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KEPLEY-FRANK HARDWOOD CO INC

Joins 17 roadside inspections (24 mo) from FMCSA public filings. Data as of Oct 26, 2026. Booking triage is above; confirm on SAFER before tendering.

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

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  • Conditional safety rating Carrier did not meet the safety fitness standard at the last compliance review.
  • OOS rate worse than size peers Vehicle 16.7% vs peer 14.3% Details →
  • 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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TruckCodex risk summary — KEPLEY-FRANK HARDWOOD CO INC (USDOT 148155)
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:
  • Conditional safety rating — Carrier did not meet the safety fitness standard at the last compliance review.
  • OOS rate worse than size peers — Vehicle 16.7% vs peer 14.3%
  • 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/148155/
As of: Oct 26, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
USDOT 148155 Active CORPORATION PRIVATE PROPERTY Conditional rated Company officer: BENJAMIN GATES Company officer 2: SANDY YARBROUGH General Freight Construction Based in LEXINGTON, NC

FMCSA census as of Oct 26, 2026 · Sources · Freshness · Methodology · Disclaimer

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · B

Composite of 4/5 scored components (mean 71/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

B confidence 80% · 4/5 signals · expand
Authority / census
Active · 100/100

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

Insurance / BIPD
NR

Insurance/BIPD signal not resolved for this carrier.

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

OOS vs peers
Mixed vs peers · 40/100

Driver OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). Vehicle OOS 16.7% vs peer median 14.3% (worse). n=44525 same-size ACTIVE peers.

FMCSA safety rating
Conditional · 45/100

Official FMCSA Conditional 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.

Fleet size changes

Field change history → Daily change log ↓
  • Power Units +17 (6 → 23) · Oct 19, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
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 148155
In FMCSA records since Jun 1, 1974 (~52y)
Entity CORPORATION
Company officer BENJAMIN GATES
Company officer 2 SANDY YARBROUGH
Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY
Cargo carried
General Freight, Construction
Fleet size 23 units
Drivers 4
Annual mileage 305,778 mi
Contact & address
Phone: (336) 746-5419
Email: [email protected]
Physical
975 CONRAD HILL MINE RD
LEXINGTON, NC 27292-8063
Mailing address matches physical.
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 148155
In FMCSA records since Jun 1, 1974 (~52y)
Entity CORPORATION
Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 305,778 mi
Safety Rating Conditional
vs. National Average
Vehicle OOS Rate 16.7% vs 23.4% -6.7 pts
Driver OOS Rate 0.0% vs 6.7% -6.7 pts
Violations per Inspection 0.76 vs 1.80 -1.04
Peer tier (mid-sized fleets (11-100 power units)) median OOS rate: 27.7%
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 6 0 0
Trailers 26 0 0

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

Accident reports (24 months)

All 3 crashes →
Last 6 months 6–12 months 12–24 months Total
Fatalities 0 0 0 0
Injuries 0 2 0 2
Tow-away 0 1 1 2
Crash reports 0 1 1 2

Reportable crashes from FMCSA MCMIS for the trailing 24 months. Counts may differ slightly from SAFER due to reporting lag.

Inspections (24 months)

All 27 inspections →
Driver Vehicle Hazmat
Inspections 17 17 0
OOS inspections 0 1 0
OOS percentage 0% 5.88% —
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
23
Drivers
4
Inspections
27
FMCSA roadside history on file
OOS Rate (peak)
16.7%
driver or vehicle, whichever higher
Crashes (24m)
2
3 all-time
Authorities
0

Risk Signals

Elevated OOS rate
Peak OOS rate of 16.7% is above the driver national average (~6.7%); vehicle national average is ~23.4%.

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

Compared against 44,525 ACTIVE carriers operating 11–35 power units (±50% of this carrier's 23 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS
0%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 44,525 same-size peers
Verdict
On par with peers
Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
This carrier — Vehicle OOS
16.7%
Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
14.3%
Median across 44,525 same-size peers
Verdict
Riskier than peers
Delta +2.4 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Fleet History

Field change history →

Sourced from FMCSA daily imports; field-level change log. 1 tracked change on record.

Record Changes

  1. As-of snapshot →
    • Power Units 6 23
      FMCSA Company Census

Power Units Over Time

Oct 19, 2026 Oct 19, 2026

Bar height reflects reported power-unit count after each FMCSA filing update.

Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (16 months)

2024-01 2026-09

Violations by BASIC Category

Federal BASIC buckets for every citation issued against this carrier over the past 24 months.
Vehicle Maintenance
9 violations
1 OOS · 11.1%
Unsafe Driving
4 violations

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.
State Inspections OOS OOS % Last Inspection
North Carolina (NC) 12 0 0.0% Sep 12, 2026
South Carolina (SC) 4 1 25.0% Jan 29, 2026
Virginia (VA) 1 0 0.0% Apr 14, 2026
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
Make Model Inspections
Kenworth 14
Ferr 6
Peterbilt 5
Utility 4
Peer 2
Peerless D 2
Budd 1
Inov 1
Iti 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 — Oct 26, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol 0 — 0.00 0 — Oct 26, 2026
Hours of Service 0 — 0.00 0 — Oct 26, 2026
Unsafe Driving 2 — 4.00 4 — Oct 26, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance 3 — 8.44 8 — Oct 26, 2026

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

Recent Inspections (27 rows) View all 27 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
88975820 Sep 12, 2026 NC 3 EDEN NC — 0 — No
88442220 Jul 17, 2026 NC 3 —
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
NC NP3366 · 2XKDDB0X07M184310
1 392.2-SLLEWG3 No
88392205 Jul 13, 2026 NC 3 —
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
NC MN5104 · 1XKDD49X5BJ280299
0 — No
88292791 Jul 1, 2026 NC 3 —
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
NC NP3365 · 1XP5DB9X91N552217
0 — No
88256362 Jun 26, 2026 NC 3 —
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
NC NM8680 · 1XKDDU9X03J708197
0 — No
87570621 Apr 14, 2026 VA 3 CRITZ VA
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
NC NP3365 · 1XP5DB9X91N552217
0 — No
87214579 Mar 5, 2026 NC 3 nc-davidson-county,-i-85,-s
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
NC NM8680 · 1XKDDU9X03J708197
1 392.2-SLLEWG3 No
87099069 Feb 20, 2026 NC 3 nc-davidson-county,-i-85,-s
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
NC NP3365 · 1XP5DB9X91N552217
0 — No
86936810 Jan 30, 2026 NC 2 nc-davidson-county,-i-85,-n
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
NC NM8680 · 1XKDDU9X03J708197
1 393.100B No
86928849 Jan 29, 2026 SC 3 WALLACE SC
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
NC ND2430 · 1XKWD40X1GR484340
1 392.16-D No
86926565 Jan 27, 2026 SC 3 BENNETTSVILLE SC
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
NC ND2430 · 1XKWD40X1GR484340
2 392.2-SLLS1, 396.17C-PI No
86397938 Nov 20, 2025 SC 2 BENNETTSVILLE SC
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
NC NP3366 · 2XKDDB0X07M184310
6 393.9A-LTSI, 393.9A-LHWS, 393.60C Yes
86384104 Nov 19, 2025 NC 2 I 40 EB
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
NC MN5104 · 1XKDD49X5BJ280299
0 — No
85502540 Aug 15, 2025 SC 2 DARLINGTON SC
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
NC ND2430 · 1XKWD40X1GR484340
2 392.2-SLLS4, 396.17C-PI No
84862790 Jun 3, 2025 NC 3 52
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
NC NP3365 · 1XP5DB9X91N552217
0 — No
83611534 Jan 10, 2025 NC 2 —
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
NC NP3366 · 2XKDDB0X07M184310
0 — No
83114337 Nov 7, 2024 NC 2 I73
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
NC NP3365 · 1XP5DB9X91N552217
0 — No
82879205 Oct 10, 2024 NC 3 nc-rowan-county,-i-85-nb
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
NC NP3365 · 1XP5DB9X91N552217
0 — No
82535796 Aug 30, 2024 NC 3 I73 EXIT 30
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
KS 250874 · 1XKZDP9X9SJ124077
0 — No
81432738 Apr 23, 2024 NC 3 I73 EXIT 30
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
NC ND2430 · 1XKWD40X1GR484340
0 — No
80637311 Jan 18, 2024 NC 2 I73 EXIT 28
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
NC ND2430 · 1XKWD40X1GR484340
0 — No
79966185 Oct 19, 2023 NC 2 nc-davie-county,-us-64
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
NC NP3365 · 1XP5DB9X91N552217
2 393.45(a), 393.110(b) Yes
79918521 Oct 16, 2023 NC 3 nc-statesville-weigh-station,-i-4
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
NC NP3365 · 1XP5DB9X91N552217
0 — No
79871075 Oct 9, 2023 NC 2 nc-us421-sb-yadkin-co-@-reavis-rd
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
NC NP3365 · 1XP5DB9X91N552217
2 393.9(a), 393.87(a) Yes
79580221 Sep 5, 2023 NC 3 I73 EXIT 30
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
NC MN5104 · 1XKDD49X5BJ280299
0 — No
Recent Crashes (3 rows)
Report # Date ▼ State Fatalities Injuries Tow Hazmat Severity
SC0026205507 Jan 29, 2026 SC 0 2 Yes No Injury
NC0108237169 Aug 30, 2025 NC 0 0 Yes No Tow
NC0107164921 Nov 30, 2022 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
I73 EXIT 30 NC 3 0
BENNETTSVILLE SC SC 2 1
52 NC 1 0
CATAWBA COUNTY, I-40, W NC 1 0
EDEN NC NC 1 0
I 40 EAST REST AREA NC 1 0
I 40 EB NC 1 0
I73 NC 1 0
I73 EXIT 28 NC 1 0
DARLINGTON SC SC 1 0

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code Description Category Cited OOS
392.2 Violation of Local Laws Unsafe Driving 1 0
393.11 No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
393.110(b) Insufficient tiedowns to prevent forward movement for load not blocked by headerboard, bulkhead, or other cargo. Vehicle Maintenance 1 1
393.45(a) Brake tubing/hoses inadequate Vehicle Maintenance 1 1
393.87(a) Warning flag required on projecting load Vehicle Maintenance 1 1
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps Vehicle Maintenance 1 1

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