Owner-operator
1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
DBA JOSH PARKER TRUCKING
Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-30
Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.
Owner-operator
1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
18 yr
Model years 2000–2023 · peer benchmark computing.
26 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2000 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
Is CAROLINA DISTRIBUTION SERVICE LLC safe to load? CAROLINA DISTRIBUTION SERVICE LLC (USDOT 859048, MC-378907) is an active owner-operator motor carrier based in MARS HILL, NC, operating 1 power unit and 1 driver. Operating authority has been active 26 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). Across 9 roadside inspections, its vehicle out-of-service rate over the last 24 months is 0.0% (below the 22.26% national average), with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months. FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor does not assign this carrier a safety score: 2 federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. FMCSA itself will not score a carrier's vehicle or driver record on fewer than 5, and neither will we — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-30.
CAROLINA DISTRIBUTION SERVICE LLC's USDOT number is 859048, and its motor carrier number is MC-378907.
As of 2026-06-30, CAROLINA DISTRIBUTION SERVICE LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
CAROLINA DISTRIBUTION SERVICE LLC has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 9 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor does not assign this carrier a safety score: 2 federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. FMCSA itself will not score a carrier's vehicle or driver record on fewer than 5, and neither will we — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.
CAROLINA DISTRIBUTION SERVICE LLC operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
CAROLINA DISTRIBUTION SERVICE LLC is based in MARS HILL, NC, with roadside inspections recorded across 2 states.
We could not retrieve a reliable peer set for this profile right now.
2 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks
Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national
Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing
Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal
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.
Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC
What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
Insurance & bonds
Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750k federal floor
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 9 insurers are named in the list below.
BIPD in force — $750,000 · SOUTHWIND RISK RETENTION GROUP INC · since Jul 2025
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY | Jul 2022 → Jul 2025 | $750k | 3 |
| PROGRESSIVE SOUTHEASTERN INSURANCE COMPANY | Jul 2017 → Jul 2022 | $750k | 1 |
| OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C. | Jul 2015 → Jul 2017 | $750k | 1 |
| ATLANTIC CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY | Jul 2014 → Jul 2015 | $750k | 1 |
| CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. | Jul 2013 → Jul 2014 | $750k | 1 |
| LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY | Jul 2012 → Jul 2013 | $750k | 1 |
| MAXUM CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY | Jul 2010 → Jul 2012 | $750k | 2 |
| STRATFORD INSURANCE COMPANY | Jan 2009 → Jul 2010 | $750k | 2 |
| TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY | Mar 2000 → Nov 2002 | $750k | 2 |
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs
Revealed by inspection density across 2 states · 24 mo
Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months
Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units
Roadside-observed power units materially exceed the registered MCS-150 fleet — confirm the carrier is operating within its filed capacity.
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
Contact
Registration
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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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