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Company CheckSALEM TRANSPORTATION INC · DOT 897947

4236 SUTTONTOWN RD, FAISON, NC, 28341

DOT# 897947 MC# 390158 Faison, North Carolina 25 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

6 events tracked · latest Aug 7, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 6

Aug 7, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
May 12, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Mar 19, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Dec 30, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Oct 14, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Jul 28, 2025
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.

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

Contact Details

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Physical Address4236 SUTTONTOWN RD, FAISON, NC, 28341

Mailing Address4236 SUTTONTOWN RD, FAISON, NC, 28341

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC390158

CommonNot Active

ContractActive

BrokerNot Active

Operating25 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 .37 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure .05 · 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 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage1,148,268 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)2

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS0.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Insurance

Amount$750,000

Type91X

Effective09/11/2024

CompanyNORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #WF013680

Last checked09/10/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet11 units

Drivers11

Mileage1,148,268 mi

Operating25 years

MCS-15010/2025

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)2

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away2

Driver Inspections

Total16

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total3

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg20.7%

Below 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

10 · 0 OOS -

2024

10 · 1 OOS ▲

2025

10 · 0 OOS ▼

2026

3 · 0 OOS =

Crashes

2023

0 crashes -

2024

1 crash ▲

2025

2 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 Aug 2026, 15 inspections, 0 resulted in out-of-service (0% OOS rate).

Clean, no out-of-service violations in the last 24 months.

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (3)

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	Tow	Vehicles	Weather	Road	Light
12/30/2025	MAR MAC	NC	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
10/14/2025	MANNING	SC	1	2	Clear	Dry	Dawn
01/17/2024	GARNER	NC	1	2	Clear	Dry	Dusk

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

5 roadside violations across 15 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 3 violations · 0 OOS

Vehicle Maintenance 1 violation · 0 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 (33)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
08/07/2026	NC	Driver-Only (Level III)	NEWTON GROVE NC	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/12/2026	TN	Driver-Only (Level III)	KNOXVILLE TN	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/19/2026	NC	Driver-Only (Level III)	NC211 NEAR I95	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/28/2025	NC	Driver-Only (Level III)	LUMBERTON WEIGH STATION, I-95,	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/28/2025	SC	Driver-Only (Level III)	CLINTON SC	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/10/2025	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	WARWICK MD	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/04/2025	MS	Walk-Around (Level II)	DE SOTO COUNTY	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/18/2025	PA	Driver-Only (Level III)	US30 E MEASURING 1148 FEET WES	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/25/2025	SC	Driver-Only (Level III)	NEWBERRY SC	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/16/2025	NC	Driver-Only (Level III)	SURRY COUNTY/ I74EB MM13	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/11/2025	NC	Walk-Around (Level II)	HILLSBOROUGH WEIGH STATION, I-	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/21/2025	SC	Driver-Only (Level III)	ALCOLU SC	2	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/21/2025	MD	Driver-Only (Level III)	CECILTON SCALE HOUSE	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/31/2024	VA	Driver-Only (Level III)	NEWPORT NEWS VA	2	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/15/2024	NC	Driver-Only (Level III)	HALIFAX WEIGH STATION, I-95, N	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/28/2024	PA	Driver-Only (Level III)	US30 E MEASURING 1307 FEET EAS	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/27/2024	NC	Driver-Only (Level III)	US 421 NEAR NC 27	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/09/2024	PA	Driver-Only (Level III)	HELLERTOWN PA	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/24/2024	NC	Driver-Only (Level III)	US 421 NEAR NC 55	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/21/2024	NC	Walk-Around (Level II)	IREDELL COUNTY, I-40, E	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/14/2024	NC	Driver-Only (Level III)	HALIFAX WEIGH STATION, I-95, N	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/09/2024	NC	Walk-Around (Level II)	HILLSBOROUGH WEIGH STATION, I-	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/10/2024	NC	Walk-Around (Level II)	STATESVILLE WEIGH STATION, I-4	1	1	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
12/05/2023	NC	Full (Level I)	SAMPSON COUNTY, US-13, S	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/16/2023	NC	Driver-Only (Level III)	HALIFAX WEIGH STATION, I-95, N	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/31/2023	MD	Driver-Only (Level III)	CONOWINGO SCALE HOUSE	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/17/2023	NC	Driver-Only (Level III)	ASHEVILLE WEIGH STATION, I-40,	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/08/2023	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	RT 50 W/B BAY BRIDGE TOLL FAC	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/03/2023	NC	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-77	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/02/2023	SC	Driver-Only (Level III)	I -95	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/28/2023	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	BALTIMORE COUNTY	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/23/2023	MD	Driver-Only (Level III)	CECILTON SCALE HOUSE	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/15/2023	KY	Driver-Only (Level III)	NORTH CORBIN	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections16

Unsafe Driving 1 viols

HOS Compliance 1 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	TN325105	$1,000,000	12/11/2001	09/11/2003	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	BERKLEY CASUALTY COMPANY	6507972	$750,000	09/11/2021	09/11/2024	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	FALLS LAKE NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	FLTRK000000589	$750,000	09/11/2020	09/11/2021	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE SOUTHEASTERN INSURANCE COMPANY	CA 1092897	$750,000	09/11/2019	09/11/2020	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	DAILY UNDERWRITERS OF AMERICA	PAP DUOA 26683	$1,000,000	09/11/2008	06/11/2010	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	DAILY UNDERWRITERS OF AMERICA	PAP DUOA 26683	$1,000,000	09/11/2008	07/15/2010	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	HARCO NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	TP3039973-01	$1,000,000	09/11/2007	09/11/2008	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	HARCO NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	TP3039973	$750,000	09/11/2006	09/11/2007	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	462014	$1,000,000	09/11/2005	09/11/2006	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	458199	$1,000,000	09/11/2004	09/11/2005	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	397868	$1,000,000	09/11/2003	09/11/2004	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	TN297910	$1,000,000	09/11/2000	12/11/2001	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	DAILY UNDERWRITERS OF AMERICA	PAP DUOA 28133	$750,000	06/21/2013	09/11/2019	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	DAILY UNDERWRITERS OF AMERICA	PAP DUOA 28133	$1,000,000	06/11/2010	06/21/2013	Replaced

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC390158	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	REINSTATED	09/20/2007	-	-
MC390158	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	09/18/2000	REVOKED	09/17/2007
MC390158	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	08/16/2004	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/13/2004
MC390158	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	08/15/2006	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/11/2006
MC390158	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	08/15/2005	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/12/2005

No revocation records.

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97/100

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 97

Starts at 100−3 totalFinal 97

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)−3

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

-3

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 2 crash(es) across 11 vehicles (~0.18 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Crash history (rate-adjusted)−3 of 28

0 pts · low risk−28 pts · high risk

Crash rate: 2 crash(es) across 11 vehicles (~0.18 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

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.

SALEM TRANSPORTATION INC

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Safety Summary

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Quick Facts

Safety & Inspection Data

Safety Trends by Year

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Crash Records (3)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (33)

Safety Performance Percentiles

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