Fleet typeIdentity
Owner-operator
1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 1273775 · MC-523414
CHRISTOPHER WAYNE HARBAUGH
DBA C W HARBAUGH TRUCKING
1 power unitsPINNACLE, NC
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-523414 ACTIVEUNDELIVERABLE ADDRESS
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 22 yearsUSDOT registration inactive
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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.Undeliverable physical addressFMCSA mail to this carrier's physical address was returned undeliverable — a common shell-carrier signal. Verify the address before tendering.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 21.1 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority2121 yr active
since 2004Insurance (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
21 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2004 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is CHRISTOPHER WAYNE HARBAUGH safe to work with?
Is CHRISTOPHER WAYNE HARBAUGH safe to load? CHRISTOPHER WAYNE HARBAUGH (USDOT 1273775, MC-523414) is an inactive owner-operator motor carrier based in PINNACLE, NC, operating 1 power unit and 2 drivers. Operating authority has been active 21 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
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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 · 1 insurer · 0 lapsesContinuous
Ooida Risk · 05–06
20052006
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.
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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.
04
Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
PINNACLE, NC
Density
fewermore
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Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@netscape.net — 545 carriers: USDOT 32876USDOT 71244USDOT 81841USDOT 82204USDOT 108063USDOT 141290USDOT 142677USDOT 239261
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Undeliverable physical address on the FMCSA record
USPS flagged this carrier's filed physical address as undeliverable — a common chameleon / shell signal. Confirm a working address before tendering.
Location
- Physical address
- 3845 VOLUNTEER RD, PINNACLE, NC, 27043
- Mailing address
- PO BOX 491, PINNACLE, NC, 27043
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (336) 755-9601
- Fax
- (336) 217-8603
- Web domain
- netscape.net
Registration
- Officer
- Christopher Harbaugh
- USDOT / docket
- 1273775 · MC-523414
- First registered
- 08/06/2004
- Last MCS-150
- 06/10/2005
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- —
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
—Annual mileage
07
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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Frequently asked
What is CHRISTOPHER WAYNE HARBAUGH's USDOT number?
CHRISTOPHER WAYNE HARBAUGH's USDOT number is 1273775, and its motor carrier number is MC-523414.
Is CHRISTOPHER WAYNE HARBAUGH authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, CHRISTOPHER WAYNE HARBAUGH is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is CHRISTOPHER WAYNE HARBAUGH's fleet?
CHRISTOPHER WAYNE HARBAUGH operates 1 power unit and 2 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is CHRISTOPHER WAYNE HARBAUGH based?
CHRISTOPHER WAYNE HARBAUGH is based in PINNACLE, NC.