Carrier profile · USDOT 277392 · MC-194278 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Mountain River Trucking Company Inc

DBA MOUNTAIN RIVER TRUCKING CO INC

105 power unitsavg 5.4 yrNational · 26 statesMT AIRY, NC88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-194278 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

105Power units

130 observed · MCS-150

145Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

5.4Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(336) 786-6088 Email dispatchSAFETY@MOUNTAINRIVER.COM

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Clear to load

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Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record3 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 4

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 40 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1986.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 499 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo3.9%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

9 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo3.9%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

9 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

105 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

5.4 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

40 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1986 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

303 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 3.9%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 — 203 vehicle and 303 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

0.0% · 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 2.6 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

298 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Dec '25 · 20

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

≈1.4 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 105-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 105
Inspections · 24 mo: 303
Annualized: ≈152 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.4 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 Driving93 · 1 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance19 · 6 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance14 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance12 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance8 · 6 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance7 · 3 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance5 · 2 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving4 · 0 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$1,000,000 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

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M 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

$1M BIPD last filed ’25 · 7 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

Northland’94–’00

Republic Western’00–’03

Occidental Fire’04–’07

American Inter-fidelity’11–’15

Starr Liability’15–’19

American Inter-fidelity’19–now

1994200220102018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 10 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · AMERICAN INTER-FIDELITY EXCHANGE · since Aug 2025

All 10 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
AMERICAN INTER-FIDELITY EXCHANGE	Aug 2019 → Aug 2025	$1M	6
STARR INDEMNITY & LIABILITY INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2015 → Aug 2019	$1M	7
AMERICAN INTER-FIDELITY EXCHANGE	Jul 2011 → Aug 2015	$1M	4
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	Jul 2009 → Jul 2011	$1M	2
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	Jul 2008 → Jul 2008	$1M	2
OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	Apr 2008 → Jul 2008	$1M	1
OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	Jul 2004 → Jul 2007	$1M	5
ATHENA ASSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2003 → Jul 2004	$1M	1
REPUBLIC WESTERN INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2000 → Jul 2003	$1M	5
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	May 1994 → Jul 2000	$1M	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 105
Observed power (24 mo): 130
Trailers (towed): 145

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

5.4 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

64.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 26 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

303

TN busiest

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

Home base

MT AIRY, NC

207 DIRECT LANE

Top corridor

TN ⇄ NC

TN 91 · NC 71 · AR 25

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

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

Last 12 months: 6 trucks also ran under 6 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3779050 USDOT 3272492 USDOT 3373838 USDOT 327574 USDOT 4441423 USDOT 362702Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (50 trucks · 46 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 509145 USDOT 2483722 USDOT 3617648 USDOT 4109651 USDOT 2941541 USDOT 3081772 USDOT 4453722 USDOT 3802593

Shares a company officer with other carriers

james smith — 244 carriers: USDOT 329305 USDOT 337947 USDOT 398018 USDOT 480088 USDOT 480804 USDOT 481747 USDOT 570844 USDOT 668636

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

105

Observed (24 mo)

130

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 207 DIRECT LANE, MT AIRY, NC, 27030
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (336) 786-6088
Cell: (336) 755-2631
Fax: (336) 786-1924
Email: safety@mountainriver.com
Web domain: mountainriver.com

Registration

Officer: James Smith
USDOT / docket: 277392 · MC-194278
First registered: Aug 7, 1986
Last MCS-150: Feb 3, 2025 · 17,000,000 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jul 2, 2014
D-U-N-S: 196022651

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

105

Power units

192

Drivers

192

CDL drivers

17,000,000

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 MOUNTAIN RIVER TRUCKING COMPANY INC.

MOUNTAIN RIVER TRUCKING COMPANY INC (USDOT 277392) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load 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 $1,000,000 limit in force from AMERICAN INTER-FIDELITY EXCHANGE effective Aug 1, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 3.9% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 303 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 203 vehicle-level and 303 driver-level — across 26 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 9 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 3 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 105 power units and 192 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 3, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jul 2, 2014 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is MOUNTAIN RIVER TRUCKING COMPANY INC's USDOT number?

MOUNTAIN RIVER TRUCKING COMPANY INC's USDOT number is 277392, and its motor carrier number is MC-194278.

Is MOUNTAIN RIVER TRUCKING COMPANY INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, MOUNTAIN RIVER TRUCKING COMPANY INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is MOUNTAIN RIVER TRUCKING COMPANY INC's safety record?

MOUNTAIN RIVER TRUCKING COMPANY INC has a 3.9% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 499 roadside inspections, with 9 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).

How big is MOUNTAIN RIVER TRUCKING COMPANY INC's fleet?

MOUNTAIN RIVER TRUCKING COMPANY INC operates 105 power units and 192 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is MOUNTAIN RIVER TRUCKING COMPANY INC based?

MOUNTAIN RIVER TRUCKING COMPANY INC is based in MT AIRY, NC, with roadside inspections recorded across 26 states.

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