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USDOT 63366MC145794

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Vetting summary

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Authority age

45 years (granted 1981)

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Liability filing

$1M BIPD — meets the $750K federal minimum

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Inspections

729 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

Ards Trucking Company Inc

DBA

Ard

Entity type

Carrier

Physical address

4190 Alligator Road, Timmonsville, SC 29161

Phone

(843) 393-5101

Power units

220

Drivers

199

First on record

—

Last MCS-150 filing

—

Hazmat flag

No

Operating authority

Dockets & filings

MC145794

Common: Active · Contract: Active · Broker: Inactive

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

Authority history

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

Insurance filings

91X — National Interstate Insurance Company · coverage $1M (as filed)

Out-of-service rates

Driver OOS

1.0%

National average ≈ 5.9% · 729 inspections on record

Vehicle OOS

8.8%

National average ≈ 20.9% · 729 inspections on record

Email & web forensics

✓

On-file email

dale.dubose@ardtrucking.com — company domain

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Mail host

Self-hosted / other

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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

14

Reportable crashes

14

Tow-aways

5

With injuries

0

With fatalities

Most recent: SC 08/2026 · GA 06/2026 · TN 04/2026 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.

Safety record

Inspection history

2026: 1372025: 2892024: 2502023: 53
Level III — Driver-only: 469Level II — Walk-around: 160Level I — Full: 100
DateStateLevel
Sep 2, 2026VALevel III — Driver-only
Sep 1, 2026KYLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 28, 2026NCLevel I — Full
Aug 27, 2026SCLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 27, 2026NCLevel I — Full
Aug 25, 2026NMLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 20, 2026SCLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 18, 2026MNLevel I — Full
Aug 17, 2026GALevel III — Driver-only
Aug 17, 2026NCLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 14, 2026MOLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 11, 2026KYLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 10, 2026MOLevel I — Full
Aug 7, 2026VALevel III — Driver-only
Aug 6, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 4, 2026NYLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 2, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 2, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 31, 2026GALevel III — Driver-only
Jul 30, 2026SCLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 29, 2026VALevel III — Driver-only
Jul 28, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 24, 2026TNLevel I — Full
Jul 23, 2026ILLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 23, 2026TNLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 23, 2026TNLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 21, 2026DELevel II — Walk-around
Jul 21, 2026WVLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 17, 2026ILLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 17, 2026SCLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 16, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 14, 2026NCLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 13, 2026VALevel I — Full
Jul 13, 2026WILevel III — Driver-only
Jul 11, 2026NCLevel I — Full
Jul 6, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 3, 2026SCLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 29, 2026SCLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 24, 2026NELevel III — Driver-only
Jun 24, 2026GALevel III — Driver-only
Jun 23, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 23, 2026NMLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 23, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 19, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 18, 2026SCLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 14, 2026NCLevel I — Full
Jun 11, 2026ILLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 9, 2026SCLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 5, 2026SCLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 3, 2026SCLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 3, 2026KYLevel I — Full
Jun 2, 2026KYLevel II — Walk-around
May 28, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
May 27, 2026KYLevel I — Full
May 27, 2026GALevel III — Driver-only
May 26, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
May 26, 2026SCLevel III — Driver-only
May 26, 2026SCLevel III — Driver-only
May 23, 2026NCLevel I — Full
May 22, 2026LALevel III — Driver-only
May 19, 2026ARLevel III — Driver-only
May 18, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
May 17, 2026COLevel II — Walk-around
May 16, 2026NCLevel II — Walk-around
May 16, 2026SCLevel III — Driver-only
May 15, 2026MOLevel I — Full
May 15, 2026SCLevel III — Driver-only
May 14, 2026GALevel III — Driver-only
May 13, 2026SCLevel I — Full
May 13, 2026KYLevel II — Walk-around
May 12, 2026NMLevel I — Full
May 11, 2026NCLevel II — Walk-around
May 11, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
May 7, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
May 4, 2026SCLevel III — Driver-only
May 1, 2026SCLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 30, 2026MDLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 30, 2026GALevel III — Driver-only
Apr 28, 2026SCLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 23, 2026SCLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 22, 2026GALevel III — Driver-only
Apr 18, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 15, 2026WVLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 14, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 14, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 9, 2026NMLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 6, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 6, 2026TNLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 5, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 2, 2026NCLevel I — Full
Apr 1, 2026INLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 31, 2026ILLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 27, 2026SCLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 17, 2026OHLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 15, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 11, 2026TNLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 7, 2026SCLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 5, 2026WVLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 4, 2026MDLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 4, 2026SCLevel III — Driver-only

Most recent 100 of 729 inspections on file.

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