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USDOT 2546417MC193709MC886535

Carter Lumber Transport — compliance record

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Vetting summary

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Authority age

39 years (granted 1986)

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Liability filing

$5M BIPD — meets the $750K federal minimum

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Inspections

1,052 on file

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Out-of-service

Within normal range vs national averages

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Email identity

Company domain, matches website

Federal identity

Registration snapshot

Legal name

Carter Lumber Transport Llc

DBA

Carter Lumber Transport

Entity type

Carrier

Physical address

601 Tallmadge Road, Kent, OH 44240

Phone

(330) 673-6100

Power units

951

Drivers

794

First on record

—

Last MCS-150 filing

—

Hazmat flag

No

Operating authority

Dockets & filings

MC193709

Common: None · Contract: Inactive · Broker: None

Property: ✓ · Passenger: — · HHG: — · BIPD filed: ✓ · Cargo: — · Bond: —

MC886535

Common: None · Contract: Active · Broker: None

Property: ✓ · Passenger: — · HHG: — · BIPD filed: ✓ · Cargo: — · Bond: —

Authority history

  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Granted — Motor Property Contract Carrier
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract

Revocation records

  • type license: CONTRACT · order2 type desc: VOLUNTARY REVOCATION

Insurance filings

91X — Zurich American Insurance Company · coverage $5M (as filed)

Out-of-service rates

Driver OOS

1.9%

National average ≈ 5.9% · 1,052 inspections on record

Vehicle OOS

13.3%

National average ≈ 20.9% · 1,052 inspections on record

Email & web forensics

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On-file email

equipment@carterlumber.com — company domain

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Domain age

carterlumber.com registered 1997-08-22 (29 years)

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Mail host

Enterprise (Proofpoint)

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Domain match

Email domain matches the company website

From the FMCSA on-file contact, public domain registration (RDAP), and live DNS.

Crash record — last 24 months

50

Reportable crashes

44

Tow-aways

21

With injuries

0

With fatalities

Most recent: TN 06/2026 · NC 05/2026 · SC 04/2026 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.

Safety record

Inspection history

2026: 2082025: 3932024: 3042023: 147
Level III — Driver-only: 469Level II — Walk-around: 373Level I — Full: 210
DateStateLevel
Jul 2, 2026SCLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 1, 2026MILevel III — Driver-only
Jul 1, 2026NCLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 30, 2026MDLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 30, 2026FLLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 26, 2026INLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 26, 2026MILevel II — Walk-around
Jun 25, 2026VALevel III — Driver-only
Jun 25, 2026NCLevel I — Full
Jun 25, 2026SCLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 25, 2026VALevel III — Driver-only
Jun 24, 2026MILevel III — Driver-only
Jun 24, 2026VALevel III — Driver-only
Jun 23, 2026VALevel III — Driver-only
Jun 23, 2026PALevel I — Full
Jun 22, 2026WVLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 22, 2026GALevel III — Driver-only
Jun 19, 2026MDLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 18, 2026SCLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 17, 2026NJLevel I — Full
Jun 17, 2026PALevel I — Full
Jun 17, 2026MDLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 15, 2026VALevel III — Driver-only
Jun 15, 2026GALevel III — Driver-only
Jun 15, 2026VALevel III — Driver-only
Jun 15, 2026INLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 12, 2026NJLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 11, 2026PALevel III — Driver-only
Jun 11, 2026FLLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 11, 2026KYLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 11, 2026ALLevel I — Full
Jun 10, 2026ALLevel I — Full
Jun 10, 2026GALevel I — Full
Jun 9, 2026MDLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 5, 2026WVLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 5, 2026NCLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 4, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 4, 2026NJLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 3, 2026KYLevel I — Full
Jun 3, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 2, 2026TNLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 1, 2026MDLevel I — Full
May 28, 2026MILevel II — Walk-around
May 28, 2026TNLevel I — Full
May 27, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
May 26, 2026MDLevel II — Walk-around
May 26, 2026MDLevel II — Walk-around
May 22, 2026FLLevel II — Walk-around
May 21, 2026ARLevel III — Driver-only
May 21, 2026GALevel III — Driver-only
May 20, 2026KYLevel I — Full
May 20, 2026VALevel II — Walk-around
May 19, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
May 15, 2026SCLevel II — Walk-around
May 14, 2026OHLevel II — Walk-around
May 14, 2026TNLevel III — Driver-only
May 14, 2026NCLevel I — Full
May 13, 2026DELevel II — Walk-around
May 13, 2026MDLevel II — Walk-around
May 12, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
May 12, 2026MDLevel I — Full
May 11, 2026MDLevel II — Walk-around
May 11, 2026VALevel III — Driver-only
May 8, 2026MILevel I — Full
May 7, 2026MDLevel III — Driver-only
May 7, 2026ALLevel III — Driver-only
May 4, 2026NCLevel II — Walk-around
May 4, 2026TNLevel III — Driver-only
May 4, 2026NJLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 30, 2026MDLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 29, 2026GALevel III — Driver-only
Apr 29, 2026MDLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 28, 2026MDLevel I — Full
Apr 28, 2026NCLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 23, 2026MILevel III — Driver-only
Apr 22, 2026GALevel III — Driver-only
Apr 22, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 21, 2026MDLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 21, 2026GALevel II — Walk-around
Apr 21, 2026MILevel I — Full
Apr 20, 2026FLLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 18, 2026NJLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 17, 2026SCLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 17, 2026KYLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 17, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 17, 2026FLLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 17, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 17, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 16, 2026OHLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 16, 2026VALevel III — Driver-only
Apr 16, 2026NCLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 15, 2026NCLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 14, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 14, 2026MILevel I — Full
Apr 13, 2026MDLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 13, 2026MDLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 10, 2026TNLevel I — Full
Apr 10, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 9, 2026SCLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 9, 2026MILevel I — Full

Most recent 100 of 1,052 inspections on file.

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