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EARNHARDT GRADING INC

Joins 6 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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Book with caution — review signals below

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

Caution
Review these
  • 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
  • Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating
  • OOS rate better than size peers
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TruckCodex risk summary — EARNHARDT GRADING INC (USDOT 345686)
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:
  • 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:
  • Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating
  • OOS rate better than size peers

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/345686/
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 345686 Active CORPORATION PRIVATE PROPERTY Hazmat Satisfactory rated Company officer: KENNETH EARNHARDT Company officer 2: FRAN BLACK Machinery / Large Objects Construction Based in STANLEY, NC

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

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · A

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

A 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
Safer than peers · 100/100

Driver OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). Vehicle OOS 0% vs peer median 12.5% (better). n=58256 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.

Fleet size changes

Field change history → Daily change log ↓
  • Power Units +1 (15 → 16) · May 25, 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 345686
In FMCSA records since Mar 6, 1989 (~37y)
Entity CORPORATION
Company officer KENNETH EARNHARDT
Company officer 2 FRAN BLACK
Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY
Hazmat Yes (MCS-150)
Cargo carried
Machinery / Large Objects, Construction
Fleet size 16 units
Drivers 10
Annual mileage 250,000 mi
Contact & address
Phone: (704) 601-4290
Email: [email protected]
Physical
7525 OLD PLANK RD
STANLEY, NC 28164
Mailing address matches physical.
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 345686
In FMCSA records since Mar 6, 1989 (~37y)
Entity CORPORATION
Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 250,000 mi
Safety Rating Satisfactory
Hazmat Yes (MCS-150)
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
Violations per Inspection 0.17 vs 1.80 -1.63
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 4 0 0
Trailers 4 0 0
Trucks 12 0 0

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

Inspections (24 months)

All 9 inspections →
Driver Vehicle Hazmat
Inspections 6 6 0
OOS inspections 0 0 0
OOS percentage 0% 0% —
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
16
Drivers
10
Inspections
9
FMCSA roadside history on file
OOS Rate (peak)
—
Crashes
5
None in last 24 months · all-time on file
Authorities
0

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

Compared against 58,256 ACTIVE carriers operating 8–24 power units (±50% of this carrier's 16 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS
0%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 58,256 same-size peers
Verdict
On par with peers
Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
This carrier — Vehicle OOS
0%
Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
12.5%
Median across 58,256 same-size peers
Verdict
Safer than peers
Delta -12.5 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 15 16
      Seen 2 times · first May 25, 2026 · last May 25, 2026 FMCSA Company Census

Power Units Over Time

May 25, 2026 May 25, 2026

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

Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (5 months)

2024-09 2026-10

Violations by BASIC Category

Federal BASIC buckets for every citation issued against this carrier over the past 24 months.
Unsafe Driving
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) 5 0 0.0% Oct 20, 2026
South Carolina (SC) 1 0 0.0% May 23, 2025
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
Make Model Inspections
Peterbilt 7
Loak 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 1 — 0.26 0 — Oct 26, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance 0 — 0.00 0 — 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 (9 rows) View all 9 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
89310553 Oct 20, 2026 NC 3 CONCORD NC
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
NC NV3693 · 1XPXP4EX3PD863173
0 — No
89284237 Oct 16, 2026 NC 3 —
PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK
NC VW1953 · 1NPCXPEX6SD763989
0 — No
88280416 Jun 30, 2026 NC 3 —
PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK
NC VW1953 · 1NPCXPEX6SD763989
0 — No
88230474 Jun 24, 2026 NC 1 —
PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK
NC VW1953 · 1NPCXPEX6SD763989
0 — No
84778538 May 23, 2025 SC 3 ROCK HILL SC
PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK
NC VT3379 · 2NPMHJ7X3RM670508
1 392.2-SLLS2 No
84404752 Apr 15, 2025 NC 1 I 85
PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK
NC VW1953 · 1NPCXPEX6SD763989
0 — No
82681886 Sep 12, 2024 NC 1 I 85
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
NC NV2977 · 1NPCXPEX4PD810654
0 — No
78661625 May 18, 2023 NC 3 STATESVILLE WEIGH STATION I-40
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
NC NH1460 · 1NPXGGGG10D605121
0 — No
78555425 May 8, 2023 NC 3 nc-cabarrus-county,-i-85,-n
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
NC NV2977 · 1NPCXPEX4PD810654
0 — No
Recent Crashes (5 rows)
Report # Date ▼ State Fatalities Injuries Tow Hazmat Severity
SC0021242719 May 27, 2021 SC 0 0 Yes No Tow
NC0106364868 Oct 12, 2020 NC 0 1 Yes No Injury
NC0103522821 Aug 15, 2012 NC 0 0 Yes No Tow
NC0101926041 Jan 23, 2007 NC 0 0 Yes No Tow
NC0100715796 Sep 23, 2002 NC 0 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 85 NC 2 0
CONCORD NC NC 1 0
STATESVILLE WEIGH STATION I-40 NC 1 0
ROCK HILL SC SC 1 0

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