STOWE TIMBER LLC

STOWE TIMBER LLC is a small fleet, operating 1 power unit and 1 driver, organized as an individual, based in Gastonia, NC. Across 1 roadside inspection in the last 24 months, the fleet's 0.0% out-of-service rate sits below the 19.4% national average, with no reportable crashes on file. An active insurance filing is on record, and no operating authority record was located.

Brokers & shippers · booking check

Do not book — hard regulatory blocker

One or more hard blockers are on file. Do not tender until the issue is cured and confirmed on FMCSA.

Do not book

Blockers

Unsatisfactory safety rating FMCSA Unsatisfactory ratings typically prohibit interstate operation until upgraded.

Built for brokers and shippers deciding whether to tender. Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before booking — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.

Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)

TruckCodex risk summary — STOWE TIMBER LLC (USDOT 399701)
Verdict: DO NOT BOOK
Do not book — hard regulatory blocker
One or more hard blockers are on file. Do not tender until the issue is cured and confirmed on FMCSA.

Authority / census status: Active

Blockers:
  • Unsatisfactory safety rating — FMCSA Unsatisfactory ratings typically prohibit interstate operation until upgraded.

Cautions:
  (none)

On file:
  (none)

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/399701/
As of: Sep 19, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.

USDOT 399701 Active INDIVIDUAL PRIVATE PROPERTY Unsatisfactory rated Owner: MICHAEL HUGH STOWE Logs / Poles / Beams / Lumber Based in GASTONIA, NC

FMCSA census as of Sep 19, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · F

Hard regulatory signal on file (OOS / revoked / Not Authorized / uninsured / Unsatisfactory). Composite mean of 4/5 scored components is 69/100 — letter capped at F. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating, booking verdict, or legal advice.

F 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

Insurance/BIPD signal not resolved for this carrier.

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

OOS vs peers

On par with peers · 75/100

Driver OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). Vehicle OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). n=233843 same-size ACTIVE peers.

FMCSA safety rating

Unsatisfactory · 0/100

Official FMCSA Unsatisfactory safety rating after a compliance review.

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: Do not book.

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 399701

In FMCSA records since Jul 9, 1990 (~36y)

Entity INDIVIDUAL

Owner MICHAEL HUGH STOWE

Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY

Cargo carried

Logs / Poles / Beams / Lumber

Fleet size 1 units

Drivers 1

Annual mileage 9,442 mi

Contact & address

Phone: (704) 616-0972

Email: [email protected]

Physical

630 UNION NEW HOPE RD

GASTONIA, NC 28056

Mailing address matches physical.

Registration & safety rating

USDOT 399701

In FMCSA records since Jul 9, 1990 (~36y)

Entity INDIVIDUAL

Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY

Annual mileage (MCS-150) 9,442 mi

Safety Rating Unsatisfactory

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 0.00 vs 1.80 -1.80

Peer tier (small fleets (≤10 power units)) median OOS rate: 50%

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
Trucks	1	0	0

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

Inspections (24 months)

All 2 inspections →

	Driver	Vehicle	Hazmat
Inspections	1	1	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

Drivers

Inspections

FMCSA roadside history on file

OOS Rate (peak)

—

Crashes

None in last 24 months · all-time on file

Authorities

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

Unsatisfactory safety rating

FMCSA has assigned this carrier an Unsatisfactory safety rating after a compliance review.

Risk intelligence

STOWE TIMBER LLC had 1 roadside inspections over the past 24 months with an out-of-service rate of 0.0%, which is below the national average of 19.4%. Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is Unsafe Driving at 0.0.

Inspection profile

1 roadside inspection over the last 24 months, most heavily in NC (1 stops).

Violation profile

0.0% out-of-service rate, well below the 19.4% national average; top code 392.2 (Violation of Local Laws) cited 1 times.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 1 power unit (small fleet) and 1 driver; Stlg is the most-inspected make.

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

Compared against 233,843 ACTIVE carriers operating 1–2 power units (±50% of this carrier's 1 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS

Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

Median across 233,843 same-size peers

Verdict

On par with peers

Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

This carrier — Vehicle OOS

Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

Median across 233,843 same-size peers

Verdict

On par with peers

Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (1 months)

2025-03 2025-03

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.

State	Inspections	OOS	OOS %	Last Inspection
North Carolina (NC)	1	0	0.0%	Mar 26, 2025

Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections

Make	Model	Inspections
Stlg		1

SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores

BASIC	Serious	Alert	As Of
Driver Fitness	—	—	Sep 14, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol	—	—	Sep 14, 2026
Hours of Service	—	—	Sep 14, 2026
Unsafe Driving	—	—	Sep 14, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance	—	—	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 (2 rows) View all 2 →

Inspection #	Date ▼	State	Level	Station	Vehicle	Violations	Top Codes	OOS
84242262	Mar 26, 2025	NC	2	2519	STERLING TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR Ticket: Stlg NC NS1233 · 2FWYKSEB3XAA78471	0	—	No
79375141	Aug 9, 2023	SC	3	US 321 YORK COUNTY	STERLING TRUCK STRAIGHT TRUCK Ticket: Strg NC NS1234 · 2FZMAZCKX7AY27828	1	392.2	No

Recent Crashes (2 rows)

Report #	Date ▼	State	Fatalities	Injuries	Tow	Hazmat	Severity
SC005083913A	Jul 8, 2005	SC	0	0	Yes	No	Tow
NC0101294402	Nov 18, 2004	NC	0	2	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
2519	NC	1	0
US 321 YORK COUNTY	SC	1	0

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code	Description	Category	Cited	OOS
392.2	Violation of Local Laws	Unsafe Driving	1	0

Related Records

North Carolina carriers Gastonia carriers 2 inspections 2 reportable crashes

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