Carrier profile · USDOT 270373 · MC-212911 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

FRED E UNDERWOOD

DBA FRED E UNDERWOOD TRUCKING CO INC

2 power unitsavg 12 yrRegional · 3 statesMONROE, NC74/100
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-212911 ACTIVERATED CONDITIONAL
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Safety

Roadside out-of-service rates versus the national benchmark, inspection and crash trends, decoded violation themes, and ELD / hours-of-service integrity — the full safety picture behind the verdict.

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

Vehicle OOS 100.0%24-mo cumulative
050%nat'l 22.26%
Driver OOS 33.3%24-mo cumulative
030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 4 vehicle and 6 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

100.0% · 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 66.7 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

6 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '25 · 2

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
≈1.5 / unit·yr
thin signalabundant signal
Within the expected band for a 2-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.
Registered power units
2
Inspections · 24 mo
6
Annualized
≈3 / yr
Coverage
≈1.5 inspections / unit · yr

BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026

54%
Unsafe Driving
Vektor peer est.
62%
Hours-of-Service
Vektor peer est.
Driver Fitness
0violations
clean · per-BASIC
Controlled Substances
0violations
clean · per-BASIC
Vehicle Maintenance
4.33measure
SMS · per-BASIC

Percentile = standing among same-exposure peers (higher = worse). FMCSA publishes percentiles for only some carriers (shown official); elsewhere we show a Vektor peer-percentile estimate, or the absolute SMS measure when there are too few inspections to rank.

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 Driving5 · 0 OOS
  • 392.9 Failure to secure load / cargo not securedUnsafe Driving3 · 3 OOS
  • 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
  • 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
  • 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
  • 395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance2 · 2 OOS
  • 396.9 Inspection of motor vehicles in operationVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
  • 393.43 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
  • 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
  • 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS

ELD & hours-of-service

2 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent May 15, 2025. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.

0ELD device issues
2No log / no ELD
0False logs
0Drove over hours

Crash history· 20 total · 0 in 24 mo

20
Total crashes
0
In last 24 mo
0
Fatal
7
Injury
YearCrashesFatalInjuryTow
20241011
20191001
20181011
20161001
20151001
20071011
20052012
20043012
20012002
19991001
19971001
19951011
19932002
19922012
DateStateFatalitiesInjuriesTow-away
Apr 17, 2024NJ01Yes
Mar 2, 2019LA00Yes
Dec 3, 2018AL02Yes
Jun 5, 2016AR00Yes
Jan 30, 2015CA00Yes
May 9, 2007NM01Yes
May 31, 2005GA02Yes
May 13, 2005TN00Yes
Aug 14, 2004TX00Yes
Jun 5, 2004NE02No
Apr 3, 2004GA00Yes
Nov 1, 2001CA00Yes
Jan 8, 2001CA00Yes
Feb 14, 1999NC00Yes
Jan 13, 1997WY00Yes
Oct 3, 1995TX01Yes
Oct 15, 1993TX00Yes
Aug 6, 1993TX00Yes
Aug 22, 1992TX04Yes
Jun 26, 1992TX00Yes