Carrier profile · USDOT 277392 · MC-194278 · FMCSA profile data as of Oct 27, 2026

Mountain River Trucking Company Inc

DBA MOUNTAIN RIVER TRUCKING CO INC

105 power unitsavg 6.7 yrNational · 24 statesMT AIRY, NC88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-194278 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

105Power units

146 observed · MCS-150

148Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

6.7Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(336) 786-6088 Email dispatch[email protected]

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

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Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record4 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's 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 40 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1986.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 541 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo4.8%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

10 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

105 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

6.7 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

40 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1986 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

140 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.

Before you tender

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36 hours-of-service violations on record, most recent Sep 25, 2026.

Safety

310 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 1, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 4.8%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 1.3%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 207 vehicle and 310 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

4.5% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 3.5 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

296 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Dec '25 · 20

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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.5 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 105-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 105
Inspections · 24 mo: 310
Annualized: ≈155 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.5 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 Driving104 · 1 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance24 · 7 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance17 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance14 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance9 · 3 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance9 · 6 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance6 · 2 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving6 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance4 · 0 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$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

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M 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

$1M BIPD last filed ’25 · 7 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

Northland’94–’00

Occidental Fire’04–’07

State National’08–’11

American Inter-fidelity’11–’15

Starr Liability’15–’19

American Inter-fidelity’19–now

1994200220102018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 10 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · AMERICAN INTER-FIDELITY EXCHANGE · since Aug 2025

All 10 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
AMERICAN INTER-FIDELITY EXCHANGE	Aug 2019 → Aug 2025	$1M	6
STARR INDEMNITY & LIABILITY INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2015 → Aug 2019	$1M	7
AMERICAN INTER-FIDELITY EXCHANGE	Jul 2011 → Aug 2015	$1M	4
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	Jul 2008 → Jul 2011	$1M	4
OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	Apr 2008 → Jul 2008	$1M	1
OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	Jul 2004 → Jul 2007	$1M	5
ATHENA ASSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2003 → Jul 2004	$1M	1
REPUBLIC WESTERN INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2001 → Jul 2003	$1M	3
REPUBLIC WESTERN INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2000 → Jul 2000	$1M	2
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	May 1994 → Jul 2000	$1M	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 1, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 105
Observed power (24 mo): 146
Trailers (towed): 148

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

6.7 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

79.3%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 24 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 1, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

310

TN busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Tennessee: 91 inspections
North Carolina: 71 inspections
California: 28 inspections
Arkansas: 25 inspections
New Mexico: 23 inspections
Arizona: 20 inspections
Texas: 11 inspections
South Carolina: 5 inspections
Washington: 4 inspections
Oklahoma: 4 inspections
Georgia: 3 inspections
Kentucky: 3 inspections
Missouri: 3 inspections
South Dakota: 3 inspections
Idaho: 3 inspections
Illinois: 3 inspections
Virginia: 2 inspections
Kansas: 2 inspections
Utah: 1 inspections
Colorado: 1 inspections
Louisiana: 1 inspections
Nevada: 1 inspections
Indiana: 1 inspections
Florida: 1 inspections

Home base

MT AIRY, NC

207 DIRECT LANE

Most inspections: TN

91 inspections

TN 91 · NC 71 · CA 28

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 1, 2026

Last 12 months: 8 trucks also ran under 6 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 2841985 USDOT 4441423 USDOT 362702 USDOT 3779050 USDOT 3272492 USDOT 327574Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (60 trucks · 52 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 509145 USDOT 2483722 USDOT 3617648 USDOT 4109651 USDOT 3126416 USDOT 4045024 USDOT 4196079 USDOT 2941541

Shares a company officer with other carriers

james smith — 238 carriers: USDOT 146351 USDOT 255631 USDOT 329305 USDOT 337947 USDOT 341802 USDOT 398018 USDOT 480088 USDOT 480804

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

105

Observed (24 mo)

146

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 1, 2026

Location

Physical address: 207 DIRECT LANE, MT AIRY, NC, 27030
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (336) 786-6088
Fax: (336) 786-1924
Email: [email protected]
Web domain: mountainriver.com

Registration

Officer: James Smith
USDOT / docket: 277392 · MC-194278
First registered: Aug 7, 1986
Last MCS-150: Feb 3, 2025 · 17,000,000 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jul 2, 2014
D-U-N-S: 196022651

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

105

Power units

192

Drivers

192

CDL drivers

17,000,000

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 2, 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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vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

10 of 207 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

133violation records

18OOS-tagged records

10 of 207inspections 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

613%2 / 61

Brakes

2615%4 / 26

Hours of service

268%2 / 26

Other vehicle maintenance

1354%7 / 13

Lights

743%3 / 7

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

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

30%

15%

30%

4%Nov 24 to May 252 / 54

5%May 25 to Nov 253 / 63

7%Nov 25 to May 263 / 46

5%May 26 to Nov 262 / 44

Top 3 codes (27 of 133 records)

392.2-SLLLR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)10
395.24 ELD — record edits / data9
393.45B2-B-AIR Brake tubing / hose defects8

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392.2-SLLS2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)5
393.55E-B Antilock brake system (ABS)5
392.16-D Failure to use seat belt4
392.2-SLLED State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)4
392.2-SLLS1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)4
392.2-SLLS4 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)4
392.2-SLLSWZ State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)4
393.45D-B Brake tubing / hose defects4
393.55C2-B Antilock brake system (ABS)4
395.24D-ELDPT ELD — record edits / data4
392.2-SLLEWA1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)3
392.2-SLLS3 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)3
392.2-SLL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLCP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLML State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLTCD State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2LV State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
393.207F-SDAS Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)2
395.30B2-ELDDFC24 ELD — use / data transfer2
396.3A1-ALBV Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed2
392.2-SLLDL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLFC State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLILC State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLMF State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLUP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.22B-DFPWD Driving of commercial motor vehicles1
392.4A-UI Driving of commercial motor vehicles1
392.71A-D Driving of commercial motor vehicles1
392.8-D Driving of commercial motor vehicles1
392.9A3 Failure to secure load / cargo not secured1
393.11A1-LFTSM Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.11A1-LHLM Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.205A-WRBH Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.207F-SLAS Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.23PT Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.45B2-B Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.45B2-BHTD Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.45B2PC Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.45D-BAAL Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.55C1-B Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.75G-TAOW Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.9 Inoperative required lamps1
393.95A4-EENA Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.9A-LHLI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LSLI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LSLIWR Inoperative required lamps1
393.9BRKLAMP Inoperative required lamps1
395.22H4-ELDBRODS ELD — provider/registration/malfunction1
395.24C2II-ELDTN ELD — record edits / data1
395.24C2III-ELDSDN ELD — record edits / data1
395.30B1-ELDDFR ELD — use / data transfer1
395.3A1-HOSPD Driving beyond hours-of-service limits1
395.3A2-HOSPDIT Driving beyond hours-of-service limits1
395.3A3II Driving beyond hours-of-service limits1
395.8D11-HOSF Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
395.8D3-HOSF Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
395.8E Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
395.8E-HOSPD Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
396.17C-PI Periodic (annual) inspection1
396.3A1-BALAC Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.3A1-TAOCV Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.3A1-TFCV Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1

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Unsafe driving

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Brakes

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Hours of service

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Safety and violations

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for MOUNTAIN RIVER TRUCKING COMPANY INC.

MOUNTAIN RIVER TRUCKING COMPANY INC (USDOT 277392) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 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 Nov 1, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from AMERICAN INTER-FIDELITY EXCHANGE effective Aug 1, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Oct 27, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 4.8% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 1, 2026.

The carrier received 310 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 207 vehicle-level and 310 driver-level — across 24 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 1, 2026.

The carrier has 10 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 4 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 1, 2026.

It reports 105 power units and 192 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 3, 2025. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 1, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jul 2, 2014 in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 1, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is MOUNTAIN RIVER TRUCKING COMPANY INC's USDOT number?

MOUNTAIN RIVER TRUCKING COMPANY INC's USDOT number is 277392, and its motor carrier number is MC-194278.

Is MOUNTAIN RIVER TRUCKING COMPANY INC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 1, 2026. MOUNTAIN RIVER TRUCKING COMPANY INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is MOUNTAIN RIVER TRUCKING COMPANY INC's safety record?

MOUNTAIN RIVER TRUCKING COMPANY INC has a 4.8% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 541 roadside inspections, with 10 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).