Carrier profile · USDOT 91569 · MC-334802 · FMCSA profile data as of Oct 27, 2026

Variety Wholesalers Inc

119 power unitsavg 9.1 yrNational · 17 statesHENDERSON, NC81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-334802 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

119Power units

100 observed · MCS-150

167Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

9.1Avg age (yr)

1999–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(252) 430-2156 Email dispatch[email protected]

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

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

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average28.8% vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record3 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's 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 52 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1974.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo28.8%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

15 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

119 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

9.1 yr

Model years 1999–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

A named inspection location does not confirm a border transit or operating authority. Counts cover retained inspection records.

Before you tender

What to check before you tender

CheckAsk for the last annual inspection and brake and equipment maintenance records
Vehicle OOS 28.77% on 73 vehicle inspections in 24 months, above the 22.26% CVSA national average.
CheckConfirm ELD provider and check recent HOS violations dates
59 hours-of-service violations on record, most recent May 14, 2026.

Safety

189 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 28.8%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 3.2%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 73 vehicle and 189 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

29.4% · latest 6-mo window● Steady

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

184 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '25 · 15

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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.8 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 119-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 119
Inspections · 24 mo: 189
Annualized: ≈95 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.8 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.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving63 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance30 · 26 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance19 · 4 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance17 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance16 · 2 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving14 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance12 · 2 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance10 · 2 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance9 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance8 · 4 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 ’06 · 4 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Royal’00–’03

Self-insured’03–now

1997200520132021now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 4 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · SELF-INSURED · since Feb 2006

All 4 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
SELF-INSURED	May 2003 → Feb 2006	$1M	1
ROYAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	Aug 2000 → May 2003	$1M	1
AMERICAN & FOREIGN INSURANCE CO.	Aug 1998 → Aug 2000	$1M	1
LIBERTY INSURANCE CORPORATION	Aug 1997 → Sep 1998	$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): 119
Observed power (24 mo): 100
Trailers (towed): 167

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

9.1 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1999

Oldest model yr

49.3%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 17 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

188

NC busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

North Carolina: 106 inspections
South Carolina: 18 inspections
Louisiana: 13 inspections
Georgia: 11 inspections
Mississippi: 9 inspections
Tennessee: 6 inspections
Kentucky: 5 inspections
Delaware: 4 inspections
Ohio: 3 inspections
Maryland: 3 inspections
Virginia: 3 inspections
West Virginia: 2 inspections
Florida: 2 inspections
Pennsylvania: 1 inspections
Michigan: 1 inspections
Alabama: 1 inspections

Home base

HENDERSON, NC

218 S GARNETT ST

Most inspections: NC

106 inspections

NC 106 · SC 18 · LA 13

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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: 6 trucks also ran under 7 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 1079507 USDOT 4180256 USDOT 4472117 USDOT 3935557 USDOT 3674724 USDOT 4454721 USDOT 1925761Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (43 trucks · 36 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 311077 USDOT 2516406 USDOT 3935557 USDOT 16130 USDOT 2360296 USDOT 3257489 USDOT 4180256 USDOT 1079507

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@vwstores.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 91505

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

119

Observed (24 mo)

100

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: 218 S GARNETT ST, HENDERSON, NC, 27536
Mailing address: PO BOX 947, HENDERSON, NC, 27536
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (252) 430-2156
Email: [email protected]
Web domain: vwstores.com

Registration

Officers: Tom Stoltz · Lisa Seigies
USDOT / docket: 91569 · MC-334802
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Feb 9, 2026 · 9,650,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jul 10, 2002
D-U-N-S: 24564577

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

119

Power units

108

Drivers

108

CDL drivers

9,650,000

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 1, 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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29%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

21 of 73 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

147violation records

31OOS-tagged records

21 of 73inspections 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

480%0 / 48

Hours of service

3811%4 / 38

Other vehicle maintenance

2871%20 / 28

Brakes

1811%2 / 18

Lights

922%2 / 9

Driver fitness

650%3 / 6

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

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

40%

15%

30%

18%Nov 24 to May 253 / 17

32%May 25 to Nov 256 / 19

35%Nov 25 to May 267 / 20

29%May 26 to Nov 265 / 17

Top 3 codes (27 of 147 records)

395.30B1-ELDDFR ELD — use / data transfer13
393.75A Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)7
393.75A3-TAOL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)7

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392.2-SLLLR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)6
393.9A-LHLI Inoperative required lamps6
392.2-SLLSR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)5
392.16 Failure to use seat belt4
395.24 ELD — record edits / data4
395.32B-ELDDFR ELD — non-authenticated driving4
392.2-SLL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)3
392.2-SLLED State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)3
393.45D-B Brake tubing / hose defects3
393.47E Brake actuators / linings / components3
395.30B2-ELDDFC24 ELD — use / data transfer3
390.17 Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regs (general)2
392.16-D Failure to use seat belt2
392.2-INAT State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLFC State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLS1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLTCD State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLTR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
393.45D-BAAL Brake tubing / hose defects2
393.47A-BCLMBD Brake actuators / linings / components2
393.47D Brake actuators / linings / components2
393.53B-B Automatic brake adjusters / indicators2
395.3A1-HOSPD Driving beyond hours-of-service limits2
395.3A2-HOSPD Driving beyond hours-of-service limits2
395.8A Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing2
395.8A1-HOSP Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing2
395.8E-HOSPD Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing2
396.17C-PI Periodic (annual) inspection2
396.3A1 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed2
383.23A2-LCDLN Operating without a valid CDL1
383.51A-NSOUT Commercial Driver's License (CDL)1
383.51A-SIN Commercial Driver's License (CDL)1
383.71C-LCDL Commercial Driver's License (CDL)1
383.71H Commercial Driver's License (CDL)1
390.19B2-BIENNIAL Unified registration / MCS-1501
391.41APC No / expired medical certificate1
392.2-SLLCP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLEWA3 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLIRP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLS2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLS3 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLS4 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLSWZ State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLTL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2C State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2FT State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2LV State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2WC State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
393.207F Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.45B2-B-AIR Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.45D Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.45D-SGNCNB Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.55E Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.60C Windshield / glazing1
393.75A2 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.75A3 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.75A3-TFL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.75C-TAOTD-LT2/32 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.9 Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LTSI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9T Inoperative required lamps1
395.13D1-OOSO Driver declared out of service1
395.20BELDNV Hours of service / ELD1
395.24D ELD — record edits / data1
395.3A2-PROP Driving beyond hours-of-service limits1
396.3A1-BALR Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.3A1-BOS Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.3A1B Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.3A1BOS Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1

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Unsafe driving

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Hours of service

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Other vehicle maintenance

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Safety and violations

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for VARIETY WHOLESALERS INC.

VARIETY WHOLESALERS INC (USDOT 91569) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading 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 SELF-INSURED effective Feb 9, 2006 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Oct 27, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 28.8% 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 189 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 73 vehicle-level and 189 driver-level — across 17 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 1, 2026.

The carrier has 15 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 3 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 1, 2026.

It reports 119 power units and 108 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 9, 2026. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 1, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jul 10, 2002 in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 1, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is VARIETY WHOLESALERS INC's USDOT number?

VARIETY WHOLESALERS INC's USDOT number is 91569, and its motor carrier number is MC-334802.

Is VARIETY WHOLESALERS INC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 1, 2026. VARIETY WHOLESALERS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is VARIETY WHOLESALERS INC's safety record?

VARIETY WHOLESALERS INC has a 28.8% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 322 roadside inspections, with 15 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).