Carrier file · USDOT 32541
Carter Machinery Company INC
Salem, VA · more carriers in Virginia / Salem
SaferGrade composite
Records-based composite of public FMCSA data (high data coverage). Not a safety-fitness determination.
| USDOT number | 32541 |
|---|---|
| Docket (MC/FF/MX) | — |
| Entity type | carrier |
| Operating status | Active |
| Operation type | Interstate |
| Business organization | Corporation |
| Physical address | 1330 Lynchburg Tpke · Salem, VA, 24153-5457 |
| Phone | 5403871111 |
| First on file | 1974-06-01 |
| MCS-150 mileage / year | 13,950,000 (2025) |
| Hazmat indicator | Yes |
| Power units | 713 |
|---|---|
| Trucks / buses | 713 / 0 |
| Drivers (total / CDL) | 606 / 424 |
| FMCSA safety rating | Conditional (1987-09-10) |
| MCSIP step | — |
| Prior revocation flag | No |
| FMCSA recordable crash rate | — |
Fleet counts come from the carrier's own MCS-150 filing and are not verified by FMCSA.
| Total inspections | 185 |
|---|---|
| Driver / vehicle inspections | 185 / 138 |
| Out-of-service totals (drv / veh / hazmat) | 3 / 7 / 0 |
| Violations recorded | 47 |
| Crashes | 12 |
|---|---|
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 4 |
| Tow-aways | 12 |
| Hazmat releases | 0 |
SMS crash records are state-reported and include crashes regardless of fault or preventability.
Operating authority
Docket status on census: no docket on file. No MOTUS authority delta records yet.
Insurance filings
No insurance filings in our MOTUS records for this carrier yet (the daily delta feed only carries dockets with recent changes).
Revocation / suspension orders
No orders in our MOTUS records.
Score 84/100, normalized over the record types available for this carrier (high coverage).
Records show an active USDOT registration
No MC/FF docket on record (authority not evaluated)
No insurance filings in our MOTUS records yet (not evaluated)
Recorded driver OOS rate 1.6% over 185 driver inspections (national baseline 5.5%)
Recorded vehicle OOS rate 5.1% over 138 vehicle inspections (national baseline 20.7%)
12 crashes recorded over 24 months across 713 power units (fleet-wide baseline ~0.003 per power unit)
Most recent MCS-150 mileage year on record: 2025 (FMCSA requires biennial updates)
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