Carrier profile · USDOT 467652 · MC-359056 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

J W Sanders Trucking Co

7 power unitsavg 9.3 yrLocal · 2 statesNEW BERN, NC56/100

AUTHORITY STATUS UNKNOWNMC-359056 STATUS UNKNOWN

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 43.8%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 2.2%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 16 vehicle and 46 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

57.1% · 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 41.1 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

44 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '25 · 4

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.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈3.3 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Among the more heavily-inspected carriers for its size — abundant roadside signal. Coverage isn't the question here; the out-of-service and crash record is.

Registered power units: 7
Inspections · 24 mo: 46
Annualized: ≈23 / yr
Coverage: ≈3.3 inspections / unit · yr

BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026

63%

Unsafe Driving

Vektor peer est.

Hours-of-Service

0violations

clean · per-BASIC

20%

Driver Fitness

Vektor peer est.

Controlled Substances

0violations

clean · per-BASIC

76%

Vehicle Maintenance

Vektor peer est.

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 Driving17 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 4 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance5 · 3 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance5 · 3 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
390.19 Unified registration / MCS-150Unsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS

ELD & hours-of-service

No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 80 inspections — a clean logging history.

Crash history· 17 total · 3 in 24 mo

Total crashes

In last 24 mo

Fatal

Injury

Year	Crashes	Fatal	Injury	Tow
2026	1	0	0	1
2025	2	0	1	2
2023	2	0	2	1
2020	4	0	2	4
2017	2	1	1	2
2006	1	0	1	1
2002	1	0	1	1
2000	1	0	1	1
1997	1	0	1	1
1996	2	0	1	2

Date	State	Fatalities	Injuries	Tow-away
Apr 27, 2026	NC	0	0	Yes
May 19, 2025	NC	0	0	Yes
Jan 30, 2025	NC	0	1	Yes
Aug 14, 2023	NC	0	1	No
Apr 6, 2023	NC	0	2	Yes
Sep 22, 2020	NC	0	1	Yes
Jul 15, 2020	NC	0	0	Yes
Jul 13, 2020	NC	0	1	Yes
Jan 10, 2020	NC	0	0	Yes
Nov 28, 2017	NC	1	1	Yes
Jan 30, 2017	NC	0	0	Yes
Apr 28, 2006	NC	0	1	Yes
Apr 22, 2002	NC	0	2	Yes
Sep 12, 2000	NC	0	2	Yes
Oct 30, 1997	NC	0	2	Yes
Aug 16, 1996	NC	0	1	Yes
Apr 27, 1996	SC	0	0	Yes