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Company CheckMICHAEL FREDERICK POPLIN · DOT 2210430

DBA: EQUIPMENT XPRESS OF NC

2901 CARPENTER POND RD, RALEIGH, NC, 27613

DOT# 2210430 MC# 767021 Raleigh, North Carolina 14 years

MOTOR CARRIER

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

Not reported

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Contact Details

Phone(919) 598-7266

Fax(919) 596-0748

Email[email protected]

Physical Address2901 CARPENTER POND RD, RALEIGH, NC, 27613

Mailing Address2901 CARPENTER POND RD, RALEIGH, NC, 27613

Other Companies at This Address

Address2901 CARPENTER POND RD, RALEIGH, NC 27613

Others here

Distinct phones

Active

Company	DOT	Phone	Status
MARTINEZ WELDING & FABRICATION CORP	3023399	(919) 717-3669	Active
MICHAEL FREDERICK POPLIN this company	2210430	(919) 598-7266	Active
RIGGING TREE SERVICE LLC	3890597	(919) 630-2129	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 TypePRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE;EXEMPT FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationC - Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)

DocketMC767021

CommonInactive

ContractInactive

BrokerNot Active

Operating14 years

Company Overview

MICHAEL FREDERICK POPLIN is an motor carrier based in Raleigh, North Carolina. The company has been in operation for 14 years, registered with the FMCSA on 11/15/2011. The fleet consists of 1 power unit and 1 driver. The company has a clean safety record with zero reported crashes. Based on authority, insurance, safety, and compliance data, MICHAEL FREDERICK POPLIN has a Trust Score of 50/100 (Fair).

Operation Classification

Authorized For HireExempt For HirePrivate (Property)

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Equipment

No equipment breakdown on file with FMCSA.

HazMatYes

Safety Summary

Safety RatingNot Rated

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS0.0% avg 20.7%

Insurance

AmountNot reported

Type-

Effective-

Company-

Policy #-

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeMotor Carrier

Fleet1 units

Drivers1

Operating14 years

MCS-15010/2021

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%

Out of Service Orders (1)

OOS Date	Reason	Status	Rescind Date
2013-06-05	New Entrant Revoked - Failure of Safety Audit	ACTIVE	2013-07-08

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE SOUTHEASTERN INSURANCE COMPANY	CA 8330925	$1,000,000	11/22/2011	01/07/2014	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE SOUTHEASTERN INSURANCE COMPANY	CA 8330925	$1,000,000	01/07/2014	01/26/2019	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC767021	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	12/11/2013	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	12/24/2013
MC767021	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	12/11/2013	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	12/24/2013
MC767021	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	12/02/2011	REVOKED	02/04/2019
MC767021	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	12/02/2011	REVOKED	02/04/2019

No revocation records.

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50/100

Fair

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 50

−25

−15

−10

Starts at 100−50 totalFinal 50

No insurance or bond on file−25

No active operating authority−15

MCS-150 update overdue−10

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

No active insurance / coverage amount on file.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

What's lowering this score

-25

No insurance or bond on file FAILS VERIFICATION

No active insurance or surety bond is recorded with FMCSA, and no active authority that would require it.

-15

No active operating authority FAILS VERIFICATION

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

-10

MCS-150 update overdue

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

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) knockout	−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.

MICHAEL FREDERICK POPLIN

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Out of Service Orders (1)

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