Fleet typeIdentity
Small fleet
4 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 285657 · MC-460051
PADDY MOUNTAIN LUMBER CO INC
4 power unitsWEST JEFFERSON, NC
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-460051 ACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
4Power 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 4 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 8.8 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority3939 yr active
since 1987Insurance (BIPD)Unknown
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
39 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1987 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is PADDY MOUNTAIN LUMBER CO INC safe to work with?
Is PADDY MOUNTAIN LUMBER CO INC safe to load? PADDY MOUNTAIN LUMBER CO INC (USDOT 285657, MC-460051) is an inactive small-fleet motor carrier based in WEST JEFFERSON, NC, operating 4 power units and 1 driver. Operating authority has been active 39 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
PMPADDY MOUNTAIN LUMBER CO INC 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 · 3 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous
+2 earlier
Canal · 05–18
20032018
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.
3 insurer eras · collapsed from 21 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| CANAL INSURANCE CO. | Jan 2005 → Jun 2018 | $750k | 19 |
| CLARENDON NATIONAL INS. CO. | Feb 2004 → Feb 2005 | $750k | 1 |
| LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY | May 2003 → Feb 2004 | $750k | 1 |
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Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 4
- 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
WEST JEFFERSON, NC
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
@skybest.com — 127 carriers: USDOT 178838USDOT 232974USDOT 356340USDOT 390051USDOT 440678USDOT 480528USDOT 488141USDOT 497752
Shares a company officer with other carriers
robert osborne — 12 carriers: USDOT 776526USDOT 1687647USDOT 1702607USDOT 1861335USDOT 2760386USDOT 2968801USDOT 3333700USDOT 3549622
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 1657 NC HWY 194 NORTH, WEST JEFFERSON, NC, 28694
- Mailing address
- P O BOX 708, JEFFERSON, NC, 28640-0053
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (336) 982-3667
- Cell
- (336) 977-0721
- Fax
- (336) 982-3667
- Web domain
- skybest.com
Registration
- Officers
- Robert Osborne · David Osborne
- USDOT / docket
- 285657 · MC-460051
- First registered
- 01/14/1987
- Last MCS-150
- 09/08/2017 · 78,000 mi (2012)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- 131419145
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 PADDY MOUNTAIN LUMBER CO INC's USDOT number?
PADDY MOUNTAIN LUMBER CO INC's USDOT number is 285657, and its motor carrier number is MC-460051.
Is PADDY MOUNTAIN LUMBER CO INC authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, PADDY MOUNTAIN LUMBER CO INC is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is PADDY MOUNTAIN LUMBER CO INC's fleet?
PADDY MOUNTAIN LUMBER CO INC operates 4 power units and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is PADDY MOUNTAIN LUMBER CO INC based?
PADDY MOUNTAIN LUMBER CO INC is based in WEST JEFFERSON, NC.