Carrier profile · USDOT 91569 · MC-334802 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Variety Wholesalers Inc

119 power unitsavg 9.4 yrNational · 17 statesHENDERSON, NC81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-334802 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

119Power units

94 observed · MCS-150

163Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

9.4Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(252) 430-2156 Email dispatchRclarke@vwstores.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 above average28.0% vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record3 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)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo28.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

14 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo28.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

14 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

119 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

9.4 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

183 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 28.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 3.3%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 75 vehicle and 183 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

22.7% · 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 6.0 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

180 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '25 · 15

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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.8 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 119-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 119
Inspections · 24 mo: 183
Annualized: ≈92 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.8 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 Driving57 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance28 · 24 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance18 · 4 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance17 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance16 · 2 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving12 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance10 · 2 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance9 · 1 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance7 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance6 · 2 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 ’06 · 4 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Royal’00–’03

Self-insured’03–now

1997200520132021now

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

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · SELF-INSURED · since Feb 2006

All 4 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
SELF-INSURED	May 2003 → Feb 2006	$1M	1
ROYAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	Aug 2000 → May 2003	$1M	1
AMERICAN & FOREIGN INSURANCE CO.	Aug 1998 → Aug 2000	$1M	1
LIBERTY INSURANCE CORPORATION	Aug 1997 → Sep 1998	$1M	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 119
Observed power (24 mo): 94
Trailers (towed): 163

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

9.4 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

19.8%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 17 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

182

NC busiest

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

Home base

HENDERSON, NC

218 S GARNETT ST

Top corridor

NC 106 · SC 17 · LA 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: 10 trucks also ran under 11 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 1079507 USDOT 4180256 USDOT 380300 USDOT 3181234 USDOT 3674724 USDOT 4454721 USDOT 311077 USDOT 192068Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3257489 USDOT 4180256 USDOT 1079507 USDOT 16130 USDOT 2360296 USDOT 311077 USDOT 2516406 USDOT 192068

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@vwstores.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 91505

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

119

Observed (24 mo)

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: 218 S GARNETT ST, HENDERSON, NC, 27536
Mailing address: PO BOX 947, HENDERSON, NC, 27536
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (252) 430-2156
Email: rclarke@vwstores.com
Web domain: vwstores.com

Registration

Officers: Lisa Seigies · Tom Stoltz
USDOT / docket: 91569 · MC-334802
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Feb 9, 2026 · 9,650,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jul 10, 2002
D-U-N-S: 24564577

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

119

Power units

108

Drivers

108

CDL drivers

9,650,000

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 VARIETY WHOLESALERS INC.

VARIETY WHOLESALERS INC (USDOT 91569) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 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 $1,000,000 limit in force from SELF-INSURED effective Feb 9, 2006 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 28.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 183 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 75 vehicle-level and 183 driver-level — across 17 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 14 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 119 power units and 108 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 9, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jul 10, 2002 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is VARIETY WHOLESALERS INC's USDOT number?

VARIETY WHOLESALERS INC's USDOT number is 91569, and its motor carrier number is MC-334802.

Is VARIETY WHOLESALERS INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, VARIETY WHOLESALERS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is VARIETY WHOLESALERS INC's safety record?

VARIETY WHOLESALERS INC has a 28.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 305 roadside inspections, with 14 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).

How big is VARIETY WHOLESALERS INC's fleet?

VARIETY WHOLESALERS INC operates 119 power units and 108 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is VARIETY WHOLESALERS INC based?

VARIETY WHOLESALERS INC is based in HENDERSON, NC, with roadside inspections recorded across 17 states.

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