Carrier profile · USDOT 917597 · MC-805922 · Updated Aug 2, 2026

SPINX TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC

DBA STC INC

29 power unitsavg 7.2 yrRegional · 3 statesPIEDMONT, SC88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-805922 ACTIVEHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

29Power units

39 observed · MCS-150

35Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

7.2Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(864) 451-6719 Email dispatchdjohnson@spinxco.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 2, 2026

Clear to load

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Active operating authorityInsurance on fileFatal crash on record

Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record2 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 26 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2000.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 210 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$5M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo6.4%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$5M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo6.4%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

29 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

7.2 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

25 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2000 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

165 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 6.4%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 — 140 vehicle and 165 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

4.5% · 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 22.3 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

165 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jul '26 · 13

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

≈2.8 / 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: 29
Inspections · 24 mo: 165
Annualized: ≈83 / yr
Coverage: ≈2.8 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 Driving46 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance24 · 4 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance10 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance10 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance9 · 0 OOS
393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 8 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 4 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness4 · 4 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance4 · 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$5,000,000 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

$5M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $5M 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 ’21 · 5 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Axis Surplus’12–’15

Federated’13–’15

Philadelphia’15–’18

Federated Service’18–’21

beyond this history

2012201620202024now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 5 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $5,000,000 · HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY · since Oct 2021

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
FEDERATED SERVICE INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2018 → Oct 2021	$1M	2
PHILADELPHIA INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2015 → Nov 2018	$1M	7
FEDERATED MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Oct 2013 → Oct 2015	$1M	1
AXIS SURPLUS INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2012 → Oct 2015	$1M	1
HDI-GERLING AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2012 → Oct 2013	$1M	1

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 29
Observed power (24 mo): 39
Trailers (towed): 35

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

7.2 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

82.4%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 3 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

165

SC busiest

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

Home base

PIEDMONT, SC

7108 AUGUSTA RD

Top corridor

SC 163 · GA 1 · AL 1

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: 8 trucks also ran under 7 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 104701 USDOT 334747 USDOT 296784 USDOT 3652814 USDOT 3233577 USDOT 3852982 USDOT 672167Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (15 trucks · 13 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 334747 USDOT 476499 USDOT 672167 USDOT 104701 USDOT 3075435 USDOT 3233577 USDOT 909540 USDOT 296784

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: 7108 AUGUSTA RD, PIEDMONT, SC, 29673
Mailing address: P O BOX 8624, GREENVILLE, SC, 29604
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (864) 451-6719
Fax: (864) 848-9361
Email: djohnson@spinxco.com
Web domain: spinxco.com

Registration

Officers: Steve Spinks · David Mitchell
USDOT / docket: 917597 · MC-805922
First registered: Nov 22, 2000
Last MCS-150: Nov 13, 2025 · 2,853,942 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.51
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

2,853,942

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 SPINX TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC.

SPINX TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC (USDOT 917597) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 2, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 2, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $5,000,000 limit in force from HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY effective Oct 1, 2021 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 2, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 6.4% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 2, 2026.

The carrier received 165 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 140 vehicle-level and 165 driver-level — across 3 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 2, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 2 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 2, 2026.

It reports 29 power units and 53 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Nov 13, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Aug 2, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is SPINX TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC's USDOT number?

SPINX TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC's USDOT number is 917597, and its motor carrier number is MC-805922.

Is SPINX TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 2, 2026, SPINX TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is SPINX TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC's safety record?

SPINX TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC has a 6.4% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 210 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).