UPSTATE TRUCKING INC

DOT# 522954 MC# 215647 Fountain Inn, SC Authorized For-Hire
(864) 862-1343 robert@upstatetrucking.com 500 Georgia Street, Fountain Inn SC 29644
15 tractors · all owned 10 drivers 582k mi/yr · ~39k per unit
HazMat
Strong
FRED Score 84.0 / 100
Low confidence
33 yrs history · 33 roadside inspections

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
15
Drivers · CDL
10 · 10
Annual miles
582k
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 15 0 0 15
Trailers 40 3 0 43

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
FMCSA Rating
Satisfactory (04-08-2025)
Registered
05-12-1993 (33 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
02-20-2025 (Address Change)
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
ROBERT MCDANNALD

Cargo

54.9
medium risk
General Freight Dry Bulk Chemicals
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: 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 0.66×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.4 vs 0.6 for similar fleets
Likely 0–1 crashes
This motor carrier
0.4
Similar fleets
0.6
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 0.6 a year.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Better than peers. Out-of-service orders 0.55×, violations 0.57× and unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 0.67× 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.

  • Brakes and lights
    Brakes are 8 of 25 violations (32%).
    Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
  • Hazmat violations
    5 hazmat violations, 2 out of service.
Strengths
  • No reportable crashes in 24 months.
  • Driver out-of-service rate 3.0% vs 6.7% national.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
  • Dangerous driving: 2

Track record

FMCSA record, Nov 2024 – Aug 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
0
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
33
64% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
17.6%
3 of 17
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
3.0%
1 of 33
National avg 6.7%
Violations
25
5 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 5 inspections, 1 out of service 5 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 4 inspections, 0 out of service 4 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 3 inspections, 0 out of service 3 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 5 inspections, 1 out of service 5 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 7 inspections, 1 out of service 7 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 5 inspections, 1 out of service 5 Q3 '26
vs 16,659 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.000 0.031
Inspections 1.87 1.11
Violations 0.83 0.89
Critical violations 0.23 0.17

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

What they get cited for

25 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    15 · 2 OOS
    Brakes 8 · Lights 3 · Tires 2 · Steering & suspension 1 · Other parts 1
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    4 · 0 OOS
    Reckless / lane 2 · Phone use 1 · Seat belt 1
  • Hours of service No alert
    1 · 1 OOS
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 1
  • Driver fitness No alert
    0
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
  • Hazmat
    5 · 2 OOS
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)
$1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.
on record since Jul 1, 2024 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since May 1991
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
  • 2 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 1 change: PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO. → GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. (Jul 2024)
  • 1 cancellation notice filed by an insurer; 1 took effect (the last Jul 1, 2024, replaced the same day)
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority
  • FMCSA notice resolved in time: 1

Operating authority active (FMCSA's L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since Jun 18, 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
  • South Carolina (HQ) 30
  • North Carolina 3

Mostly inspected in its home state (91%).