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SAMMY DAVIS LITTLE

DBA: S D L TRANSPORT

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Book with caution — review signals below

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

Caution
Coverage resumed · Jun 22, 2018
Common (Property) reinstated · Nov 14, 2018
Policy effective · Jan 14, 2026
Review these
  • Prior insurance gap · 872 days Feb 1, 2016 → Jun 22, 2018
  • Common (Property) gap · 194 days Inactive May 4, 2018 → reinstated Nov 14, 2018
  • OOS rate worse than size peers Vehicle 85.7% vs peer 0.00% Details →
On file
  • 1 active operating authority
  • Insurance on file · $1,000,000 ATLANTIC CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY · 91X Details →
  • BOC-3 process agent on file AllAmerican Agents of Process Details →
  • Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating
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Plain-text risk summary (print / paste) 
TruckCodex risk summary — SAMMY DAVIS LITTLE (USDOT 2557184)
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
Active BIPD limit: $1,000,000

Blockers:
  (none)

Cautions:
  • Prior insurance gap · 872 days — Feb 1, 2016 → Jun 22, 2018
  • Common (Property) gap · 194 days — Inactive May 4, 2018 → reinstated Nov 14, 2018
  • OOS rate worse than size peers — Vehicle 85.7% vs peer 0.00%

On file:
  • 1 active operating authority
  • Insurance on file · $1,000,000 — ATLANTIC CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY · 91X
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — AllAmerican Agents of Process
  • Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/2557184/
As of: Aug 31, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
USDOT 2557184 Active AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Satisfactory rated Company officer: SAMMY DAVIS LITTLE General Freight Metal Sheets / Coils / Rolls Logs / Poles / Beams / Lumber Based in WADESBORO, NC

FMCSA census as of Aug 31, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · A

Composite of 5/5 scored components (mean 88/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

A confidence 100% · 5/5 signals · expand
Authority / census
Active · 100/100

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

Insurance / BIPD
BIPD active · 100/100

Active BIPD/Primary-like policy on file in our insurance history.

OOS vs peers
Mixed vs peers · 40/100

Driver OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). Vehicle OOS 85.7% vs peer median 0% (worse). n=235351 same-size ACTIVE peers.

FMCSA safety rating
Satisfactory · 100/100

Official FMCSA Satisfactory 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.

Field change history →
Operating authority
Insurance

2 active liability filings

BOC-3 agent

AllAmerican Agents of Process

Company profile

Company details
USDOT 2557184
In FMCSA records since Nov 10, 2014 (~11y)
MC / docket MC903887
Company officer SAMMY DAVIS LITTLE
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Cargo carried
General Freight, Metal Sheets / Coils / Rolls, Logs / Poles / Beams / Lumber
Fleet size 1 units
Drivers 1
Annual mileage 371,304 mi
Contact & address
Phone: (704) 294-1533
Email: [email protected]
Physical
134 UNION STREET
WADESBORO, NC 28170
Mailing address matches physical.
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 2557184
In FMCSA records since Nov 10, 2014 (~11y)
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 371,304 mi
Safety Rating Satisfactory
vs. National Average
Vehicle OOS Rate 85.7% vs 23.4% +62.3 pts
Driver OOS Rate 0.0% vs 6.7% -6.7 pts
Violations per Inspection 3.80 vs 1.80 +2.00
Peer tier (small fleets (≤10 power units)) median OOS rate: 50%
Active liability insurance
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.

Related filings

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type Owned Term leased Trip leased
Truck tractors 1 0 0
Trailers 1 0 0

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

Accident reports (24 months)

All 5 crashes →
Last 6 months 6–12 months 12–24 months Total
Fatalities 0 0 0 0
Injuries 0 0 0 0
Tow-away 0 1 0 1
Crash reports 0 1 0 1

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

Inspections (24 months)

All 14 inspections →
Driver Vehicle Hazmat
Inspections 10 10 0
OOS inspections 1 6 0
OOS percentage 10% 60% —
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
1
Drivers
1
Inspections
14
FMCSA roadside history on file
OOS Rate (peak)
85.7%
driver or vehicle, whichever higher
Crashes (24m)
1
5 all-time
Authorities
1
1 active
Carrier analysis & narrative context Status notes, risk intelligence, and safety profiles
Risk intelligence

S D L TRANSPORT had 10 roadside inspections over the past 24 months with an out-of-service rate of 70.0%, which is above the national average of 19.3%. Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is vehicle_maint at 23.0. 1 reportable crash occurred in the same 24-month window.

Inspection profile

10 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, concentrated in NC (8) and SC (2).

Violation profile

70.0% out-of-service rate, well above the 19.3% national average; led by Vehicle Maintenance (34.5% of violations); top code 393.205(c) (Wheel fasteners loose and/or missing) cited 5 times, 2 of them OOS.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 1 power unit (small fleet) and 1 driver; Freightliner, Dorsey tra, and Dors are the most-inspected makes.

Risk Signals

High OOS rate
Peak OOS rate of 85.7% is well above FMCSA MCSAP national averages (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%).
Authority revoked
1 revocation on record.
OOS order history
1 out-of-service order issued against this carrier.

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

Compared against 235,351 ACTIVE carriers operating 1–2 power units (±50% of this carrier's 1 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS
0%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 235,351 same-size peers
Verdict
On par with peers
Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
This carrier — Vehicle OOS
85.7%
Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 235,351 same-size peers
Verdict
Riskier than peers
Delta +85.7 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Authority gap detected (1)

  • Common (Property) authority was inactive from May 4, 2018 to Nov 14, 2018 (194 days)

Historical coverage gap detected (1)

  • No active BIPD/Primary insurance from Feb 1, 2016 to Jun 22, 2018 (872 days)
Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (10 months)

2023-11 2026-08

Violations by BASIC Category

Federal BASIC buckets for every citation issued against this carrier over the past 24 months.
Vehicle Maintenance
29 violations
10 OOS · 34.5%
Unsafe Driving
7 violations
General/Admin
1 violation
Hours of Service
1 violation

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.
State Inspections OOS OOS % Last Inspection
North Carolina (NC) 8 6 75.0% Aug 10, 2026
South Carolina (SC) 2 1 50.0% Feb 12, 2026
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
Make Model Inspections
Freightliner 7
Dors 4
International 4
Dorsey Tra 3
Grea 2
Custom Scott 1
Great Dane 1
Tran 1
Utility 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 — Aug 31, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol 0 — 0.00 0 — Aug 31, 2026
Hours of Service 1 — 0.09 0 — Aug 31, 2026
Unsafe Driving 1 — 5.00 5 — Aug 31, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance 9 — 23.27 23 — Aug 31, 2026

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

Recent Inspections (14 rows) View all 14 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
88656427 Aug 10, 2026 NC 3 — — 1 383.51A-NSIN Yes
88109277 Jun 11, 2026 NC 3 —
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR
NC DD7866 · 3HSCUAPR5AN205924
0 — No
87738978 Apr 30, 2026 NC 2 I-40
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR
NC VW1857 · 2HSCNAPR66C230675
2 3A1BL, 75A1 Yes
87738853 Apr 30, 2026 NC 2 I-40
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR
NC VW1857 · 2HSCNAPR66C230675
2 75A1, 3A1-AR Yes
87054004 Feb 12, 2026 SC 2 LADSON SC
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR
Ticket: Custom Scott
NC DD7866 · 3HSCUAPR5AN205924
6 393.118D-CDL, 392.2-SLLSR, 392.2-SLLUCR Yes
86993211 Feb 6, 2026 NC 2 —
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR
NC DD7866 · 3HSCUAPR5AN205924
7 393.75A3, 392.2FT, 393.9BRKLAMP Yes
86067954 Sep 23, 2025 NC 2 US 74
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
NC VW2435 · 1FUYDSEB6NH523747
17 393.9TS, 393.9BRKLAMP, 393.47A Yes
85100729 Jun 30, 2025 NC 2 US 70 NEAR NC 58
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
NC VW2435 · 1FUYDSEB6NH523747
3 393.75A1, 393.9TS No
83838216 Feb 10, 2025 NC 2 US 70 IN PVA OF CIRCLE K
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
NC VT4860 · 1FUYDSEB6NH523747
4 393.9TS, 396.17C Yes
82905351 Oct 14, 2024 SC 3 CAMDEN SC
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
NC VT4860 · 1FUYDSEB6NH523747
1 392.2 No
82551747 Aug 27, 2024 SC 1 HOLLY HILL SC
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
NC VT4860 · 1FUYDSEB6NH523747
10 393.110(b)(2)(ii), 396.3(a)(1), 393.45(a) Yes
82459507 Aug 22, 2024 SC 2 SC 9 LANCASTER COUNTY
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
NC VT4860 · 1FUYDSEB6NH523747
6 393.205(c), 393.23, 393.75(c) Yes
80080437 Nov 2, 2023 NC 2 74
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
NC NH9602 · 1FUJA6CG14LM82939
2 393.75(c), 391.45(b) No
79374393 Aug 9, 2023 NC 2 nc-stanly-county,-us-52
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
NC NH9602 · 1FUJA6CG14LM82939
3 396.17(c), 393.9(a), 393.24(a) No
Recent Crashes (5 rows)
Report # Date ▼ State Fatalities Injuries Tow Hazmat Severity
NC0108244164 Sep 23, 2025 NC 0 0 Yes No Tow
SC0021544233 Jul 21, 2021 SC 0 2 Yes No Injury
NC0106234771 May 13, 2020 NC 0 0 Yes No Tow
NC0104473725 Aug 19, 2015 NC 0 1 Yes No Injury
NC0104403585 Jun 4, 2015 NC 0 1 Yes No Injury
Authority Records (1 docket)
common
MC903887
Active
—
View full authority record →
MC Certificate Documents (2 letters, 1 PDF available)

Authority Records (above) are FMCSA docket status and lifecycle events. MC Certificate Documents here are the archived PDF letters for each action — grants, reinstatements, revocations, name changes, and transfers. They are related but not the same dataset: one row per PDF letter, not one file per docket.

Each row is a distinct FMCSA letter (grant, reinstatement, revocation, name change, transfer, etc.). When a PDF is archived, click the link to open that letter. Rows without a link still show the action type and date from our index. FMCSA stopped publishing new daily certificate PDFs after the May 2026 Motus cutover — rows below are historical archive only.

Some letters share the same legacy archived file path — we show one PDF link for the primary document and list the other actions as metadata (type + date) until per-letter PDFs are re-extracted.

Date Docket Action Authority PDF
Nov 14, 2018 MC903887-C Reinstatement Letter Reinstatement Metadata only
Mar 16, 2015 MC903887-C Original MC Certificate Certificate Original MC Certificate →
Insurance Coverage Timeline (23 rows)

Every insurance policy on file, newest effective date first. Amber rows mark BIPD/Primary coverage gaps.

Insurer Policy # Type Limit Effective Cancel Status
ATLANTIC CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY BA3021684-0 91X $1,000,000 Jan 14, 2026 On file ACTIVE
ATLANTIC CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY BA3021684-0 BIPD/Primary $1,000,000 Jan 14, 2026 On file ACTIVE
ATLANTIC CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY BA3021684-0 BIPD/Primary — Jun 23, 2025 Jan 14, 2026 CANCELLED
INCLINE CASUALTY COMPANY NINC 010295 BIPD/Primary — Sep 4, 2024 Jun 22, 2025 CANCELLED
INCLINE CASUALTY COMPANY NINC 010295 BIPD/Primary — Jun 22, 2024 Sep 4, 2024 REPLACED
INCLINE CASUALTY COMPANY NINC 010295 BIPD/Primary — Jun 22, 2024 Oct 8, 2024 CANCELLED
INCLINE CASUALTY COMPANY NINC 010295 BIPD/Primary — Jun 22, 2023 Jun 22, 2024 CANCELLED
INCLINE CASUALTY COMPANY NINC 010295 BIPD/Primary — Apr 6, 2023 Jun 22, 2023 CANCELLED
INCLINE CASUALTY COMPANY NINC 010295 BIPD/Primary — Aug 1, 2022 May 8, 2023 CANCELLED
INCLINE CASUALTY COMPANY NINC 010295 BIPD/Primary — Aug 1, 2022 Apr 6, 2023 REPLACED
INCLINE CASUALTY COMPANY NINC 010295 BIPD/Primary — Jun 22, 2022 Aug 1, 2022 REPLACED
INCLINE CASUALTY COMPANY NINC 010295 BIPD/Primary — Jun 22, 2022 Aug 30, 2022 CANCELLED
AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY NCFR 211160 BIPD/Primary — Jun 22, 2021 Jun 22, 2022 CANCELLED
AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY NCFR 108925 BIPD/Primary — Jan 26, 2021 Jun 22, 2021 CANCELLED
AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY NCFR 108925 BIPD/Primary — Jun 22, 2020 Jan 27, 2021 CANCELLED
AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY NCFR 007198 BIPD/Primary — Nov 25, 2019 Jun 22, 2020 CANCELLED
AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY NCFR 007198 BIPD/Primary — Jun 22, 2019 Dec 25, 2019 CANCELLED
AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY NCFR 007198 BIPD/Primary — Jun 22, 2019 Nov 25, 2019 REPLACED
AMERICAN MILLENNIUM INS/CITADEL REINSURANCE CAL500599-01 BIPD/Primary — Jun 22, 2018 Jun 22, 2019 CANCELLED
Coverage gap — 872 days without BIPD/Primary coverage from Feb 1, 2016 to Jun 22, 2018
WILSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY JFT0712621 BIPD/Primary — Nov 7, 2015 Feb 1, 2016 CANCELLED
ATLANTIC CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY BA3013686-0 BIPD/Primary — Feb 18, 2015 Dec 6, 2015 CANCELLED
ATLANTIC CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY BA3013686-0 BIPD/Primary — Feb 18, 2015 Nov 7, 2015 REPLACED
Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events
  1. Jan 14, 2026
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  2. Jan 14, 2026
    insurance
    CANCEL — ATLANTIC CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
  3. Jun 24, 2025
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  4. Jun 22, 2025
    insurance
    CANCEL — INCLINE CASUALTY COMPANY
  5. Oct 8, 2024
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — INCLINE CASUALTY COMPANY
  6. Sep 4, 2024
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — INCLINE CASUALTY COMPANY
  7. Jun 27, 2024
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  8. Jun 22, 2024
    insurance
    CANCEL — INCLINE CASUALTY COMPANY
  9. Jun 23, 2023
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  10. Jun 22, 2023
    insurance
    CANCEL — INCLINE CASUALTY COMPANY
  11. May 8, 2023
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — INCLINE CASUALTY COMPANY
  12. Apr 6, 2023
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — INCLINE CASUALTY COMPANY
  13. Aug 30, 2022
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — INCLINE CASUALTY COMPANY
  14. Aug 1, 2022
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — INCLINE CASUALTY COMPANY
  15. Jun 24, 2022
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  16. Jun 22, 2022
    insurance
    CANCEL — AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY
  17. Apr 8, 2022
    enforcement
    Enforcement case NC-2022-0063-US1662 — $2,000
  18. Jun 24, 2021
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  19. Jun 22, 2021
    insurance
    CANCEL — AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY
  20. Jan 27, 2021
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  21. Jan 27, 2021
    insurance
    CANCEL — AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY
  22. Jun 23, 2020
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  23. Jun 22, 2020
    insurance
    CANCEL — AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY
  24. Dec 25, 2019
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY
  25. Nov 25, 2019
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY
  26. Jun 24, 2019
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  27. Jun 22, 2019
    insurance
    CANCEL — AMERICAN MILLENNIUM INS/CITADEL REINSURANCE
  28. Nov 14, 2018
    authority
    REINSTATED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
  29. Sep 10, 2018
    authority
    REVOKED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
  30. Sep 10, 2018
    authority
    Authority revoked — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
  31. May 4, 2018
    authority
    REVOKED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
  32. May 4, 2018
    authority gap
    Common (Property) authority inactive: 194 days (through Nov 14, 2018)
  33. Feb 1, 2016
    insurance
    CANCEL — WILSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY
  34. Feb 1, 2016
    insurance gap
    Coverage gap: 872 days without BIPD/Primary insurance (through Jun 22, 2018)
  35. Dec 21, 2015
    oos
    Out-of-service order — Unsatisfactory = Unfit
  36. Dec 6, 2015
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — ATLANTIC CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
  37. Nov 7, 2015
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — ATLANTIC CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Station State Inspections OOS
I-40 NC 2 2
74 NC 1 0
US 70 IN PVA OF CIRCLE K NC 1 1
US 70 NEAR NC 58 NC 1 0
US 74 NC 1 1
CAMDEN SC SC 1 0
HOLLY HILL SC SC 1 1
LADSON SC SC 1 1
SC 9 LANCASTER COUNTY SC 1 1

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code Description Category Cited OOS
393.205(c) Wheel fasteners loose and/or missing Vehicle Maintenance 5 2
393.47(e) Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt Vehicle Maintenance 3 0
393.75(c) Tire-other tread depth less than 2/32 of inch measured in a major tread groove Vehicle Maintenance 2 0
393.9 Inoperable Required Lamp Vehicle Maintenance 2 0
390.21(b) Carrier name and/or USDOT Number not displayed as required General/Admin 1 0
391.45(b) Expired medical examiner's certificate Driver Fitness 1 0
392.2 Violation of Local Laws Unsafe Driving 1 0
392.9(a)(2) Failing to secure vehicle equipment Vehicle Maintenance 1 1
393.110(b)(2)(ii) Cargo securement - logs Vehicle Maintenance 1 1
393.23 Required lamp not powered by vehicle electric Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
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