USDOT 497152

Carolina Idealease — compliance record

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Federal identity

Registration snapshot

Legal name

Carolina International Trucks Inc

DBA

Carolina Idealease

Entity type

Carrier

Physical address

1619 Bluff Road, Columbia, SC 29201

Phone

(803) 799-4948

Power units

97

Drivers

4

First on record

Last MCS-150 filing

Hazmat flag

No

Operating authority

Dockets & filings

No L&I dockets on file for this DOT number.

Out-of-service rates

Driver OOS

0.0%

National average ≈ 5.9% · 15 inspections on record

Vehicle OOS

13.3%

National average ≈ 20.9% · 15 inspections on record

Email & web forensics

On-file email

vcarswell@carolinainternational.com — company domain

Domain age

carolinainternational.com registered 1998-12-29 (28 years)

Mail host

Microsoft 365

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

5

Reportable crashes

5

Tow-aways

2

With injuries

0

With fatalities

Most recent: NC 03/2025 · SC 12/2024 · SC 11/2024 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.

Safety record

Inspection history

2026: 12025: 42024: 52023: 5
Level III — Driver-only: 6Level II — Walk-around: 6Level I — Full: 3
DateStateLevel
Mar 4, 2026SCLevel III — Driver-only
Oct 30, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 30, 2025NCLevel I — Full
Mar 14, 2025SCLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 7, 2025GALevel II — Walk-around
Dec 3, 2024SCLevel I — Full
Jun 6, 2024SCLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 3, 2024NCLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 11, 2024NCLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 28, 2024NCLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 21, 2023GALevel II — Walk-around
Dec 12, 2023SCLevel I — Full
Dec 5, 2023NCLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 10, 2023GALevel II — Walk-around
Sep 28, 2023SCLevel II — Walk-around

Most recent 15 of 15 inspections on file.

Activity log

Record changes

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No changes recorded since TenFour began tracking this company.

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Recent coverage

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