OWEN ENTERPRISES INC

DOT# 402015 FF# 66575 DUNS# 148527393 Mills River, NC Authorized For-Hire / Exempt For-Hire
(828) 778-4349 tocapps@bellsouth.net 104 Hunters Field Ln, Mills River NC 28759-7656
23 power units · all owned 32 drivers 1.1M mi/yr · ~49k per unit
Strong
FRED Score 90.0 / 100
Moderate confidence
36 yrs history · 25 roadside inspections
Upside capped

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
23
Drivers · CDL
32 · 28
Annual miles
1.1M
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 23 0 0 23
Tractors 0 0 0 0
Trailers 0 0 0 0

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
FMCSA Rating
Satisfactory (09-21-2018) · 8 yr old
Registered
07-24-1990 (36 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
06-03-2025 (Address Change)
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
TANUI OWEN CAPPS

Cargo

36.2
low risk
Building Materials US Mail Construction

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

Upside Withheld

Its risk relativity (0.59× similar fleets) would put it in Excellent; this rule holds it at Strong:

  • Excellent withheld: the posterior is not confident enough that risk sits below 0.60× class

The downside is never capped.

No Interstate Operating Authority

This carrier is not authorized for interstate for-hire operations. They may still operate legally as an intrastate for-hire carrier.

Expected crash rate is probably lower than similar fleets (about a 90% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.

Similar fleets: for-hire fleets of 20–49 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 0.59×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.5 vs 0.8 for similar fleets
Likely 0–2 crashes
This motor carrier
0.5
Similar fleets
0.8
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~1%
Below similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Leans better, not yet proven. 1 injury crash on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 0.5 a year); similar fleets have about 0.8 a year. The grade counts 0 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Better than peers. Out-of-service orders 0.42×, unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 0.64× and violations 0.79× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -13%: 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 grade already counts the safety items; insurance filings and links to other motor carriers are not in it.

  • Injury crashes
    1 crash with 1 person hurt in 24 months.
    Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
  • Brakes and lights
    Brakes are 5 of 16 violations (31%). Brake or light defects led to 1 out-of-service order.
    Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
Strengths
  • Driver out-of-service rate 0.0% vs 6.7% national.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
  • No active operating authority
    The motor carrier's interstate for-hire authority is revoked or inactive, so it isn't currently cleared to haul interstate for hire.
  • Dangerous driving: 1

Track record

FMCSA record, Nov 2024 – Sep 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
1
0 fatalities · 1 injury · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
25
68% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
11.1%
1 of 9
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 25
National avg 6.7%
Violations
16
1 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 3 inspections, 0 out of service 3 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 4 inspections, 0 out of service 4 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 4 inspections, 0 out of service 4 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 3 inspections, 0 out of service 3 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 3 inspections, 0 out of service 3 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 3 inspections, 0 out of service 3 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 4 inspections, 1 out of service 4 Q3 '26
vs 721 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.000 0.019
Inspections 0.72 0.53
Violations 0.35 0.27
Critical violations 0.04 0.05

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 20–49 power units, low-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

16 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    13 · 1 OOS
    Brakes 5 · Lights 2 · Other parts 6
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    3 · 0 OOS
    Seat belt 2 · Reckless / lane 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
  • Oct
    16
    2025
    North Carolina
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.

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)
Not required for a broker or freight-forwarder authority.
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
  • South Carolina 16
  • North Carolina (HQ) 9

36% of inspections were in its home state.