Carrier profile · USDOT 541572 · MC-268801 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Whitaker Transportation Company Inc

24 power unitsavg 2.9 yrMulti-region · 8 statesBOILING SPRINGS, SC81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-268801 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

24Power units

20 observed · MCS-150

25Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

2.9Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(864) 578-6232 Email dispatchtruckwtc@bellsouth.net

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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 average30.8% vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record1 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 33 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1993.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo30.8%

▲ 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-mo30.8%

▲ 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

Asset-based

24 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

2.9 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

32 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1993 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

31 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 30.8%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 3.2%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 13 vehicle and 31 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

66.7% · 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 31.0 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

31 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Nov '24 · 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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.6 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 24-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 24
Inspections · 24 mo: 31
Annualized: ≈16 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.6 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 Driving16 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 4 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness1 · 1 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance1 · 1 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 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: Active
Broker: Inactive

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 ’19 · 11 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Tig’95–’98

Harco National’99–’02

Auto Owners’14–now

1994200220102018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 11 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY · since Sep 2019

All 11 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2014 → Sep 2019	$750K	1
AMERICAN HALLMARK INSURANCE COMPANY OF TEXAS	Jan 2012 → Nov 2014	$750K	2
OHIO SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2011 → Jan 2012	$750K	2
NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2008 → Mar 2011	$750K	1
REDLAND INSURANCE CO.	Apr 2007 → Apr 2008	$750K	1
CLARENDON NATIONAL INS. CO.	Jul 2005 → Jul 2006	$750K	4
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2002 → Jul 2005	$750K	3
HARCO NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	Sep 1999 → Sep 2002	$750K	2
THE HANOVER AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 1998 → Sep 1999	$750K	1
TIG INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 1995 → Sep 1998	$750K	4
FIRE & CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. OF CONNECTICUT	Feb 1994 → Feb 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): 24
Observed power (24 mo): 20
Trailers (towed): 25

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

2.9 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

15.6%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 8 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

TN busiest

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

Home base

BOILING SPRINGS, SC

9099 ASHEVILLE HWY

Top corridor

TN ⇄ SC

TN 9 · KY 8 · NC 7

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: 2 trucks also ran under 2 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 570593 USDOT 3587948Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (8 trucks · 8 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 570593 USDOT 1855913 USDOT 601760 USDOT 3587948 USDOT 3013981 USDOT 517375 USDOT 2909676 USDOT 3556886

Shares a company officer with other carriers

charles whitaker — 9 carriers: USDOT 405597 USDOT 614278 USDOT 1283668 USDOT 1308205 USDOT 1545537 USDOT 2302723 USDOT 2929503 USDOT 3507232

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 & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 9099 ASHEVILLE HWY, BOILING SPRINGS, SC, 29316
Mailing address: P O BOX 5266, SPARTANBURG, SC, 29304
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (864) 578-6232
Fax: (864) 578-6581
Email: truckwtc@bellsouth.net

Registration

Officer: Charles Whitaker
USDOT / docket: 541572 · MC-268801
First registered: Nov 4, 1993
Last MCS-150: Feb 19, 2025 · 2,000,000 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

2,000,000

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 WHITAKER TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC.

WHITAKER TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC (USDOT 541572) 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 common and 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 AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY effective Sep 1, 2019 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 30.8% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 31 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 13 vehicle-level and 31 driver-level — across 8 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 4 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 24 power units and 24 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 19, 2025.

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

Frequently asked

What is WHITAKER TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC's USDOT number?

WHITAKER TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC's USDOT number is 541572, and its motor carrier number is MC-268801.

Is WHITAKER TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC authorized to operate?

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

What is WHITAKER TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC's safety record?

WHITAKER TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC has a 30.8% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 42 roadside inspections, with 4 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).

How big is WHITAKER TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC's fleet?

WHITAKER TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC operates 24 power units and 24 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is WHITAKER TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC based?

WHITAKER TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC is based in BOILING SPRINGS, SC, with roadside inspections recorded across 8 states.

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