CARTER LOGGING INC

DOT# 433159 Walterboro, SC Authorized For-Hire / Exempt For-Hire / Private Property
(843) 562-6903 carterlogginginc@yahoo.com 327 Black Creek Road, Walterboro SC 29488
12 tractors · all owned 9 drivers 825k mi/yr · ~69k per unit
Not enough record
Graded once the record supports it
35 yrs history · 19 roadside inspections

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
12
Drivers · CDL
9 · 9
Annual miles
825k
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 12 0 0 12
Trailers 25 0 0 25

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
FMCSA Rating
Conditional (11-13-2013)historical — superseded by active authority (reviewed 12 yr ago)
Registered
01-09-1991 (35 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
02-13-2026 (Address Change)
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
JONATHAN CARTER NANCY CARTER
Officer
RICHARD L CARTER JR

Cargo

64.2
medium risk
Machinery/Large Objects Logs/Poles/Beams/Lumber
High-Risk Cargo
Machinery Large

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

Not enough record to grade yet.

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

Similar fleets: for-hire 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.

Per truck, fleets like this one are expected to crash about 1.6× as often as the median active fleet of 10–19 trucks.

80% likely range 0.44×–1.71×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.7 vs 0.7 for similar fleets
Likely 0–2 crashes
This motor carrier
0.7
Similar fleets
0.7

A record this thin can't pin that down: about a 1-in-7 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 (12 power units).
What the record shows
Crash history
betterworse
About typical. 2 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 1 a year), including 1 with injuries; similar fleets have about 0.7 a year. The grade counts 3 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Worse than peers. Violations 1.36× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they barely move its crash estimate.

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.
Data flags
  • 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, Dec 2024 – Sep 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
2
0 fatalities · 1 injury · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
19
74% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
100.0%
1 of 1
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 19
National avg 6.7%
Violations
5
1 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 4 inspections, 0 out of service 4 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 5 inspections, 0 out of service 5 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 5 inspections, 1 out of service 5 Q3 '26
vs 16,659 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.042 0.031
Inspections 1.08 1.11
Violations 0.21 0.89
Critical violations 0.08 0.17

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

What they get cited for

5 violations · 24 months
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    4 · 0 OOS
    Speeding 3 · Seat belt 1
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    1 · 1 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
  • Apr
    3
    2025
    South Carolina
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Nov
    6
    2024
    South Carolina
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight.

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
  • South Carolina (HQ) 19