Carrier profile · USDOT 1728528 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

CENTRAL CAROLINA SEEDING LLC

74 power unitsavg 11.9 yrRegional · 6 statesLEXINGTON, NC74/100

AUTHORITY STATUS UNKNOWNRATED CONDITIONAL

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

74Power units

53 observed · MCS-150

23Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

11.9Avg age (yr)

1997–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(336) 788-7178 Email dispatchDSPEARS@CENTRALCAROLINASEEDING.COM

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

Established 19 yearsVehicle out-of-service rate well above average

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Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average35.7% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate above average7.3% vs the 6.7% national average.Multiple injury crashes7 crashes involving injuries are on record.

In good standing · 1

Established 19 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2008.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo35.7%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

4 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo35.7%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

4 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

74 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

11.9 yr

Model years 1997–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

18 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2008 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

123 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 35.7%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 7.3%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 70 vehicle and 123 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

52.6% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 12.8 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

120 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '25 · 10

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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.8 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 74-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 74
Inspections · 24 mo: 123
Annualized: ≈62 / 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.

393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance25 · 8 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving24 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance15 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance15 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance10 · 10 OOS
393.43 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance10 · 10 OOS
393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance7 · 5 OOS
391.11 Driver not qualifiedDriver Fitness6 · 5 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving5 · 0 OOS

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

No insurance filing history on record.

This timeline is the FMCSA filing history, and it ends at the most recent superseded filing — current policy status is not tracked here. Request a certificate of insurance to confirm active coverage before tendering.

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 74
Observed power (24 mo): 53
Trailers (towed): 23

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

11.9 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

51.3%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 6 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

123

NC busiest

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

Home base

LEXINGTON, NC

7255 US HWY 64 E

Top corridor

NC 96 · VA 12 · SC 8

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

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

Last 12 months: 2 trucks also ran under 2 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 2536750 USDOT 970198Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (12 trucks · 9 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2536750 USDOT 2891935 USDOT 970198 USDOT 1431996 USDOT 528452 USDOT 342780 USDOT 2397781 USDOT 726198

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@centralcarolinaseeding.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 3819362

Shares a company officer with other carriers

dylan spears — 2 carriers: USDOT 3308549

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 7255 US HWY 64 E, LEXINGTON, NC, 27292
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (336) 788-7178
Cell: (336) 740-5495
Fax: (336) 788-7179
Email: dspears@centralcarolinaseeding.com
Web domain: centralcarolinaseeding.com

Registration

Officers: Dylan Spears · Taylor Mccaskill
USDOT / docket: 1728528
First registered: Jan 18, 2008
Last MCS-150: May 12, 2025 · 1,074,000 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Conditional · Dec 20, 2022
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: 26946813

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,074,000

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 CENTRAL CAROLINA SEEDING LLC.

CENTRAL CAROLINA SEEDING LLC (USDOT 1728528) has a Vektor safety score of 74/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has an unknown current for-hire authority status because no FMCSA L&I authority row is available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 35.7% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 123 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 70 vehicle-level and 123 driver-level — across 6 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 4 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 74 power units and 58 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 12, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Conditional assigned Dec 20, 2022 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is CENTRAL CAROLINA SEEDING LLC's USDOT number?

CENTRAL CAROLINA SEEDING LLC's USDOT number is 1728528.

Is CENTRAL CAROLINA SEEDING LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, CENTRAL CAROLINA SEEDING LLC is active in the FMCSA register.

What is CENTRAL CAROLINA SEEDING LLC's safety record?

CENTRAL CAROLINA SEEDING LLC has a 35.7% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 173 roadside inspections, with 4 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Conditional" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 74/100 (tier: review).