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SUMTER UTILITIES INC

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Company CheckSUMTER UTILITIES INC · DOT 278298

Private carrier, runs its own trucks and hauls its own freight

1151 N PIKE W, SUMTER, SC, 29153-1954

DOT# 278298 Sumter, South Carolina

PRIVATE CARRIER

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1,211

Power Units

1,391

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

None on file

Insurance

Satisfactory

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

5 events tracked · latest Jul 23, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 4

Aug 27, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Aug 20, 2025
Registered with FMCSA.
Aug 14, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Jun 9, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).

Insurance 1

Current
No active insurance on file.

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

Driver Reviews (166 from industry sources)

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Contact Details

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Physical Address1151 N PIKE W, SUMTER, SC, 29153-1954

Operating Authorities

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

CommonNot Active

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operation Classification

Private (Property)Private Only

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 .05 · 4 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure .05 · 2 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Driver Fitness

measure .71 · 2 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 4.09 · 5 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage14,117,000 miles

Mileage Year2025

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

1391

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

1391

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Equipment

No equipment breakdown on file with FMCSA.

HazMatYes

Safety Summary

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Total Crashes (24-mo)7

Fatal1

Driver OOS3.1% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS29.4% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review04/05/2006

Insurance

AmountNone on file

VerifiedFMCSA · 07/13/2026

Last checked07/23/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypePrivate Carrier

Fleet1,211 units

Drivers1,391

Mileage14,117,000 mi

MCS-15008/2025

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)7

Fatal1

Injury2

Tow-Away4

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Driver Inspections

Total32

Out of Service1

OOS Rate3.1%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total17

Out of Service5

OOS Rate29.4%

National Avg20.7%

Above National Average

HazMat Inspections

Total3

OOS0

OOS Rate0.0% (avg 4.5%)

Last FMCSA Review: 04/05/2006 | Rated: 04/25/2006

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

No roadside inspections on record.

Crashes

2023

4 crashes -

2024

2 crashes ▼

2025

6 crashes ▲

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

Crash Records (12)

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
08/27/2025	FOUNTAIN INN	SC	0	2	1	3	Clear	Dry	Daylight
08/14/2025	RUTHERFORDTON	NC	0	0	1	1	Rain	Wet	Daylight
06/09/2025	NORTH CHARLESTON	SC	0	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
04/05/2025	NOT IN CITY LIMIT	TN	1	2	1	3	Other/Unknown	Dry	Daylight
03/18/2025	SALEM	SC	0	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
02/12/2025	LYMAN	SC	0	1	1	3	Rain	Wet	Daylight
12/20/2024	WELLFORD	SC	0	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
02/01/2024	LAKE CITY	SC	0	1	1	2	Clear	Dry	Dark - Not Lighted
12/04/2023	ANDREWS	NC	0	6	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
11/07/2023	RURAL DALLAS	AL	0	1	0	1	Clear	Dry	Daylight
10/10/2023	MILLS RIVER	NC	0	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
08/15/2023	DUNCAN	SC	0	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections33

Unsafe Driving 4 viols

HOS Compliance 2 viols

Driver Fitness 2 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 5 viols

Licensing & Insurance

No insurance history records.

No active insurance policies.

No authority history.

No revocation records.

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90/100

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 90

Starts at 100−10 totalFinal 90

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

Operating history unknown−3

Fatal crash on record (rate-adjusted)−2

Verification, 4 core requirements

Active operating authority

FMCSA shows the USDOT registration and authority are active.

Operating authority N/A

Not required for private carriers, a private carrier hauls its own goods and needs no for-hire operating authority (no MC number) under FMCSA.

Insurance on file with FMCSA N/A

Not required for private carriers, a non-hazmat private carrier hauling its own goods is generally not required to file proof of insurance with FMCSA.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating.

What's lowering this score

-5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average

Vehicle OOS 29.4118% vs national avg 20.72%.

-3

Operating history unknown

No authority grant date on file.

-2

Fatal crash on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 7 crash(es) across 1211 vehicles (~0.01 per vehicle); 1 fatal (14% fatal). Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Crash history (rate-adjusted)−2 of 28

0 pts · low risk−28 pts · high risk

Crash rate: 7 crash(es) across 1211 vehicles (~0.01 per vehicle); 1 fatal (14% 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 29.4118% 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.

SUMTER UTILITIES INC

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Company Information

Contact Details

Operating Authorities

Operation Classification

SMS BASIC Scores

Mileage

Drivers

Equipment

Safety Summary

Insurance

Quick Facts

Safety & Inspection Data

Safety Trends by Year

Crash Records (12)

Safety Performance Percentiles

Licensing & Insurance

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