USDOT 598333MC288577

Fortson Freight Systems Inc — compliance record

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Vetting summary

Authority age

31 years (granted 1995)

Liability filing

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

Inspections

15 on file

Out-of-service

Within normal range vs national averages

Email identity

Free gmail.com inbox on the federal record

Federal identity

Registration snapshot

Legal name

Fortson Freight Systems Inc

DBA

Entity type

Carrier

Physical address

200 Montclair Drive, Salisbury, NC 28144

Phone

(704) 638-9987

Power units

5

Drivers

5

First on record

Last MCS-150 filing

Hazmat flag

No

Operating authority

Dockets & filings

MC288577

Common: Active · Contract: Active · Broker: Inactive

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

Authority history

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

Revocation records

  • type license: BROKER · order1 serve date: 06/27/2017 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION · order2 effective date: 07/31/2017
  • type license: COMMON · order1 serve date: 06/13/2000 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION · order2 effective date: 05/17/2000

Insurance filings

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

Out-of-service rates

Driver OOS

0.0%

National average ≈ 5.9% · 15 inspections on record

Vehicle OOS

0.0%

National average ≈ 20.9% · 15 inspections on record

Email & web forensics

⚠ flag

On-file email

fortsonfreight@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

2

Reportable crashes

2

Tow-aways

0

With injuries

0

With fatalities

Most recent: NC 10/2025 · NC 03/2025 · NC 05/2019 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.

Safety record

Inspection history

2026: 12025: 22024: 52023: 7
Level III — Driver-only: 9Level II — Walk-around: 6
DateStateLevel
Feb 13, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 7, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 9, 2025NCLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 11, 2024NCLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 27, 2024NCLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 10, 2024NCLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 7, 2024NCLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 4, 2024NCLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 7, 2023MDLevel II — Walk-around
Oct 30, 2023NCLevel II — Walk-around
Sep 27, 2023NCLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 25, 2023NCLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 21, 2023NCLevel II — Walk-around
Sep 21, 2023NCLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 14, 2023GALevel III — Driver-only

Most recent 15 of 15 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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