W C BLACK & SONS INC

USDOT 1187366 Active EXEMPT FOR HIRE Company officer: JASON BLACK Company officer 2: JASON BLACK Machinery / Large Objects Construction Other (GRAVEL / DIRT) Based in CHARLOTTE, NC

Brokers & shippers · booking check

No hard blockers on file

Authority and insurance signals look clear in our data. Still verify live on FMCSA SAFER / L&I before tendering a load.

Clear to review

Built for brokers and shippers deciding whether to tender. Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before booking — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.

Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)

TruckCodex risk summary — W C BLACK & SONS INC (USDOT 1187366)
Verdict: CLEAR TO REVIEW
No hard blockers on file
Authority and insurance signals look clear in our data. Still verify live on FMCSA SAFER / L&I before tendering a load.

Authority / census status: Active

Blockers:
  (none)

Cautions:
  (none)

On file:
  (none)

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/1187366/
As of: Jul 29, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.

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=144027 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: Clear to review.

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 1187366

In FMCSA records since Nov 17, 2003 (~22y)

Company officer JASON BLACK

Company officer 2 JASON BLACK

Operation EXEMPT FOR HIRE

Cargo carried

Machinery / Large Objects, Construction, Other (GRAVEL / DIRT)

Fleet size 7 units

Drivers 4

Annual mileage 50,772 mi

Contact & address

Phone: (704) 597-5954

Email: [email protected]

Physical

5108 CHEVIOT RD

CHARLOTTE, NC 28269

Mailing

PO BOX 451

MARION, NC 28752-0451

Registration & safety rating

USDOT 1187366

In FMCSA records since Nov 17, 2003 (~22y)

Operation EXEMPT FOR HIRE

Annual mileage (MCS-150) 50,772 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

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	3	0	0
Trailers	4	0	0
Trucks	4	0	0

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

Power Units

Drivers

Inspections

FMCSA roadside history on file

OOS Rate (peak)

—

Crashes

None in last 24 months · all-time on file

Authorities

Carrier analysis & narrative context SEO summary, status notes, AI overview, and safety profiles

W C BLACK & SONS INC is a motor carrier based in CHARLOTTE, NC, registered with the FMCSA under USDOT 1187366. The carrier is currently active in FMCSA's records, and has not yet received a formal FMCSA safety rating. MCS-150 self-reporting puts the fleet at 7 power units and 4 drivers, with 3 roadside inspections on file. Use this page to verify the carrier's authority and insurance, review its inspection and crash history, and cross-reference live data on FMCSA SAFER before booking a load or onboarding a partner.

Carrier is unrated

FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. Use the inspection history and BASIC scores below to assess on-road performance.

Carrier overview

W C BLACK & SONS INC is a small fleet, operating 7 power units and 4 drivers, based in Charlotte, NC. FMCSA records show no inspection or crash activity in the last 24 months. An active insurance filing is on record, and no operating authority record was located.

Inspection profile

1 roadside inspection over the last 24 months, down 50% versus the prior 24 months, most heavily in NC (1 stops), with Level 2 inspections the most common.

Violation profile

Top code 396.17(c) (Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection) cited 2 times.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 7 power units (small fleet) and 4 drivers; Mack is the most-inspected make.

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

Compared against 144,027 ACTIVE carriers operating 3–11 power units (±50% of this carrier's 7 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS

Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

Median across 144,027 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 144,027 same-size peers

Verdict

On par with peers

Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections

Make	Model	Inspections
Freightliner		1
International		1
Irwc		1
Mack		1
Rnce		1

SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores

BASIC	Serious	Alert	As Of
Driver Fitness	—	—	Jul 27, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol	—	—	Jul 27, 2026
Hours of Service	—	—	Jul 27, 2026
Unsafe Driving	—	—	Jul 27, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance	—	—	Jul 27, 2026

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

Recent Inspections (3 rows) View all 3 →

Inspection #	Date ▼	State	Level	Station	Vehicle	Violations	Top Codes	OOS
82175565	Jul 17, 2024	NC	2	NC HWY	MACK TRUCK TRACTOR NC MW1435 · 1M2B209C6PM011390	0	—	No
80171131	Nov 14, 2023	NC	2	CITY STREET	INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR NC NP5254 · 2HSFBAERXSC021331	4	396.17(c), 393.95(a), 393.83(g)	No
79943024	Oct 17, 2023	NC	3	nc-hillsborough-weigh-station,-i-	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR NC MC1599 · 1FVXAJCG74DN26204	2	392.16(a), 391.41(a)	No

Recent Crashes (1 row)

Report #	Date ▼	State	Fatalities	Injuries	Tow	Hazmat	Severity
NC0104715741	Mar 2, 2016	NC	0	1	Yes	No	Injury

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

Most-Inspected Stations

Station	State	Inspections	OOS
CITY STREET	NC	1	0
NC HWY	NC	1	0

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code	Description	Category	Cited
396.17(c)	Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection	Vehicle Maintenance	2
391.41(a)	Operating a property-carrying vehicle without a valid medical certificate in possession or on file with the state drivers licensing agency. History of either failing to produce a medical certificate or having an expired medical certificate.	Driver Fitness	1
392.16(a)	Failing to use seat belt (49 CFR)	Unsafe Driving	1
393.83(g)	Exhaust - Discharging at a point forward or directly below the driver or sleeper compartment.	Vehicle Maintenance	1
393.95(a)	No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher	Vehicle Maintenance	1

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