Fleet typeIdentity
Owner-operator
2 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 2134186 · MC-743213
EXCEL MOVING AND STORAGE OF CHARLESTON INC
2 power unitsNORTH CHARLESTON, SC
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-743213 ACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
2Power units
Self-reported · MCS-150
—Trailers seen
None observed · 24 mo
—Avg age (yr)
Awaiting decode
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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Review before loading
Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.
Active operating authorityInsurance on fileNo inspection history despite active fleet
Watch · 2
Operating authority1515 yr active
since 2011Insurance (BIPD)On file
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo—%
▼ 22.26% nat'lCrashes · fatal00
clean 24 moVektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots
Fleet age vs peersDecoding
—
Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityStable
15 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2011 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is EXCEL MOVING AND STORAGE OF CHARLESTON INC safe to work with?
Is EXCEL MOVING AND STORAGE OF CHARLESTON INC safe to load? EXCEL MOVING AND STORAGE OF CHARLESTON INC (USDOT 2134186, MC-743213) is an inactive owner-operator motor carrier based in NORTH CHARLESTON, SC, operating 2 power units and 2 drivers. Operating authority has been active 15 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it review before loading (80/100), with the leading concern: no inspection history despite active fleet. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
EMEXCEL MOVING AND STORAGE OF CHARLESTON INC 80
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Safety
Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
No roadside inspections on record.
02
Authority & insurance
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
- Common
- Active
- Contract
- None
- Broker
- None
Insurance & bonds
BIPD / liability (required)Filed with FMCSA
CargoFiled with FMCSA
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$750k BIPD · 2 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous
+1 earlier
Vanliner · 11–11
20112011
No BIPD policy is currently in force in the filing history. The authority record may still list one on file — request a COI to confirm current coverage.
03
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.
04
Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
NORTH CHARLESTON, SC
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@excelms.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 1140462
06
Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 7143 BRYHAWKE CIRCLE, NORTH CHARLESTON, SC, 29418
- Mailing address
- 2612 DISCOVERY DRIVE, RALEIGH, NC, 27616
- Operation
- Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)
Contact
- Phone
- (919) 532-1961
- jdorsett@excelms.com
- Web domain
- excelms.com
Registration
- Officers
- James D Dorsett · Jody C Hatley
- USDOT / docket
- 2134186 · MC-743213
- First registered
- 03/24/2011
- Last MCS-150
- 06/28/2017
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- —
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
—CDL drivers
—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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Reviews
Verified broker, shipper & driver reviews — moderated
Performance ratings only — never the Vektor risk score
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Frequently asked
What is EXCEL MOVING AND STORAGE OF CHARLESTON INC's USDOT number?
EXCEL MOVING AND STORAGE OF CHARLESTON INC's USDOT number is 2134186, and its motor carrier number is MC-743213.
Is EXCEL MOVING AND STORAGE OF CHARLESTON INC authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, EXCEL MOVING AND STORAGE OF CHARLESTON INC is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is EXCEL MOVING AND STORAGE OF CHARLESTON INC's fleet?
EXCEL MOVING AND STORAGE OF CHARLESTON INC operates 2 power units and 2 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is EXCEL MOVING AND STORAGE OF CHARLESTON INC based?
EXCEL MOVING AND STORAGE OF CHARLESTON INC is based in NORTH CHARLESTON, SC.