CARTER LOGGING INC

WALTERBORO, SC

CARTER LOGGING INC is a mid-sized fleet, operating 12 power units and 9 drivers, organized as a corporation, based in Walterboro, SC. Across 17 roadside inspections in the last 24 months, the fleet's 5.9% out-of-service rate sits below the 19.4% national average, with 2 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.

Caution

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Conditional safety rating Carrier did not meet the safety fitness standard at the last compliance review.
OOS rate worse than size peers Vehicle 100.0% vs peer 11.1% Details →

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Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)

TruckCodex risk summary — CARTER LOGGING INC (USDOT 433159)
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:
  • Conditional safety rating — Carrier did not meet the safety fitness standard at the last compliance review.
  • OOS rate worse than size peers — Vehicle 100.0% vs peer 11.1%

On file:
  (none)

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/433159/
As of: Sep 21, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.

USDOT 433159 Active CORPORATION PRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE;EXEMPT FOR HIRE Conditional rated Company officer: JONATHAN CARTER NANCY CARTER Company officer 2: RICHARD L CARTER JR Logs / Poles / Beams / Lumber Machinery / Large Objects Based in WALTERBORO, SC

FMCSA census as of Sep 21, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · B

Composite of 4/5 scored components (mean 71/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

B 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

Mixed vs peers · 40/100

Driver OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). Vehicle OOS 100% vs peer median 11.1% (worse). n=74388 same-size ACTIVE peers.

FMCSA safety rating

Conditional · 45/100

Official FMCSA Conditional 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

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 433159

In FMCSA records since Jan 9, 1991 (~35y)

Entity CORPORATION

Company officer JONATHAN CARTER NANCY CARTER

Company officer 2 RICHARD L CARTER JR

Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE;EXEMPT FOR HIRE

Cargo carried

Logs / Poles / Beams / Lumber, Machinery / Large Objects

Fleet size 12 units

Drivers 9

Annual mileage 824,695 mi

Contact & address

Phone: (843) 562-6903

Email: [email protected]

Physical

327 BLACK CREEK ROAD

WALTERBORO, SC 29488

Mailing address matches physical.

Registration & safety rating

USDOT 433159

In FMCSA records since Jan 9, 1991 (~35y)

Entity CORPORATION

Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE;EXEMPT FOR HIRE

Annual mileage (MCS-150) 824,695 mi

Safety Rating Conditional

vs. National Average

Vehicle OOS Rate 100.0% vs 23.4% +76.6 pts

Driver OOS Rate 0.0% vs 6.7% -6.7 pts

Violations per Inspection 1.12 vs 1.80 -0.68

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
Truck tractors	12	0	0
Trailers	25	0	0

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

Accident reports (24 months)

All 13 crashes →

	12–24 months	Total
Fatalities	0	0
Injuries	1	1
Tow-away	2	2
Crash reports	2	2

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

Inspections (24 months)

All 27 inspections →

	Driver	Vehicle	Hazmat
Inspections	17	17	0
OOS inspections	0	1	0
OOS percentage	0%	5.88%	—
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)

100.0%

driver or vehicle, whichever higher

Crashes (24m)

13 all-time

Authorities

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

Conditional safety rating

FMCSA has assigned this carrier a Conditional safety rating.

Risk intelligence

CARTER LOGGING INC had 17 roadside inspections over the past 24 months with an out-of-service rate of 5.9%, which is below the national average of 19.4%. Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is vehicle_maint at 26.0. 2 reportable crashes occurred in the same 24-month window.

Inspection profile

17 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, most heavily in SC (17 stops).

Violation profile

5.9% 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 8 times.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 12 power units (mid-sized fleet) and 9 drivers; Kenworth, Iti, and Unknown are the most-inspected makes.

Risk Signals

High OOS rate

Peak OOS rate of 100.0% 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 74,388 ACTIVE carriers operating 6–18 power units (±50% of this carrier's 12 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS

Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

Median across 74,388 same-size peers

Verdict

On par with peers

Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

This carrier — Vehicle OOS

100%

Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

11.1%

Median across 74,388 same-size peers

Verdict

Riskier than peers

Delta +88.9 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (19 months)

2023-10 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
South Carolina (SC)	17	1	5.9%	Sep 9, 2026

Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections

Make	Model	Inspections
Kenworth		25
Iti		11
Unknown		5
Trailer		3
Bigj		1
Fontaine		1
Kalyn Co.		1
Other		1
Perl		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	—	Sep 21, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol	0	—	0.00	0	—	Sep 21, 2026
Hours of Service	0	—	0.00	0	—	Sep 21, 2026
Unsafe Driving	4	—	5.34	5	—	Sep 21, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance	1	—	26.00	26	—	Sep 21, 2026

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

Recent Inspections (27 rows) View all 27 →

Inspection #	Date ▼	State	Level	Station	Vehicle	Violations	Top Codes	OOS
88951757	Sep 9, 2026	SC	2	CHAPIN SC	KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR SC P889271 · 1XKZP4EX0JJ188924	3	393.9A-LTSI, 392.2-SLLEWG3, 392.2-SLLED	Yes
88761621	Aug 20, 2026	SC	3	—	KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR SC A004731 · 1XKWD40X2SR131307	1	392.2-SLLEWG2	No
88407177	Jul 14, 2026	SC	3	—	KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR SC A002985 · 1XKWD49X7RR338188	2	392.2-SLLSR, 392.16-D	No
87933763	May 21, 2026	SC	3	—	KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR SC A002985 · 1XKWD49X7RR338188	1	392.2-SLLEWG1	No
87447333	Mar 27, 2026	SC	3	SAINT GEORGE SC	KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR SC A000684 · 1XKWD49X2RR352581	2	392.2-SLLEWG2, 396.17C-PI	No
87292119	Mar 11, 2026	SC	3	SMOAKS SC	KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR SC P771475 · 1XKZD49X2JJ208495	0	—	No
87168458	Feb 24, 2026	SC	3	WALTERBORO SC	KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR SC P771475 · 1XKZD49X2JJ208495	0	—	No
87049192	Feb 11, 2026	SC	3	VARNVILLE SC	KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR SC A010133 · 1XKZD49X9GJ113909	1	392.2-SLLS4	No
86874778	Jan 21, 2026	SC	3	ROWESVILLE SC	KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR SC A004731 · 1XKWD40X2SR131307	1	392.2-SLLEWG2	No
86428251	Nov 24, 2025	SC	3	HARDEEVILLE SC	KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR SC A010132 · 1XKZDP9X0FJ459668	1	392.2-SLLS2	No
86378961	Nov 17, 2025	SC	3	RIDGELAND SC	KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR SC A004731 · 1XKWD40X2SR131307	4	396.17C-PI, 396.9D2-FTF, 392.2-SLLEWA3	No
85876191	Sep 22, 2025	SC	3	HARDEEVILLE SC	KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR SC A004731 · 1XKWD40X2SR131307	4	396.9D2-FTF, 392.2-SLLS2, 392.2-SLLEQP	No
85820019	Sep 15, 2025	SC	3	ALLENDALE SC	KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR SC A000685 · 1XKWD49XXRR352439	0	—	No
85770151	Sep 10, 2025	SC	3	ALLENDALE SC	KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR SC A000684 · 1XKWD49X2RR352581	2	392.2-SLLEWG3, 392.2-SLLEWPB	No
85447806	Aug 5, 2025	SC	3	HARDEEVILLE SC	KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR SC A004731 · 1XKWD40X2SR131307	2	392.2-SLLEQP, 392.2-SLLS1	No
83888299	Feb 17, 2025	SC	3	HARDEEVILLE SC	KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR SC A010134 · 1XKZD49X0JJ219754	1	392.2-SLLEWA3	No
83340456	Dec 3, 2024	SC	3	RIDGELAND SC	KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR SC P779179 · 1XKWD49X4PR256416	1	392.2-SLLEWG3	No
82522230	Aug 28, 2024	SC	1	I-26 EB DORCHESTER COUNTY	KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR SC P767527 · 1XKZD49X9GJ113909	10	396.3(a)(1), 393.9(a), 393.45(b)(2)	Yes
81947942	Jun 22, 2024	SC	3	US 321 JASPER COUNTY	KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR SC A002985 · 1XKWD49X7RR338188	1	392.2	No
81901851	Jun 18, 2024	SC	3	US 15 COLLETON COUNTY	KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR SC A000685 · 1XKWD49XXRR352439	0	—	No
81351426	Apr 15, 2024	SC	3	I-26 WB ROADSIDE	KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR SC A000684 · 1XKWD49X2RR352581	1	392.2	No
81040208	Mar 4, 2024	SC	2	SC 64 BARNWELL COUNTY	KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR SC P767527 · 1XKZD49X9GJ113909	5	393.9(a), 393.205(a), 393.45(b)(2)	Yes
80718888	Jan 30, 2024	SC	3	US 321 HAMPTON COUNTY	KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR SC P765451 · 1XKZD49X2JJ219755	2	392.2	No
80061395	Nov 1, 2023	SC	2	I-95 NB ROADSIDE	KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR SC A000684 · 1XKWD49X2RR352581	2	393.75(a)(2), 396.3(a)(1)	Yes
79853076	Oct 5, 2023	SC	3	I-95 SB ROADSIDE	KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR SC A000684 · 1XKWD49X2RR352581	1	392.2	No

Recent Crashes (13 rows)

Report #	Date ▼	State	Injuries	Tow	Hazmat	Severity
SC0025518332	Apr 3, 2025	SC	0	Yes	No	Tow
SC0024574237	Nov 6, 2024	SC	1	Yes	No	Injury
SC0024206224	Feb 13, 2024	SC	0	Yes	No	Tow
SC0022516082	Mar 16, 2022	SC	1	Yes	No	Injury
SC0017538650	Apr 3, 2017	SC	1	No	No	Injury
SC0016651302	Nov 17, 2016	SC	1	No	No	Injury
GA0005441827	Sep 25, 2015	GA	0	Yes	No	Tow
SC0015526639	Mar 21, 2015	SC	1	Yes	No	Injury
SC0014617412	Nov 19, 2014	SC	2	Yes	No	Injury
SC0014567184	Jul 15, 2014	SC	1	No	No	Injury
GA0004482660	Jun 19, 2013	GA	1	Yes	No	Injury
SC0012593682	Dec 3, 2012	SC	1	Yes	No	Injury
SC011125002A	Nov 8, 2011	SC	1	No	No	Injury

Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Station	State	Inspections	OOS
HARDEEVILLE SC	SC	4	0
ALLENDALE SC	SC	2	0
RIDGELAND SC	SC	2	0
CHAPIN SC	SC	1	1
I-26 EB DORCHESTER COUNTY	SC	1	1
I-26 WB ROADSIDE	SC	1	0
I-95 NB ROADSIDE	SC	1	1
I-95 SB ROADSIDE	SC	1	0
ROWESVILLE SC	SC	1	0
SAINT GEORGE SC	SC	1	0

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code	Description	Category	Cited	OOS
392.2	Violation of Local Laws	Unsafe Driving	8	0
393.9(a)	Inoperable required lamps	Vehicle Maintenance	8	1
393.45(b)(2)	Brake hose or tubing chafing and/or kinking	Vehicle Maintenance	4	0
393.47(e)	Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt	Vehicle Maintenance	2	0
396.3(a)(1)	Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories	Vehicle Maintenance	2	2
391.45(b)	Expired medical examiner's certificate	Driver Fitness	1	0
393.205(a)	Wheel/rim cracked or broken	Vehicle Maintenance	1	1
393.45(d)	Brake connections with leaks or constrictions	Vehicle Maintenance	1	0
393.53(b)	CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear	Vehicle Maintenance	1	0
393.60(d)	Windshield / Windows - Tinting permits less than 70% of light transmittance.	Vehicle Maintenance	1	0

Related Records

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Field change history

Field change history
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