USDOT 538394MC201294

R A Norton&son — compliance record

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Vetting summary

Liability filing

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

Inspections

14 on file

Out-of-service

OOS rate at 2x national average or worse

Email identity

Free gmail.com inbox on the federal record

Federal identity

Registration snapshot

Legal name

Roy A Norton

DBA

R A Norton&son

Entity type

Carrier

Physical address

14144 U S Route 1, Woodford, VA 22580

Phone

(804) 448-4736

Power units

6

Drivers

6

First on record

Last MCS-150 filing

Hazmat flag

No

Operating authority

Dockets & filings

MC201294

Common: Inactive · Contract: Active · Broker: None

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

Authority history

  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Reinstated — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Dismissed — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Reinstated — Motor Property Contract Carrier
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Reinstated — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Reinstated — Motor Property Contract Carrier
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common

Revocation records

  • type license: COMMON · order1 serve date: 06/08/2009 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION · order2 effective date: 07/13/2009
  • type license: COMMON · order1 serve date: 06/30/2008 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION · order2 effective date: 08/04/2008
  • type license: CONTRACT · order1 serve date: 12/18/2006 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION · order2 effective date: 01/22/2007
  • type license: CONTRACT · order1 serve date: 11/10/2005 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION · order2 effective date: 12/13/2005
  • type license: COMMON · order1 serve date: 10/12/2001 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION · order2 effective date: 09/17/2001
  • type license: COMMON · order1 serve date: 07/21/1989 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
  • type license: CONTRACT · order1 serve date: 07/21/1989 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

Insurance filings

91X Sentry Select Insurance Company · coverage $750K (as filed)

Out-of-service rates

Driver OOS

21.4%

National average ≈ 5.9% · 14 inspections on record

Vehicle OOS

7.1%

National average ≈ 20.9% · 14 inspections on record

Email & web forensics

⚠ flag

On-file email

bonorton1@gmail.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

1

Reportable crashes

1

Tow-aways

0

With injuries

0

With fatalities

Most recent: MD 03/2025 · VA 11/2023 · MD 05/2021 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.

Safety record

Inspection history

2026: 32025: 62024: 22023: 3
Level III — Driver-only: 11Level II — Walk-around: 3
DateStateLevel
May 12, 2026SCLevel III — Driver-only
May 6, 2026SCLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 13, 2026OHLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 16, 2025VALevel III — Driver-only
Sep 30, 2025MILevel II — Walk-around
Sep 6, 2025INLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 19, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
May 1, 2025MILevel III — Driver-only
Apr 21, 2025MILevel III — Driver-only
Feb 7, 2024NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 10, 2024VALevel II — Walk-around
Sep 20, 2023OHLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 11, 2023VALevel III — Driver-only
Aug 9, 2023VALevel III — Driver-only

Most recent 14 of 14 inspections on file.

Activity log

Record changes

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No changes recorded since TenFourHQ began tracking this company.

In the news

Recent coverage

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