WAYNE EXCAVATING COMPANY LLC

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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

1 fatality on crash record 1 FMCSA-reportable crash on file. Details →

On file

Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating

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Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)

TruckCodex risk summary — WAYNE EXCAVATING COMPANY LLC (USDOT 971749)
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:
  • 1 fatality on crash record — 1 FMCSA-reportable crash on file.

On file:
  • Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/971749/
As of: Aug 28, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.

USDOT 971749 Active PRIVATE PROPERTY Satisfactory rated Company officer: JAMES MARCUM General Freight Based in LOUISA, KY

FMCSA census as of Aug 28, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · A

Composite of 4/5 scored components (mean 94/100). 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

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=325818 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.

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 971749

In FMCSA records since Aug 7, 2001 (~25y)

Company officer JAMES MARCUM

Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY

Cargo carried

General Freight

Fleet size 3 units

Drivers 1

Annual mileage 10,046 mi

Contact & address

Phone: (606) 638-9231

Email: [email protected]

Physical

280 AMERICAN WAY

LOUISA, KY 41230

Mailing

PO BOX 178

LOUSA, KY 41230

Registration & safety rating

USDOT 971749

In FMCSA records since Aug 7, 2001 (~25y)

Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY

Annual mileage (MCS-150) 10,046 mi

Safety Rating Satisfactory

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 1.80 vs 1.80 +0.00

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	3	0	0

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

Inspections (24 months)

All 6 inspections →

	Driver	Vehicle	Hazmat
Inspections	5	5	0
OOS inspections	1	1	0
OOS percentage	20%	20%	—
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

Risk intelligence

WAYNE EXCAVATING COMPANY LLC had 5 roadside inspections over the past 24 months with an out-of-service rate of 40.0%, which is above the national average of 19.3%. Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is vehicle_maint at 9.0.

Inspection profile

5 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, concentrated in WV (3) and KY (2).

Violation profile

40.0% out-of-service rate, well above the 19.3% national average; led by Vehicle Maintenance (0.0% of violations).

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 3 power units (small fleet) and 1 driver; Unknown, Ford, and Mack are the most-inspected makes.

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

Compared against 325,818 ACTIVE carriers operating 1–5 power units (±50% of this carrier's 3 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS

Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

Median across 325,818 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 325,818 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 (5 months)

2024-03 2026-08

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
West Virginia (WV)	3	2	66.7%	Aug 10, 2026
Kentucky (KY)	2	0	0.0%	Aug 12, 2026

Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections

Make	Model	Inspections
Ford		2
Mack		2
Unknown		2
Chevrolet		2
Moritz, In		1
Talbert Mf		1
Trln		1

SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores

BASIC	Inspections	Serious	Measure	Percentile	Alert	As Of
Driver Fitness	3	—	2.19	2	—	Aug 24, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol	0	—	0.00	0	—	Aug 24, 2026
Hours of Service	0	—	0.00	0	—	Aug 24, 2026
Unsafe Driving	1	—	7.00	7	—	Aug 24, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance	7	—	9.10	9	—	Aug 24, 2026

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

Recent Inspections (6 rows) View all 6 →

Inspection #	Date ▼	State	Level	Station	Vehicle	Violations	Top Codes	OOS
88694210	Aug 12, 2026	KY	1	—	FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK KY R2K429 · 1FD8W3FT2SEE06657	0	—	No
88664543	Aug 10, 2026	WV	2	—	CHEVROLET STRAIGHT TRUCK KY W6M277 · 1GB3KSEY6SF340307	3	393.9A-LTSI, 393.9A-LRLI, 393.9A-LSLI	Yes
88046393	Jun 4, 2026	KY	1	—	FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK Ticket: Chevrolet KY R2K429 · 1FD8W3FT2SEE06657	3	392.2-SLLSR, 396.9D2-FTF	No
87332262	Mar 18, 2026	WV	2	SUMERCO WV	FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK KY R2K429 · 1FD8W3FT2SEE06657	7	383.23A2-LCDLN, 391.41APC, 396.17C-PI	Yes
85719866	Sep 8, 2025	WV	2	HUNTINGTON WV	MACK TRUCK TRACTOR KY A84175 · 1M2AD28Y1RW001095	2	392.2-SLL, 396.17C-PI	No
81193618	Mar 22, 2024	WV	2	MONTGOMERY WV	MACK TRUCK TRACTOR KY A84175 · 1M2AD28Y1RW001095	2	392.2-SLLSR, 393.9A-LFTSI	No

Recent Crashes (1 row)

Report #	Date ▼	State	Fatalities	Injuries	Tow	Hazmat	Severity
WV000021459A	Jul 17, 2010	WV	1	0	Yes	No	Fatal

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

Most-Inspected Stations

Station	State	Inspections	OOS
HUNTINGTON WV	WV	1	0
MONTGOMERY WV	WV	1	0
SUMERCO WV	WV	1	1

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