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USDOT 401997MC490576

Carolina Pole Inc — compliance record

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Vetting summary

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Authority age

21 years (granted 2004)

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Liability filing

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

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Inspections

89 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

Carolina Pole Inc

DBA

—

Entity type

Carrier

Physical address

237 Forestry Road, Eutawville, SC 29048

Phone

(803) 492-7728

Power units

42

Drivers

31

First on record

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Last MCS-150 filing

—

Hazmat flag

No

Operating authority

Dockets & filings

MC490576

Common: Active · Contract: Active · Broker: None

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

Authority history

  • Reinstated — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Reinstated — Motor Property Contract Carrier
  • Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Granted — Motor Property Contract Carrier

Revocation records

  • type license: COMMON · order1 serve date: 06/25/2010 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION · order2 effective date: 07/26/2010
  • type license: CONTRACT · order1 serve date: 06/25/2010 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION · order2 effective date: 07/26/2010

Insurance filings

91X — The Charter Oak Fire Insurance Co. · coverage $750K (as filed)

Out-of-service rates

Driver OOS

0.0%

National average ≈ 5.9% · 89 inspections on record

Vehicle OOS

12.4%

National average ≈ 20.9% · 89 inspections on record

Email & web forensics

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On-file email

joneskm@koppers.com — company domain

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Domain age

koppers.com registered 1995-11-10 (31 years)

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Mail host

Enterprise (Proofpoint)

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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

0

Reportable crashes

0

Tow-aways

0

With injuries

0

With fatalities

Most recent: OK 10/2023 · OK 11/2022 · SC 08/2022 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.

Safety record

Inspection history

2026: 122025: 362024: 262023: 15
Level III — Driver-only: 45Level II — Walk-around: 31Level I — Full: 13
DateStateLevel
Jun 3, 2026NELevel III — Driver-only
May 27, 2026VALevel I — Full
May 13, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 13, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 9, 2026SCLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 18, 2026SCLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 17, 2026NJLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 17, 2026KYLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 10, 2026NCLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 11, 2026VALevel III — Driver-only
Feb 9, 2026PALevel III — Driver-only
Jan 23, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 15, 2025GALevel III — Driver-only
Dec 10, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 5, 2025NCLevel II — Walk-around
Nov 26, 2025FLLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 19, 2025NCLevel II — Walk-around
Nov 19, 2025NCLevel II — Walk-around
Nov 11, 2025NCLevel II — Walk-around
Nov 6, 2025MDLevel I — Full
Nov 3, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 3, 2025MDLevel III — Driver-only
Oct 28, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 30, 2025OKLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 28, 2025DELevel I — Full
Aug 21, 2025SCLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 14, 2025VALevel III — Driver-only
Aug 14, 2025NCLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 12, 2025NELevel III — Driver-only
Aug 8, 2025NCLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 31, 2025SCLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 22, 2025NCLevel I — Full
Jul 21, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 16, 2025KYLevel I — Full
Jun 30, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
May 28, 2025NCLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 29, 2025OKLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 21, 2025SCLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 15, 2025TNLevel I — Full
Apr 4, 2025TNLevel I — Full
Mar 24, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 17, 2025SCLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 6, 2025NCLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 6, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 24, 2025FLLevel I — Full
Feb 17, 2025PALevel III — Driver-only
Feb 13, 2025ILLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 23, 2025GALevel II — Walk-around
Dec 26, 2024SCLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 18, 2024TNLevel I — Full
Dec 12, 2024FLLevel II — Walk-around
Nov 21, 2024SCLevel II — Walk-around
Nov 19, 2024FLLevel III — Driver-only
Oct 30, 2024VALevel II — Walk-around
Oct 15, 2024TNLevel I — Full
Sep 25, 2024NCLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 3, 2024NCLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 14, 2024NCLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 7, 2024OKLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 2, 2024OKLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 24, 2024NCLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 7, 2024FLLevel III — Driver-only
May 15, 2024FLLevel I — Full
May 15, 2024KYLevel III — Driver-only
May 14, 2024MDLevel I — Full
Apr 19, 2024NCLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 14, 2024NCLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 9, 2024GALevel III — Driver-only
Mar 25, 2024SCLevel I — Full
Mar 20, 2024MDLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 12, 2024SCLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 4, 2024NCLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 25, 2024NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 8, 2024NCLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 12, 2023VALevel II — Walk-around
Dec 6, 2023TNLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 12, 2023NCLevel III — Driver-only
Oct 25, 2023KYLevel II — Walk-around
Oct 23, 2023NCLevel II — Walk-around
Oct 11, 2023OKLevel II — Walk-around
Oct 1, 2023NCLevel II — Walk-around
Sep 6, 2023FLLevel II — Walk-around
Sep 4, 2023NCLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 31, 2023NCLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 23, 2023NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 26, 2023SCLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 18, 2023NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 18, 2023NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 16, 2023NCLevel III — Driver-only

Most recent 89 of 89 inspections on file.

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Record changes

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