Fleet typeIdentity
Small fleet
9 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 273315 · MC-189799
JOHN THOMAS BLACKWELL
DBA BLACKWELL'S TRUCKING
9 power unitsPAGELAND, SC
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-189799 ACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
9Power 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
Limited record
Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.
Established 40 yearsUSDOT registration inactive
Watch · 4
USDOT registration inactiveThe USDOT record is flagged inactive — the carrier may not be authorized to operate.No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 9 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 8.0 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority4040 yr active
since 1986Insurance (BIPD)Unknown
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo—%
▼ 22.26% nat'lCrashes · fatal22
clean 24 moVektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots
Fleet age vs peersDecoding
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Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityStable
40 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1986 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is JOHN THOMAS BLACKWELL safe to work with?
Is JOHN THOMAS BLACKWELL safe to load? JOHN THOMAS BLACKWELL (USDOT 273315, MC-189799) is an inactive small-fleet motor carrier based in PAGELAND, SC, operating 9 power units and 7 drivers. Operating authority has been active 40 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it unrated (50/100), with the leading concern: usdot registration inactive. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
JTJOHN THOMAS BLACKWELL 50
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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.
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Authority & insurance
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
- Common
- None
- Contract
- Inactive
- Broker
- None
Insurance & bonds
BIPD / liability (required)Not on file
CargoNone
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$750k BIPD · 8 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn
+6 earlier
Canal · 94–96
State Pennsylvania · 98–00
Sentry Select · 02–17
19942019
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.
9 insurer eras · collapsed from 14 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY | Jul 2017 → Jan 2019 | $750k | 2 |
| SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY | Jul 2002 → Jul 2017 | $750k | 2 |
| CLARENDON NATIONAL INS. CO. | Apr 2002 → Apr 2002 | $750k | 2 |
| SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY | Apr 2001 → Apr 2002 | $750k | 1 |
| BANKERS INSURANCE COMPANY | Apr 2000 → Apr 2001 | $750k | 2 |
| THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA | Apr 1998 → Apr 2000 | $750k | 1 |
| UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO. | Apr 1997 → May 1998 | $750k | 1 |
| AXA GLOBAL RISKS US INSURANCE COMPANY | Apr 1996 → Apr 1997 | $750k | 1 |
| CANAL INSURANCE CO. | Apr 1994 → Apr 1996 | $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)
- 9
- 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
PAGELAND, SC
Density
fewermore
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Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@shtc.net — 64 carriers: USDOT 171824USDOT 206074USDOT 336418USDOT 476672USDOT 477180USDOT 482690USDOT 525456USDOT 621377
Shares a company officer with other carriers
john blackwell — 6 carriers: USDOT 1379617USDOT 1617365USDOT 2896236USDOT 3229051USDOT 4155182
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 822 NORTH PEARL STREET, PAGELAND, SC, 29728
- Mailing address
- 1341 BREWER RD, PAGELAND, SC, 29728
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (843) 672-5861
- Cell
- (843) 622-6513
- Fax
- (843) 672-6022
- Web domain
- shtc.net
Registration
- Officers
- John Blackwell · Amanda Gaskins
- USDOT / docket
- 273315 · MC-189799
- First registered
- 05/20/1986
- Last MCS-150
- 07/17/2018 · 60,000 mi (2017)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- 139918023
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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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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Frequently asked
What is JOHN THOMAS BLACKWELL's USDOT number?
JOHN THOMAS BLACKWELL's USDOT number is 273315, and its motor carrier number is MC-189799.
Is JOHN THOMAS BLACKWELL authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, JOHN THOMAS BLACKWELL is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is JOHN THOMAS BLACKWELL's fleet?
JOHN THOMAS BLACKWELL operates 9 power units and 7 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is JOHN THOMAS BLACKWELL based?
JOHN THOMAS BLACKWELL is based in PAGELAND, SC.