HARBIN LUMBER COMPANY INC

DBA: LOAD STAR

DOT# 186003 MC# 914610 DUNS# 59541045 Lavonia, GA Authorized For-Hire / Private Property
(706) 356-2070 gdavis@harbinlumber.com 1278 Gerrard Road, Lavonia GA 30553
56 power units · all owned 51 drivers 2.2M mi/yr · ~39k per unit
Strong
FRED Score 88.3 / 100
Moderate confidence
52 yrs history · 84 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
56
Drivers · CDL
51 · 51
Annual miles
2.2M
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 30 0 0 30
Tractors 26 0 0 26
Trailers 39 0 0 39

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
Registered
06-01-1974 (52 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
08-25-2025 (Biennial Update)
FRED Score Date
Nov 08, 2026
Officer
GARY DAVIS

Cargo

31.5
low risk
Logs/Poles/Beams/Lumber Building Materials Other: TRUSSES Construction

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

Expected crash rate is probably lower than similar fleets (about a 90% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.

Similar fleets: interstate fleets of 50–99 trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.

This motor carrier 0.62×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
1.3 vs 2.0 for similar fleets
Likely 0–3 crashes
This motor carrier
1.3
Similar fleets
2.0
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~3%
Below similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Leans better, not yet proven. 2 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 1 a year); similar fleets have about 2 a year.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Better than peers. Unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 0.29×, violations 0.35× and out-of-service orders 0.69× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -22%. It's inspected more often than most fleets its size.

Worth a closer look

From the FMCSA record. The grade already counts the safety items; insurance filings and links to other motor carriers are not in it.

  • Driver qualification
    1 out-of-service violation against drivers: 1 no valid CDL (Jun 2026).
    Ask: driver qualification files and hiring standards.
  • Brakes and lights
    Brakes are 12 of 35 violations (34%). Brake or light defects led to 1 out-of-service order.
    Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
Strengths
  • 2 crashes in 24 months. No injuries, no fatalities.
  • Driver out-of-service rate 1.2% vs 6.7% national.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
  • Dangerous driving: 1

Track record

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Aug 2026 · grade scored on Oct 1, 2023 → Oct 31, 2026
Crashes
2
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
84
80% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
22.2%
10 of 45
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
1.2%
1 of 84
National avg 6.7%
Violations
35
11 out-of-service

Inspected more often than interstate fleets of 50–99 trucks in Georgia (about 50 in 24 months would be typical).

Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 4 inspections, 1 out of service 4 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 9 inspections, 2 out of service 9 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 11 inspections, 0 out of service 11 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 11 inspections, 1 out of service 11 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 12 inspections, 2 out of service 12 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 6 inspections, 1 out of service 6 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 18 inspections, 3 out of service 18 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 12 inspections, 0 out of service 12 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.
vs 210 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.027 0.020
Inspections 1.12 0.67
Violations 0.31 0.25
Critical violations 0.05 0.05

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 50–99 power units, low-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

35 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    32 · 10 OOS
    Brakes 12 · Lights 6 · Cargo securement 5 · Tires 3 · Wheels & hubs 3 · 3 more
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    2 · 0 OOS
    Phone use 1 · Reckless / lane 1
  • Driver fitness No alert
    1 · 1 OOS
    No valid CDL 1
  • Hours of service 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
2 crashes
  • Jul
    9
    2026
    Georgia
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Feb
    3
    2025
    South Carolina
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway not divided.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
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Liability (BIPD)
$750,000 · Federated Mutual Insurance Company
on record since Jan 1, 2022 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jan 2015
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 May 18, 2015)

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
  • South Carolina 37
  • Georgia (HQ) 26
  • North Carolina 20
  • California 1

31% of inspections were in its home state.