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COST A DIME TRUCKING LLC

OXFORD, NC

COST A DIME TRUCKING LLC is a small fleet, operating 1 power unit and 1 driver, organized as an individual, based in Oxford, NC. Across 5 roadside inspections 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. BMC-91 liability filing is on file with GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO., and operating authority is on file.

Brokers & shippers · booking check

Book with caution — review signals below

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

Caution
Policy effective · Sep 30, 2024
Review these
  • 1 fatality on crash record 3 FMCSA-reportable crashes on file. Details →
On file
  • Insurance on file · $1,000,000 GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · 91X Details →
  • BOC-3 process agent on file TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY, LLC Details →
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 — COST A DIME TRUCKING LLC (USDOT 981996)
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
Active BIPD limit: $1,000,000

Blockers:
  (none)

Cautions:
  • 1 fatality on crash record — 3 FMCSA-reportable crashes on file.

On file:
  • Insurance on file · $1,000,000 — GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · 91X
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY, LLC

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/981996/
As of: Sep 20, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
USDOT 981996 Active INDIVIDUAL AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Owner: BOB BASS General Freight Metal Sheets / Coils / Rolls Machinery / Large Objects Construction Based in OXFORD, NC

FMCSA census as of Sep 20, 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
BIPD active · 100/100

Active BIPD/Primary-like policy on file in our insurance history.

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
Unrated

FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. We do not invent one.

NR reason: No published FMCSA 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.

Recent changes

Field change history → Daily change log ↓
  • Physical street 1670 MINERAL SPRINGS RD → 611 WALNUT GROVE RD · Aug 28, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
  • Physical city STEM → OXFORD · Aug 19, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
Operating authority
Insurance

1 active liability filing

BOC-3 agent

TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY, LLC

Company profile

Company details
USDOT 981996
In FMCSA records since Oct 3, 2001 (~24y)
Entity INDIVIDUAL
Owner BOB BASS
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Cargo carried
General Freight, Metal Sheets / Coils / Rolls, Machinery / Large Objects, Construction
Fleet size 1 units
Drivers 1
Annual mileage 100,000 mi
Contact & address
Phone: (919) 302-4897
Email: [email protected]
Physical
611 WALNUT GROVE RD
OXFORD, NC 27581
Mailing
1670 MINERAL SPRINGS RD
STEM, NC 27581
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 981996
In FMCSA records since Oct 3, 2001 (~24y)
Entity INDIVIDUAL
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 100,000 mi
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 0.20 vs 1.80 -1.60
Peer tier (small fleets (≤10 power units)) median OOS rate: 50%
Active liability insurance
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.

Broker setup by MC age
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Based on FMCSA authority grant of 2018-02-09 (2,000+ days). Published gates only — not a guarantee they will accept. Confirm with the broker.

Related filings

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type Owned Term leased Trip leased
Truck tractors 1 0 0
Trailers 1 0 0

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

Inspections (24 months)

All 8 inspections →
Driver Vehicle Hazmat
Inspections 5 5 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
1
Drivers
1
Inspections
8
FMCSA roadside history on file
OOS Rate (peak)
—
Crashes
3
None in last 24 months · all-time on file
Authorities
2
0 active
Carrier analysis & narrative context Status notes, risk intelligence, and safety profiles

Carrier is unrated

FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. Use the inspection history and BASIC scores below to assess on-road performance.

Risk intelligence

COST A DIME TRUCKING LLC had 5 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 vehicle_maint at 3.0.

Inspection profile

5 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, most heavily in NC (5 stops).

Violation profile

0.0% out-of-service rate, well below the 19.4% national average; led by Vehicle Maintenance (0.0% of violations); top code 395.8(a) (No drivers record of duty status when one is required) cited 1 times.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 1 power unit (small fleet) and 1 driver; Freightliner, Mckt, and Mack are the most-inspected makes.

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
0%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
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
0%
Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 233,843 same-size peers
Verdict
On par with peers
Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Fleet History

Field change history →

Sourced from FMCSA daily imports; field-level change log. 2 tracked changes on record. · 2 address changes

Record Changes

  1. As-of snapshot →
    • Physical street 1670 MINERAL SPRINGS RD 611 WALNUT GROVE RD
      Seen 8 times · first Aug 19, 2026 · last Aug 28, 2026 FMCSA Company Census
  2. As-of snapshot →
    • Physical city STEM OXFORD
      FMCSA Company Census
Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (8 months)

2024-04 2026-05

Violations by BASIC Category

Federal BASIC buckets for every citation issued against this carrier over the past 24 months.
Vehicle Maintenance
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% May 8, 2026
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
Make Model Inspections
Freightliner 6
Mckt 6
Mack 2
Benson Tru 1
Unknown 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 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 — 3.00 3 — 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 (8 rows) View all 8 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
87795749 May 8, 2026 NC 3 —
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
NC NK8879 · 1FVXAJCG99DAF9079
2 392.2-SLLEWA3, 396.17C No
84813215 May 28, 2025 NC 2 I 87 NEAR NEW HOPE RD
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
NC NK8879 · 1FVXAJCG99DAF9079
1 393.9TS No
83859214 Feb 12, 2025 NC 3 nc-granville-county,-i-85,-n
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
NC NK8879 · 1FVXAJCG99DAF9079
0 — No
83612741 Jan 14, 2025 NC 2 —
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
NC NK8879 · 1FVXAJCG99DAF9079
0 — No
83104881 Nov 6, 2024 NC 3 US 64 AT HADLEY MILL RD
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
NC NK8879 · 1FVXAJCG99DAF9079
0 — No
82368495 Aug 12, 2024 VA 3 POWHATAN VA
MACK TRUCK TRACTOR
NC VT6444 · 1M1AN4GY1KM003865
0 — No
81745740 May 29, 2024 VA 3 PETERSBURG VA
MACK TRUCK TRACTOR
NC VT6444 · 1M1AN4GY1KM003865
1 395.8(a) No
81374708 Apr 17, 2024 NC 3 nc-lumberton-weigh-station,-i-95,
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
NC NK8879 · 1FVXAJCG99DAF9079
0 — No
Recent Crashes (3 rows)
Report # Date ▼ State Fatalities Injuries Tow Hazmat Severity
NC0104487282 Sep 10, 2015 NC 0 0 Yes No Tow
NC0104400933 May 22, 2015 NC 0 0 Yes No Tow
NC0103438477 Apr 30, 2012 NC 1 1 Yes No Fatal
Authority Records (2 dockets)
common
MC956875
N
—
View full authority record →
common
MC1034165
N
—
View full authority record →

Revocations & Inactive Status

Authority actions other than active status — revocations, voluntary surrenders, and dormant dockets.

Date Docket Authority Status Applied
Unknown MC956875 common N —
Unknown MC1034165 common N —
MC Certificate Documents (2 letters, 1 PDF available)

Authority Records (above) are FMCSA docket status and lifecycle events. MC Certificate Documents here are the archived PDF letters for each action — grants, reinstatements, revocations, name changes, and transfers. They are related but not the same dataset: one row per PDF letter, not one file per docket.

Each row is a distinct FMCSA letter (grant, reinstatement, revocation, name change, transfer, etc.). When a PDF is archived, click the link to open that letter. Rows without a link still show the action type and date from our index. FMCSA stopped publishing new daily certificate PDFs after the May 2026 Motus cutover — rows below are historical archive only.

Some letters share the same legacy archived file path — we show one PDF link for the primary document and list the other actions as metadata (type + date) until per-letter PDFs are re-extracted.

Date Docket Action Authority PDF
Jun 3, 2019 MC956875 Name Change Revocation Metadata only
Feb 9, 2018 MC956875-P Original MC Certificate Permit Original MC Certificate →
Insurance Coverage Timeline (9 rows)

Every insurance policy on file, newest effective date first. Amber rows mark BIPD/Primary coverage gaps.

Insurer Policy # Type Limit Effective Cancel Status
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. GRT30094A 91X $1,000,000 Sep 30, 2024 On file ACTIVE
PROGRESSIVE SOUTHEASTERN INSURANCE COMPANY CA951467650 BIPD/Primary — Aug 14, 2021 Oct 16, 2024 CANCELLED
PROGRESSIVE SOUTHEASTERN INSURANCE COMPANY CA951467650 BIPD/Primary — Aug 14, 2021 Sep 30, 2024 REPLACED
STONEWOOD INSURANCE COMPANY JST100250003 BIPD/Primary — Aug 14, 2020 Aug 14, 2021 CANCELLED
STONEWOOD INSURANCE COMPANY JST100250002 BIPD/Primary — Aug 14, 2019 Aug 14, 2020 CANCELLED
STONEWOOD INSURANCE COMPANY JST100250001 BIPD/Primary — Jun 17, 2019 Aug 14, 2019 CANCELLED
STONEWOOD INSURANCE COMPANY JST100250001 BIPD/Primary — Aug 14, 2018 Jun 17, 2019 REPLACED
STONEWOOD INSURANCE COMPANY JST100250001 BIPD/Primary — Aug 14, 2018 Jul 8, 2019 NAME CHANGED
STONEWOOD INSURANCE COMPANY JST1002500 BIPD/Primary — Aug 14, 2017 Aug 14, 2018 CANCELLED
Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events
  1. Oct 16, 2024
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — PROGRESSIVE SOUTHEASTERN INSURANCE COMPANY
  2. Sep 30, 2024
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — CONTRACT
    Details →
  3. Sep 30, 2024
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — PROGRESSIVE SOUTHEASTERN INSURANCE COMPANY
  4. Aug 14, 2021
    insurance
    CANCEL — STONEWOOD INSURANCE COMPANY
  5. Aug 12, 2021
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — CONTRACT
    Details →
  6. Aug 17, 2020
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — CONTRACT
    Details →
  7. Aug 14, 2020
    insurance
    CANCEL — STONEWOOD INSURANCE COMPANY
  8. Aug 15, 2019
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — CONTRACT
    Details →
  9. Aug 14, 2019
    insurance
    CANCEL — STONEWOOD INSURANCE COMPANY
  10. Jul 8, 2019
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — STONEWOOD INSURANCE COMPANY
  11. Jun 18, 2019
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — CONTRACT
    Details →
  12. Jun 17, 2019
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — STONEWOOD INSURANCE COMPANY
  13. May 23, 2019
    authority
    DISMISSED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
  14. Aug 14, 2018
    insurance
    CANCEL — STONEWOOD INSURANCE COMPANY
  15. Aug 10, 2018
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — CONTRACT
    Details →
  16. Feb 9, 2018
    authority
    GRANTED — MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER
    Details →
  17. Mar 31, 2016
    authority
    DISMISSED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Station State Inspections OOS
I 87 NEAR NEW HOPE RD NC 1 0
US 64 AT HADLEY MILL RD NC 1 0
PETERSBURG VA VA 1 0
POWHATAN VA VA 1 0

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code Description Category Cited OOS
395.8(a) No drivers record of duty status when one is required Hours of Service 1 0

Related Records

North Carolina carriers Oxford carriers GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. PROGRESSIVE SOUTHEASTERN INSURANCE COMPANY 8 inspections 3 reportable crashes
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