DENARD THURMAN POTTER

DBA: POTTER FARMS

DOT# 3693610 New Bern, NC Authorized For-Hire / Private Property
(252) 626-1876 tgs_1@yahoo.com 6455 Nc Highway 55 E, New Bern NC 28560
6 tractors · all owned 3 drivers 160k mi/yr · ~27k per unit
Intrastate Only
Not enough record
Graded once the record supports it
5 yrs history · 15 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
6
Drivers · CDL
3 · 3
Annual miles
160k
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 6 0 0 6
Trailers 6 0 0 6

Registration

Registered
08-04-2021 (5 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
09-30-2026
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
DENARD THURMAN POTTER

Cargo

47.7
low risk
Fresh Produce Grain/Feed/Hay

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

Advisory Grade — Outside the Ranked Book

Fleets under 10 power units are graded against their size cohort (pu6_9) for reference, but sit outside the 10+ power-unit underwriting book the FRED rank covers.

Intrastate operation

Runs within North Carolina only. Intrastate fleets in North Carolina are inspected about 1 a year for every 2 trucks; interstate fleets, about 1 a year for every 2 trucks. Its roadside record counts the same way as an interstate fleet's.

Not enough record to grade yet.

15 inspections and 2 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months fit anything from an Excellent fleet to a Poor one.

Similar fleets: intrastate fleets of 6–9 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 0.48×–2.33×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.3 vs 0.2 for similar fleets
Likely 0–1 crashes
This motor carrier
0.3
Similar fleets
0.2

A record this thin can't pin that down: about a 1-in-3 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 (6 power units).
What the record shows
Crash history
betterworse
Leans worse, not yet proven. 2 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 1 a year), including 1 with injuries; similar fleets have about 0.2 a year.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Better than peers. Unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 0.40× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -9%: roadside results weigh far less than crash history. It's inspected more often than most fleets its size.

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 8.5% for intrastate motor carriers.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
  • 93% of inspections found no violations.

Track record

FMCSA record, Dec 2024 – Jun 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
2
0 fatalities · 1 injury · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
15
93% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
50.0%
1 of 2
Intrastate avg 30.6%
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 15
Intrastate avg 8.5%
Violations
2
1 out-of-service

Inspected more often than intrastate fleets of 6–9 trucks in North Carolina (about 6 in 24 months would be typical; 46% of them had none).

Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 6 inspections, 0 out of service 6 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 2 inspections, 1 out of service 2 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 3 inspections, 0 out of service 3 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q2 '26
vs 2,118 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.167 0.015
Inspections 1.33 0.45
Violations 0.17 0.50
Critical violations 0.08 0.07

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: intrastate fleets, Small (advisory) power units, low-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

2 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    2 · 1 OOS
    Lights 1 · Tires 1
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    0
  • Hours of service No alert
    0
  • Driver fitness 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
  • Jul
    30
    2025
    North Carolina
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jun
    6
    2025
    North Carolina
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

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No MC, FF or MX docket on FMCSA's registration for this motor carrier, so there are no insurance filings to show. FMCSA collects filings only from registered for-hire authorities; other motor carriers keep proof of insurance (MCS-90) at their place of business.

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) 15