Carrier profile · USDOT 3561620 · MC-1196372 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

SBW TRANSPORT LLC

6 power unitsavg 7.9 yrMulti-region · 9 statesRALEIGH, NC87/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1196372 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

6Power units

6 observed · MCS-150

8Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

7.9Avg age (yr)

2005–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(919) 817-2077 Email dispatchSAMUEL_WOODARD@YAHOO.COM

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileVehicle out-of-service rate above average

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average33.3% vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate above average8.3% vs the 6.7% national average.

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 6 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2021.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo33.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

4 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo33.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

4 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

6 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

7.9 yr

Model years 2005–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

5 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2021 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

12 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 33.3%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 8.3%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 6 vehicle and 12 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

20.0% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 2.5 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 Aug '25 · 3

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

≈1.0 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 6-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 6
Inspections · 24 mo: 12
Annualized: ≈6 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.0 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 Driving7 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance4 · 1 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
391.45 No medical examination / expiredDriver Fitness1 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 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

$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 ’25 · 4 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Amguard’21–’22

Incline’22–’23

Canal’23–’24

Sentry Select’24–’25

beyond this history

202120232025now

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

BIPD in force — $750,000 · INCLINE CASUALTY COMPANY · since Aug 2025

All 4 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2024 → Aug 2025	$750K	1
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Aug 2023 → Aug 2024	$750K	1
INCLINE CASUALTY COMPANY	Mar 2022 → Aug 2023	$750K	2
AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2021 → Mar 2022	$750K	1

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 6
Observed power (24 mo): 6
Trailers (towed): 8

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

7.9 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

2005

Oldest model yr

28.6%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 9 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

NC busiest

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

Home base

RALEIGH, NC

3700 WATKINS RIDGE CT

Top corridor

NC 3 · TN 2 · CT 1

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

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

No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3005793 USDOT 3183831

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 3700 WATKINS RIDGE CT, RALEIGH, NC, 27616
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (919) 817-2077
Email: samuel_woodard@yahoo.com

Registration

Officer: Samuel Brian Woodard
USDOT / docket: 3561620 · MC-1196372
First registered: Feb 2, 2021
Last MCS-150: Dec 11, 2024 · 430,000 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

430,000

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 SBW TRANSPORT LLC.

SBW TRANSPORT LLC (USDOT 3561620) has a Vektor safety score of 87/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active common 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 INCLINE CASUALTY COMPANY effective Aug 30, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 33.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 12 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 6 vehicle-level and 12 driver-level — across 9 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 4 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 6 power units and 6 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Dec 11, 2024.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is SBW TRANSPORT LLC's USDOT number?

SBW TRANSPORT LLC's USDOT number is 3561620, and its motor carrier number is MC-1196372.

Is SBW TRANSPORT LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, SBW TRANSPORT LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is SBW TRANSPORT LLC's safety record?

SBW TRANSPORT LLC has a 33.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 18 roadside inspections, with 4 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 87/100 (tier: clear).