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Company CheckCHARLES PORTER EXCAVATING LLC · DOT 1485817

1108 AUSTINVILLE RD, MAX MEADOWS, VA, 24312

DOT# 1485817 MC# 559714 Max Meadows, Virginia 20 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$750,000

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

8 events tracked · latest Sep 8, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 7

Jul 22, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
May 7, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Apr 14, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.
Apr 1, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Mar 9, 2026
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Jan 16, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Nov 27, 2024
Crash reported (no fatalities).

Insurance 1

Current
Active insurance on file ($750,000).

Public FMCSA record · blue clean · orange change · red risk.

Contact Details

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Physical Address1108 AUSTINVILLE RD, MAX MEADOWS, VA, 24312

Mailing AddressPO BOX 13, AUSTINVILLE, VA, 24312

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC559714

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating20 years

Operation Classification

Authorized For Hire

SMS BASIC Scores

FMCSA safety categories, last 24 months. Above Cutoff = FMCSA flags a problem · Below cutoff = within limits · Clean = no violations.

Unsafe Driving

measure 1.84 · 3 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Driver Fitness

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 11.4 · 3 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Safety Summary

Safety RatingNot Rated

Total Crashes (24-mo)4

Fatal1

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS50.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review01/30/2026

Insurance

Amount$750,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 08/05/2026

CompanyNAVIGATORS SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #GA26MOT02362900

Last checked09/08/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet27 units

Drivers8

Operating20 years

MCS-15012/2025

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)4

Fatal1

Injury1

Tow-Away2

Driver Inspections

Total11

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total4

Out of Service2

OOS Rate50.0%

National Avg20.7%

Above National Average

Last FMCSA Review: 01/30/2026

Safety Trends by Year

Roadside inspections and crashes on file, year over year. The red portion of each inspection bar is the out-of-service share; ▲/▼ compares to the prior year.

Inspections · red = OOS

2024

1 · 0 OOS -

2025

6 · 0 OOS =

2026

6 · 2 OOS ▲

Crashes

2024

2 crashes -

2025

1 crash ▼

2026

1 crash =

Based on FMCSA crash and roadside inspection records (rolling 3-year window). The latest year may be partial.

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Live FMCSA roadside inspections through Jul 2026, 12 inspections, 2 resulted in out-of-service (16.7% OOS rate).

Vehicle Out-of-Service 4 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (4)

Full crash history on file (all years), newest first. This list may show more than the headline Crashes figure above, because that figure follows the official FMCSA 24-month SMS window used for the Trust Score, older crashes still appear here for transparency.

Date	Location	State	Fatal	Injuries	Tow	Vehicles	Weather	Road	Light
03/09/2026	Not Reported	VA	0	0	1	1	Clear	Dry	Daylight
01/16/2025	NOT IN CITY LIMIT	TN	0	1	1	1	Other/Unknown	Dry	Daylight
11/27/2024	INTERSTATE 81	VA	0	0	1	3	Clear	Dry	Daylight
10/22/2024	3217 CHAPMAN ROAD	VA	1	0	0	1	Clear	Dry	Daylight

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

26 roadside violations across 12 inspections, grouped into FMCSA safety-behavior categories. The shaded portion shows how many were serious enough to result in an out-of-service order.

ViolationsOut-of-service

Vehicle Maintenance 18 violations · 5 OOS

Unsafe Driving 8 violations · 0 OOS

Categories follow FMCSR violation parts (Part 393/396 = Vehicle Maintenance, Part 395 = HOS; "Other" = general/administrative parts such as 390). Raw violation counts and out-of-service results, not FMCSA percentile rankings, which are not published for property carriers.

Inspection Records (13)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
07/22/2026	VA	Driver-Only (Level III)	FRIES VA	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/07/2026	VA	Driver-Only (Level III)	WYTHEVILLE VA	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/14/2026	VA	Full (Level I)	TROUTVILLE VA	5	1	0	5	1	-	▲Detail
04/01/2026	VA	Driver-Only (Level III)	HILLSVILLE VA	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/11/2026	VA	Walk-Around (Level II)	MEADOWS OF DAN VA	4	0	0	4	0	-	▲Detail
03/04/2026	VA	Walk-Around (Level II)	MEADOWS OF DAN VA	4	3	0	4	3	-	▲Detail
10/02/2025	VA	Driver-Only (Level III)	MAX MEADOWS VA	2	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/23/2025	TN	Driver-Only (Level III)	KINGSPORT TN	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/29/2025	TN	Driver-Only (Level III)	UNICOI TN	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/10/2025	TN	Driver-Only (Level III)	JOHNSON CITY TN	2	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/25/2025	TN	Walk-Around (Level II)	ERWIN TN	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/16/2025	TN	Driver-Only (Level III)	ERWIN TN	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/28/2024	NC	Walk-Around (Level II)	IREDELL COUNTY, I-40	2	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

FMCSA SMS percentile rankings. Higher percentile = worse performance relative to peers.

Total Inspections12

Unsafe Driving 3 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 3 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
34	CARGO	STRATFORD INSURANCE COMPANY	BAP0725845	$0	12/01/2010	12/01/2011	Cancelled
34	CARGO	STRATFORD INSURANCE COMPANY	BAP0725832	$0	12/01/2009	12/01/2010	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	STRATFORD INSURANCE COMPANY	TAP0737677	$750,000	11/14/2008	11/14/2009	Cancelled
34	CARGO	STRATFORD INSURANCE COMPANY	TAP0737677	$0	11/14/2008	11/14/2009	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	STRATFORD INSURANCE COMPANY	TAP0732897	$750,000	11/14/2007	11/14/2008	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	VICTORIA FIRE & CASUALTY COMPANY	8741196	$1,000,000	11/13/2009	08/09/2012	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	MID-CENTURY INSURANCE CO.	605122947	$1,000,000	08/09/2012	04/02/2015	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	MID-CENTURY INSURANCE CO.	605122947	$1,000,000	08/09/2012	05/05/2015	Name Changed
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY	CA 2610627	$750,000	08/08/2015	09/30/2015	Cancelled
34	CARGO	THE CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO.	CPP 067 69 62	$0	07/27/2007	11/14/2008	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	SELECTIVE INSURANCE COMPANY OF SOUTH CAROLINA	S2232512	$1,000,000	06/15/2016	02/21/2021	Cancelled
34	CARGO	THE CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO.	CPA 067 69 62	$0	04/10/2006	07/27/2007	Replaced
34	CARGO	THE CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO.	CPA 067 69 62	$0	04/10/2006	11/14/2007	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	THE CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO.	CPA 067 69 62	$1,000,000	04/10/2006	11/14/2007	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	MID-CENTURY INSURANCE CO.	605122947	$1,000,000	04/02/2015	08/09/2015	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	SELECTIVE INSURANCE COMPANY OF THE SOUTHEAST	S 2232512	$750,000	02/21/2021	09/13/2025	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC559714	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	12/08/2009	REVOKED	10/06/2015
MC559714	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/04/2010	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/18/2010
MC559714	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/20/2008	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/14/2008
MC559714	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/18/2007	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/16/2007
MC559714	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	08/18/2025	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/15/2025
MC559714	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/13/2015	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	08/11/2015
MC559714	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	07/11/2016	-	-
MC559714	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	04/28/2006	REVOKED	11/23/2009
MC559714	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/02/2015	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/01/2015

No revocation records.

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88/100

Excellent

VERIFIED

Every carrier starts at 100. We subtract points for each missing requirement or risk factor below. Verified means all four core requirements pass.

Score breakdown, from 100 to 88

Starts at 100−12 totalFinal 88

Fatal crash on record (rate-adjusted)−5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average−5

No email address on file−2

Verification, 4 core requirements

Active operating authority

FMCSA shows the USDOT registration and authority are active.

Authorized for hire

Holds active for-hire (common or contract) authority.

Active insurance on file

Insurance coverage and carrier are on file with FMCSA.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

What's lowering this score

-5

Fatal crash on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 4 crash(es) across 27 vehicles (~0.15 per vehicle); 1 fatal (25% fatal). Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

-5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average

Vehicle OOS 50% vs national avg 20.72%.

-2

No email address on file

No public email address on record.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Crash history (rate-adjusted)−5 of 28

0 pts · low risk−28 pts · high risk

Crash rate: 4 crash(es) across 27 vehicles (~0.15 per vehicle); 1 fatal (25% fatal). Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Vehicle out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Vehicle OOS 50% vs national avg 20.72%.

How we calculate the Trust Score

Every company starts at 100

We subtract points for each missing requirement or risk factor. Verified means all the core requirements for that company's type pass. Nothing is added back, the score is a deduction model built only on public FMCSA data. No pay-to-play, no opinions.

Requirements differ by company type

Each company is judged fairly on its own FMCSA obligations. Anything that doesn't apply shows as a grey N/A, not required, never a penalty.

Carrier (for-hire)

Operating authority, authorized-for-hire, insurance on file, safety rating.

Broker

Broker authority + $75k surety bond (BMC-84/85). MCS-150 not required (no fleet).

Freight forwarder

FF authority + $75k bond + BOC-3. MCS-150 not required (no trucks).

Private carrier

Active USDOT + MCS-150 + safety. No operating authority / for-hire / insurance filing required (hauls its own goods).

Crashes are scaled, not flat

Crash history is proportional. We don't apply a flat penalty, we scale it to (a) crashes per vehicle in the fleet and (b) the share of those crashes that were fatal. So a big, safe fleet barely moves; a small fleet with many (and fatal) crashes takes a large hit.

0 pts deductedscaled by rate & severityup to −28 pts

Low end

50,000 vehicles + 1 crash → ~0 pts. A huge fleet with very few crashes per vehicle is almost untouched.

High end

5 vehicles + 3 crashes incl. fatal → large deduction (near the −28 cap). Many crashes per truck, fatal-heavy.

Mechanics: deduction is capped at 28 points, weighted roughly 60% on crashes-per-vehicle and 40% on the fatal ratio. Zero crashes = zero deduction. If fleet size is unknown, only crash severity can move the score (conservative).

Out-of-service rate vs. the national average

Driver and vehicle out-of-service rates are measured against the FMCSA national average, not a flat number. A company only takes the deduction when it sits above the national benchmark, for example “Vehicle OOS 37% vs national avg 20.7%”.

Point reference, the full menu

Every factor and exactly how many points it can remove. Knockout factors (they also fail Verification) are marked.

Factor	Points
USDOT / authority not active with FMCSA knockout	−25
Missing operating authority (when required) knockout	−15
No insurance or surety bond on file (when required) knockout	−25
Unsatisfactory safety rating knockout	−30
Conditional safety rating	−12
MCS-150 biennial update overdue (carriers)	−10
Crashes, rate-adjusted (per-vehicle & fatal share)	0 to −28
Driver OOS rate above national average	−5
Vehicle OOS rate above national average	−5
Very new carrier (under 1 year)	−10
Limited operating history (1-3 years)	−6
Moderate operating history (3-5 years)	−3
Operating history unknown	−3
No public phone number	−3
No public email address	−2

All inputs come from public FMCSA records (operating authority, insurance/bond filings, the SAFER/SMS safety profile, crash & inspection reports). If FMCSA updates a record, the score updates with it. For the full deduction table, see the methodology page.

CHARLES PORTER EXCAVATING LLC

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Company Information

Contact Details

Operating Authorities

Operation Classification

SMS BASIC Scores

Drivers

Safety Summary

Insurance

Quick Facts

Safety & Inspection Data

Safety Trends by Year

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Crash Records (4)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (13)

Safety Performance Percentiles

Licensing & Insurance

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