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USDOT 121209 · CARPENTER CO

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CARPENTER CO

USDOT 121209 MC 199598 Richmond, VA Authorized For-Hire / Private Property

155 power units 139 drivers 6.9M mi/yr

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FRED Score 80.7 / 100

Moderate confidence

52 yrs history · 205 roadside inspections in 24 months

Scored Nov 8, 2026

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Expected crashes over the next 12 months, against similar fleets
What drives the grade: crash history and roadside record
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How it compares with similar fleets, per power unit and per mile
Cargo risk, and news reports linked to its crashes
How the grade is calculated, and its history week by week

Fleet, registration and cargo

Fleet and equipment

Power units: 155 all owned
Drivers · CDL: 139 · 128
Annual miles: 6.9M ~44k per unit

Type	Own	Total
Trucks	5	5
Tractors	150	150
Trailers	1,025	1,025

Registration

Organization: CORPORATION
Operation: Interstate
Authority type: Authorized For-Hire / Private Property
Registered: Jun 1, 1974 (52 yrs)
MCS-150 update: Feb 3, 2026 (Address Change)
DUNS: 121829725
Officers: PETER MUNIZ · BRAD BEAUCHAMP
Phone: (804) 359-0800
Email: doug.young@carpenter.com
Address: 5016 Monument Ave, Richmond VA 23230

Cargo

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Liquids/GasesGeneral FreightChemicals

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Roadside and crash record

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026

Crashes

0 fatal (0 deaths) · 1 injury · 2 people hurt in all

Inspections

205

73% clean (no violations)

Vehicle out-of-service

11.8%

13 of 110 vehicle inspections

Driver out-of-service

0.5%

1 of 205 driver inspections

Violations

20 out-of-service violations

Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order

Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 2 inspections.

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Violations

88 on the FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026

Vehicle maintenance No alert

64 · 19 out-of-service

Brakes 32 · Lights 13 · Tires 6 · Cargo securement 3 · Wheels & hubs 2 · 8 more
Unsafe driving No alert

14 · 0 out-of-service

Speeding 11 · Reckless / lane 3
Hours of service No alert

7 · 0 out-of-service

Logbook / ELD paperwork 4 · No log 2 · False log 1
Driver fitness No alert

3 · 1 out-of-service

No valid CDL 2 · Medical certificate 1
Drugs & alcohol No alert

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Out-of-service share of each category. “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold.

Violations by quarter

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Crashes

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026

Jul

23

2026

Jul 23, 2026 · North Carolina
Property damage only
Wet road, dark - not lighted, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
Feb

3

2026

Feb 3, 2026 · Michigan
Property damage only
Wet road, dark - lighted, snow, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
Jul

17

2025

Jul 17, 2025 · North Carolina
Property damage only
Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
Jun

16

2025

Jun 16, 2025 · Tennessee
Property damage only
Wet road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
Jun

5

2025

Jun 5, 2025 · Michigan
Property damage only
Daylight, two-way trafficway not divided.
Apr

1

2025

Apr 1, 2025 · Michigan
Injury · 2 people hurt
Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
Oct

23

2024

Oct 23, 2024 · Indiana
Property damage only
Dark - not lighted.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA since

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On FMCSA's filing record

Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026): $750,000 · ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY
on record since Oct 1, 2010 · FMCSA minimum $750,000
Cargo filing: not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record

36 months to May 14, 2026

One liability insurer throughout
No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required

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Where it operates

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Map: inspections and crashes from FMCSA's weekly files over 24 months.

Inspections by state

North Carolina 61
Mississippi 32
Tennessee 21
California 16
Florida 8
Indiana 8
Michigan 7
Maryland 6

Runs well beyond its home state: 3 of 205 inspections were in Virginia.

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FMCSA records

BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.

BASIC	Inspections with violations	Measure	Alert
Vehicle maintenance	38	2.68	No alert
Unsafe driving	14	1.00	No alert
Hours of service	6	0.08	No alert
Driver fitness	3	0.03	No alert
Drugs & alcohol	0	0.00	No alert

205 driver inspections · 110 vehicle inspections

These records come from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026; the grade counts crashes Oct 1, 2023 – Sep 30, 2026 and inspections Nov 1, 2024 – Oct 31, 2026 from FMCSA's weekly files, so counts can differ.