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USDOT 1219712 MC 484048 Greenville, SC Authorized For-Hire
162 power units 143 drivers 11.8M mi/yr
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FRED Score 21.5 / 100 The FRED Score (0–100, higher is better) compares this motor carrier's expected crash rate with that of similar fleets. It is an analytical opinion, not an FMCSA safety rating.
High confidence
22 yrs history · 244 roadside inspections in 24 months
Scored Nov 8, 2026
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  • 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

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Fleet, registration and cargo

Fleet and equipment

Power units
162 all leased
Drivers · CDL
143 · 143
Annual miles
11.8M ~73k per unit
TypeOwnTermTripTotal
Trucks0808
Tractors01540154
Trailers01600160

Registration

Operation
Interstate
Authority type
Authorized For-Hire
FMCSA rating
Satisfactory (Sep 15, 2026)
Registered
Mar 8, 2004 (22 yrs)
MCS-150 update
Feb 20, 2026
Officer
RONNIE PRESLEY
Phone
(800) 457-6199
Email
ECRAIG@DTSOLUTIONS.NET
Address
100 Augusta Arbor Way, Greenville SC 29605-5226

Cargo

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Liquids/GasesGeneral FreightBuilding MaterialsBeveragesOther: WINDOWS,Dry BulkPaper ProductsConstruction

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Roadside and crash record

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
Crashes
27
1 fatal (1 death) · 11 injury · 17 people hurt in all · 25 tow-away
Inspections
244
54% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
31.6%
42 of 133 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
1.2%
3 of 244 driver inspections
Violations
210
53 out-of-service violations
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 35 inspections, 7 out of service 35 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 34 inspections, 7 out of service 34 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 44 inspections, 9 out of service 44 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 35 inspections, 5 out of service 35 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 25 inspections, 4 out of service 25 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 28 inspections, 6 out of service 28 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 20 inspections, 3 out of service 20 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 22 inspections, 3 out of service 22 Q3 '26
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 1 inspection.
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Violations

210 on the FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    147 · 49 out-of-service
    Lights 40 · Brakes 39 · Tires 32 · Cargo securement 9 · Steering & suspension 4 · 23 more
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    31 · 0 out-of-service
    Reckless / lane 13 · Speeding 9 · Phone use 2 · Seat belt 1 · Other 6
  • Hours of service No alert
    27 · 1 out-of-service
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 18 · Over hours limit 4 · No log 3 · False log 2
  • Driver fitness No alert
    2 · 2 out-of-service
    No valid CDL 2
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
  • Hazmat
    3 · 1 out-of-service
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
25 tow-away
  • Aug
    4
    2026
    Aug 4, 2026 · Georgia
    Injury · 2 people hurt
    Daylight.
  • Jun
    6
    2026
    Jun 6, 2026 · Florida
    Tow-away
    Daylight, one-way trafficway not divided.
  • Apr
    3
    2026
    Apr 3, 2026 · Texas
    Tow-away
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Mar
    20
    2026
    Mar 20, 2026 · Louisiana
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
  • Feb
    13
    2026
    Feb 13, 2026 · Alabama
    Injury · 2 people hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Feb
    3
    2026
    Feb 3, 2026 · Florida
    Fatal · 1 death
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
  • Jan
    19
    2026
    Jan 19, 2026 · Georgia
    Tow-away
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jan
    5
    2026
    Jan 5, 2026 · Oklahoma
    Tow-away
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.

19 more on the FMCSA record.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 7, 2026
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On FMCSA's filing record
Liability (BIPD)
$1,000,000 · Protective Insurance Company
on record since Jun 1, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to Nov 7, 2026
  • One liability insurer throughout
  • 1 cancellation notice filed by an insurer; 1 took effect (the last Jun 8, 2025, replaced 358 days later)
  • 358 days without a liability filing (Jun 8, 2025 – Jun 1, 2026) while the authority required one; a later back-dated filing can close a lapse
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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
  • Texas 45
  • Florida 30
  • Tennessee 29
  • South Carolina (HQ) 24
  • Georgia 23
  • North Carolina 22
  • Louisiana 21
  • Alabama 11

Runs well beyond its home state: 24 of 244 inspections were in South Carolina.

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