Carrier profile · USDOT 522762 · MC-196950 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Wilmington Shipping Company

DBA CHESTNUT ENTERPRISES TRUCKING

10 power unitsavg 4.8 yrLocal · 2 statesWILMINGTON, NC100/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-196950 ACTIVEHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

10Power units

6 observed · MCS-150

7Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

4.8Avg age (yr)

2016–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(910) 392-8340 Email dispatchrcoats@chestnut-ent.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.

Watch · 0

Nothing flagged.

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-mo0.0%

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

10 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

4.8 yr

Model years 2016–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

33 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1993 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

8 inspections · 24 mo

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

Vehicle OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

050%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 1 vehicle and 8 driver inspections over 24 months.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

8 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '26 · 2

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

≈0.4 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 10-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 10
Inspections · 24 mo: 8
Annualized: ≈4 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.4 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 Driving2 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance1 · 0 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$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 ’16 · 2 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

United States’94–’01

Cincinnati’01–now

1994200220102018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 2 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · THE CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO. · since Oct 2016

All 2 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
THE CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO.	Oct 2001 → Oct 2016	$750K	2
UNITED STATES INSURANCE GROUP	Oct 1994 → Oct 2001	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 10
Observed power (24 mo): 6
Trailers (towed): 7

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

4.8 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2016

Oldest model yr

15.4%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 2 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

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

WILMINGTON, NC

3930 RIVER ROAD

Top corridor

NC 4 · SC 4

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: 1 truck 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 1137660 USDOT 2368496Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (4 trucks · 8 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 21800 USDOT 127523 USDOT 2049399 USDOT 4025514 USDOT 1137660 USDOT 2368496 USDOT 120195 USDOT 284477

Shares a company officer with other carriers

elizabeth ruffin — 2 carriers: USDOT 3568324

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 3930 RIVER ROAD, WILMINGTON, NC, 28412
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (910) 392-8340
Cell: (910) 231-2593
Fax: (910) 392-9296
Email: rcoats@chestnut-ent.com
Web domain: chestnut-ent.com

Registration

Officer: Elizabeth Ruffin
USDOT / docket: 522762 · MC-196950
First registered: May 12, 1993
Last MCS-150: Jan 26, 2026 · 529,962 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: 44382968

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

529,962

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 WILMINGTON SHIPPING COMPANY.

WILMINGTON SHIPPING COMPANY (USDOT 522762) has a Vektor safety score of 100/100 and a Clear to load 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 $750,000 limit in force from THE CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO. effective Oct 1, 2016 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 0.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 8 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 1 vehicle-level and 8 driver-level — across 2 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 2 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 10 power units and 10 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 26, 2026.

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

Frequently asked

What is WILMINGTON SHIPPING COMPANY's USDOT number?

WILMINGTON SHIPPING COMPANY's USDOT number is 522762, and its motor carrier number is MC-196950.

Is WILMINGTON SHIPPING COMPANY authorized to operate?

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

What is WILMINGTON SHIPPING COMPANY's safety record?

WILMINGTON SHIPPING COMPANY has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 9 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 100/100 (tier: clear).

How big is WILMINGTON SHIPPING COMPANY's fleet?

WILMINGTON SHIPPING COMPANY operates 10 power units and 10 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is WILMINGTON SHIPPING COMPANY based?

WILMINGTON SHIPPING COMPANY is based in WILMINGTON, NC, with roadside inspections recorded across 2 states.

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