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Company CheckESS INDUSTRIAL INC · DOT 2356841

398 WILLIS RD, WOODRUFF, SC, 29388-8955

DOT# 2356841 MC# 835103 Woodruff, South Carolina 13 years

MOTOR CARRIER Phone number changed · Aug 18, 2026

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$1,000,000

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

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

Identity & ownership 2

Aug 18, 2026
Phone number changed.
Jul 19, 2026
Phone number changed.

Safety & compliance 7

Jun 3, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
May 19, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Mar 29, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Mar 18, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Feb 18, 2025
REVOKED MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER.
Feb 18, 2025
REVOKED MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER.
Sep 25, 2024
Crash reported (no fatalities).

Insurance 1

Current
Active insurance on file ($1,000,000).

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

Contact Details

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Physical Address398 WILLIS RD, WOODRUFF, SC, 29388-8955

Mailing Address398 WILLIS RD, WOODRUFF, SC, 29388

Other Companies at This Address

Address398 WILLIS RD, WOODRUFF, SC 29388-8955

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Distinct phones

Active

Company	DOT	Phone	Status
ESS INDUSTRIAL INC this company	2356841	Sign in	Active
JEFFREY RADER CORPORATION	1775458	Sign in	Inactive

Note: sharing an address is legal and common (registered agents, virtual offices, business centers). A shared address never reduces the Trust Score.

Operating Authorities

Authority TypePRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC835103

CommonInactive

ContractInactive

BrokerNot Active

Operating13 years

Operation Classification

Authorized For HirePrivate (Property)

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 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure .13 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Driver Fitness

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 5.4 · 3 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage200,797 miles

Mileage Year2024

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Safety Summary

Safety RatingNot Rated

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS33.3% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Insurance

Amount$1,000,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 08/12/2026

CompanyGREENWICH INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #RAC9438352-02

Last checked09/08/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeMotor Carrier

Fleet26 units

Drivers7

Mileage200,797 mi

Operating13 years

MCS-15008/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away1

Driver Inspections

Total11

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total3

Out of Service1

OOS Rate33.3%

National Avg20.7%

Above National Average

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

2023

3 · 1 OOS -

2024

5 · 1 OOS =

2025

4 · 1 OOS =

2026

6 · 0 OOS ▼

Crashes

2023

0 crashes -

2024

1 crash ▲

2025

0 crashes ▼

2026

0 crashes =

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 Jun 2026, 11 inspections, 1 resulted in out-of-service (9.1% OOS rate).

Vehicle Out-of-Service 1 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (1)

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
09/25/2024	WOODRUFF	SC	0	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

10 roadside violations across 11 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

Unsafe Driving 5 violations · 0 OOS

Vehicle Maintenance 4 violations · 1 OOS

Hours-of-Service (HOS) Compliance 1 violation · 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 (18)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
06/03/2026	SC	Walk-Around (Level II)	SENECA SC	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
05/19/2026	SC	Driver-Only (Level III)	CROSS HILL SC	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/29/2026	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	TEMPLE GA	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/18/2026	SC	Driver-Only (Level III)	CLINTON SC	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/11/2026	SC	Driver-Only (Level III)	GREENWOOD SC	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/27/2026	SC	Driver-Only (Level III)	CLINTON SC	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/29/2025	SC	Walk-Around (Level II)	ENOREE SC	3	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
05/19/2025	SC	Walk-Around (Level II)	WOODRUFF SC	2	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/24/2025	SC	Driver-Only (Level III)	POMARIA SC	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/22/2025	SC	Driver-Only (Level III)	PROSPERITY SC	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/09/2024	SC	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-26 EB NEWBERRY COUNTY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/05/2024	SC	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-26 EB NEWBERRY COUNTY	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/16/2024	NC	Driver-Only (Level III)	HILLSBOROUGH WEIGH STATION, I-	2	1	2	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/10/2024	SC	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-20 EB ROADSIDE	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/10/2024	SC	Walk-Around (Level II)	SC 246 GREENWOOD COUNTY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/19/2023	SC	Walk-Around (Level II)	I-26 EB ROADSIDE	3	1	0	0	3	1	-	▲Detail
09/19/2023	SC	Full (Level I)	I-85 NB ROADSIDE	4	0	0	0	4	0	-	▲Detail
08/21/2023	SC	Full (Level I)	SC 153 ANDERSON COUNTY	2	0	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections11

HOS Compliance 1 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 3 viols

Out of Service Orders (1)

OOS Date	Reason	Status	Rescind Date
2014-05-14	New Entrant Revoked - Failure of Safety Audit	ACTIVE	2014-06-13

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY	49-519191-00	$750,000	07/31/2013	03/01/2016	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREENWICH INSURANCE COMPANY	RAC9438352	$1,000,000	07/01/2024	02/18/2025	Name Changed
91X	BIPD/Primary	ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	BAP 2930755	$750,000	03/01/2024	07/01/2024	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY	49-519191-01	$750,000	03/01/2020	03/01/2024	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY	49-519191-01	$750,000	03/01/2020	04/20/2024	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY	49-519191-01	$750,000	03/01/2019	03/01/2020	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY	4951919100	$750,000	03/01/2016	03/01/2019	Replaced

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC835103	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	08/14/2013	REVOKED	02/18/2025
MC835103	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	08/14/2013	REVOKED	02/18/2025
MC835103	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/25/2024	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/29/2024
MC835103	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/25/2024	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/29/2024
MC835103	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	02/03/2020	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	02/06/2020
MC835103	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	02/03/2020	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	02/06/2020

No revocation records.

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79/100

Good

NOT 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 79

−15

Starts at 100−21 totalFinal 79

No active operating authority−15

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

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)−1

Verification, 4 core requirements

Active operating authority

FMCSA shows the USDOT registration and authority are active.

Authorized for hire

No active for-hire or broker authority on file.

Active insurance on file

FMCSA shows active coverage on file as of 8/12/2026.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

What's lowering this score

-15

No active operating authority FAILS VERIFICATION

No active for-hire (common/contract) or broker authority on file.

-5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average

Vehicle OOS 33.3333% vs national avg 20.72%.

-1

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 1 crash(es) across 26 vehicles (~0.04 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Crash history (rate-adjusted)−1 of 28

0 pts · low risk−28 pts · high risk

Crash rate: 1 crash(es) across 26 vehicles (~0.04 per vehicle); none 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 33.3333% 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.

ESS INDUSTRIAL INC

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Safety Summary

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Quick Facts

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Safety Trends by Year

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Crash Records (1)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (18)

Safety Performance Percentiles

Out of Service Orders (1)

Licensing & Insurance

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