USDOT 385306MC366031

The Hales Company — compliance record

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Vetting summary

Authority age

26 years (granted 1999)

Liability filing

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

Inspections

45 on file

Out-of-service

Within normal range vs national averages

Email identity

Free hotmail.com inbox on the federal record

Federal identity

Registration snapshot

Legal name

The Hales Company

DBA

Entity type

Carrier

Physical address

8031 Clayton Blvd, Clayton, NC 27520

Phone

(919) 553-3034

Power units

7

Drivers

7

First on record

Last MCS-150 filing

Hazmat flag

No

Operating authority

Dockets & filings

MC366031

Common: None · Contract: Active · Broker: None

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

Authority history

  • Granted — Motor Property Contract Carrier
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract

Insurance filings

91X Northland Insurance Company · coverage $750K (as filed)
91X National Union Fire Ins. Co. Of Pitsbgh. Pa · coverage $1M (as filed)

Out-of-service rates

Driver OOS

4.4%

National average ≈ 5.9% · 45 inspections on record

Vehicle OOS

6.7%

National average ≈ 20.9% · 45 inspections on record

Email & web forensics

⚠ flag

On-file email

the.hales@hotmail.com — free consumer inbox, the #1 vetting flag

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

Crash record — last 24 months

4

Reportable crashes

4

Tow-aways

4

With injuries

0

With fatalities

Most recent: SC 02/2026 · SC 08/2025 · SC 08/2025 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.

Safety record

Inspection history

2026: 52025: 92024: 212023: 10
Level III — Driver-only: 31Level II — Walk-around: 13Level I — Full: 1
DateStateLevel
Jun 5, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
May 21, 2026NCLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 29, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 10, 2026SCLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 6, 2026NCLevel II — Walk-around
Oct 8, 2025NCLevel II — Walk-around
Sep 11, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 28, 2025NCLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 6, 2025NCLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 5, 2025SCLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 29, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 3, 2025SCLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 25, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 2, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 27, 2024NCLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 11, 2024NCLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 19, 2024SCLevel III — Driver-only
Oct 4, 2024NCLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 26, 2024NCLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 4, 2024NCLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 21, 2024NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 31, 2024NCLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 24, 2024NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 11, 2024SCLevel III — Driver-only
May 13, 2024NCLevel III — Driver-only
May 3, 2024VALevel III — Driver-only
Apr 30, 2024NCLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 30, 2024MOLevel I — Full
Mar 7, 2024MOLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 7, 2024MOLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 29, 2024SCLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 29, 2024NCLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 28, 2024NCLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 8, 2024NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 15, 2024NCLevel II — Walk-around
Nov 1, 2023NCLevel III — Driver-only
Oct 27, 2023NCLevel II — Walk-around
Oct 24, 2023NCLevel III — Driver-only
Oct 4, 2023NCLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 13, 2023NCLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 7, 2023NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 17, 2023NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 13, 2023NCLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 13, 2023SCLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 12, 2023SCLevel III — Driver-only

Most recent 45 of 45 inspections on file.

Activity log

Record changes

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No changes recorded since TenFourHQ began tracking this company.

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