Carrier profile · USDOT 815534 · MC-362232 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Paul Johnson

DBA CARLTON TRUCKING

5 power unitsavg 16.4 yrRegional · 3 statesHARTSVILLE, SC80/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-362232 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

5Power units

7 observed · MCS-150

15Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

16.4Avg age (yr)

1999–2022 · vPIC

Call dispatch(843) 307-0018 Email dispatchtrinanewsome@carltontrucking.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 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 average44.4% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Multiple injury crashes8 crashes involving injuries are on 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 27 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1999.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo44.4%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo44.4%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

5 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

16.4 yr

Model years 1999–2022 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

27 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1999 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

18 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 44.4%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 — 9 vehicle and 18 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

33.3% · 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 21.4 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

16 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '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.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.8 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Among the more heavily-inspected carriers for its size — abundant roadside signal. Coverage isn't the question here; the out-of-service and crash record is.

Registered power units: 5
Inspections · 24 mo: 18
Annualized: ≈9 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.8 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 Maintenance16 · 2 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving12 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance6 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
393.201 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance2 · 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$750,000 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

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K 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 ’25 · 7 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

Sentry Select’99–’03

Great West’03–’10

Sentry Select’16–’24

1999200620132020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 10 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · TEXAS INSURANCE COMPANY · since Sep 2025

All 10 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
TEXAS INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2024 → Sep 2025	$750K	1
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Feb 2024 → Feb 2024	$750K	2
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2016 → Feb 2024	$750K	3
GREAT DIVIDE INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2015 → Feb 2016	$750K	1
CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE CO.	Feb 2013 → Feb 2015	$750K	1
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2012 → Feb 2013	$750K	1
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Mar 2011 → Mar 2011	$750K	2
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Mar 2010 → Mar 2011	$750K	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Jul 2003 → Mar 2010	$750K	2
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 1999 → Jul 2003	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 5
Observed power (24 mo): 7
Trailers (towed): 15

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

16.4 yr

Average age

2022

Newest model yr

1999

Oldest model yr

59.1%

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

SC busiest

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

Home base

HARTSVILLE, SC

2320 NORTH FIFTH STREET

Top corridor

SC 16 · NC 1 · GA 1

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 (5 trucks · 8 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 154712 USDOT 162408 USDOT 753551 USDOT 1053464 USDOT 1948956 USDOT 2368496 USDOT 3390558 USDOT 241411

Shares a company officer with other carriers

paul johnson — 77 carriers: USDOT 227660 USDOT 281041 USDOT 319063 USDOT 351952 USDOT 365530 USDOT 386271 USDOT 560900 USDOT 924894

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: 2320 NORTH FIFTH STREET, HARTSVILLE, SC, 29550
Mailing address: PO BOX 178, HARTSVILLE, SC, 29551
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (843) 307-0018
Fax: (843) 917-4428
Email: trinanewsome@carltontrucking.com
Web domain: carltontrucking.com

Registration

Officers: Paul Johnson · Jospeh Lee Newsome
USDOT / docket: 815534 · MC-362232
First registered: Jun 17, 1999
Last MCS-150: Sep 14, 2025 · 566,543 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Mar 3, 2010
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

566,543

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 PAUL JOHNSON.

PAUL JOHNSON (USDOT 815534) has a Vektor safety score of 80/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 20, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from TEXAS INSURANCE COMPANY effective Sep 21, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 44.4% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 18 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 9 vehicle-level and 18 driver-level — across 3 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 5 power units and 5 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Sep 14, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Mar 3, 2010 in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is PAUL JOHNSON's USDOT number?

PAUL JOHNSON's USDOT number is 815534, and its motor carrier number is MC-362232.

Is PAUL JOHNSON authorized to operate?

As of Aug 20, 2026, PAUL JOHNSON is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is PAUL JOHNSON's safety record?

PAUL JOHNSON has a 44.4% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 36 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 80/100 (tier: review).

How big is PAUL JOHNSON's fleet?

PAUL JOHNSON operates 5 power units and 5 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is PAUL JOHNSON based?

PAUL JOHNSON is based in HARTSVILLE, SC, with roadside inspections recorded across 3 states.

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