Asset-based
81 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 21, 2026
Clear under the current scoring — review the flagged signal below before loading.
Asset-based
81 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
7 yr
Model years 2007–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.
39 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1986 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
WALTER P RAWL & SONS INC (USDOT 283654) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 21, 2026.
The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 21, 2026.
It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $2,000,000 limit in force from OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANY effective Feb 1, 2023 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 21, 2026.
Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 16.7% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 21, 2026.
The carrier received 75 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 24 vehicle-level and 75 driver-level — across 20 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 21, 2026.
The carrier has 8 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 3 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 21, 2026.
It reports 81 power units and 69 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 28, 2026.
It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned May 9, 2006 in the federal record refreshed Jun 21, 2026.
WALTER P RAWL & SONS INC's USDOT number is 283654, and its motor carrier number is MC-276571.
As of Jun 21, 2026, WALTER P RAWL & SONS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
WALTER P RAWL & SONS INC has a 16.7% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 118 roadside inspections, with 8 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).
WALTER P RAWL & SONS INC operates 81 power units and 69 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
WALTER P RAWL & SONS INC is based in PELION, SC, with roadside inspections recorded across 20 states.
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75 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks
Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national
Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing
Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay
71 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '24 · 6
Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal
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.
Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC
What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
Insurance & bonds
Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 12 insurers are named in the list below.
BIPD in force — $2,000,000 · OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANY · since Feb 2023
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANY | Sep 2021 → Feb 2023 | $750K | 1 |
| PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO. | Sep 2020 → Sep 2021 | $750K | 1 |
| NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY | Sep 2018 → Sep 2020 | $750K | 2 |
| CANAL INSURANCE CO. | Sep 2015 → Sep 2018 | $750K | 3 |
| NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY | Sep 2011 → Sep 2015 | $750K | 1 |
| IMPERIUM INSURANCE COMPANY | Sep 2009 → Sep 2011 | $750K | 2 |
| NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY | Sep 2008 → Sep 2009 | $750K | 1 |
| SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY | Sep 2002 → Sep 2008 | $750K | 1 |
| SIRIUS AMERICA INSURANCE COMPANY | Sep 2001 → Oct 2002 | $750K | 1 |
| XL SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY | Sep 2000 → Sep 2001 | $750K | 3 |
| FRONTIER INSURANCE COMPANY | Sep 1999 → Sep 2000 | $750K | 2 |
| CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. | Sep 1994 → Sep 1999 | $750K | 3 |
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs
Revealed by inspection density across 20 states · 24 mo
Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Last 12 months: 1 truck also ran under 1 other carrier
Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units
Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
Contact
Registration
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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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