Carrier profile · USDOT 862236 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Mt Bethel Logging Inc

3 power unitsavg 8.2 yrLocal · 1 statesNEWBERRY, SC74/100

AUTHORITY 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 66.7%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 16.7%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 3 vehicle and 12 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

75.0% · 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 6.7 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

12 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '25 · 2

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

≈2.0 / 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: 3
Inspections · 24 mo: 12
Annualized: ≈6 / yr
Coverage: ≈2.0 inspections / unit · yr

BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026

68%

Unsafe Driving

Vektor peer est.

Hours-of-Service

0violations

clean · per-BASIC

31%

Driver Fitness

Vektor peer est.

Controlled Substances

0violations

clean · per-BASIC

Vehicle Maintenance

9measure

SMS · per-BASIC

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 Driving7 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness2 · 2 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.87 Warning flags on projecting loadsVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.205 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS

ELD & hours-of-service

No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 18 inspections — a clean logging history.

Crash history· 22 total · 0 in 24 mo

Total crashes

In last 24 mo

Fatal

Injury

Year	Crashes	Fatal	Injury	Tow
2024	1	0	0	1
2023	1	0	0	1
2021	1	0	0	1
2019	1	0	0	1
2018	1	0	1	1
2014	1	0	0	1
2011	6	2	4	6
2009	2	0	0	2
2008	4	0	3	4
2007	2	0	2	1
2004	1	0	1	0
2003	1	0	0	1

Date	State	Fatalities	Injuries	Tow-away
Jan 18, 2024	SC	0	0	Yes
Feb 10, 2023	SC	0	0	Yes
Aug 18, 2021	SC	0	0	Yes
Jan 24, 2019	SC	0	0	Yes
Apr 3, 2018	SC	0	1	Yes
Mar 26, 2014	SC	0	0	Yes
Dec 15, 2011	SC	0	1	Yes
Oct 21, 2011	SC	1	0	Yes
Oct 21, 2011	SC	1	0	Yes
Jun 30, 2011	SC	0	2	Yes
Jun 30, 2011	SC	0	2	Yes
Jun 20, 2011	SC	0	1	Yes
Aug 12, 2009	SC	0	0	Yes
Jun 13, 2009	SC	0	0	Yes
Dec 30, 2008	SC	0	1	Yes
Nov 23, 2008	NC	0	1	Yes
Oct 12, 2008	NC	0	0	Yes
Jan 18, 2008	SC	0	1	Yes
Nov 27, 2007	SC	0	1	Yes
Apr 2, 2007	SC	0	1	No
Nov 18, 2004	SC	0	3	No
Dec 19, 2003	SC	0	0	Yes