SHORT HAUL SPECIALIST LLC

DOT# 4137569 MC# 1585658 Dillon, SC Authorized For-Hire / Private Property
(843) 453-2511 shorthaulspecialist@gmail.com 1004 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Dillon SC 29536
1 tractors · all owned 1 drivers 50k mi/yr · ~50k per unit
Not enough record
Graded once the record supports it
3 yrs history · 2 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
1
Drivers · CDL
1 · 1
Annual miles
50k
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 1 0 0 1
Trailers 1 0 0 1

Registration

Cargo Operation
Interstate
Scope
Interstate (Beyond 100 miles)
Registered
09-27-2023 (3 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
10-07-2025
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
RASHAWN TOWNSEND

Cargo

63.1
medium risk
Household Goods Metal: Sheets/Coils/Rolls Machinery/Large Objects General Freight Building Materials Other: PAPER PRODUCT US Mail Dry Bulk Utility Construction
High-Risk Cargo
Machinery Large, General Freight, Household Goods

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 (pu1) for reference, but sit outside the 10+ power-unit underwriting book the FRED rank covers.

No Interstate Operating Authority

This carrier has no active interstate operating authority and no intrastate authorization.

Not enough record to grade yet.

2 inspections and no crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months fit anything from an Excellent fleet to a Poor one.

Similar fleets: for-hire fleets of 1 truck 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 0.08×–2.49×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ 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

A record this thin can't pin that down: about a 1-in-4 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 (1 power unit).
What the record shows
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
Much worse than peers. Violations 2.04×, unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 1.61× and out-of-service orders 1.51× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate +15%.

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.

  • Lapse in liability filings
    45 days without a liability filing on FMCSA's record (Feb 20, 2024 – Apr 5, 2024) while the authority required one. A filing received later can be back-dated and close a lapse. Not in the grade.
    Ask: what covered the fleet during the gap.
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.
  • Limited inspection history
    Fewer than 5 roadside inspections on record, so there isn't enough data to score this motor carrier with high confidence — the score leans more on peers.

Track record

FMCSA record, Jun 2025 – Aug 2025 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
0
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
2
0% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 1
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
50.0%
1 of 2
National avg 6.7%
Violations
4
1 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q2 '25: 1 inspections, 1 out of service 1 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q3 '25
vs 39,348 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.000 0.046
Inspections 2.00 1.94
Violations 2.00 1.82
Critical violations 0.00 0.34

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

What they get cited for

4 violations · 24 months
  • Hours of service No alert
    2 · 1 OOS
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 1 · No log 1
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    1 · 0 OOS
    Other 1
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    1 · 0 OOS
    Other parts 1
  • 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

FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA since
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Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026)
$750,000 · GEICO MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY
on record since Apr 6, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Apr 2024
Cargo filing
required · none on file
36 months to May 14, 2026
  • 3 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 2 changes: PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY → GEICO MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY (Apr 2025); EVERSPAN INSURANCE COMPANY → PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY (Apr 2024)
  • 45 days without a liability filing (Feb 20, 2024 – Apr 5, 2024) while the authority required one; a later back-dated filing can close a lapse
Authority
  • FMCSA notice resolved in time: 1

Operating authority active (FMCSA's L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since Jan 24, 2024)

Who insures fleets like this →

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
  • Louisiana 1
  • Pennsylvania 1