W O Grubb Crane Rental — compliance record
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Vetting summary
Inspections
168 on file
Out-of-service
Within normal range vs national averages
Email identity
Company domain, matches website
Federal identity
Registration snapshot
Legal name
W O Grubb Steel Erection Inc
DBA
W O Grubb Crane Rental
Entity type
Carrier
Physical address
5120 Route 1, North Chesterfield, VA 23234-2252
Phone
(804) 271-9471
Power units
185
Drivers
239
First on record
—
Last MCS-150 filing
—
Hazmat flag
No
Operating authority
Dockets & filings
No L&I dockets on file for this DOT number.
Out-of-service rates
Driver OOS
2.4%
National average ≈ 5.9% · 168 inspections on record
Vehicle OOS
6.0%
National average ≈ 20.9% · 168 inspections on record
Email & web forensics
On-file email
chuckcooke@wogrubb.com — company domain
Mail host
Microsoft 365
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
3
Reportable crashes
3
Tow-aways
1
With injuries
0
With fatalities
Most recent: NC 06/2026 · NC 09/2025 · VA 09/2024 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.
Safety record
Inspection history
| Date | State | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 11, 2026 | NC | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jul 29, 2026 | MD | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jul 27, 2026 | NC | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jul 16, 2026 | MD | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jul 15, 2026 | MD | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jul 15, 2026 | MD | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jul 13, 2026 | SC | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jun 25, 2026 | MD | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jun 18, 2026 | NC | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jun 11, 2026 | NC | Level III — Driver-only |
| May 22, 2026 | NC | Level III — Driver-only |
| May 19, 2026 | WV | Level III — Driver-only |
| May 1, 2026 | MD | Level II — Walk-around |
| Apr 30, 2026 | NC | Level III — Driver-only |
| Apr 29, 2026 | NC | Level III — Driver-only |
| Apr 22, 2026 | VA | Level III — Driver-only |
| Apr 6, 2026 | VA | Level III — Driver-only |
| Apr 1, 2026 | NC | Level III — Driver-only |
| Mar 29, 2026 | SC | Level III — Driver-only |
| Mar 25, 2026 | MD | Level II — Walk-around |
| Mar 24, 2026 | GA | Level III — Driver-only |
| Mar 16, 2026 | VA | Level I — Full |
| Mar 12, 2026 | VA | Level III — Driver-only |
| Mar 9, 2026 | NC | Level III — Driver-only |
| Feb 24, 2026 | MD | Level I — Full |
| Feb 16, 2026 | MD | Level II — Walk-around |
| Feb 9, 2026 | NC | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jan 20, 2026 | MD | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jan 5, 2026 | NC | Level II — Walk-around |
| Dec 16, 2025 | NC | Level III — Driver-only |
| Dec 8, 2025 | MD | Level III — Driver-only |
| Dec 5, 2025 | NC | Level III — Driver-only |
| Dec 3, 2025 | MD | Level I — Full |
| Nov 24, 2025 | NC | Level I — Full |
| Nov 12, 2025 | VA | Level III — Driver-only |
| Nov 10, 2025 | MD | Level II — Walk-around |
| Nov 3, 2025 | MD | Level I — Full |
| Nov 3, 2025 | MD | Level II — Walk-around |
| Oct 28, 2025 | MD | Level II — Walk-around |
| Oct 2, 2025 | MD | Level I — Full |
| Sep 26, 2025 | NC | Level III — Driver-only |
| Sep 24, 2025 | NC | Level III — Driver-only |
| Sep 23, 2025 | NC | Level III — Driver-only |
| Sep 16, 2025 | NC | Level II — Walk-around |
| Sep 12, 2025 | VA | Level II — Walk-around |
| Sep 10, 2025 | NC | Level III — Driver-only |
| Sep 6, 2025 | NC | Level III — Driver-only |
| Sep 3, 2025 | NC | Level I — Full |
| Aug 29, 2025 | MD | Level I — Full |
| Aug 28, 2025 | MD | Level I — Full |
| Aug 27, 2025 | NC | Level II — Walk-around |
| Aug 19, 2025 | MD | Level II — Walk-around |
| Aug 18, 2025 | VA | Level II — Walk-around |
| Aug 4, 2025 | NC | Level I — Full |
| Jul 28, 2025 | MD | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jul 24, 2025 | MD | Level I — Full |
| Jul 24, 2025 | VA | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jul 15, 2025 | NC | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jul 15, 2025 | VA | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jul 14, 2025 | VA | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jul 8, 2025 | NC | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jun 24, 2025 | MD | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jun 18, 2025 | NC | Level I — Full |
| Jun 12, 2025 | MD | Level II — Walk-around |
| May 19, 2025 | NC | Level III — Driver-only |
| May 19, 2025 | NC | Level III — Driver-only |
| May 8, 2025 | MD | Level II — Walk-around |
| May 8, 2025 | NC | Level II — Walk-around |
| May 6, 2025 | VA | Level I — Full |
| May 3, 2025 | NC | Level II — Walk-around |
| May 1, 2025 | PA | Level I — Full |
| Apr 30, 2025 | GA | Level III — Driver-only |
| Apr 30, 2025 | MD | Level II — Walk-around |
| Apr 15, 2025 | NC | Level III — Driver-only |
| Apr 3, 2025 | VA | Level III — Driver-only |
| Apr 1, 2025 | NC | Level III — Driver-only |
| Mar 21, 2025 | NC | Level I — Full |
| Mar 18, 2025 | MD | Level II — Walk-around |
| Mar 18, 2025 | VA | Level III — Driver-only |
| Mar 18, 2025 | NC | Level III — Driver-only |
| Mar 1, 2025 | NC | Level II — Walk-around |
| Feb 28, 2025 | NC | Level III — Driver-only |
| Feb 27, 2025 | NC | Level I — Full |
| Feb 26, 2025 | VA | Level II — Walk-around |
| Feb 23, 2025 | NC | Level II — Walk-around |
| Feb 17, 2025 | NC | Level III — Driver-only |
| Feb 3, 2025 | MD | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jan 30, 2025 | NC | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jan 18, 2025 | NC | Level II — Walk-around |
| Dec 16, 2024 | NC | Level I — Full |
| Dec 16, 2024 | NC | Level II — Walk-around |
| Dec 16, 2024 | VA | Level III — Driver-only |
| Dec 11, 2024 | NC | Level III — Driver-only |
| Nov 25, 2024 | MD | Level II — Walk-around |
| Nov 6, 2024 | SC | Level III — Driver-only |
| Oct 29, 2024 | NC | Level III — Driver-only |
| Oct 25, 2024 | SC | Level I — Full |
| Oct 24, 2024 | NC | Level III — Driver-only |
| Oct 23, 2024 | NC | Level III — Driver-only |
| Oct 22, 2024 | NC | Level III — Driver-only |
Most recent 100 of 168 inspections on file.
Activity log
Record changes
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