MARLOWE GRADING INC
DBA MGI
15 power units
17 drivers
1.3M mi/yr
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FRED Score 30.0 / 100
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Low confidence
14 yrs history · 33 roadside inspections in 24 months
Scored Nov 8, 2026
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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
- 15
- Drivers · CDL
- 17 · 17
- Annual miles
- 1.3M ~83k per unit
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 11 | 4 | 0 | 15 |
| Trailers | 17 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
Registration
- Operation
- Interstate
- Authority type
- Authorized For-Hire
- Registered
- Jun 7, 2012 (14 yrs)
- MCS-150 update
- Feb 1, 2025
- Officers
- STEVEN MARLOWE · AMANDA MARLOWE
- Phone
- (828) 712-6468
- marlowegradinginc@gmail.com
- Address
- 263 Morgan Branch Road, Leicester NC 28748
Cargo
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General Freight
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Roadside and crash record
FMCSA record, Nov 2024 – Sep 2026Crashes
6
0 fatal (0 deaths) · 0 injury · 0 people hurt in all
Inspections
33
58% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
33.3%
3 of 9 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
6.1%
2 of 33 driver inspections
Violations
29
4 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
29 on the FMCSA record, Nov 2024 – Sep 2026-
Vehicle maintenance No alert15 · 2 out-of-serviceLights 6 · Brakes 2 · Cargo securement 2 · Tires 2 · Other parts 3
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Unsafe driving No alert11 · 0 out-of-serviceSpeeding 7 · Reckless / lane 2 · Other 2
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Driver fitness No alert2 · 1 out-of-serviceNo valid CDL 2
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Hours of service No alert1 · 1 out-of-serviceNo log 1
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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, Nov 2024 – Sep 2026 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026
6 crashes
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Apr152026Apr 15, 2026 · South CarolinaProperty damage onlyDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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Dec132025Dec 13, 2025 · South CarolinaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Dec102025Dec 10, 2025 · GeorgiaProperty damage onlyDaylight.
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Jun232025Jun 23, 2025 · GeorgiaProperty damage onlyDaylight. Citation issued.
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Jun202025Jun 20, 2025 · North CarolinaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Nov122024Nov 12, 2024 · GeorgiaProperty damage onlyDark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA sinceToday · live FMCSA check
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On FMCSA's filing record
- Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026)
- $1,000,000 · INCLINE CASUALTY COMPANYon record since Mar 19, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Apr 2015
- Cargo filing
- not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
- Broker or forwarder bond
- $75,000 surety bond (BMC-84) · JET INSURANCE COMPANY since Feb 23, 2025
36 months to May 14, 2026
- One liability insurer throughout
- 6 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 3 took effect (the last Oct 13, 2025, replaced the same day); 3 replaced before they took effect
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority events and every filing
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Where it operates
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Inspections by state
- South Carolina 13
- Georgia 7
- Tennessee 7
- North Carolina (HQ) 6
18% of inspections were in its home state.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle maintenance | 5 | 4.91 | No alert |
| Unsafe driving | 10 | 6.17 | No alert |
| Driver fitness | 1 | 0.22 | No alert |
| Hours of service | 1 | 0.28 | No alert |
| Drugs & alcohol | 0 | 0.00 | No alert |
33 driver inspections · 9 vehicle inspections
These records come from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System, Nov 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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