Carrier profile · USDOT 135809 · MC-157584 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Piedmont Grading & Wrecking Co Inc

13 power unitsavg 12.2 yrLocal · 1 statesCHARLOTTE, NC80/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-157584 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

13Power units

4 observed · MCS-150

2Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

12.2Avg age (yr)

2004–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(704) 392-8188 Email dispatchbjpiedgrad@hotmail.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 average66.7% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Multiple injury crashes9 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 52 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1974.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$0 in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo66.7%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$0 in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo66.7%

▲ 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

13 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

12.2 yr

Model years 2004–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

6 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 66.7%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 — 3 vehicle and 6 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

60.0% · 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 6.7 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

6 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '25 · 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.

Thin coverage

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.2 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 13-unit fleet — the out-of-service and violation signals above rest on a small sample, so weight them cautiously. Thin coverage on a young authority is itself a flag.

Registered power units: 13
Inspections · 24 mo: 6
Annualized: ≈3 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.2 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 Driving5 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
391.15 Driver qualificationsDriver Fitness1 · 1 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
392.9 Failure to secure load / cargo not securedUnsafe Driving1 · 1 OOS
393.100 Cargo securement (general)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.51 Brake warning devicesVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$0 in force

Cargo filing (census)Recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

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

$0 in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $0 is below the $750K general-freight federal minimum — verify before tendering.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’24 · 8 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

Canal’05–’08

Westfield’09–’18

Selective America’18–’24

1994200220102018now

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

BIPD in force — $0 · BUILDERS MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jun 2024

All 10 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
SELECTIVE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA	Jun 2018 → Aug 2024	$750K	1
WESTFIELD INSURANCE CO.	Jun 2009 → Jun 2018	$750K	1
PRAETORIAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2008 → Jun 2009	$750K	1
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Jun 2005 → Jun 2008	$750K	3
STRATFORD INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2004 → Jun 2005	$750K	1
STRATFORD INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2003 → Oct 2003	$750K	4
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Jun 2001 → Aug 2003	$750K	1
REPUBLIC -FRANKLIN INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 1998 → Jun 1998	$750K	2
LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	May 1996 → Jun 1998	$750K	1
ST. PAUL PROTECTIVE INSURANCE COMPANY	May 1994 → Jun 1996	$750K	3

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 13
Observed power (24 mo): 4
Trailers (towed): 2

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

12.2 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2004

Oldest model yr

16.7%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

NC busiest

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

Home base

CHARLOTTE, NC

3652 BEATTIES FORD RD

Top corridor

NC 6

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-identity links detected — no reincarnation flag, shared trucks, registration domain, or officer overlap with other carriers.

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

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: 3652 BEATTIES FORD RD, CHARLOTTE, NC, 28216-3212
Mailing address: P O BOX 16465, CHARLOTTE, NC, 28297-6465
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (704) 392-8188
Fax: (704) 392-0603
Email: bjpiedgrad@hotmail.com

Registration

Officers: Larry W Kerrr · Robert L Kerr
USDOT / docket: 135809 · MC-157584
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Nov 15, 2024 · 176,063 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Apr 4, 1989
D-U-N-S: 45454873

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

176,063

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 PIEDMONT GRADING & WRECKING CO INC.

PIEDMONT GRADING & WRECKING CO INC (USDOT 135809) 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 common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 20, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $0 limit in force from BUILDERS MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jun 30, 2024 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 66.7% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 6 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 3 vehicle-level and 6 driver-level — across 1 state, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 13 power units and 5 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Nov 15, 2024.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Apr 4, 1989 in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is PIEDMONT GRADING & WRECKING CO INC's USDOT number?

PIEDMONT GRADING & WRECKING CO INC's USDOT number is 135809, and its motor carrier number is MC-157584.

Is PIEDMONT GRADING & WRECKING CO INC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 20, 2026, PIEDMONT GRADING & WRECKING CO INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is PIEDMONT GRADING & WRECKING CO INC's safety record?

PIEDMONT GRADING & WRECKING CO INC has a 66.7% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 9 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 80/100 (tier: review).

How big is PIEDMONT GRADING & WRECKING CO INC's fleet?

PIEDMONT GRADING & WRECKING CO INC operates 13 power units and 5 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is PIEDMONT GRADING & WRECKING CO INC based?

PIEDMONT GRADING & WRECKING CO INC is based in CHARLOTTE, NC, with roadside inspections recorded across 1 state.

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