Carrier profile · USDOT 3226898 · MC-1010946 · FMCSA profile data as of Oct 7, 2026

Load Specialists LLC

1 power unitavg 15.5 yrRegional · 3 statesCHARLOTTE, NC82/100

CARRIER INACTIVEMC-1010946 INACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

1Power units

1 observed · MCS-150

1Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

15.5Avg age (yr)

2009–2012 · vPIC

Call dispatch(863) 273-7186 Email dispatch[email protected]

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Load decision · FMCSA profile data as of Oct 7, 2026

Review before loading

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

Watch · 1

No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.

In good standing · 1

Established 8 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2018.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

1 power unit. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

15.5 yr

Model years 2009–2012 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

7 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2018 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

A named inspection location does not confirm a border transit or operating authority. Counts cover retained inspection records.

Before you tender

What to check before you tender

CheckConfirm ELD provider and check recent HOS violations dates
4 hours-of-service violations on record, most recent Jul 22, 2025.

Safety

3 inspections · 24 mo

FMCSA safety data as of Oct 7, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

050%

Driver OOS 33.3%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 1 vehicle and 3 driver inspections over 24 months.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

3 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Feb '25 · 1

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 1-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 1
Inspections · 24 mo: 3
Annualized: ≈2 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.5 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.

395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance4 · 1 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Oct 7, 2026

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Inactive
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD filing (census)Not recorded per census

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’25 · 3 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Progressive Southeastern’19–’20

Lancer’20–’22

Progressive Southeastern’22–’23

Everspan’23–’25

2019202120232025now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 4 insurers are named in the list below.

This timeline is the FMCSA filing history, and it ends at the most recent superseded filing — current policy status is not tracked here. Request a certificate of insurance to confirm active coverage before tendering.

All 4 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
EVERSPAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2023 → Oct 2025	$750K	4
PROGRESSIVE SOUTHEASTERN INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2022 → Aug 2023	$750K	2
LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2020 → Aug 2022	$750K	1
PROGRESSIVE SOUTHEASTERN INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2019 → Apr 2020	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Oct 7, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 1
Observed power (24 mo): 1
Trailers (towed): 1

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

15.5 yr

Average age

2012

Newest model yr

2009

Oldest model yr

100.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 3 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Oct 7, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

PA busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Pennsylvania: 1 inspections
Maryland: 1 inspections
Alabama: 1 inspections

Home base

CHARLOTTE, NC

3607 SIMMONS ST

Top corridor

PA ⇄ NC

PA 1 · MD 1 · AL 1

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Oct 7, 2026

Shares a company officer with other carriers

william smith — 137 carriers: USDOT 394995 USDOT 409359 USDOT 551030 USDOT 572815 USDOT 693252 USDOT 733281 USDOT 765400 USDOT 790301

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Oct 7, 2026

Location

Physical address: 3607 SIMMONS ST, CHARLOTTE, NC, 28208
Mailing address: PO BOX 668464, CHARLOTTE, NC, 28266
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (863) 273-7186
Email: [email protected]
Web domain: loadspecialists.com

Registration

Officers: William Smith · Miltion Smith
USDOT / docket: 3226898 · MC-1010946
First registered: Dec 30, 2018
Last MCS-150: Dec 16, 2024 · 107,801 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

107,801

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

FMCSA federal activity data as of Oct 7, 2026

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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vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

0 of 1 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Oct 2024 to Oct 2026.

11violation records

1OOS-tagged records

0 of 1inspections with OOS

What the violations were

FMCSA BASIC themes in plain language: vehicle maintenance, driver fitness, hours of service and unsafe driving. Roadside records grouped without double counting.

Other vehicle maintenance

60%0 / 6

Hours of service

425%1 / 4

Lights

10%0 / 1

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

Eligible vehicle inspections in six-month windows; no national comparison.

30%

15%

30%

0%Oct 24 to Apr 250 / 1

n/aApr 25 to Oct 250 / 0

n/aOct 25 to Apr 260 / 0

n/aApr 26 to Oct 260 / 0

Top 3 codes (5 of 11 records)

395.8E1PC Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing2
396.17C-PI Periodic (annual) inspection2
393.75C-TAOTD-LT2/32 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1

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393.78A-WS Windshield wipers1
393.95A4-EEUS Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.95F Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.9A-LLPL Inoperative required lamps1
395.8A Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
395.8A1-HOSP Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1

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Other vehicle maintenance

Check dated inspection records and current authority before tendering.

Hours of service

Review duty-status logs and missing-entry controls.

Lights

Check pre-trip lamp inspections and completed repairs.

Safety and violations

Violation data is not available for this carrier right now.

Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for LOAD SPECIALISTS LLC.

LOAD SPECIALISTS LLC (USDOT 3226898) has a Vektor safety score of 82/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Oct 7, 2026.

The carrier has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Oct 7, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available. FMCSA insurance data as of Oct 7, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 0.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Oct 7, 2026.

The carrier received 3 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 1 vehicle-level and 3 driver-level — across 3 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Oct 7, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Oct 7, 2026.

It reports 1 power unit and 1 driver in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Dec 16, 2024. FMCSA identity data as of Oct 7, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Oct 7, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is LOAD SPECIALISTS LLC's USDOT number?

LOAD SPECIALISTS LLC's USDOT number is 3226898, and its motor carrier number is MC-1010946.

Is LOAD SPECIALISTS LLC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Oct 7, 2026. LOAD SPECIALISTS LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is LOAD SPECIALISTS LLC's safety record?

LOAD SPECIALISTS LLC has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 4 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 82/100 (tier: review).

How big is LOAD SPECIALISTS LLC's fleet?

LOAD SPECIALISTS LLC operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is LOAD SPECIALISTS LLC based?

LOAD SPECIALISTS LLC is based in CHARLOTTE, NC, with roadside inspections recorded across 3 states.

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