Carrier profile · USDOT 302807 · MC-269533 · Updated Jun 19, 2026

CWT Inc

36 power unitsavg 9.4 yrLocal · 2 statesDRAKES BRANCH, VA74/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-269533 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

36Power units

19 observed · MCS-150

26Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

9.4Avg age (yr)

1998–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(434) 568-4171 Email dispatchtharpe@kinex.net

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 19, 2026

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

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average43.8% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record5 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 39 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1987.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo43.8%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo43.8%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

36 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

9.4 yr

Model years 1998–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

38 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1987 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

32 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 43.8%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 16 vehicle and 32 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

42.9% · 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 1.5 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

31 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '25 · 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 36-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 36
Inspections · 24 mo: 32
Annualized: ≈16 / 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 Driving15 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance6 · 3 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 2 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 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$1,000,000 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

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M 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 · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

Bitco General’93–’00

Carolina’07–’17

Great West’18–’22

1993200220112020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 9 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY · since Nov 2022

All 9 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Nov 2018 → Nov 2022	$750K	1
AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2017 → Nov 2018	$750K	1
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Nov 2007 → Nov 2017	$750K	11
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Nov 2004 → Nov 2007	$750K	3
PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INS. CO.	Jan 2003 → Nov 2004	$750K	3
PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INS. CO.	Jan 2002 → Jan 2002	$750K	2
PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INS. CO.	Jan 2001 → Jan 2001	$750K	2
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Dec 1999 → Jan 2001	$750K	2
BITCO GENERAL INSURANCE CORPORATION	Mar 1993 → Jan 2000	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 36
Observed power (24 mo): 19
Trailers (towed): 26

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

9.4 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

1998

Oldest model yr

26.7%

VINs decoded

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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

VA busiest

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

Home base

DRAKES BRANCH, VA

3030 TOLLHOUSE HWY

Top corridor

VA 27 · NC 5

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.

Show all-time history (4 trucks · 4 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2263352 USDOT 267160 USDOT 1629756 USDOT 4703

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@kinex.net — 8 carriers: USDOT 486191 USDOT 526514 USDOT 1046114 USDOT 1431635 USDOT 2312683 USDOT 2782580 USDOT 2818795

Shares a company officer with other carriers

chris tharpe — 2 carriers: USDOT 2405058

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.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 3030 TOLLHOUSE HWY, DRAKES BRANCH, VA, 23937
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (434) 568-4171
Fax: (434) 568-8128
Email: tharpe@kinex.net
Web domain: kinex.net

Registration

Officers: Elaine Tharpe · Chris Tharpe
USDOT / docket: 302807 · MC-269533
First registered: Oct 6, 1987
Last MCS-150: Jan 2, 2026 · 2,184,198 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Apr 28, 2008
D-U-N-S: 87341491

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

2,184,198

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 CWT INC.

CWT INC (USDOT 302807) has a Vektor safety score of 74/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 19, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 19, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY effective Nov 1, 2022 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 19, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 43.8% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 19, 2026.

The carrier received 32 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 16 vehicle-level and 32 driver-level — across 2 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 19, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 5 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 19, 2026.

It reports 36 power units and 24 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 2, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Apr 28, 2008 in the federal record refreshed Jun 19, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is CWT INC's USDOT number?

CWT INC's USDOT number is 302807, and its motor carrier number is MC-269533.

Is CWT INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 19, 2026, CWT INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is CWT INC's safety record?

CWT INC has a 43.8% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 52 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 74/100 (tier: review).

How big is CWT INC's fleet?

CWT INC operates 36 power units and 24 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is CWT INC based?

CWT INC is based in DRAKES BRANCH, VA, with roadside inspections recorded across 2 states.

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