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WATSON CONTRACTING INC

USDOT 2464881 • 3940 OLD MURPHY ROAD, FRANKLIN, NC, 28734

ACTIVE
Authority:None on file
Insurance:None on file
BOC-3:Not on file
Safety Rating:Not rated
MCS-150:Never updated
OOS Orders:None

Overview

Company profile from FMCSA Census File

USDOT
2,464,881
Status
ACTIVE
Operation
Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)
State
North Carolina
Phone
8285245880
Power Units (MCS-150)
6
Drivers (MCS-150)
4
MCS-150 Mileage
5,000
Physical Address
3940 OLD MURPHY ROAD, FRANKLIN, NC, 28734
Contact
Phone: 8285245880

Authority & Insurance

Operating authority, insurance filings, and BOC-3 status

Active Authority
0
Revoked / Inactive
0
Authority Types
0
Insurance Policies
None on file
BOC-3 Filing
Not on file

Operating Authority

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No records found

No insurance filings found for this carrier in FMCSA records.

Check FMCSA SAFER for current insurance status

Safety & Inspections

SMS BASIC scores, inspection history, and out-of-service rates

SMS BASIC Scores

Driver Fitness
N/A
Drugs / Alcohol
0%
Hours of Service
N/A
Unsafe Driving
4%
Vehicle Maintenance
2%

Higher percentile = worse safety performance relative to peers. Scores at or above 75% trigger FMCSA alerts.

Inspections
53
Violations
14
3 OOS
Vehicle OOS %
3.8%
Driver OOS %
1.9%
Power Units (MCS-150)
6
Drivers (MCS-150)
4
Crash Records
3

Inspection Activity (24 months)

Monthly inspection counts with OOS months highlighted. Hover bars for details.

1
May
2
Jun
2
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
1
Jan
2
Feb
Mar
Apr
2
May
1
Jun
1
Jul
1
Aug
3
Sep
1
Oct
2
Nov
3
Dec
Jan
Feb
1
Mar
Apr
Clean monthMonth with OOSBased on latest 53 of 53 inspection records

Inspection Activity Map

2 states • 53 inspections

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Violation Summary (14 violations from 53 inspections)

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Violation Summary (14 violations from 53 inspections)
CodeDescription# Violations# OOSSeverity WtBASIC
FMCSR:392.2Operating a CMV while ill or fatigued408Unsafe Driving
FMCSR:393.9(a)Inoperable required lamps403Vehicle Maintenance
FMCSR:393.75(a)Tires/tubes - general defects226Vehicle Maintenance
FMCSR:392.16Failing to use seat belt (49 CFR)103Unsafe Driving
FMCSR:393.25(f)Lamps on rear of CMV obscured by load103Vehicle Maintenance
FMCSR:392.2-SLLUCROperating a CMV while ill or fatigued108Unsafe Driving
FMCSR:392.4(a)Use of drugs1110Controlled Substances/Alcohol

Peer Context

This carrier vs national averages. Lower is better for all metrics.

Vehicle OOS Rate
3.8%vs nat'l 23.4%
-19.6 pts below avg
Driver OOS Rate
1.9%vs nat'l 6.7%
-4.8 pts below avg
Violations / Inspection
0.26vs nat'l 1.80
-1.54 below avg

National averages: vehicle OOS 23.4%, driver OOS 6.7%, violations per inspection ~1.8. Based on FMCSA MCSAP program data.

Inspection History (53 inspections)

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Inspection History (53 inspections)
DateReport #StationStateLevelVehicleViolationsTop CodesOOS
Mar 31, 202687459944US 74 AT COLD SPRINGS RDNCLevel 3MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK0—No
Dec 31, 202586685425RoadsideNCLevel 3MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK0—No
Dec 15, 202586591813US 74 AT COLD SPRINGS RDNCLevel 3MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK0—No
Dec 1, 202586459279US 74 AT EXT 67NCLevel 3MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK0—No
Nov 13, 202586312946US 74 AT COLD SPRINGS RDNCLevel 3MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK0—No
Nov 12, 202586312641US 74 NEAR NC 28SNCLevel 3MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK0—No
Oct 16, 202586069400US 74 AT COLD SPRING RDNCLevel 3MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK0—No
Sep 30, 202585928242NC 28 NEAR US 74NCLevel 2MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK0—No
Sep 22, 202585854259US 74 AT COLD SPRINGSNCLevel 3TRLK SEMI-TRAILER0—No
Sep 2, 202585671225US 74 NEAR NC 28NCLevel 3MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK0—No
Aug 8, 202585457249US 74 AT NC 28NNCLevel 3MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK0—No
Jul 3, 202585167160US 74 AT EXT 81NCLevel 3MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK0—No
Jun 16, 202584963134US 74 AT EXT 72NCLevel 2MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK0—No
May 6, 202584602024US 74 AT COLD SPRINGS RDNCLevel 3MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK0—No
May 5, 202584591453US 74 NEAR NC 28SNCLevel 2MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK0—No
Feb 13, 202583859011ASHEVILLE WEIGH STATION, I-40,NCLevel 3MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK0—No
Feb 6, 202583809588I-40, ENCLevel 3MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK1392.16No
Jan 7, 202583546518US 74 NEAR COLD SPRINGS RDNCLevel 3MACK TRUCK TRACTOR0—No
Jul 30, 202482255064NC 69 NEAR MYERS CHAPEL RDNCLevel 2MACK TRUCK TRACTOR1392.2No
Jul 29, 202482254986US 74 AT EXT 72NCLevel 3MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK0—No
Jun 26, 202481971793US 64 NEAR TOWN MTN RDNCLevel 2MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK3393.9(a), 393.25(f)No
Jun 3, 202481782873129NCLevel 3MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK0—No
May 28, 202481738028US 74 AT BYRD RDNCLevel 3MACK TRUCK TRACTOR0—No
Apr 29, 202481470622US 74 AT SWAIN WEST BPNCLevel 3MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK0—No
Apr 10, 202481328891RoadsideNCLevel 3MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK0—No
Apr 3, 202481266686RoadsideNCLevel 3MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK0—No
Apr 2, 202481266195RoadsideNCLevel 2MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK0—No
Mar 25, 202481185489US 74 AT BYRD RDNCLevel 2MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK0—No
Mar 15, 20248112635925NCLevel 3MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK0—No
Mar 14, 202481148500BLAIRSVILLE GAGALevel 3MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK1392.2-SLLUCRNo
Mar 7, 202481072758RoadsideNCLevel 3MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK0—No
Jan 30, 202480728963US 74 AT SWAIN WEST ELE.NCLevel 3MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK0—No
Dec 5, 202380311284RoadsideNCLevel 3STRG STRAIGHT TRUCK0—No
Nov 30, 202380286263RoadsideNCLevel 2MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK0—No
Nov 15, 202380181794RoadsideNCLevel 3MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK0—No
Nov 14, 202380159075US 74 AT SWAIN WEST BPNCLevel 3MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK0—No
Nov 7, 202380116422US 74 AT BYRD RDNCLevel 3MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK0—No
Oct 27, 202380026419US 74 AT BYRD RDNCLevel 2MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK0—No
Oct 24, 202380005307US 74 NEAR NC 28NCLevel 3MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK0—No
Oct 12, 202379895331US 74 AT BYRD RDNCLevel 2MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK2393.9(a), 393.75(a)Yes
Oct 10, 202379871143US 74 AT BYRD RDNCLevel 2MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK1392.4(a)Yes
Oct 3, 202379852103US 74 AT EXT 74NCLevel 2KW STRAIGHT TRUCK1393.9(a)No
Sep 26, 202379758949RoadsideNCLevel 2MACK TRUCK TRACTOR0—No
Sep 19, 202379705800US 74 AT EXT 72NCLevel 2MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK1392.2No
Jul 25, 202379232790RoadsideNCLevel 3MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK0—No
Jun 26, 202378980795RoadsideNCLevel 3MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK0—No
Jun 6, 202378818968RoadsideNCLevel 3MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK0—No
Jun 1, 202378786516RoadsideNCLevel 3MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK1392.2No
May 31, 202378786385US 74 AT EXT 67NCLevel 2FONT SEMI-TRAILER1392.2No
May 11, 202378594058RoadsideNCLevel 2MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK0—No
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Inspection analytics

Monthly cadence, frequent stations, and violation mix

Inspections per month (24 mo)

24 total · 0.0% OOS
2024-042026-03
InspectionsOOS

Most frequent inspection stations

US 74 AT BYRD RD6 · 2 OOS
US 74 AT COLD SPRINGS RD4
US 74 AT EXT 723
US 74 NEAR NC 28S2
US 74 AT SWAIN WEST BP2
US 74 NEAR NC 282
US 74 AT EXT 672
I-40, E1

Violations by BASIC category

Recent Crashes

3 crash records from FMCSA Crash File

Total Crashes
3
Fatalities
0
Injuries
4
Across 2 crashes
Tow-Aways
3

Crash History (3 records)

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Crash History (3 records)
DateStateSeverityFatalitiesInjuriesCityLocationVINCarrier Name at Crash
Mar 2, 2026NCINJURY02WOODFIN19...042455WATSON CONTRACTING INC
Sep 13, 2022NCTOW00ANDREWS19...007174WATSON CONTRACTING INC
Feb 19, 2016NCINJURY02————

Compliance Timeline

3 events merged from authority, insurance, enforcement, OOS, crash, MCS-150, and safety rating records

Mar 2, 2026
Crash
Injury crash in NC
0 fatalities, 2 injuries
Sep 13, 2022
Crash
Tow-away crash in NC
0 fatalities, 0 injuries
Feb 19, 2016
Crash
Injury crash
0 fatalities, 2 injuries

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StationUS 74 AT BYRD RD
6 inspections at this station
StationUS 74 AT COLD SPRINGS RD
4 inspections at this station
StationUS 74 AT EXT 72
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