Fleet typeIdentity
Owner-operator
1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 47490 · MC-145967
W O WOOD & SONS INC
1 power unitsSANDY RIDGE, NC
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-145967 ACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
1Power 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 52 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 1 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 14.6 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority5252 yr active
since 1974Insurance (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
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Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityStable
52 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is W O WOOD & SONS INC safe to work with?
Is W O WOOD & SONS INC safe to load? W O WOOD & SONS INC (USDOT 47490, MC-145967) is an inactive owner-operator motor carrier based in SANDY RIDGE, NC, operating 1 power unit and 1 driver. Operating authority has been active 52 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
WOW O WOOD & SONS 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 · 4 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn
+2 earlier
Amerisure · 93–99
Amerisure · 99–06
Harleysville · 06–09
19932010
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.
5 insurer eras · collapsed from 6 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| ATLANTIC CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY | Jan 2009 → Jan 2010 | $750k | 1 |
| HARLEYSVILLE MUTUAL INSURANCE CO. | Mar 2006 → Jan 2009 | $750k | 1 |
| AMERISURE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY | Mar 1999 → Mar 2006 | $750k | 2 |
| PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY | Jan 1999 → Mar 1999 | $750k | 1 |
| AMERISURE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY | Jul 1993 → Jan 1999 | $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)
- 1
- Observed power (24 mo)
- —
- Trailers (towed)
- —
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
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Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
SANDY RIDGE, NC
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@embarqmail.com — 2439 carriers: USDOT 3863USDOT 3983USDOT 66533USDOT 70718USDOT 79498USDOT 79681USDOT 84839USDOT 90785
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 4694 NC 704 HWY EAST, SANDY RIDGE, NC, 27046
- Mailing address
- PO BOX 63, SANDY RIDGE, NC, 27046
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (336) 871-2607
- Web domain
- embarqmail.com
Registration
- Officers
- W Kentwood · James B Wood
- USDOT / docket
- 47490 · MC-145967
- First registered
- 06/01/1974
- Last MCS-150
- 12/28/2011 · 138,400 mi (2008)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- 77836682
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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Reviews
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Frequently asked
What is W O WOOD & SONS INC's USDOT number?
W O WOOD & SONS INC's USDOT number is 47490, and its motor carrier number is MC-145967.
Is W O WOOD & SONS INC authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, W O WOOD & SONS INC is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is W O WOOD & SONS INC's fleet?
W O WOOD & SONS INC operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is W O WOOD & SONS INC based?
W O WOOD & SONS INC is based in SANDY RIDGE, NC.