Carrier profile · USDOT 507138 · MC-44551 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

MCWHORTER LOGGING INC

23 power unitsavg 8 yrLocal · 2 statesLINCOLNTON, GA86/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-44551 ACTIVERATED CONDITIONAL

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 75.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 8 vehicle and 52 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

66.7% · 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 63.3 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

50 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '24 · 5

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

≈1.1 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 23-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 23
Inspections · 24 mo: 52
Annualized: ≈26 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.1 inspections / unit · yr

BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026

84%

Unsafe Driving

Vektor peer est.

Hours-of-Service

0violations

clean · per-BASIC

35%

Driver Fitness

Vektor peer est.

Controlled Substances

0violations

clean · per-BASIC

84%

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 Driving47 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 4 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance5 · 2 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving5 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS

ELD & hours-of-service

No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 78 inspections — a clean logging history.

Crash history· 13 total · 0 in 24 mo

Total crashes

In last 24 mo

Fatal

Injury

Year	Crashes	Fatal	Injury	Tow
2024	1	0	1	1
2020	3	1	0	3
2018	1	1	1	1
2015	2	0	1	2
2014	2	0	0	2
2008	1	0	1	0
2005	1	0	0	1
2004	2	0	2	2

Date	State	Fatalities	Injuries	Tow-away
Feb 12, 2024	GA	0	1	Yes
Oct 16, 2020	GA	1	0	Yes
Jun 5, 2020	GA	0	0	Yes
Apr 9, 2020	GA	0	0	Yes
Aug 1, 2018	SC	1	1	Yes
Dec 16, 2015	GA	0	2	Yes
Jan 28, 2015	SC	0	0	Yes
Sep 19, 2014	GA	0	0	Yes
Jun 9, 2014	SC	0	0	Yes
Oct 17, 2008	GA	0	2	No
Jan 18, 2005	GA	0	0	Yes
Nov 23, 2004	GA	0	1	Yes
Jun 26, 2004	GA	0	1	Yes