Carrier profile · USDOT 1897563 · MC-682242 · Updated Jul 3, 2026

CRAB TRUCKING LLC

11 power unitsavg 11.3 yrRegional · 3 statesCONWAY, NC68/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-682242 ACTIVEHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

11Power units

8 observed · MCS-150

4Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

11.3Avg age (yr)

2000–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(252) 585-0926 Email dispatchssawyer@crabtrucking.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 3, 2026

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

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileVehicle out-of-service rate well above average

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Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average44.4% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate well above average14.3% of driver inspections were placed out of service vs the 6.7% national average.Multiple injury crashes3 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 17 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2009.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo44.4%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo44.4%

▲ 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

Small fleet

11 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

11.3 yr

Model years 2000–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

17 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2009 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

14 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 44.4%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 14.3%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 9 vehicle and 14 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

42.9% · 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 37.3 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

14 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '26 · 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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.6 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 11-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 11
Inspections · 24 mo: 14
Annualized: ≈7 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.6 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 Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving4 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance3 · 2 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
393.130 Cargo securement — heavy vehicles/equipmentVehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.100 Cargo securement (general)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle 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: Active
Contract: None
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 ’25 · 6 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

Canal’10–’12

National’17–’21

Progressive Southeastern’23–now

2010201420182022now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 6 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · PROGRESSIVE SOUTHEASTERN INSURANCE COMPANY · since Sep 2025

All 6 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
PROGRESSIVE SOUTHEASTERN INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2023 → Sep 2025	$1M	3
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Aug 2017 → Aug 2021	$1M	7
STONEWOOD INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2016 → Aug 2017	$1M	2
WILSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2015 → Aug 2016	$1M	3
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Jun 2010 → Jul 2012	$1M	4
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPAN	Apr 2010 → Jun 2010	$1M	1

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 11
Observed power (24 mo): 8
Trailers (towed): 4

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

11.3 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2000

Oldest model yr

41.7%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 3 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

NC busiest

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

Home base

CONWAY, NC

885 WALTER MARTIN RD

Top corridor

NC 11 · GA 2 · MS 1

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

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

No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 311689 USDOT 108700 USDOT 2830067 USDOT 381707

Shares a company officer with other carriers

george howell — 6 carriers: USDOT 321594 USDOT 1311362 USDOT 2596352 USDOT 3000027 USDOT 3803197

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: 885 WALTER MARTIN RD, CONWAY, NC, 27820
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (252) 585-0926
Fax: (252) 585-0035
Email: ssawyer@crabtrucking.com
Web domain: crabtrucking.com

Registration

Officer: George Howell
USDOT / docket: 1897563 · MC-682242
First registered: Jun 3, 2009
Last MCS-150: Mar 2, 2026 · 410,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

410,000

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 CRAB TRUCKING LLC.

CRAB TRUCKING LLC (USDOT 1897563) has a Vektor safety score of 68/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 3, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 3, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from PROGRESSIVE SOUTHEASTERN INSURANCE COMPANY effective Sep 12, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 3, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 44.4% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 3, 2026.

The carrier received 14 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 9 vehicle-level and 14 driver-level — across 3 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 3, 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 Jul 3, 2026.

It reports 11 power units and 9 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 2, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jul 3, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is CRAB TRUCKING LLC's USDOT number?

CRAB TRUCKING LLC's USDOT number is 1897563, and its motor carrier number is MC-682242.

Is CRAB TRUCKING LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jul 3, 2026, CRAB TRUCKING LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is CRAB TRUCKING LLC's safety record?

CRAB TRUCKING LLC has a 44.4% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 20 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 68/100 (tier: review).