Carrier profile · USDOT 784036 · Updated Jun 18, 2026

Stewart Candy Co Inc

DBA STEWART DISTRIBUTION

34 power unitsavg 11.8 yrLocal · 2 statesBLACKSHEAR, GA81/100

AUTHORITY STATUS UNKNOWNRATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

34Power units

20 observed · MCS-150

11Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

11.8Avg age (yr)

2005–2023 · vPIC

Call dispatch(912) 283-1970 Email dispatchrobbys@stewartcandy.com

Click to see how we scored it

Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 18, 2026

Review before loading

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

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average27.3% vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record1 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 1

Established 28 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1998.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo27.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

5 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo27.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

5 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

34 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

11.8 yr

Model years 2005–2023 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

27 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1998 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

25 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 27.3%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 4.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 11 vehicle and 25 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

0.0% · 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 3.3 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

24 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '26 · 4

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 34-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 34
Inspections · 24 mo: 25
Annualized: ≈13 / 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.

393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance23 · 1 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving18 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance11 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS

Explore full safety record — inspections, BASICs, crashes

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.

Explore full authority & insurance record

Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 34
Observed power (24 mo): 20
Trailers (towed): 11

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

11.8 yr

Average age

2023

Newest model yr

2005

Oldest model yr

54.8%

VINs decoded

Explore full fleet — VIN roster, equipment mix, age distribution

Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 2 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

GA busiest

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

Home base

BLACKSHEAR, GA

400 BONNEYMAN RD

Top corridor

GA 16 · FL 9

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

See the full operating map — state density, top lanes

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.

Show all-time history (6 trucks · 6 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 4426089 USDOT 244931 USDOT 4080930 USDOT 872248 USDOT 4166671 USDOT 1545857

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

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.

Explore the carrier network & VIN cross-links

Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 400 BONNEYMAN RD, BLACKSHEAR, GA, 31516-1170
Mailing address: PO BOX 1888, WAYCROSS, GA, 31502-1888
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (912) 283-1970
Fax: (912) 285-0228
Email: robbys@stewartcandy.com
Web domain: stewartcandy.com

Registration

Officers: Sam Stewart · Robby Sowell
USDOT / docket: 784036
First registered: Dec 2, 1998
Last MCS-150: Mar 7, 2025 · 1,566,352 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Oct 5, 1999
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,566,352

Annual mileage

Open the full identity & federal record

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.

Open the full federal-record activity feed

Reviews

Verified broker, shipper & driver reviews — moderated

Performance ratings only — never the Vektor risk score

No verified reviews yet

Be the first broker or shipper to rate STEWART CANDY CO INC. Reviews cover performance only — on-time delivery, payment speed, communication — and never affect the Vektor risk score.

Leave a review

Open reviews

Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for STEWART CANDY CO INC.

STEWART CANDY CO INC (USDOT 784036) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 18, 2026.

The carrier has an unknown current for-hire authority status because no FMCSA L&I authority row is available as of Jun 18, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available as of Jun 18, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 27.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 18, 2026.

The carrier received 25 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 11 vehicle-level and 25 driver-level — across 2 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 18, 2026.

The carrier has 5 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 18, 2026.

It reports 34 power units and 30 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 7, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Oct 5, 1999 in the federal record refreshed Jun 18, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is STEWART CANDY CO INC's USDOT number?

STEWART CANDY CO INC's USDOT number is 784036.

Is STEWART CANDY CO INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 18, 2026, STEWART CANDY CO INC is active in the FMCSA register.

What is STEWART CANDY CO INC's safety record?

STEWART CANDY CO INC has a 27.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 48 roadside inspections, with 5 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 STEWART CANDY CO INC's fleet?

STEWART CANDY CO INC operates 34 power units and 30 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is STEWART CANDY CO INC based?

STEWART CANDY CO INC is based in BLACKSHEAR, GA, with roadside inspections recorded across 2 states.

Similar carriers near Blackshear, GA

Comparable carriers around Blackshear and across Georgia

Home Transport Inc Clear · 87Blackshear, GA · 33 power units

BTC Logistics LLC Clear · 86Blackshear, GA · 29 power units

Cecil Eunice Trucking Company Inc Clear · 100Blackshear, GA · 21 power units

Stellar Jma LLC Clear · 88Palmetto, GA · 50 power units

Transouth Logistics LLC Clear · 88Braselton, GA · 51 power units

Lance Trucking Company Inc Clear · 88Blue Ridge, GA · 51 power units

Hankins Transportation LLC Clear · 88Dalton, GA · 51 power units

Augusta Industrial Services Inc Clear · 88Augusta, GA · 54 power units

More in Georgia →Veteran carriers in Georgia →Largest fleets in Georgia →

More Georgia carriers

Other FMCSA-registered carriers near this one in the directory, by USDOT number.

James & Valerie AdamsDuluth · 2 power units Atlanta Legal Couriers IncMarrietta Emerald City Express IncDublin Ricky TaylorReviewWrightsville · 9 power units Alfred U WootenReviewChickamauga · 2 power units Glinard W DouberleyMorven · 1 power unit