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USDOT 328429MC111268

Kerns Trucking Inc — compliance record

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Vetting summary

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Authority age

47 years (granted 1978)

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Liability filing

$1M BIPD — meets the $750K federal minimum

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Inspections

355 on file

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Out-of-service

Within normal range vs national averages

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Email identity

Company domain, matches website

Federal identity

Registration snapshot

Legal name

Kerns Trucking Inc

DBA

—

Entity type

Carrier

Physical address

574 Tribal Rd, Blacksburg, SC 29702

Phone

(704) 739-4747

Power units

139

Drivers

135

First on record

—

Last MCS-150 filing

—

Hazmat flag

No

Operating authority

Dockets & filings

MC111268

Common: Active · Contract: Active · Broker: Inactive

Property: ✓ · Passenger: — · HHG: — · BIPD filed: ✓ · Cargo: — · Bond: ✓

Authority history

  • Reinstated — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Granted — Property Broker
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Granted — Motor Property Contract Carrier
  • Granted — Motor Property Contract Carrier
  • Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Involuntary Revocation — Broker
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract

Revocation records

  • type license: COMMON · order1 serve date: 09/20/2002 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION · order2 effective date: 08/24/2002

Insurance filings

91X — The Travelers Indemnity Co. Of Connecticut · coverage $1M (as filed)
84 — Washington International Insurance Company

Out-of-service rates

Driver OOS

0.3%

National average ≈ 5.9% · 355 inspections on record

Vehicle OOS

7.9%

National average ≈ 20.9% · 355 inspections on record

Email & web forensics

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On-file email

dewayne@kernstrucking.com — company domain

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Domain age

kernstrucking.com registered 1999-06-03 (27 years)

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Mail host

Microsoft 365

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Domain match

Email domain matches the company website

From the FMCSA on-file contact, public domain registration (RDAP), and live DNS.

Crash record — last 24 months

6

Reportable crashes

5

Tow-aways

4

With injuries

0

With fatalities

Most recent: SC 03/2026 · NC 11/2025 · NC 09/2025 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.

Safety record

Inspection history

2026: 922025: 1362024: 862023: 41
Level III — Driver-only: 177Level I — Full: 112Level II — Walk-around: 66
DateStateLevel
Jul 27, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 20, 2026NCLevel I — Full
Jul 16, 2026NCLevel I — Full
Jul 16, 2026NCLevel I — Full
Jul 16, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 15, 2026NCLevel I — Full
Jul 13, 2026SCLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 13, 2026NCLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 9, 2026SCLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 8, 2026SCLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 7, 2026NCLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 30, 2026SCLevel I — Full
Jun 30, 2026SCLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 25, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 24, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 18, 2026SCLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 17, 2026SCLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 15, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 12, 2026SCLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 10, 2026SCLevel I — Full
Jun 9, 2026NCLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 8, 2026SCLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 4, 2026NCLevel I — Full
Jun 4, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
May 28, 2026SCLevel II — Walk-around
May 28, 2026SCLevel II — Walk-around
May 27, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
May 26, 2026NCLevel I — Full
May 26, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
May 26, 2026SCLevel III — Driver-only
May 19, 2026SCLevel III — Driver-only
May 11, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
May 7, 2026SCLevel III — Driver-only
May 6, 2026SCLevel III — Driver-only
May 5, 2026NCLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 29, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 22, 2026SCLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 22, 2026SCLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 21, 2026SCLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 17, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 16, 2026NCLevel I — Full
Apr 14, 2026NCLevel I — Full
Apr 10, 2026NCLevel I — Full
Apr 8, 2026SCLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 2, 2026SCLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 31, 2026NCLevel I — Full
Mar 31, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 30, 2026SCLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 23, 2026NCLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 23, 2026NCLevel I — Full
Mar 23, 2026NCLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 19, 2026SCLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 18, 2026SCLevel I — Full
Mar 18, 2026SCLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 14, 2026NCLevel I — Full
Mar 12, 2026SCLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 11, 2026SCLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 10, 2026SCLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 6, 2026NCLevel I — Full
Mar 4, 2026NCLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 27, 2026SCLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 24, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 19, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 19, 2026NCLevel I — Full
Feb 18, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 18, 2026NCLevel I — Full
Feb 17, 2026NCLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 13, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 13, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 10, 2026SCLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 10, 2026SCLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 9, 2026SCLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 6, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 4, 2026SCLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 30, 2026NCLevel I — Full
Jan 29, 2026SCLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 29, 2026SCLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 28, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 28, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 28, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 28, 2026SCLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 16, 2026NCLevel I — Full
Jan 16, 2026NCLevel I — Full
Jan 15, 2026SCLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 15, 2026NCLevel I — Full
Jan 14, 2026SCLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 14, 2026SCLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 9, 2026SCLevel II — Walk-around
Jan 8, 2026SCLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 7, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 6, 2026SCLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 2, 2026NCLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 31, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 31, 2025SCLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 18, 2025SCLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 16, 2025SCLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 13, 2025NCLevel I — Full
Dec 12, 2025NCLevel I — Full
Dec 1, 2025SCLevel II — Walk-around
Nov 25, 2025SCLevel III — Driver-only

Most recent 100 of 355 inspections on file.

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