Carrier profile · USDOT 186003 · MC-914610 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

HARBIN LUMBER CO INC

DBA LOAD STAR

56 power unitsavg 5.5 yrRegional · 4 statesLAVONIA, GA72/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-914610 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

56Power units

29 observed · MCS-150

5Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

5.5Avg age (yr)

2006–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(706) 356-2070 Email dispatchGDAVIS@HARBINLUMBER.COM

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

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

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Vehicle out-of-service rate above average23.8% vs the 22.26% national average.Reincarnated carrier — prior authority revokedFMCSA links this carrier to a previously revoked operating authority — the classic chameleon-carrier pattern. Verify it is not evading an enforcement history.Multiple injury crashes11 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 52 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1974.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo23.8%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo23.8%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

56 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

5.5 yr

Model years 2006–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityFlagged

52 yr unchanged

Linked to a previously revoked authority — verify before tendering.

Safety

77 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 23.8%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 1.3%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 42 vehicle and 77 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

20.0% · 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 12.0 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

76 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '25 · 7

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

≈0.7 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 56-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 56
Inspections · 24 mo: 77
Annualized: ≈39 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.7 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 Driving23 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance11 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance8 · 2 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
393.104 Cargo securement — tiedownsVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 6 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.110 Cargo securement — number of tiedownsVehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 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

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K 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

$750K BIPD last filed ’22 · 1 insurer · 0 lapsesContinuous

Hartford Midwest’15–’22

beyond this history

2015201820212024now

BIPD in force — $750,000 · FEDERATED MUTUAL INSURANCE CO. · since Jan 2022

All 1 insurer era · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
HARTFORD INSURANCE COMPANY OF THE MIDWEST	Jan 2015 → Jul 2022	$750K	4

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 56
Observed power (24 mo): 29
Trailers (towed): 5

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

5.5 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2006

Oldest model yr

50.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 4 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

SC busiest

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

Home base

LAVONIA, GA

1278 GERRARD ROAD

Top corridor

SC ⇄ GA

SC 30 · GA 25 · NC 21

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

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

Reincarnated carrier — prior authority was revoked

FMCSA links this carrier to a previously revoked authority: USDOT 186003. Reincarnation is a primary chameleon-carrier pattern.

Named as the prior authority of newer carriers

1 carrier list this USDOT as their revoked predecessor: USDOT 186003.

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 333690Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (2 trucks · 3 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 333690 USDOT 1752288 USDOT 350944

Shares a company officer with other carriers

gary davis — 40 carriers: USDOT 182369 USDOT 257443 USDOT 335643 USDOT 431891 USDOT 443037 USDOT 599153 USDOT 882185 USDOT 965945

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 1278 GERRARD ROAD, LAVONIA, GA, 30553
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (706) 356-2070
Cell: (706) 988-0000
Fax: (706) 969-7636
Email: gdavis@harbinlumber.com
Web domain: harbinlumber.com

Registration

Officer: Gary Davis
USDOT / docket: 186003 · MC-914610
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Aug 25, 2025 · 2,177,995 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: 59541045

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

2,177,995

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 HARBIN LUMBER CO INC.

HARBIN LUMBER CO INC (USDOT 186003) has a Vektor safety score of 72/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from FEDERATED MUTUAL INSURANCE CO. effective Jan 1, 2022 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 23.8% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 77 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 42 vehicle-level and 77 driver-level — across 4 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 56 power units and 51 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Aug 25, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is HARBIN LUMBER CO INC's USDOT number?

HARBIN LUMBER CO INC's USDOT number is 186003, and its motor carrier number is MC-914610.

Is HARBIN LUMBER CO INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, HARBIN LUMBER CO INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is HARBIN LUMBER CO INC's safety record?

HARBIN LUMBER CO INC has a 23.8% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 130 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 72/100 (tier: review).