CAROLINA PUBLIC WAREHOUSE INC

DBA: CAROLINA PUBLIC WAREHOUSE

DOT# 453469 MC# 246855 DUNS# 45186863 Winston Salem, NC Authorized For-Hire
(919) 767-2891 tclark@carolinapublicwhse.com 3609 N Glenn Avenue, Winston Salem NC 27105
10 tractors · all leased 10 drivers 600k mi/yr · ~60k per unit
Strong
FRED Score 85.0 / 100
Low confidence
35 yrs history · 58 roadside inspections

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
10
Drivers · CDL
10 · 10
Annual miles
600k
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 0 10 0 10
Trailers 0 15 0 15

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
FMCSA Rating
Satisfactory (02-19-1993) · 33 yr old
Registered
07-26-1991 (35 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
11-08-2024 (Biennial Update)
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
EDWARD LARRY HICKS
Officer
WILLIAM THOMAS CLARK

Cargo

56.9
medium risk
General Freight Paper Products
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.

Expected crash rate is probably lower than similar fleets (about an 80% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.

Similar fleets: interstate 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.

This motor carrier 0.65×
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▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.3 vs 0.4 for similar fleets
Likely 0–1 crashes
This motor carrier
0.3
Similar fleets
0.4
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
<1%
Below similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
About typical. 1 crash on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 0.5 a year); similar fleets have about 0.4 a year.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Much better than peers. Unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 0.15×, violations 0.20× and out-of-service orders 0.28× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -36%. 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
  • 1 crash in 24 months. No injuries, no fatalities.
  • Vehicle out-of-service rate 5.3% vs 22.3% national; driver 0.0% vs 6.7%.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.

Track record

FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
1
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
58
97% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
5.3%
1 of 19
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 58
National avg 6.7%
Violations
2
1 out-of-service

Inspected more often than interstate fleets of 10–19 trucks in North Carolina (about 15 in 24 months would be typical).

Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 4 inspections, 0 out of service 4 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 13 inspections, 0 out of service 13 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 5 inspections, 0 out of service 5 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 8 inspections, 0 out of service 8 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 8 inspections, 0 out of service 8 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 5 inspections, 1 out of service 5 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 7 inspections, 0 out of service 7 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 8 inspections, 0 out of service 8 Q3 '26
vs 14,122 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.050 0.034
Inspections 3.95 1.23
Violations 0.10 0.97
Critical violations 0.05 0.19

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

What they get cited for

2 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    2 · 1 OOS
    Tires 1 · Other parts 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
  • Jan
    28
    2025
    North Carolina
    Property damage only
    Dark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.

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)
$750,000 · THE TRAVELERS INDEMNITY CO. OF CONNECTICUT
on record since Oct 1, 2019 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jul 1994
Cargo filing
on file · TRANSGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA INC. since Oct 1, 2020
36 months to May 14, 2026
  • One liability insurer throughout
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required

Operating authority active (FMCSA's L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since Oct 7, 2009)

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
  • North Carolina (HQ) 57
  • South Carolina 1

Mostly inspected in its home state (98%).