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CAROLINA UTILITY & GRADING INC

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Company CheckCAROLINA UTILITY & GRADING INC · DOT 591049

2835 FARRINGTON POINT RD, CHAPEL HILL, NC, 27517

DOT# 591049 MC# 298938 Chapel Hill, North Carolina 30 years

MOTOR CARRIER

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22

Power Units

24

Drivers

0

Crashes (24-Month)

None on file

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

0

Inspections

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Public record

1 events tracked · latest Aug 11, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Insurance 1

Current
No active insurance on file.

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

Company Information

Legal NameCAROLINA UTILITY & GRADING INC

DOT Number591049

MC Number298938

Entity TypeMotor Carrier

Operating StatusA - Active

LocationChapel Hill, North Carolina

Added02/17/1995

MCS-15011/29/2005

Contact Details

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Physical Address2835 FARRINGTON POINT RD, CHAPEL HILL, NC, 27517

Mailing Address2835 FARRINGTON POINT ROAD, CHAPEL HILL, NC, 27517

Other Companies at This Address

Address2835 FARRINGTON POINT RD, CHAPEL HILL, NC 27517

1

Others here

2

Distinct phones

2

Active

Company	DOT	Phone	Status
CAROLINA UTILITY & GRADING INC this company	591049	Sign in	Active
STRATA SOLAR LLC	2963806	Sign in	Active

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 TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationC - Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)

DocketMC298938

CommonNot Active

ContractInactive

BrokerNot Active

Operating30 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 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

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 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Drivers

24

Interstate

0

Intrastate

0

CDL

24

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Safety Summary

Safety RatingNot Rated

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS0.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Insurance

AmountNone on file

VerifiedFMCSA · 07/28/2026

Last checked08/11/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeMotor Carrier

Fleet22 units

Drivers24

Operating30 years

MCS-15011/2005

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Driver Inspections

Total0

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Vehicle Inspections

Total0

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg20.7%

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	PRAETORIAN INSURANCE COMPANY	PICGA0001156	$1,000,000	12/15/2008	05/19/2009	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	CTO0116053	$1,000,000	12/15/2007	12/15/2008	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	CTO0113459	$1,000,000	12/15/2006	12/15/2007	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	CTO0106386	$1,000,000	12/15/2005	12/15/2006	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	CTO0096915	$1,000,000	12/15/2004	12/15/2005	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPAN	NCA000357	$1,000,000	12/15/2003	12/15/2004	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPAN	10 NCA000357	$1,000,000	12/15/2003	12/15/2003	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPAN	10 NCA000357	$1,000,000	12/15/2003	06/14/2004	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPAN	10 NCA000357	$1,000,000	12/15/2003	12/15/2003	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNITED STATES FIDELITY & GUARANTY CO.	1CP 30011256003	$500,000	09/01/1995	09/01/1995	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNITED STATES FIDELITY & GUARANTY CO.	1CP 300112560 03	$1,000,000	09/01/1995	12/15/2003	Replaced

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC298938	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/20/2006	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	12/15/2006
MC298938	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/19/2007	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	12/17/2007
MC298938	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/18/2008	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	12/16/2008
MC298938	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	04/24/1996	REVOKED	12/21/2004
MC298938	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	REINSTATED	02/16/2006	REVOKED	05/26/2009
MC298938	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	REINSTATED	02/11/2005	REVOKED	12/21/2005

No revocation records.

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63/100

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 63

63

−25

−10

Starts at 100−37 totalFinal 63

No insurance or bond on file−25

MCS-150 update overdue−10

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

FMCSA shows coverage is required for this authority, but no active insurance or surety bond is on file as of 7/28/2026.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

What's lowering this score

-25

No insurance or bond on file FAILS VERIFICATION

FMCSA shows insurance is required but no active insurance or surety bond is currently on file (per the latest FMCSA filing as of 7/28/2026).

-10

MCS-150 update overdue

The required biennial MCS-150 update has not been filed on time (score factor, not a verification failure).

-2

No email address on file

No public email address on record.

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.