CAROLINA CHEM-STRIP OF SC INC

DOT# 977084 MC# 470090 Fountain Inn, SC Authorized For-Hire / Private Property
(864) 862-7687 tstallings@chem-strip.com 300 Hughes Street, Fountain Inn SC 29644
22 power units 22 drivers
Strong
FRED Score 78.7 / 100
Moderate confidence
25 yrs history · 37 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
22
Drivers · CDL
22 · 18
Annual miles
427k unreliable
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 4 2 0 6
Tractors 2 14 0 16
Trailers 26 8 0 34

Registration

FMCSA Rating
Satisfactory (02-23-2015) · 11 yr old
Registered
09-10-2001 (25 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
02-18-2026 (Address Change)
FRED Score Date
Nov 08, 2026
Officer
TRAVIS STALLINGS
Officer
JAMES R STALLINGS SR

Cargo

33.4
low risk
Metal: Sheets/Coils/Rolls Other: STEEL & ALUMINUM PARTS

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

Mileage Unreliable

MCS-150 annual mileage appears too low for fleet size given observed activity. The per-100k-mile rate benchmarks on this page are excluded; the FRED grade does not use mileage (crash exposure is power-unit-years, violation exposure is inspection counts).

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 20–49 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 0.72×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.7 vs 0.9 for similar fleets
Likely 0–2 crashes
This motor carrier
0.7
Similar fleets
0.9
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~2%
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 0.9 a year. The grade counts 1 crash in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Worse than peers. Out-of-service orders 1.33× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they barely move its crash estimate. 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.

  • Driver qualification
    2 out-of-service violations against drivers: 2 medical certificate (Feb 2025 – May 2025).
    Ask: driver qualification files and hiring standards.
  • Vehicle out-of-service rate
    43.8% of vehicle inspections end out of service vs 22.3% nationally (7 of 16). Across all its inspections, out-of-service orders run 1.33× what's expected for where and how it's inspected.
Strengths
  • No reportable crashes in 24 months.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
  • Dangerous driving: 1
  • Unreliable reported mileage
    The motor carrier's self-reported annual mileage (MCS-150) looks implausible, so exposure- and mileage-based figures may be distorted.
  • Estimated mileage
    No usable mileage was reported, so exposure was estimated from similar motor carriers. Mileage-based metrics here are approximate.

Track record

FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Aug 2026 · grade scored on Oct 1, 2023 → Oct 31, 2026
Crashes
0
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
37
54% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
43.8%
7 of 16
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
5.4%
2 of 37
National avg 6.7%
Violations
34
10 out-of-service

Inspected about as often as interstate fleets of 20–49 trucks in South Carolina (about 30 in 24 months would be typical).

Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 3 inspections, 0 out of service 3 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 7 inspections, 3 out of service 7 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 4 inspections, 2 out of service 4 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 8 inspections, 2 out of service 8 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 4 inspections, 0 out of service 4 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 6 inspections, 0 out of service 6 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 3 inspections, 2 out of service 3 Q3 '26
vs 489 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.000 0.023
Inspections 1.30 0.64
Violations 0.77 0.31
Critical violations 0.14 0.06

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 20–49 power units, low-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

34 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    23 · 8 OOS
    Lights 9 · Brakes 6 · Tires 4 · Cargo securement 2 · Other parts 2
  • Hours of service No alert
    6 · 0 OOS
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 4 · No log 1 · Over hours limit 1
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    3 · 0 OOS
    Phone use 2 · Reckless / lane 1
  • Driver fitness No alert
    2 · 2 OOS
    Medical certificate 2
  • 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 · SELECTIVE INSURANCE COMPANY OF THE SOUTHEAST
on record since Sep 2, 2022 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Sep 2003
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 Oct 20, 2003)

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) 19
  • North Carolina 15
  • Georgia 2
  • Virginia 1

51% of inspections were in its home state.