READY MIX OF THE CAROLINAS INC

READY MIX OF THE CAROLINAS INC is a mid-sized fleet, operating 64 power units and 52 drivers, based in Locust, NC. Across 69 roadside inspections in the last 24 months, the fleet's 7.2% out-of-service rate sits below the 19.4% national average, with 8 reportable crashes. An active insurance filing is on record, and no operating authority record was located.

Brokers & shippers · booking check

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

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OOS rate worse than size peers Vehicle 31.8% vs peer 17.1% Details →

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TruckCodex risk summary — READY MIX OF THE CAROLINAS INC (USDOT 2594539)
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:
  • OOS rate worse than size peers — Vehicle 31.8% vs peer 17.1%

On file:
  (none)

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/2594539/
As of: Sep 16, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.

USDOT 2594539 Active PRIVATE PROPERTY Company officer: KIM ALEXANDER Other (CONCRETE) Based in LOCUST, NC

FMCSA census as of Sep 16, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · B

Composite of 3/5 scored components (mean 80/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

B 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

Mixed vs peers · 40/100

Driver OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). Vehicle OOS 31.8% vs peer median 17.1% (worse). n=15669 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.

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 2594539

In FMCSA records since Mar 30, 2015 (~11y)

Company officer KIM ALEXANDER

Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY

Cargo carried

Other (CONCRETE)

Fleet size 64 units

Drivers 52

Annual mileage 1,014,627 mi

Contact & address

Phone: (704) 888-3113

Physical

364 BROWNS HILL RD

LOCUST, NC 28097

Mailing

P O BOX 325

LOCUST, NC 28097

Registration & safety rating

USDOT 2594539

In FMCSA records since Mar 30, 2015 (~11y)

Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY

Annual mileage (MCS-150) 1,014,627 mi

vs. National Average

Vehicle OOS Rate 31.8% vs 23.4% +8.4 pts

Driver OOS Rate 0.0% vs 6.7% -6.7 pts

Violations per Inspection 0.36 vs 1.80 -1.44

Peer tier (mid-sized fleets (11-100 power units)) median OOS rate: 27.5%

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
Trailers	8	0	0
Trucks	64	0	0

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

Accident reports (24 months)

All 26 crashes →

	6–12 months	12–24 months	Total
Fatalities	0	0	0
Injuries	1	0	1
Tow-away	3	5	8
Crash reports	3	5	8

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

Inspections (24 months)

All 108 inspections →

	Driver	Vehicle	Hazmat
Inspections	69	69	0
OOS inspections	0	5	0
OOS percentage	0%	7.25%	—
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

108

FMCSA roadside history on file

OOS Rate (peak)

31.8%

driver or vehicle, whichever higher

Crashes (24m)

26 all-time

Authorities

Carrier analysis & narrative context Status notes, risk intelligence, and safety profiles

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.

Risk intelligence

READY MIX OF THE CAROLINAS INC had 69 roadside inspections over the past 24 months with an out-of-service rate of 7.2%, which is below the national average of 19.4%. Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is vehicle_maint at 2.0. 8 reportable crashes occurred in the same 24-month window.

Inspection profile

69 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, concentrated in NC (43) and SC (26).

Violation profile

7.2% out-of-service rate, well below the 19.4% national average; led by Unsafe Driving (0.0% of violations); top code 392.2 (Violation of Local Laws) cited 14 times.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 64 power units (mid-sized fleet) and 52 drivers; Peterbilt, Kenworth, and Heil are the most-inspected makes.

Risk Signals

High OOS rate

Peak OOS rate of 31.8% is well above FMCSA MCSAP national averages (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%).

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

Compared against 15,669 ACTIVE carriers operating 32–96 power units (±50% of this carrier's 64 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS

Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

Median across 15,669 same-size peers

Verdict

On par with peers

Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

This carrier — Vehicle OOS

31.8%

Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

17.1%

Median across 15,669 same-size peers

Verdict

Riskier than peers

Delta +14.7 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (33 months)

2023-09 2026-09

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
North Carolina (NC)	43	2	4.7%	Sep 1, 2026
South Carolina (SC)	26	3	11.5%	Aug 12, 2026

Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections

Make	Model	Inspections
Peterbilt		72
Kenworth		15
Heil		9
Freightliner		8
Mac		3
Maca		3
Unknown		2

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 14, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol	0	—	0.00	0	—	Sep 14, 2026
Hours of Service	0	—	0.00	0	—	Sep 14, 2026
Unsafe Driving	2	—	0.20	0	—	Sep 14, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance	7	—	1.91	2	—	Sep 14, 2026

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

Recent Inspections (108 rows) View all 108 →

Inspection #	Date ▼	State	Level	Station	Vehicle	Violations	Top Codes	OOS
88866742	Sep 1, 2026	NC	2	MOORESVILLE NC	PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK NC NS4795 · 1NPCLP0X5ND773873	0	—	No
88855538	Aug 31, 2026	NC	2	MOORESVILLE NC	PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK NC NK3721 · 1NPCL70X5JD472496	0	—	No
88728994	Aug 18, 2026	NC	3	—	PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK NC NP5517 · 1NPCLP0X7MD720963	0	—	No
88692014	Aug 12, 2026	SC	3	—	KENWORTH STRAIGHT TRUCK NC VW2169 · 1NKZXPTX2SJ174328	1	392.2-SLLS1	No
88601136	Aug 4, 2026	NC	1	—	PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK NC DD3318A · 1NPCLP0X4TD767348	0	—	No
88592735	Aug 3, 2026	NC	2	—	PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK NC NK3353 · 1NPCL70X3JD472495	0	—	No
88526813	Jul 27, 2026	NC	3	—	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR NC MX6607 · 3ALHG3CY0FDGR9381	0	—	No
88416029	Jul 15, 2026	NC	3	—	PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK NC NS4793 · 1NPCLP0X3ND773869	0	—	No
88145639	Jun 15, 2026	NC	3	—	PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK NC NV3854 · 1NPCLPEX8PD862316	0	—	No
88080539	Jun 9, 2026	NC	1	—	PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK NC NV3854 · 1NPCLPEX8PD862316	0	—	No
87970561	May 26, 2026	NC	1	—	KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR NC VW2169 · 1NKZXPTX2SJ174328	0	—	No
87700941	Apr 28, 2026	NC	2	US 74	KENWORTH STRAIGHT TRUCK NC TE5264 · 1NKZXPTX2RJ354788	0	—	No
87618744	Apr 20, 2026	SC	3	PAGELAND SC	PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK NC NV3854 · 1NPCLPEX8PD862316	1	2-SLLS1	No
87607583	Apr 17, 2026	SC	3	CLOVER SC	PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK NC DD3319A · 1NPCLP0X6TD767349	0	—	No
87571831	Apr 13, 2026	NC	2	US 601	KENWORTH STRAIGHT TRUCK NC VW2169 · 1NKZXPTX2SJ174328	0	—	No
87535272	Apr 7, 2026	NC	1	I 485	PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK NC DD3320A · 1NPCLP0X2TD767350	0	—	No
87056831	Feb 13, 2026	NC	3	I 485	PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR NC NE1087 · 2NPSL70X0FM288306	0	—	No
86976585	Feb 5, 2026	NC	3	ROADSIDE	KENWORTH STRAIGHT TRUCK NC VW2169 · 1NKZXPTX2SJ174328	0	—	No
86750270	Jan 8, 2026	NC	2	279	PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK NC NP5518 · 1NPCLP0X9MD720964	0	—	No
86591693	Dec 15, 2025	NC	2	US601	KENWORTH STRAIGHT TRUCK NC TE5264 · 1NKZXPTX2RJ354788	0	—	No
86491438	Dec 4, 2025	NC	3	I 40 WEST AT HARPER ROAD	PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK NC TE5266 · 1XPXD49XXRD602113	1	392.2-SLLS2	No
86422630	Nov 25, 2025	NC	2	279	FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK NC MX6609 · 3ALHG3CY9FDGR9380	2	393.9TS, 393.19	No
86294501	Nov 10, 2025	SC	3	PAGELAND SC	KENWORTH STRAIGHT TRUCK NC VW2169 · 1NKZXPTX2SJ174328	1	392.2-SLLEWG2	No
86243786	Nov 4, 2025	NC	3	US INTERSTATE	PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR NC VV2084 · 1NPCLP0X3RD685720	1	392.2	No
86234293	Nov 3, 2025	NC	1	I 85	PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK NC VT5968 · 1NPCLP0X5RD685718	0	—	No

Recent Crashes (26 rows) View all 26 →

Report #	Date ▼	State	Injuries	Tow	Hazmat	Severity
NC0108414708	Feb 25, 2026	NC	0	Yes	No	Tow
NC0108310938	Nov 10, 2025	NC	1	Yes	No	Injury
NC0108348611	Sep 23, 2025	NC	0	Yes	No	Tow
NC0108213512	Aug 27, 2025	NC	0	Yes	No	Tow
NC0108115637	May 7, 2025	NC	0	Yes	No	Tow
NC0108049371	Mar 14, 2025	NC	0	Yes	No	Tow
NC0108052355	Mar 14, 2025	NC	0	Yes	No	Tow
NC0108040187	Feb 27, 2025	NC	0	Yes	No	Tow
NC0107718707	May 3, 2024	NC	0	Yes	No	Tow
NC0107664754	Mar 22, 2024	NC	0	Yes	No	Tow
NC0107465610	Sep 20, 2023	NC	0	Yes	No	Tow
NC0107288562	Mar 28, 2023	NC	3	Yes	No	Injury
NC0107170150	Nov 14, 2022	NC	1	No	No	Injury
NC0107008694	Jul 5, 2022	NC	1	Yes	No	Injury
NC0106997115	Jun 24, 2022	NC	1	Yes	No	Injury
NC0106849587	Feb 1, 2022	NC	2	Yes	No	Injury
NC0106695539	Sep 13, 2021	NC	1	Yes	No	Injury
NC0106532481	Feb 25, 2021	NC	1	Yes	No	Injury
SC0020348579	Dec 17, 2020	SC	0	Yes	No	Tow
NC0106422047	Dec 1, 2020	NC	1	No	No	Injury
NC0106418284	Nov 25, 2020	NC	1	Yes	No	Injury
NC0106306225	Aug 11, 2020	NC	0	Yes	No	Tow
SC0020241017	Jun 19, 2020	SC	1	Yes	No	Injury
NC0105801270	Mar 13, 2019	NC	0	Yes	No	Tow
SC0018663264	Nov 7, 2018	SC	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
I 485	NC	9	0
CLOVER SC	SC	7	0
279	NC	5	0
I-26 WB DORCHESTER COUNTY	SC	5	0
PAGELAND SC	SC	5	0
I 85	NC	4	0
2519	NC	3	0
UNION	NC	3	0
US601	NC	3	1
US601S	NC	3	0

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code	Description	Category	Cited	OOS
392.2	Violation of Local Laws	Unsafe Driving	14	0
393.9(a)	Inoperable required lamps	Vehicle Maintenance	5	1
393.75(g)	393.75(g)	Vehicle Maintenance	3	3
393.75(a)	Flat tire or fabric exposed	Vehicle Maintenance	2	2
383.23(a)(2)	Operating a CMV without a CDL	Driver Fitness	1	1
390.3(e)	Prohibited from performing safety sensitive functions per 382.501(a) in the Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse.	Controlled Substances/Alcohol	1	1
392.16(a)	Failing to use seat belt (49 CFR)	Unsafe Driving	1	0
393.100(b)	Leaking/spilling/blowing/falling cargo	Vehicle Maintenance	1	1
393.19	Inoperative/Defective Hazard Warning Lamp	Vehicle Maintenance	1	0
393.45(d)	Brake connections with leaks or constrictions	Vehicle Maintenance	1	1

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