CAROLINA CRATING INC

CAROLINA CRATING INC is a small fleet, operating 3 power units and 1 driver, organized as a corporation, based in Laurinburg, NC. Across 1 roadside inspection in the last 24 months, the fleet's 100.0% out-of-service rate sits above 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.

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

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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 Driver 100.0% vs peer 0.00% · Vehicle 100.0% vs peer 0.00% Details →

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TruckCodex risk summary — CAROLINA CRATING INC (USDOT 471503)
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 — Driver 100.0% vs peer 0.00% · Vehicle 100.0% vs peer 0.00%

On file:
  (none)

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/471503/
As of: Sep 16, 2026
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USDOT 471503 Active CORPORATION PRIVATE PROPERTY Conditional rated Company officer: LINDA K PATE Logs / Poles / Beams / Lumber Other (PALLETS CRATES) Based in LAURINBURG, NC

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

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · C

Composite of 4/5 scored components (mean 65/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

C 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

Riskier than peers · 15/100

Driver OOS 100% vs peer median 0% (worse). Vehicle OOS 100% vs peer median 0% (worse). n=323883 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.

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 471503

In FMCSA records since Feb 18, 1992 (~34y)

Entity CORPORATION

Company officer LINDA K PATE

Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY

Cargo carried

Logs / Poles / Beams / Lumber, Other (PALLETS CRATES)

Fleet size 3 units

Drivers 1

Annual mileage 26,600 mi

Contact & address

Phone: (910) 276-7170

Email: [email protected]

Physical

430 HILLSIDE AVENUE

LAURINBURG, NC 28352

Mailing

P O BOX 2198

LAURINBURG, NC 28353-2198

Registration & safety rating

USDOT 471503

In FMCSA records since Feb 18, 1992 (~34y)

Entity CORPORATION

Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY

Annual mileage (MCS-150) 26,600 mi

Safety Rating Conditional

vs. National Average

Vehicle OOS Rate 100.0% vs 23.4% +76.6 pts

Driver OOS Rate 100.0% vs 6.7% +93.3 pts

Violations per Inspection 8.00 vs 1.80 +6.20

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
Truck tractors	2	0	0
Trailers	9	0	0
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	1	1	0
OOS percentage	100%	100%	—
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

None in last 24 months · all-time on file

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

CAROLINA CRATING INC had 1 roadside inspections over the past 24 months with an out-of-service rate of 100.0%, which is above the national average of 19.4%. Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is Driver Fitness at 11.0.

Inspection profile

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

Violation profile

100.0% out-of-service rate, well above the 19.4% national average; led by Vehicle Maintenance (16.7% of violations); top code 392.2 (Violation of Local Laws) cited 2 times.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 3 power units (small fleet) and 1 driver; Fruehauf and Kenworth 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 323,883 ACTIVE carriers operating 1–5 power units (±50% of this carrier's 3 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS

100%

Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

Median across 323,883 same-size peers

Verdict

Riskier than peers

Delta +100 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

This carrier — Vehicle OOS

100%

Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

Median across 323,883 same-size peers

Verdict

Riskier than peers

Delta +100 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (1 months)

2025-06 2025-06

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)	1	1	100.0%	Jun 9, 2025

Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections

Make	Model	Inspections
Fruehauf		1
Kenworth		1

SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores

BASIC	Inspections	Serious	Measure	Percentile	Alert	As Of
Driver Fitness	1	—	11.00	11	—	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	0	—	0.00	0	—	Sep 14, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance	1	—	11.00	11	—	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
84919701	Jun 9, 2025	SC	2	NICHOLS SC	KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR NC LD7412 · 1XKWDB9X05J096518	8	383.23A2-LCDLN, 393.23-LEU, 393.9A-LIL	Yes
78702089	May 22, 2023	NC	3	—	KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR NC LD7412 · 1XKWDB9X05J096518	2	392.2	No

Recent Crashes (3 rows)

Report #	Date ▼	State	Injuries	Tow	Hazmat	Severity
NC0106851698	Jan 31, 2022	NC	1	Yes	No	Injury
NC0103830479	Jul 19, 2013	NC	0	Yes	No	Tow
SC004131871A	Nov 4, 2004	SC	2	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
NICHOLS SC	SC	1	1

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code	Description	Category	Cited	OOS
392.2	Violation of Local Laws	Unsafe Driving	2	0

Related Records

North Carolina carriers Laurinburg carriers 2 inspections 3 reportable crashes

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