WILMINGTON SHIPPING COMPANY

DBA: CHESTNUT ENTERPRISES TRUCKING

DOT# 522762 MC# 196950 DUNS# 44382968 Wilmington, NC Authorized For-Hire / Exempt For-Hire
(910) 392-8340 rcoats@chestnut-ent.com 3930 River Road, Wilmington NC 28412
10 tractors · all leased 10 drivers 530k mi/yr · ~53k per unit
HazMat
Strong
FRED Score 79.2 / 100
Low confidence
33 yrs history · 9 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
10
Drivers · CDL
10 · 10
Annual miles
530k
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 0 10 0 10
Trailers 5 10 0 15

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
Registered
05-12-1993 (33 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
01-26-2026 (Address Change)
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
ELIZABETH RUFFIN

Cargo

64.0
medium risk
Metal: Sheets/Coils/Rolls Machinery/Large Objects Intermodal Containers General Freight Fresh Produce Dry Bulk Paper Products
High-Risk Cargo
Machinery Large, 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: 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.

This motor carrier 0.71×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ 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
Leans better, not yet proven. 0 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months; similar fleets have about 0.4 a year.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Better than peers. Violations 0.57×, out-of-service orders 0.62× and unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 0.72× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -11%: roadside results weigh far less than crash history.

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.

Track record

FMCSA record, May 2025 – Sep 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
0
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
9
89% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 1
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 9
National avg 6.7%
Violations
1
0 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q2 '25: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 3 inspections, 0 out of service 3 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q3 '26
vs 16,659 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.000 0.031
Inspections 0.55 1.11
Violations 0.05 0.89
Critical violations 0.05 0.17

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

What they get cited for

1 violation · 24 months
  • Hours of service No alert
    1 · 0 OOS
    False log 1
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    0
  • Driver fitness No alert
    0
  • Vehicle maintenance 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 · THE CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO.
on record since Oct 1, 2016 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Oct 1994
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
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 Jul 7, 1988)

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) 5
  • South Carolina 4