TARHEEL EXPRESS OF STOKESDALE

DOT# 3952111 Stokesdale, NC Authorized For-Hire
(336) 382-0064 dfriddle1961@gmail.com 8741 Fulp Rd, Stokesdale NC 27357-9266
1 power units · all owned 1 drivers
Intrastate Only
Satisfactory Provisional: the record is still thin. A fleet of 3 power units would expect only about 0.2 crashes over the 36-month scoring window, and it had 16 inspections and 0 crashes in that time, so the grade leans mostly on what's typical for similar fleets and can move as more inspections and time on the road build up.
FRED Score 73.1 / 100
Prior-only confidence
4 yrs history · 16 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
1
Drivers · CDL
1 · 0
Annual miles
7,000 unreliable
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 1 0 0 1
Tractors 0 0 0 0
Trailers 0 0 0 0

Registration

Cargo Operation
Intrastate non-HM
Scope
Intrastate (Within 100 miles)
Registered
09-13-2022 (4 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
11-18-2024
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
DAVID WILSON FRIDDLE

Cargo

64.0
medium risk
General Freight
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.

Advisory Grade — Outside the Ranked Book

Fleets under 10 power units are graded against their size cohort (pu2_5) for reference, but sit outside the 10+ power-unit underwriting book the FRED rank covers.

Mileage Unreliable

MCS-150 annual mileage appears too low for fleet size given observed activity. The per-100k-mile rate benchmarks on this page are excluded; the FRED grade does not use mileage (crash exposure is power-unit-years, violation exposure is inspection counts).

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.

Too little record to tell how this motor carrier's crash rate compares with similar fleets.

Similar fleets: intrastate fleets of 2–5 trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.

This motor carrier 0.78×
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▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.1 vs 0.1 for similar fleets
Most likely none
This motor carrier
0.1
Similar fleets
0.1
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
<1%
About typical for similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Too little record to tell. 0 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months; similar fleets have about 0.1 a year.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Better than peers. Out-of-service orders 0.26× and violations 0.62× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -15%. It's inspected more often than most fleets its size.

Worth a closer look

From the FMCSA record. The grade already counts the safety items; insurance filings and links to other motor carriers are not in it.

  • Nothing on the FMCSA record stands out.
Strengths
  • No reportable crashes in 24 months.
  • Vehicle out-of-service rate 0.0% vs 30.6% for intrastate motor carriers; driver 0.0% vs 8.5%.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
  • Unreliable reported mileage
    The motor carrier's self-reported annual mileage (MCS-150) looks implausible, so exposure- and mileage-based figures may be distorted.
  • Unusual inspection rate
    Inspections per truck fall outside the normal range (1st–99th percentile), which can point to a mis-reported fleet size or data issues.

Track record

FMCSA record, Apr 2025 – Aug 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
0
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
16
75% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 10
Intrastate avg 30.6%
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 16
Intrastate avg 8.5%
Violations
5
0 out-of-service

Intrastate fleets of 1 truck in North Carolina are rarely inspected: under 1 inspection would be typical in 24 months for a fleet this size; 78% of them had none.

Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q2 '25: 4 inspections, 0 out of service 4 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 5 inspections, 0 out of service 5 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 3 inspections, 0 out of service 3 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q3 '26
vs 9,895 peer fleets
Inspections per power unit look like an outlier vs peers; read these rates with care.
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.000 0.018
Inspections 9.50 0.62
Violations 2.50 0.85
Critical violations 1.50 0.11

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: intrastate fleets, Owner-Operator power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

5 violations · 24 months
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    4 · 0 OOS
    Seat belt 2 · Speeding 2
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    1 · 0 OOS
    Lights 1
  • 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

No reportable crashes on the FMCSA record in the last 24 months.

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) 16