Carrier profile · USDOT 507635 · MC-316957 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

CHARLES T BUTLER JR

3 power unitsavg 14.4 yrLocal · 2 statesCHADBOURN, NC73/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-316957 ACTIVERATED CONDITIONAL

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

3Power units

3 observed · MCS-150

7Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

14.4Avg age (yr)

1999–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(910) 654-5551

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileDriver out-of-service rate above average

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Driver out-of-service rate above average9.1% vs the 6.7% national average.Reincarnated carrier — prior authority revokedFMCSA links this carrier to a previously revoked operating authority — the classic chameleon-carrier pattern. Verify it is not evading an enforcement history.Multiple injury crashes6 crashes involving injuries are on record.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 34 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1992.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo33.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo33.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

3 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

14.4 yr

Model years 1999–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityFlagged

33 yr unchanged

Linked to a previously revoked authority — verify before tendering.

Safety

11 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 33.3%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 9.1%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 3 vehicle and 11 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

33.3% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 33.3 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

10 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Dec '25 · 3

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.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.8 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Among the more heavily-inspected carriers for its size — abundant roadside signal. Coverage isn't the question here; the out-of-service and crash record is.

Registered power units: 3
Inspections · 24 mo: 11
Annualized: ≈6 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.8 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.

392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving4 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.25 Lighting device requirementsVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
392.5 Driving of commercial motor vehiclesUnsafe Driving1 · 1 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 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

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K 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

$750K BIPD last filed ’26 · 9 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Northland’01–’12

National’12–’19

1997200520132021now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 9 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · STONEWOOD INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jan 2026

All 9 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
STONEWOOD INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2024 → Jan 2026	$750K	3
INCLINE CASUALTY COMPANY	Jan 2022 → Jan 2024	$750K	8
AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2020 → Jan 2022	$750K	6
PROGRESSIVE SOUTHEASTERN INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2019 → Jan 2020	$750K	1
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Jan 2012 → Jan 2019	$750K	2
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2001 → Jan 2012	$750K	2
AMERICAN ALTERNATIVE INSURANCE CORPORATION	Jan 2000 → Jan 2001	$750K	1
TRUMBULL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 1998 → Jan 2000	$750K	3
AXA GLOBAL RISKS US INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 1997 → Dec 1997	$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): 3
Observed power (24 mo): 3
Trailers (towed): 7

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

14.4 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1999

Oldest model yr

27.3%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 2 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

SC busiest

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

CHADBOURN, NC

6399 ROUGH AND READY ROAD

Top corridor

SC ⇄ NC

SC 7 · NC 4

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

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

Reincarnated carrier — prior authority was revoked

FMCSA links this carrier to a previously revoked authority: USDOT 507635. Reincarnation is a primary chameleon-carrier pattern.

Named as the prior authority of newer carriers

1 carrier list this USDOT as their revoked predecessor: USDOT 507635.

Shares a company officer with other carriers

charles butler — 17 carriers: USDOT 97730 USDOT 802551 USDOT 1371692 USDOT 1495347 USDOT 1674350 USDOT 1903485 USDOT 2015758 USDOT 2049297

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 6399 ROUGH AND READY ROAD, CHADBOURN, NC, 28431
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (910) 654-5551
Cell: (910) 445-9608
Fax: (910) 654-3668
Email: —

Registration

Officer: Charles Butler
USDOT / docket: 507635 · MC-316957
First registered: Dec 21, 1992
Last MCS-150: Jul 23, 2025 · 230,000 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Conditional · Jun 1, 2005
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

230,000

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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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for CHARLES T BUTLER JR.

CHARLES T BUTLER JR (USDOT 507635) has a Vektor safety score of 73/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from STONEWOOD INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jan 7, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 33.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 11 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 3 vehicle-level and 11 driver-level — across 2 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 3 power units and 2 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jul 23, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Conditional assigned Jun 1, 2005 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is CHARLES T BUTLER JR's USDOT number?

CHARLES T BUTLER JR's USDOT number is 507635, and its motor carrier number is MC-316957.

Is CHARLES T BUTLER JR authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, CHARLES T BUTLER JR is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is CHARLES T BUTLER JR's safety record?

CHARLES T BUTLER JR has a 33.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 12 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Conditional" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 73/100 (tier: review).