CRITCHER BROTHERS PRODUCE INC

DOT# 16456 MC# 195768 DUNS# 56473960 Deep Gap, NC Authorized For-Hire
(828) 264-2669 mough@critcherbrothers.com 7467 Old 421 South, Deep Gap NC 28618
12 power units · all owned 8 drivers 751k mi/yr · ~63k per unit
Not enough record
Graded once the record supports it
52 yrs history · 18 roadside inspections

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
12
Drivers · CDL
8 · 8
Annual miles
751k
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 3 0 0 3
Tractors 9 0 0 9
Trailers 35 0 0 35

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
FMCSA Rating
Satisfactory (10-08-2002) · 24 yr old
Registered
06-01-1974 (52 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
06-23-2025 (Biennial Update)
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
ROGER E CRITCHER

Cargo

60.7
medium risk
Household Goods Metal: Sheets/Coils/Rolls Meat Refrigerated Food General Freight Fresh Produce Paper Products Farm Supplies Chemicals
High-Risk Cargo
General Freight, Household Goods, Refrigerated Food, Meat

Note: "General Freight" is a catch-all; the actual cargo mix and its risk may differ.

Estimated from the commodity types reported to FMCSA, not from loss history or the true cargo mix.

Not enough record to grade yet.

18 inspections and 1 crash on the FMCSA record in 24 months fit anything from an Excellent fleet to a Poor one. It leans better than similar fleets (about a 60% chance), but not by enough to grade.

Similar fleets: for-hire fleets of 10–19 trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.

80% likely range 0.38×–1.64×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.5 vs 0.5 for similar fleets
Likely 0–2 crashes
This motor carrier
0.5
Similar fleets
0.5

A record this thin can't pin that down: about a 1-in-8 chance it runs at Poor-level crash rates.

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Loss runs for the last 3 years, and confirm the fleet is operating at its filed size (12 power units).
What the record shows
Crash history
betterworse
About typical. 1 injury crash on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 0.5 a year); similar fleets have about 0.5 a year. The grade counts 2 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Better than peers. Violations 0.62×, unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 0.63× and out-of-service orders 0.79× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -10%: roadside results weigh far less than crash history.

Worth a closer look

From the FMCSA record. The estimate already counts the safety items; insurance filings and links to other motor carriers are context only.

  • Injury crashes
    1 crash with 1 person hurt in 24 months.
    Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
Strengths
  • Driver out-of-service rate 0.0% vs 6.7% national.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
  • 78% of inspections found no violations.

Track record

FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Aug 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
1
0 fatalities · 1 injury · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
18
78% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
33.3%
1 of 3
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 18
National avg 6.7%
Violations
5
1 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 3 inspections, 1 out of service 3 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 3 inspections, 0 out of service 3 Q3 '26
vs 16,659 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.042 0.031
Inspections 1.04 1.11
Violations 0.21 0.89
Critical violations 0.04 0.17

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 10–19 power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

5 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    3 · 1 OOS
    Brakes 1 · Cargo securement 1 · Tires 1
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    2 · 0 OOS
    Reckless / lane 1 · Speeding 1
  • Hours of service No alert
    0
  • Driver fitness No alert
    0
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
Out-of-service violations “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold

Violations by quarter

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No violation trend data

Crashes

24 months
  • May
    27
    2026
    North Carolina
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.

No other reportable crashes on the FMCSA record.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
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Liability (BIPD)
$750,000 · WESTFIELD INSURANCE CO.
on record since Jun 1, 2012 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jun 1992
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to Nov 2, 2026
  • One liability insurer throughout
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required

Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Feb 19, 2003)

Who insures fleets like this →

FMCSA filings only, not a policy audit. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?

Where it happens

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Inspections by state
  • North Carolina (HQ) 9
  • South Carolina 4
  • Tennessee 3
  • Georgia 1
  • Kansas 1