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USDOT 257768 · CARGO TRANSPORTERS INC
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CARGO TRANSPORTERS INC

DBA CARGO TRANSPORTERS

USDOT 257768 MC 161652 Claremont, NC Authorized For-Hire
500 power units 513 drivers 48.9M mi/yr
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Satisfactory
FRED Score 70.0 / 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
41 yrs history · 1,375 roadside inspections in 24 months
Scored Nov 8, 2026
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  • What drives the grade: crash history and roadside record
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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
500 all owned
Drivers · CDL
513 · 513
Annual miles
48.9M ~98k per unit
TypeOwnTermTripTotal
Trucks0000
Tractors50000500
Trailers1,920001,920

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
Operation
Interstate
Authority type
Authorized For-Hire
FMCSA rating
Satisfactory (Aug 27, 1993)33 yrs old
Registered
Apr 19, 1985 (41 yrs)
MCS-150 update
Apr 21, 2026 (Address Change)
DUNS
49774946
Officer
SHAWN BROWN
Phone
(828) 459-3200
Email
shawn.brown@cargotransporters.com
Address
3390 North Oxford St, Claremont NC 28610-0850

Cargo

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Household GoodsMetal: Sheets/Coils/RollsGeneral FreightBuilding MaterialsBeveragesGrain/Feed/HayPaper ProductsConstruction

“General Freight” is a catch-all; the actual cargo mix and its risk may differ.

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Roadside and crash record

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
Crashes
49
3 fatal (4 deaths) · 17 injury · 25 people hurt in all · 47 tow-away
Inspections
1,375
91% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
2.4%
24 of 982 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
0.4%
5 of 1,375 driver inspections
Violations
158
32 out-of-service violations
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 175 inspections, 4 out of service 175 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 154 inspections, 2 out of service 154 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 122 inspections, 2 out of service 122 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 170 inspections, 2 out of service 170 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 226 inspections, 3 out of service 226 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 181 inspections, 4 out of service 181 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 175 inspections, 6 out of service 175 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 168 inspections, 5 out of service 168 Q3 '26
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 4 inspections.
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Violations

158 on the FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    84 · 27 out-of-service
    Brakes 35 · Lights 14 · Tires 13 · Steering & suspension 5 · Wheels & hubs 4 · 13 more
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    50 · 0 out-of-service
    Reckless / lane 30 · Speeding 16 · Other 4
  • Hours of service No alert
    18 · 0 out-of-service
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 10 · No log 3 · Over hours limit 3 · False log 2
  • Driver fitness No alert
    5 · 4 out-of-service
    No valid CDL 4 · Other qualification 1
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    1 · 1 out-of-service
Out-of-service share of each category. “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold.

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1 violation falls outside the charted quarters; the 24-month totals include it.

Crashes

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026
47 tow-away
  • Aug
    14
    2026
    Aug 14, 2026 · Georgia
    Tow-away
    Dark - not lighted. Citation issued.
  • Aug
    12
    2026
    Aug 12, 2026 · North Carolina
    Tow-away
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Aug
    4
    2026
    Aug 4, 2026 · North Carolina
    Tow-away
    Wet road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jul
    22
    2026
    Jul 22, 2026 · Virginia
    Injury · 2 people hurt
    Wet road, daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jul
    16
    2026
    Jul 16, 2026 · North Carolina
    Tow-away
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • May
    7
    2026
    May 7, 2026 · New Jersey
    Tow-away
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • May
    6
    2026
    May 6, 2026 · Indiana
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight. FMCSA: not preventable.
  • Apr
    28
    2026
    Apr 28, 2026 · Minnesota
    Tow-away
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
  • Nov
    20
    2025
    Nov 20, 2025 · Tennessee
    Fatal · 1 death
    Wet road, dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
  • Nov
    17
    2025
    Nov 17, 2025 · Virginia
    Fatal · 1 death
    Dark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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39 more on the FMCSA record.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA since
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On FMCSA's filing record
Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026)
$1,000,000 · UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.
on record since May 1, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since May 1992
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
Broker or forwarder bond
required · none on file
36 months to May 14, 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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Inspections by state
  • North Carolina (HQ) 997
  • South Carolina 66
  • Ohio 50
  • Tennessee 28
  • Virginia 23
  • West Virginia 18
  • Louisiana 17
  • Maryland 16

73% of inspections were in its home state.

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