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USDOT 2546417 · CARTER LUMBER TRANSPORT LLC
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CARTER LUMBER TRANSPORT LLC

DBA CARTER LUMBER TRANSPORT

USDOT 2546417 MC 193709 Kent, OH Authorized For-Hire
951 power units 794 drivers 24.3M mi/yr
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Marginal
FRED Score 38.0 / 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
12 yrs history · 787 roadside inspections in 24 months
Scored Nov 8, 2026
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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
951
Drivers · CDL
794 · 496
Annual miles
24.3M ~26k per unit
TypeOwnTermTripTotal
Trucks68670693
Tractors248100258
Trailers43400434

Registration

Operation
Interstate
Authority type
Authorized For-Hire
FMCSA rating
Satisfactory (Oct 30, 2017)9 yrs old
Registered
Oct 1, 2014 (12 yrs)
MCS-150 update
May 20, 2025
Officer
DAVID CALKINS
Phone
(330) 673-6100
Email
equipment@carterlumber.com
Address
601 Tallmadge Road, Kent OH 44240

Cargo

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Machinery/Large ObjectsGeneral FreightLogs/Poles/Beams/LumberBuilding MaterialsOther: TOW MOTORSConstruction

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Roadside and crash record

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
Crashes
53
0 fatal (0 deaths) · 23 injury · 34 people hurt in all
Inspections
787
63% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
24.8%
102 of 412 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
2.5%
20 of 787 driver inspections
Violations
472
141 out-of-service violations
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 85 inspections, 8 out of service 85 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 71 inspections, 11 out of service 71 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 104 inspections, 20 out of service 104 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 113 inspections, 13 out of service 113 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 105 inspections, 13 out of service 105 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 103 inspections, 12 out of service 103 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 103 inspections, 25 out of service 103 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 101 inspections, 16 out of service 101 Q3 '26
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 2 inspections.
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Violations

472 on the FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    330 · 122 out-of-service
    Lights 112 · Brakes 65 · Cargo securement 59 · Tires 40 · Wheels & hubs 8 · 46 more
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    106 · 0 out-of-service
    Reckless / lane 46 · Seat belt 26 · Speeding 19 · Phone use 12 · Other 3
  • Driver fitness No alert
    19 · 14 out-of-service
    No valid CDL 12 · Medical certificate 6 · English proficiency 1
  • Hours of service No alert
    17 · 5 out-of-service
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 13 · No log 3 · Over hours limit 1
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
Out-of-service share of each category. “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold.

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2 violations fall outside the charted quarters; the 24-month totals include them.

Crashes

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026
  • Aug
    26
    2026
    Aug 26, 2026 · Ohio
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, one-way trafficway not divided.
  • Aug
    20
    2026
    Aug 20, 2026 · South Carolina
    Property damage only
    Daylight. Citation issued.
  • Aug
    17
    2026
    Aug 17, 2026 · Ohio
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Wet road, daylight, one-way trafficway not divided.
  • Aug
    12
    2026
    Aug 12, 2026 · New Jersey
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
  • Aug
    12
    2026
    Aug 12, 2026 · South Carolina
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
  • Jul
    31
    2026
    Jul 31, 2026 · Michigan
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jun
    15
    2026
    Jun 15, 2026 · District of Columbia
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight.
  • Jun
    12
    2026
    Jun 12, 2026 · Indiana
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, one-way trafficway not divided.

45 more on the FMCSA record.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 7, 2026
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Liability (BIPD)
$5,000,000 · ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY
on record since Dec 31, 2021 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jan 1990
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
  • 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
  • North Carolina 176
  • Maryland 130
  • Pennsylvania 62
  • South Carolina 59
  • Michigan 55
  • Florida 47
  • Georgia 47
  • Virginia 41

Runs well beyond its home state: 36 of 787 inspections were in Ohio.

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