ELS LLC
DBA ELS
100 power units
40 drivers
3.2M mi/yr
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Satisfactory
FRED Score 53.8 / 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.
Moderate confidence
16 yrs history · 86 roadside inspections in 24 months
Scored Nov 8, 2026
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- Expected crashes over the next 12 months, against similar fleets
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- Cargo risk, and news reports linked to its crashes
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Fleet, registration and cargo
Fleet and equipment
- Power units
- 100 all owned
- Drivers · CDL
- 40 · 40
- Annual miles
- 3.2M ~32k per unit
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 50 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Trailers | 50 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
Registration
- Operation
- Interstate
- Authority type
- Authorized For-Hire
- FMCSA rating
- Satisfactory (Apr 13, 2016)10 yrs old
- Registered
- Sep 10, 2010 (16 yrs)
- MCS-150 update
- Dec 12, 2025
- Officer
- TIM BUTTS
- Phone
- (919) 778-5777
- tburnette@elsfreight.com
- Address
- 3236 Landmark Dr Suite 117, North Charleston SC 29418
Cargo
Cargo risk score
FRED’s estimate from the commodities it hauls
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Metal: Sheets/Coils/RollsMachinery/Large ObjectsGeneral FreightLogs/Poles/Beams/LumberBuilding MaterialsOther: GENERAL FREIGHTConstruction
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Roadside and crash record
FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026Crashes
6
0 fatal (0 deaths) · 0 injury · 0 people hurt in all
Inspections
86
51% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
35.8%
19 of 53 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
2.3%
2 of 86 driver inspections
Violations
95
33 out-of-service violations
Inspections per quarter
With an out-of-service order
How it compares with similar fleets
Crashes, inspections and violations per power unit and per mile, against fleets like this one
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Violations
95 on the FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026-
Vehicle maintenance No alert78 · 31 out-of-serviceLights 24 · Brakes 23 · Tires 15 · Cargo securement 8 · Steering & suspension 4 · 4 more
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Unsafe driving No alert8 · 0 out-of-serviceSpeeding 3 · Reckless / lane 2 · Seat belt 1 · Other 2
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Hours of service No alert7 · 0 out-of-serviceFalse log 3 · Logbook / ELD paperwork 3 · Over hours limit 1
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Driver fitness No alert2 · 2 out-of-serviceNo valid CDL 2
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
Out-of-service share of each category. “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold.
Violations by quarter
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FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026
6 crashes
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Mar162026Mar 16, 2026 · PennsylvaniaProperty damage onlyIce road, dark - lighted, snow.
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Feb92026Feb 9, 2026 · IndianaProperty damage onlyDaylight.
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Feb42026Feb 4, 2026 · North CarolinaProperty damage onlyWet road, daylight, one-way trafficway not divided.
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Oct222025Oct 22, 2025 · OhioProperty damage onlyDaylight, one-way trafficway not divided.
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Apr302025Apr 30, 2025 · TennesseeProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Nov82024Nov 8, 2024 · OhioProperty damage onlyDark - lighted, one-way trafficway not divided.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
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On FMCSA's filing record
- Liability (BIPD)
- $1,000,000 · Sentry Select Insurance Companyon record since Sep 1, 2024 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Nov 2010
- 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
- 3 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 2 changes: HIGHLANDER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY → Sentry Select Insurance Company (Sep 2024); CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. → HIGHLANDER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY (Dec 2023)
- 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
- Ohio 41
- Michigan 21
- Indiana 13
- North Carolina 4
- Arkansas 3
- Illinois 1
- Kentucky 1
- Mississippi 1
Runs well beyond its home state: 1 of 86 inspections was in South Carolina.
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FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
| BASIC | Inspections with violations | Measure | Alert |
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| Vehicle maintenance | 34 | 9.34 | No alert |
| Unsafe driving | 7 | 1.78 | No alert |
| Hours of service | 6 | 0.44 | No alert |
| Driver fitness | 2 | 0.26 | No alert |
| Drugs & alcohol | 0 | 0.00 | No alert |
86 driver inspections · 53 vehicle inspections
These records come from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System, Oct 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.
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