Carrier profile · USDOT 2546516 · MC-886523 · Updated Jul 29, 2026

DIRECT TRUCKING LLC

27 power unitsavg 16.9 yrMulti-region · 13 statesSALISBURY, NC80/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-886523 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

27Power units

32 observed · MCS-150

33Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

16.9Avg age (yr)

1998–2023 · vPIC

Call dispatch(704) 763-9678 Email dispatchaldocharlotte@aol.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 29, 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

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average48.2% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Multiple injury crashes6 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 12 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2014.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo48.1%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

4 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo48.1%

▲ 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

27 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

16.9 yr

Model years 1998–2023 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

11 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2014 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

70 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 48.1%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 1.4%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 27 vehicle and 70 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

50.0% · 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 24.6 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

67 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '25 · 6

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

≈1.3 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 27-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 27
Inspections · 24 mo: 70
Annualized: ≈35 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.3 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 Driving16 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance11 · 10 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance10 · 1 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving5 · 0 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance4 · 2 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance4 · 3 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance3 · 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 ’24 · 8 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Integon’17–’20

Spinnaker’24–now

2014201720202023now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 8 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · SPINNAKER INSURANCE COMPANY · since Oct 2024

All 8 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
SPINNAKER INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2024 → Jun 2024	$1M	3
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Jun 2023 → Jun 2024	$1M	1
INCLINE CASUALTY COMPANY	Jun 2022 → Jun 2023	$1M	5
AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2020 → Jun 2021	$1M	5
INTEGON INDEMNITY CORPORATION	Jun 2017 → Jun 2020	$1M	14
KNIGHTBROOK INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2016 → Jun 2017	$1M	2
WILSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2015 → Jun 2016	$1M	1
PROGRESSIVE SOUTHEASTERN INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2014 → Feb 2015	$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): 27
Observed power (24 mo): 32
Trailers (towed): 33

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

16.9 yr

Average age

2023

Newest model yr

1998

Oldest model yr

38.5%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 13 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

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

SALISBURY, NC

7585 SHERRILLS FORD RD

Top corridor

NC 39 · SC 16 · GA 4

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: 1 truck also ran under 1 other carrier

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3635975Some 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 146001 USDOT 3635975 USDOT 3515449 USDOT 4442997 USDOT 2946072 USDOT 2536277 USDOT 2506309 USDOT 2950617

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: 7585 SHERRILLS FORD RD, SALISBURY, NC, 28147
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (704) 763-9678
Fax: (980) 949-6064
Email: aldocharlotte@aol.com

Registration

Officer: Aldo A Nunez
USDOT / docket: 2546516 · MC-886523
First registered: Oct 1, 2014
Last MCS-150: Jan 15, 2026 · 3,744,247 mi (2026)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

3,744,247

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 DIRECT TRUCKING LLC.

DIRECT TRUCKING LLC (USDOT 2546516) has a Vektor safety score of 80/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 29, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 29, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from SPINNAKER INSURANCE COMPANY effective Oct 28, 2024 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 29, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 48.1% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 29, 2026.

The carrier received 70 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 27 vehicle-level and 70 driver-level — across 13 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 29, 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 Jul 29, 2026.

It reports 27 power units and 25 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 15, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jul 29, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is DIRECT TRUCKING LLC's USDOT number?

DIRECT TRUCKING LLC's USDOT number is 2546516, and its motor carrier number is MC-886523.

Is DIRECT TRUCKING LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jul 29, 2026, DIRECT TRUCKING LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is DIRECT TRUCKING LLC's safety record?

DIRECT TRUCKING LLC has a 48.1% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 94 roadside inspections, with 4 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 80/100 (tier: review).