CAROLINA HANDLING LLC

DOT# 312157 MC# 1669576 Charlotte, NC Authorized For-Hire / Private Property
(704) 357-6273 hrutledge@carolinahandling.com 4835 Sirona Dr, Charlotte NC 28273
11 tractors · all leased 11 drivers 480k mi/yr · ~44k per unit
Not enough record
Graded once the record supports it
38 yrs history · 16 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
11
Drivers · CDL
11 · 11
Annual miles
480k
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 0 11 0 11
Trailers 15 0 0 15

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
FMCSA Rating
Conditional (03-27-1989)historical — superseded by active authority (reviewed 37 yr ago)
Registered
03-30-1988 (38 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
06-05-2025 (Address Change)
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
HARMAN RUTLEDGE
Officer
KATIE YATES

Cargo

59.5
medium risk
General Freight Other: LIFT TRUCKS
High-Risk Cargo
General Freight

Note: "General Freight" is a catch-all; the actual cargo mix and its risk may differ.

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

Not enough record to grade yet.

16 inspections and 1 crash on the FMCSA record in 24 months fit anything from an Excellent fleet to a Poor one. It leans better than similar fleets (about a 60% chance), but not by enough to grade.

Similar fleets: interstate fleets of 10–19 trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.

80% likely range 0.34×–1.62×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.4 vs 0.4 for similar fleets
Likely 0–1 crashes
This motor carrier
0.4
Similar fleets
0.4

A record this thin can't pin that down: about a 1-in-9 chance it runs at Poor-level crash rates.

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Loss runs for the last 3 years, and confirm the fleet is operating at its filed size (11 power units).
What the record shows
Crash history
betterworse
About typical. 1 injury crash on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 0.5 a year); similar fleets have about 0.4 a year.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Better than peers. Violations 0.36×, out-of-service orders 0.40× and unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 0.70× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -18%.

Worth a closer look

From the FMCSA record. The estimate already counts the safety items; insurance filings and links to other motor carriers are context only.

  • Injury crashes
    1 crash with 1 person hurt in 24 months.
    Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
Strengths
  • Driver out-of-service rate 0.0% vs 6.7% national.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
  • 88% of inspections found no violations.
Data flags
  • Dangerous driving: 1
  • Historical FMCSA safety rating
    FMCSA once rated this motor carrier Conditional or Unsatisfactory, but the rating is stale or superseded — the motor carrier still holds active operating authority (a current Unsatisfactory would have it revoked), so it does not reflect current standing. Shown for context, not as a current finding.

Track record

FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
1
0 fatalities · 1 injury · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
16
88% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 4
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 16
National avg 6.7%
Violations
2
0 out-of-service

Inspected about as often as interstate fleets of 10–19 trucks in North Carolina (about 16 in 24 months would be typical).

Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 3 inspections, 0 out of service 3 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 3 inspections, 0 out of service 3 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 3 inspections, 0 out of service 3 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q3 '26
vs 14,122 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.045 0.034
Inspections 1.00 1.23
Violations 0.09 0.97
Critical violations 0.05 0.19

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 10–19 power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

2 violations · 24 months
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    2 · 0 OOS
    Phone use 1 · Reckless / lane 1
  • Hours of service No alert
    0
  • Driver fitness No alert
    0
  • Vehicle maintenance 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
  • Mar
    12
    2026
    Georgia
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.

No other reportable crashes on the FMCSA record.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA since
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Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026)
No liability filing on FMCSA's record through May 14, 2026.
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

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
  • North Carolina (HQ) 8
  • Georgia 5
  • South Carolina 3