Carrier profile · USDOT 178847 · MC-189612 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Ray Walker Trucking Company Inc

135 power unitsavg 4.4 yrLocal · 2 statesPIEDMONT, SC74/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-189612 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

135Power units

133 observed · MCS-150

43Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

4.4Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(864) 277-5234 Email dispatchMELINDA@RAYWALKERTRUCKING.COM

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

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

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average38.5% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record9 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 52 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1974.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo38.5%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

12 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo38.5%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

12 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

135 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

4.4 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

484 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 38.5%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.2%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 65 vehicle and 484 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

41.7% · 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 19.2 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

472 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '26 · 44

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

≈1.8 / 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: 135
Inspections · 24 mo: 484
Annualized: ≈242 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.8 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 Driving363 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance28 · 16 OOS
393.100 Cargo securement (general)Vehicle Maintenance24 · 22 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance18 · 2 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance15 · 4 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving10 · 0 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance9 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
392.82 Using a hand-held mobile phoneUnsafe Driving6 · 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$750,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K 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

$750K BIPD last filed ’24 · 14 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Liberty Fire’05–’08

Cincinnati’14–’19

Graphic Arts’19–’23

1993200220112020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 16 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY · since Oct 2024

All 16 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2023 → Oct 2024	$750K	1
GRAPHIC ARTS MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2019 → Nov 2023	$750K	1
THE CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO.	Nov 2014 → Nov 2019	$750K	1
IMPERIUM INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2012 → Nov 2014	$750K	2
UNION INSURANCE CO.	Nov 2010 → Nov 2012	$750K	2
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	Nov 2009 → Nov 2010	$750K	3
MARYLAND CASUALTY CO.	Nov 2008 → Nov 2009	$750K	1
LIBERTY MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Nov 2005 → Nov 2008	$750K	1
LIBERTY MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Nov 2004 → Dec 2004	$750K	3
CLARENDON NATIONAL INS. CO.	Nov 2003 → Nov 2004	$750K	1
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2002 → Dec 2003	$750K	1
CLARENDON NATIONAL INS. CO.	Nov 2000 → Nov 2002	$750K	3
TRANSCONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.	Nov 1998 → Nov 2000	$750K	1
AMERICAN MANUFACTURERS MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Nov 1996 → Nov 1998	$750K	2
AMERICAN MOTORISTS INSURANCE CO.	Mar 1995 → Nov 1996	$750K	2
THE CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.	Oct 1993 → Apr 1995	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 135
Observed power (24 mo): 133
Trailers (towed): 43

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

4.4 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

71.6%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 2 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

484

SC busiest

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

Home base

PIEDMONT, SC

321 SOUTH OLD PIEDMONT HIGHWAY

Top corridor

SC 473 · NC 11

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: 5 trucks also ran under 5 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 2291805 USDOT 41107 USDOT 3560410 USDOT 157004 USDOT 1361259Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (32 trucks · 19 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1319096 USDOT 1788847 USDOT 3414738 USDOT 900446 USDOT 4000839 USDOT 340000 USDOT 2375303 USDOT 2291805

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@raywalkertrucking.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 1095393

Shares a company officer with other carriers

ray walker — 5 carriers: USDOT 620251 USDOT 1198259 USDOT 2269241 USDOT 3523658

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

135

Observed (24 mo)

133

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: 321 SOUTH OLD PIEDMONT HIGHWAY, PIEDMONT, SC, 29673-8758
Mailing address: PO BOX 469, PIEDMONT, SC, 29673
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (864) 277-5234
Cell: (864) 420-1022
Fax: (864) 277-1725
Email: melinda@raywalkertrucking.com
Web domain: raywalkertrucking.com

Registration

Officers: Ray Walker · Michael Walker
USDOT / docket: 178847 · MC-189612
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Mar 18, 2026 · 7,858,179 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jul 27, 1988
D-U-N-S: 88643192

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

135

Power units

150

Drivers

150

CDL drivers

7,858,179

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 RAY WALKER TRUCKING COMPANY INC.

RAY WALKER TRUCKING COMPANY INC (USDOT 178847) has a Vektor safety score of 74/100 and a Review before loading 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 $750,000 limit in force from ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY effective Oct 1, 2024 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 38.5% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 484 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 65 vehicle-level and 484 driver-level — across 2 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 12 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 9 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 135 power units and 150 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 18, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jul 27, 1988 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is RAY WALKER TRUCKING COMPANY INC's USDOT number?

RAY WALKER TRUCKING COMPANY INC's USDOT number is 178847, and its motor carrier number is MC-189612.

Is RAY WALKER TRUCKING COMPANY INC authorized to operate?

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

What is RAY WALKER TRUCKING COMPANY INC's safety record?

RAY WALKER TRUCKING COMPANY INC has a 38.5% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 714 roadside inspections, with 12 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 74/100 (tier: review).