EMERSON LOGGING INC

Joins 3 roadside inspections (24 mo) from FMCSA public filings. Data as of Oct 2, 2026. Booking triage is above; confirm on SAFER before tendering.

Brokers & shippers · booking check

Book with caution — review signals below

No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.

Caution

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Violations per Inspection above national average 3.67 vs 1.80 national (+1.87).
For-hire census with no authority or BIPD on file MCS-150 indicates for-hire operation, but our snapshot has no operating-authority dockets and no BIPD/Primary filing. Confirm on FMCSA SAFER / L&I before tendering.

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Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)

TruckCodex risk summary — EMERSON LOGGING INC (USDOT 1019910)
Verdict: CAUTION
Book with caution — review signals below
No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.

Authority / census status: Active

Blockers:
  (none)

Cautions:
  • Violations per Inspection above national average — 3.67 vs 1.80 national (+1.87).
  • For-hire census with no authority or BIPD on file — MCS-150 indicates for-hire operation, but our snapshot has no operating-authority dockets and no BIPD/Primary filing. Confirm on FMCSA SAFER / L&I before tendering.

On file:
  (none)

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/1019910/
As of: Oct 2, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.

USDOT 1019910 Active PRIVATE PROPERTY Company officer: SPENCER EMERSON Building Materials Based in CHATHAM, VA

FMCSA census as of Oct 2, 2026 · Sources · Freshness · Methodology · Disclaimer

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · A

Composite of 3/5 scored components (mean 92/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

A confidence 60% · 3/5 signals · expand

Authority / census

Active · 100/100

Active census status with no OOS order or revoked authority on file.

Insurance / BIPD

Insurance/BIPD signal not resolved for this carrier.

NR reason: No active policies and no uninsured flag to score against.

OOS vs peers

On par with peers · 75/100

Driver OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). Vehicle OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). n=274076 same-size ACTIVE peers.

FMCSA safety rating

Unrated

FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. We do not invent one.

NR reason: No published FMCSA safety_rating.

Insurance-watch tier

Not on watch · 100/100

No BMC-91 insurance-lapse watch classification on file for this USDOT.

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard from authority, BIPD, peer OOS, FMCSA safety rating, and insurance-watch signals. Not a booking verdict and not legal advice. See methodology. Booking triage on this page: Caution.

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Operating authority

No authority breakdown on file.

Insurance

No active policies on file.

BOC-3 agent

No BOC-3 filing on file.

Company profile

Company details

USDOT 1019910

In FMCSA records since Apr 16, 2002 (~24y)

Company officer SPENCER EMERSON

Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY

Cargo carried

Building Materials

Fleet size 2 units

Drivers 2

Annual mileage 126,311 mi

Contact & address

Phone: (434) 203-4723

Email: [email protected]

Physical

281 TOMAHAWK MILL RD

CHATHAM, VA 24531

Mailing address matches physical.

Registration & safety rating

USDOT 1019910

In FMCSA records since Apr 16, 2002 (~24y)

Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY

Annual mileage (MCS-150) 126,311 mi

vs. National Average

Vehicle OOS Rate 0.0% vs 23.4% -23.4 pts

Driver OOS Rate 0.0% vs 6.7% -6.7 pts

Violations per Inspection 3.67 vs 1.80 +1.87

Peer tier (small fleets (≤10 power units)) median OOS rate: 50%

FMCSA cargo filing (BMC-34/83)

No active FMCSA cargo filing on file.

FMCSA L&I filing evidence — not a shipper certificate of insurance (COI). Cargo (BMC-34) is primarily an HHG / household-goods requirement; general freight carriers often have none.

Broker bond / trust (BMC-84/85)

No active broker surety bond or trust fund on file.

BMC-84 is a surety bond; BMC-85 is a trust-fund agreement. Required for property brokers / freight forwarders — not motor-carrier BIPD liability insurance.

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type	Owned	Term leased	Trip leased
Truck tractors	2	0	0
Trailers	6	0	0

Self-reported on the carrier’s Form MCS-150 (FMCSA Company Census).

Inspections (24 months)

All 7 inspections →

	Driver	Vehicle	Hazmat
Inspections	3	3	0
OOS inspections	0	0	0
OOS percentage	0%	0%	—
National average	6.7%	23.4%	4.4%

Roadside inspections in the last 24 months. National averages are FMCSA MCSAP reference rates (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%, hazmat ~4.4%).

Power Units

Drivers

Inspections

FMCSA roadside history on file

OOS Rate (peak)

—

Crashes

None in last 24 months · all-time on file

Authorities

Out-of-Service rate vs same-size peers FMCSA roadside inspections, % placed out-of-service

Compared against 274,076 ACTIVE carriers operating 1–3 power units (±50% of this carrier's 2 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS

Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

Median across 274,076 same-size peers

Verdict

On par with peers

Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

This carrier — Vehicle OOS

Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

Median across 274,076 same-size peers

Verdict

On par with peers

Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (7 months)

2023-10 2026-01

Violations by BASIC Category

Federal BASIC buckets for every citation issued against this carrier over the past 24 months.

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.

State	Inspections	OOS	OOS %	Last Inspection
Virginia (VA)	3	0	0.0%	Jan 1, 2026

Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections

Make	Model	Inspections
Kenworth		7
Unknown		6
Unve		1

SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores

BASIC	Inspections	Serious	Measure	Percentile	Alert	As Of
Driver Fitness	0	—	0.00	0	—	Sep 28, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol	0	—	0.00	0	—	Sep 28, 2026
Hours of Service	0	—	0.00	0	—	Sep 28, 2026
Unsafe Driving	0	—	0.00	0	—	Sep 28, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance	2	—	11.00	11	—	Sep 28, 2026

Higher percentiles indicate worse performance relative to peer carriers. Carriers at or above the FMCSA intervention threshold are marked ALERT.

Recent Inspections (7 rows) View all 7 →

Inspection #	Date ▼	State	Level	Station	Vehicle	Violations	Top Codes	OOS
86699109	Jan 1, 2026	VA	2	SPENCER VA	KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR VA 37980PZ · 2XKWDB9X9SM648537	5	393.95F, 393.9A-LIL, 392.8-D	No
86000484	Oct 8, 2025	VA	2	DANVILLE VA	KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR VA 64196PY · 1XKWDB9X64J053400	2	393.9A-HLLH, 396.17C-PI	No
84548778	Apr 30, 2025	VA	3	MARTINSVILLE VA	KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR VA 64196PY · 1XKWDB9X64J053400	4	396.17C-PI, 392.2-SLLEWG3, 392.2-SLLEWA3	No
82148039	Jul 18, 2024	VA	3	DANVILLE VA	KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR VA 84998PY · 1XKDDB9X5RJ615429	0	—	No
80986207	Feb 28, 2024	VA	3	MARTINSVILLE VA	KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR VA 64196PY · 1XKWDB9X64J053400	0	—	No
80713839	Jan 30, 2024	VA	1	HALIFAX VA	KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR VA 64196PY · 1XKWDB9X64J053400	19	177.817A-HMSP, 177.823A-HMPMCNP50%, 391.11B5-LNCDLNVE	Yes
80035594	Oct 30, 2023	VA	2	—	KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR VA 42647PZ · 1XKDDB9X86J104647	4	396.17(c), 393.95(f), 392.2	No

Recent Crashes (4 rows)

Report #	Date ▼	State	Injuries	Tow	Hazmat	Severity
VA0171485123	May 24, 2017	VA	0	Yes	No	Tow
VA0170675054	Mar 7, 2017	VA	0	Yes	No	Tow
VA0152045274	Jul 20, 2015	VA	1	Yes	No	Injury
VA0000080117	Dec 8, 2003	VA	0	Yes	No	Tow

Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Station	State	Inspections	OOS
DANVILLE VA	VA	2	0
MARTINSVILLE VA	VA	2	0
HALIFAX VA	VA	1	1
SPENCER VA	VA	1	0

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code	Description	Category	Cited
392.2	Violation of Local Laws	Unsafe Driving	1
393.60(d)	Windshield / Windows - Tinting permits less than 70% of light transmittance.	Vehicle Maintenance	1
393.83(b)	Exhaust - Discharging below the fuel tank or filler pipe.	Vehicle Maintenance	1
393.95(a)	No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher	Vehicle Maintenance	1
393.95(f)	Emergency Equipment - Stopped vehicle warning devices missing or improper.	Vehicle Maintenance	1
396.17(c)	Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection	Vehicle Maintenance	1

Related Records

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Field change history

Field change history
History-watch change dates and as-of snapshots