Power units

34 observed · MCS-150

9Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

6.0Avg age (yr)

2006–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(706) 356-2070 Email dispatch[email protected]

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

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Watch · 1

Multiple injury crashes11 crashes involving injuries are on record.

In good standing · 4

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 52 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1974.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 143 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo20.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

56 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

6 yr

Model years 2006–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

1 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.

Safety

84 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Oct 30, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 20.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 1.2%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 45 vehicle and 84 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

20.0% · 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 21.6 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

84 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '25 · 7

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 56-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 56
Inspections · 24 mo: 84
Annualized: ≈42 / 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 Driving27 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance13 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance9 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance8 · 2 OOS
393.104 Cargo securement — tiedownsVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 6 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
393.110 Cargo securement — number of tiedownsVehicle Maintenance4 · 4 OOS
392.9 Failure to secure load / cargo not securedUnsafe Driving3 · 3 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$750,000 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

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K 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 ’22 · 1 insurer · 0 lapsesContinuous

Hartford Midwest’15–’22

beyond this history

2015201820212024now

BIPD in force — $750,000 · FEDERATED MUTUAL INSURANCE CO. · since Jan 2022

All 1 insurer era · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
HARTFORD INSURANCE COMPANY OF THE MIDWEST	Jan 2015 → Jan 2022	$750K	4

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Oct 30, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 56
Observed power (24 mo): 34
Trailers (towed): 9

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

6.0 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2006

Oldest model yr

79.1%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 4 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Oct 30, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

SC busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

South Carolina: 37 inspections
Georgia: 26 inspections
North Carolina: 20 inspections
California: 1 inspections

Home base

LAVONIA, GA

1278 GERRARD ROAD

Most inspections: SC

37 inspections

SC 37 · GA 26 · NC 20

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Oct 30, 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.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 333690 USDOT 1752288 USDOT 3122126 USDOT 350944

Shares a company officer with other carriers

gary davis — 36 carriers: USDOT 257443 USDOT 335643 USDOT 443037 USDOT 599153 USDOT 965945 USDOT 1076884 USDOT 1213608 USDOT 1336699

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 Oct 30, 2026

Location

Physical address: 1278 GERRARD ROAD, LAVONIA, GA, 30553
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (706) 356-2070
Fax: (706) 969-7636
Email: [email protected]
Web domain: harbinlumber.com

Registration

Officer: Gary Davis
USDOT / docket: 186003 · MC-914610
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Aug 25, 2025 · 2,177,995 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: 59541045

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

2,177,995

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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

FMCSA federal activity data as of Oct 30, 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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20%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

9 of 45 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Oct 2024 to Oct 2026.

47violation records

10OOS-tagged records

9 of 45inspections 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

186%1 / 18

Other vehicle maintenance

1362%8 / 13

Brakes

90%0 / 9

Lights

60%0 / 6

Driver fitness

1100%1 / 1

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

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

40%

15%

30%

25%Oct 24 to Apr 252 / 8

8%Apr 25 to Oct 251 / 13

33%Oct 25 to Apr 264 / 12

17%Apr 26 to Oct 262 / 12

Top 3 codes (14 of 47 records)

392.2-SLLSR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)7
393.47E Brake actuators / linings / components4
393.53B-B Automatic brake adjusters / indicators3

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392.2-SLLEWA2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
393.45B2-B-AIR Brake tubing / hose defects2
393.75A3-TAOL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)2
393.9A-LIL Inoperative required lamps2
391.41APC No / expired medical certificate1
392.2-SLLDL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLEWG2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLEWPB State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLLR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLSIV State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLTCD State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLUCR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.82DUMT Using a hand-held mobile phone1
392.9A2-C Failure to secure load / cargo not secured1
393.100B-C Cargo securement (general)1
393.104F3-C Cargo securement — tiedowns1
393.110B2I-C Cargo securement — number of tiedowns1
393.110C-C Cargo securement — number of tiedowns1
393.11A1-LLPL Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.205C-WRAWFLMIB Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.207A-SAPPAS Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.70B1I-CDFWFMI-LT20 Coupling devices / fifth wheel1
393.75A3 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.87A-FPLR Warning flags on projecting loads1
393.9 Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LBL Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LFTSI Inoperative required lamps1
396.17C-PI Periodic (annual) inspection1
396.5B-L Oil and/or grease leak1

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Unsafe driving

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Other vehicle maintenance

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Brakes

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Safety and violations

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for HARBIN LUMBER COMPANY INC.

HARBIN LUMBER COMPANY INC (USDOT 186003) has a Vektor safety score of 94/100 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 Oct 30, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from FEDERATED MUTUAL INSURANCE CO. effective Jan 1, 2022 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Oct 27, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 20.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Oct 30, 2026.

The carrier received 84 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 45 vehicle-level and 84 driver-level — across 4 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Oct 30, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Oct 30, 2026.

It reports 56 power units and 51 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Aug 25, 2025. FMCSA identity data as of Oct 30, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Oct 30, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is HARBIN LUMBER COMPANY INC's USDOT number?

HARBIN LUMBER COMPANY INC's USDOT number is 186003, and its motor carrier number is MC-914610.

Is HARBIN LUMBER COMPANY INC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Oct 30, 2026. HARBIN LUMBER COMPANY INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is HARBIN LUMBER COMPANY INC's safety record?

HARBIN LUMBER COMPANY INC has a 20.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 143 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 94/100 (tier: clear).