SUNNY CREEK FARM INC

DBA: FARM FRESH TRANSPORTATION

DOT# 786102 MC# 814759 Tryon, NC Authorized For-Hire / Private Property
(864) 978-0186 lee.ewing@sunnycreekfarm.com 520 Pinefield Dr, Tryon NC 28782
6 power units 6 drivers 181k mi/yr · ~30k per unit
Not enough record
Graded once the record supports it
28 yrs history · 11 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
6
Drivers · CDL
6 · 4
Annual miles
181k
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 1 1 0 2
Tractors 4 0 0 4
Trailers 0 3 0 3

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
Registered
12-16-1998 (28 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
09-29-2026 (Address Change)
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
LEE EWING

Cargo

59.4
medium risk
Meat Refrigerated Food General Freight Fresh Produce Beverages Other: SPROUTS HERBS GINGER Dry Bulk
High-Risk Cargo
General Freight, Refrigerated Food, Meat

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 (pu6_9) for reference, but sit outside the 10+ power-unit underwriting book the FRED rank covers.

Not enough record to grade yet.

11 inspections and 1 crash on the FMCSA record in 24 months fit anything from an Excellent fleet to a Poor one.

Similar fleets: for-hire fleets of 6–9 trucks 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 0.45×–2.18×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.3 vs 0.3 for similar fleets
Likely 0–1 crashes
This motor carrier
0.3
Similar fleets
0.3

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 (6 power units).
What the record shows
Crash history
betterworse
Too little record to tell. 1 injury crash on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 0.5 a year); similar fleets have about 0.3 a year. The grade counts 2 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
About typical. Out-of-service orders, violations and unsafe-driving or hours-of-service violations are all close to the rate expected for its inspections.

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.
  • Driver qualification
    2 out-of-service violations against drivers: 2 no valid CDL (Jan 2026).
    Ask: driver qualification files and hiring standards.
Strengths
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.

Track record

FMCSA record, Nov 2024 – Jun 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
1
0 fatalities · 1 injury · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
11
54% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
20.0%
1 of 5
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
9.1%
1 of 11
National avg 6.7%
Violations
6
3 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: 3 inspections, 1 out of service 3 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 2 inspections, 1 out of service 2 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q2 '26
vs 70,135 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.083 0.039
Inspections 1.42 1.41
Violations 0.50 1.44
Critical violations 0.17 0.26

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: Small (advisory) power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

6 violations · 24 months
  • Driver fitness No alert
    3 · 2 OOS
    No valid CDL 2 · Medical certificate 1
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    1 · 0 OOS
    Reckless / lane 1
  • Hours of service No alert
    1 · 0 OOS
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 1
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    1 · 1 OOS
    Tires 1
  • 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
    10
    2026
    North Carolina
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Water(standing moving) road, dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.

No other reportable crashes on the FMCSA record.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
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Liability (BIPD)
$750,000 · WESTFIELD INSURANCE CO.
on record since Jul 1, 2023 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Feb 2013
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to Nov 2, 2026
  • One liability insurer throughout
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required

Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Feb 15, 2013)

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) 7
  • South Carolina 3
  • Tennessee 1