Carrier profile · USDOT 1195207 · MC-478766 · Updated Aug 30, 2026

Walnut Ridge Trucking Inc

8 power unitsavg 9.6 yrRegional · 3 statesDANESE, WV75/100

CARRIER INACTIVEMC-478766 INACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

8Power units

8 observed · MCS-150

10Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

9.6Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(304) 573-8200 Email dispatchmark@truckingconsultant.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 30, 2026

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

Watch · 2

No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.Vehicle out-of-service rate above average25.0% vs the 22.26% national average.

In good standing · 2

Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 23 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2003.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)On file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo25.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)On file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo25.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

8 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

9.6 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

22 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2003 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

16 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

Vehicle OOS 25.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 6.3%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 8 vehicle and 16 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

25.0% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 42.4 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

14 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Nov '24 · 3

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

How heavily FMCSA inspects this fleet for its size — it tells you how much to trust the safety signals above. Thin coverage on a young authority is a fraud signal nobody else surfaces.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.0 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 8-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 8
Inspections · 24 mo: 16
Annualized: ≈8 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.0 inspections / unit · yr

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving7 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 2 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance4 · 2 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Inactive
Contract: Inactive
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liabilityNo active filing in current snapshot

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$1M BIPD last filed ’26 · 8 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

Canal’04–’08

National’08–’11

Canal’15–’19

2004201020162022now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 12 insurers are named in the list below.

No active BIPD filing in FMCSA's current snapshot.

All 12 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA	Oct 2025 → Mar 2026	$1M	3
PROGRESSIVE CLASSIC INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2024 → Aug 2025	$1M	1
CLASSIC INSURANCE CO	Oct 2022 → Aug 2024	$1M	1
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Feb 2022 → Oct 2022	$1M	1
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Oct 2019 → Oct 2020	$1M	8
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Jun 2015 → Oct 2019	$1M	4
THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	Jun 2014 → Jun 2015	$1M	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2013 → Jun 2014	$1M	3
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Jan 2013 → Jun 2013	$1M	2
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2011 → Mar 2011	$1M	1
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Jan 2008 → Jan 2011	$1M	3
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Jan 2004 → Jan 2008	$1M	8

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 8
Observed power (24 mo): 8
Trailers (towed): 10

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

9.6 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

61.1%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 3 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

WV busiest

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

DANESE, WV

2430 SMOKY BRANCH RD

Top corridor

WV 11 · KY 3 · VA 2

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 965044 USDOT 2429414 USDOT 3189484 USDOT 3503809 USDOT 2580421 USDOT 3229028 USDOT 2346657 USDOT 1239035

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@truckingconsultant.com — 857 carriers: USDOT 1163 USDOT 71693 USDOT 71734 USDOT 71752 USDOT 75881 USDOT 98548 USDOT 103486 USDOT 158011

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 2430 SMOKY BRANCH RD, DANESE, WV, 25831
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (304) 573-8200
Fax: (304) 484-7766
Email: mark@truckingconsultant.com
Web domain: truckingconsultant.com

Registration

Officer: Allen R. Whitt
USDOT / docket: 1195207 · MC-478766
First registered: Dec 18, 2003
Last MCS-150: Aug 27, 2026 · 600,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jul 9, 2025
D-U-N-S: 71487269

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

600,000

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor

No licensing or insurance changes captured since Vektor began monitoring this carrier (June 2026). Quiet is usually good.

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for WALNUT RIDGE TRUCKING INC.

WALNUT RIDGE TRUCKING INC (USDOT 1195207) has a Vektor safety score of 75/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 30, 2026.

The carrier has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 30, 2026.

It has no active BIPD insurance filing in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 30, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 25.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 30, 2026.

The carrier received 16 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 8 vehicle-level and 16 driver-level — across 3 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 30, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 30, 2026.

It reports 8 power units and 6 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Aug 27, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jul 9, 2025 in the federal record refreshed Aug 30, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is WALNUT RIDGE TRUCKING INC's USDOT number?

WALNUT RIDGE TRUCKING INC's USDOT number is 1195207, and its motor carrier number is MC-478766.

Is WALNUT RIDGE TRUCKING INC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 30, 2026, WALNUT RIDGE TRUCKING INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is WALNUT RIDGE TRUCKING INC's safety record?

WALNUT RIDGE TRUCKING INC has a 25.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 27 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 75/100 (tier: review).

How big is WALNUT RIDGE TRUCKING INC's fleet?

WALNUT RIDGE TRUCKING INC operates 8 power units and 6 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is WALNUT RIDGE TRUCKING INC based?

WALNUT RIDGE TRUCKING INC is based in DANESE, WV, with roadside inspections recorded across 3 states.

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