Carrier profile · USDOT 1728528 · Updated Aug 30, 2026

Central Carolina Seeding LLC

111 power unitsavg 11.7 yrRegional · 6 statesLEXINGTON, NC74/100

AUTHORITY STATUS UNKNOWNRATED CONDITIONAL

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

111Power units

54 observed · MCS-150

24Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

11.7Avg age (yr)

1997–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(336) 788-7178 Email dispatchdspears@centralcarolinaseeding.com

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

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Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average37.5% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate above average7.3% vs the 6.7% national average.Multiple injury crashes7 crashes involving injuries are on record.

In good standing · 1

Established 19 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2008.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo37.5%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

4 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo37.5%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

4 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

111 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

11.7 yr

Model years 1997–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

18 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2008 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

124 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 37.5%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 7.3%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 72 vehicle and 124 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

47.4% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 2.9 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

121 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '25 · 10

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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.6 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 111-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 111
Inspections · 24 mo: 124
Annualized: ≈62 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.6 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.

393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance25 · 8 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving24 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance15 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance15 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance10 · 10 OOS
393.43 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance10 · 10 OOS
393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance7 · 5 OOS
391.11 Driver not qualifiedDriver Fitness6 · 5 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving5 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

No insurance filing history on record.

This timeline is the FMCSA filing history, and it ends at the most recent superseded filing — current policy status is not tracked here. Request a certificate of insurance to confirm active coverage before tendering.

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 111
Observed power (24 mo): 54
Trailers (towed): 24

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

11.7 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

66.7%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 6 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

124

NC busiest

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

Home base

LEXINGTON, NC

7255 US HWY 64 E

Top corridor

NC 97 · VA 12 · SC 8

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

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

Last 12 months: 2 trucks also ran under 2 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 2536750 USDOT 970198Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (12 trucks · 9 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2536750 USDOT 2891935 USDOT 970198 USDOT 1431996 USDOT 528452 USDOT 342780 USDOT 2397781 USDOT 726198

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@centralcarolinaseeding.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 3819362

Shares a company officer with other carriers

dylan spears — 2 carriers: USDOT 3308549

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

111

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 7255 US HWY 64 E, LEXINGTON, NC, 27292
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (336) 788-7178
Fax: (336) 788-7179
Email: dspears@centralcarolinaseeding.com
Web domain: centralcarolinaseeding.com

Registration

Officers: Dylan Spears · Taylor Mccaskill
USDOT / docket: 1728528
First registered: Jan 18, 2008
Last MCS-150: Aug 28, 2026 · 1,316,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Conditional · Dec 20, 2022
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: 26946813

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

111

Power units

157

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,316,000

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 CENTRAL CAROLINA SEEDING LLC.

CENTRAL CAROLINA SEEDING LLC (USDOT 1728528) has a Vektor safety score of 74/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 30, 2026.

The carrier has an unknown current for-hire authority status because no FMCSA L&I authority row is available as of Aug 30, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available as of Aug 30, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 37.5% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 30, 2026.

The carrier received 124 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 72 vehicle-level and 124 driver-level — across 6 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 30, 2026.

The carrier has 4 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 111 power units and 157 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Aug 28, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Conditional assigned Dec 20, 2022 in the federal record refreshed Aug 30, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is CENTRAL CAROLINA SEEDING LLC's USDOT number?

CENTRAL CAROLINA SEEDING LLC's USDOT number is 1728528.

Is CENTRAL CAROLINA SEEDING LLC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 30, 2026, CENTRAL CAROLINA SEEDING LLC is active in the FMCSA register.

What is CENTRAL CAROLINA SEEDING LLC's safety record?

CENTRAL CAROLINA SEEDING LLC has a 37.5% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 177 roadside inspections, with 4 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Conditional" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 74/100 (tier: review).

How big is CENTRAL CAROLINA SEEDING LLC's fleet?

CENTRAL CAROLINA SEEDING LLC operates 111 power units and 157 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is CENTRAL CAROLINA SEEDING LLC based?

CENTRAL CAROLINA SEEDING LLC is based in LEXINGTON, NC, with roadside inspections recorded across 6 states.

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