Carrier profile · USDOT 2546417 · MC-886535 · Updated Aug 27, 2026

Carter Lumber Transport LLC

DBA CARTER LUMBER TRANSPORT

951 power unitsavg 6.1 yrNational · 20 statesKENT, OH81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-886535 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

951Power units

412 observed · MCS-150

184Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

6.1Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(330) 673-6100 Email dispatchequipment@carterlumber.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 27, 2026

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

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average24.4% vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record7 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 12 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2014.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$5M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo24.4%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

53 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$5M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo24.4%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

53 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

951 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

6.1 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

11 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2014 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

769 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 24.4%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 2.5%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 402 vehicle and 769 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

33.0% · latest 6-mo window● Steady

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

755 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '25 · 41

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

≈0.4 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 951-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 951
Inspections · 24 mo: 769
Annualized: ≈385 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.4 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 Driving297 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance160 · 34 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance57 · 52 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving45 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance30 · 20 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance30 · 1 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance29 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance22 · 0 OOS
393.110 Cargo securement — number of tiedownsVehicle Maintenance20 · 20 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance20 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$5,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$5M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $5M meets or exceeds the $750K federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’22 · 6 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

General Star’90–’96

Genesis’92–’96

Federal’96–’07

Travelers Property’07–’16

1990199920082017now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 6 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $5,000,000 · ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY · since Dec 2021

All 6 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
LIBERTY MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Dec 2019 → Jan 2022	$750K	4
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2016 → Jan 2020	$750K	4
TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA	Jun 2007 → Dec 2016	$750K	7
FEDERAL INSURANCE CO.	Dec 1996 → Jul 2007	$750K	2
GENESIS INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 1992 → Dec 1996	$750K	1
GENERAL STAR NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	Jan 1990 → Oct 1996	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 951
Observed power (24 mo): 412
Trailers (towed): 184

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

6.1 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

42.3%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 20 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

768

NC busiest

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

Home base

KENT, OH

601 TALLMADGE ROAD

Top corridor

NC ⇄ OH

NC 175 · MD 126 · PA 60

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: 5 trucks also ran under 5 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 1614060 USDOT 273301 USDOT 2161236 USDOT 2918360 USDOT 3628396Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (27 trucks · 30 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2440672 USDOT 3999761 USDOT 4225085 USDOT 1565382 USDOT 2014909 USDOT 391855 USDOT 3440818 USDOT 51938

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@carterlumber.com — 4 carriers: USDOT 300951 USDOT 326717 USDOT 621550

Shares a company officer with other carriers

david calkins — 3 carriers: USDOT 881853 USDOT 2109814

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

951

Observed (24 mo)

412

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: 601 TALLMADGE ROAD, KENT, OH, 44240
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (330) 673-6100
Fax: (888) 708-2687
Email: equipment@carterlumber.com
Web domain: carterlumber.com

Registration

Officer: David Calkins
USDOT / docket: 2546417 · MC-886535
First registered: Oct 1, 2014
Last MCS-150: May 20, 2025 · 24,332,353 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Oct 30, 2017
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

951

Power units

794

Drivers

496

CDL drivers

24,332,353

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 CARTER LUMBER TRANSPORT LLC.

CARTER LUMBER TRANSPORT LLC (USDOT 2546417) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 27, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 27, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $5,000,000 limit in force from ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY effective Dec 31, 2021 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 27, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 24.4% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 27, 2026.

The carrier received 769 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 402 vehicle-level and 769 driver-level — across 20 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 27, 2026.

The carrier has 53 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 7 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 27, 2026.

It reports 951 power units and 794 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 20, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Oct 30, 2017 in the federal record refreshed Aug 27, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is CARTER LUMBER TRANSPORT LLC's USDOT number?

CARTER LUMBER TRANSPORT LLC's USDOT number is 2546417, and its motor carrier number is MC-886535.

Is CARTER LUMBER TRANSPORT LLC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 27, 2026, CARTER LUMBER TRANSPORT LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is CARTER LUMBER TRANSPORT LLC's safety record?

CARTER LUMBER TRANSPORT LLC has a 24.4% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 1,138 roadside inspections, with 53 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).

How big is CARTER LUMBER TRANSPORT LLC's fleet?

CARTER LUMBER TRANSPORT LLC operates 951 power units and 794 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is CARTER LUMBER TRANSPORT LLC based?

CARTER LUMBER TRANSPORT LLC is based in KENT, OH, with roadside inspections recorded across 20 states.

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