COASTAL CARRIER MOVING & STORAGE COMPANY
Legal: COASTAL CARRIERS INC
Risk factors
Moderate riskVioCodes scoreA weighted read of the public FMCSA signals below — authority, insurance, out-of-service, crashes, roadside OOS rates, and carrier connections. A starting point for vetting, not a guarantee.
Roadside inspection performance
Out-of-service rate vs national average. Lower is better.
CSA performance breakdown
FMCSA · Sep 202626 inspections · 42 violations (8 OOS) · 23% of inspections had an OOS finding.
Violations by BASIC
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Top cited codes
score = count × severity weight
- 1392.2SLLHOSHours-of-Service Compliance
State/Local Laws - State/Local Hours of Service
14
2× · sev 7
- 2395.8A1-HOSPHours-of-Service Compliance2 OOS
HOS (Property) - Failing to have a record of duty status using the method prescribed
10
2× · sev 5
- 3392.82DUMTUnsafe Driving
Driver - Using a hand-held mobile telephone
10
1× · sev 10
- 4392.2-SLLS3Unsafe Driving
State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit
7
1× · sev 7
- 5395.8K2-HOSPHours-of-Service Compliance1 OOS
HOS (Property) - Failing to have in possession RODS for the previous seven consecutive days and available for inspection while on duty
5
1× · sev 5
- 6393.95A4-EEUSVehicle Maintenance
Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - unsecured
2
1× · sev 2
- 7393.95F
Emergency Equipment - Stopped vehicle warning devices missing or improper
1
1×
- 8395.22G-ELDMFVHours-of-Service Compliance
HOS (ELD) - A portable ELD is not mounted in a fixed position and visible to the driver when seated in the normal driving position.
1
1× · sev 1
- 9392.2Not in SMS
Violation of Local Laws - Explain
1
1×
- 10391.45B1 OOS
Expired medical examiner's certificate
1
1×
Most inspected in · top 8 states
- NC11
- VA4
- GA4
- MD2
- NJ1
- MI1
- CO1
- MS1
Latest FMCSA SMS snapshot. Codes link to the lookup — severity weighting, contest angles, and the DataQs Drafter for each. Click a BASIC to filter the codes.
Safety trends & next-run projection
Where each BASIC sits today, how it ranks against peers, and where it’s heading at the next monthly SMS run.
FMCSA keeps the Crash Indicator percentile private, and its measure needs a power-unit history public data doesn’t expose — so it can’t be estimated yet. VioCodes now records power units monthly, so a calibrated Crash estimate should light up over time. These are the public crash facts (all state-reportable crashes count, regardless of fault).
“Projected” estimates the next monthly SMS run from inspections on record now. FMCSA marks the BASIC percentile itself “Not Public,” so the percentile shown is a VioCodes estimate of how the carrier ranks against its peers, presented as a likely range (shaded on the gauge) and calibrated against real carriers. Crash Indicator has no public estimate — FMCSA keeps its measures fully private. Estimates, not official FMCSA figures. Not affiliated with FMCSA.
Recommendations
What’s driving each score, what to do about it, and where it could go.
False log / RODS violations are the leading contributor to Hours-of-Service Compliance
High impactEstimated Hours-of-Service Compliance percentile of 87% is at/over the 65% intervention line. Carriers with a BASIC in alert are prioritized for enforcement (warning letters, audits) and inspected more often — which tends to generate still more violations.
- 395.8A1-HOSPHOS (Property) - Failing to have a record of duty status using the method prescribed3× · 50%
- 392.2SLLHOSState/Local Laws - State/Local Hours of Service2× · 25%
- 395.8K2-HOSPHOS (Property) - Failing to have in possession RODS for the previous seven consecutive days and available for inspection while on duty1× · 13%
- 395.24D-ELDPTHOS (ELD) - On request by an authorized safety official, a driver must produce and transfer from an ELD the driver's hours of service records in accordance with t1× · 11%
- 395.22G-ELDMFVHOS (ELD) - A portable ELD is not mounted in a fixed position and visible to the driver when seated in the normal driving position.1× · 2%
- Audit ELD edits and duty-status annotations weekly; a false log is a high-severity, high-visibility violation
- Retrain on correct logging and never letting a load pressure a driver into a false entry
- Prioritize the out-of-service items — they carry the heaviest weight
Driver out-of-service rate exceeds the national average
High impactDriver OOS rate is 21.7% vs the 6.7% national average. Carriers above the national OOS average draw more enforcement attention (audits, roadside stops) and can see higher insurance premiums.
- Review recent inspections with out-of-service violations and fix the root causes with equipment and drivers
- Run a preventative-maintenance program; periodically inspect tires, brakes and lights
- Reinforce thorough pre-trip and post-trip inspections; retrain where needed
Speeding violations are the leading contributor to Unsafe Driving
Low impactEstimated Unsafe Driving percentile of 52% is under the 65% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.
- 392.2-SLLS4State/Local Laws - Speeding 15 or more miles per hour over the speed limit1× · 36%
- 392.2-SLLS3State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit1× · 13%
- 392.2-SLLLRState/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation1× · 16%
- Coach the drivers with speeding violations directly — Unsafe Driving points are weighted heavily
- Set and enforce a governed road speed; review telematics/dashcam speed events weekly
Controlled Substances/Alcohol needs attention
Low impactEstimated Controlled Substances/Alcohol percentile of 0% is under the 80% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.
- Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment
Recommendations are generated from the carrier’s public FMCSA roadside-inspection record. Percentiles and projections are VioCodes estimates, not official FMCSA figures. Informational, not legal advice.
90-day safety improvement plan
What this carrier has struggled with most in the last 90 days — where to focus now.
- 393.81-HHorn - Inoperative or defective
- Tighten pre-trip/post-trip DVIR discipline and the PM schedule
- Fix defects before dispatch — don’t “drive it in”
- 392.2-SLLLRState/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation
- Coach speed and following distance — Unsafe Driving points are weighted heavily
- Hands off the phone; always belt up
Based on roadside inspections in the last 90 days, ranked by what recurs most. Informational, not legal advice.
Inspection & crash map
live · FMCSA MCMISEvery inspection and crash on record — hover a point for the summary, click for full detail (codes, severity, CSA points).
CSA points = violation severity weight × FMCSA time weight (3× in the last 6 months, 2× at 6–12, 1× at 12–24). Points are spread within each state — FMCSA records the inspection state, not an exact location. Source: FMCSA MCMIS.
Equipment
VINs via NHTSA18 distinct vehicles seen in this carrier’s roadside inspections.
Equipment is inferred from VINs recorded on roadside inspections (FMCSA MCMIS), decoded via the NHTSA vPIC API — it reflects vehicles inspected, not a current fleet roster.
Crash record (US, last 24 months)
Total
1
Tow-away
1
Injury
0
Fatal
0
Company profile
FMCSA censusAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
- Interstate · 100+ mi31 drivers
- Company officer
- JAMES CANNON
- Operation
- Interstate
- D-U-N-S
- 621644640
- Registered since
- 2002-03-12
- Last MCS-150 update
- 2026-06-19
- Census status
- Active
Fleet: 31 trucks · 4 owned tractors · 4 owned trailers · 2 leased/term tractors.
Source: FMCSA Company Census File (data.transportation.gov). Fleet and driver counts are self-reported on the carrier’s most recent MCS-150 filing.
Connections
carrier graphThis carrier shares VINs or officers with 24 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.
Shared VINs come from FMCSA roadside-inspection records — a vehicle inspected under more than one carrier, often a fleet transfer or trailer interchange. Other links come from the FMCSA census. Shared identifiers are common and often legitimate — treat these as leads to investigate, not proof of wrongdoing.
Activity history
32 events- 06/19/2026MCS-150 update filed
0.6M mi reported (2026)
- 10/31/2025Insurance filed — SOUTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY
Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy ICA1002526
- 10/31/2025Insurance ended — SOUTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY
policy ICA1002526
- 10/31/2025Insurance replaced — WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy WPP2057941
- 10/31/2024Insurance filed — WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY
Cargo — BMC-34 · policy WPP2057932
- 10/31/2024Insurance ended — WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY
policy WPP2057932
- 10/31/2024Insurance replaced — TRANSGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA INC.
BIPD/Primary · policy TCP0001248
- 10/06/2023Insurance replaced — TRANSGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA INC.
BIPD/Primary · policy TCP0001248
- 11/29/2017Insurance cancelled — GRANITE STATE INSURANCE CO.
CARGO · policy 019908557
- 11/05/2017Insurance cancelled — GRANITE STATE INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy 016692883
- 10/31/2017Insurance replaced — GRANITE STATE INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy 016692883
- 10/10/2017COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (11/01/2017)
- 10/31/2013Insurance replaced — AMERICAN GUARANTEE & LIABILITY INS. CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy 9223010
- 08/05/2013HOUSEHOLD GOODS COMMON CARRIER — REINSTATED
- 08/05/2013MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — REINSTATED
- 07/29/2013Insurance name changed — AMERICAN ZURICH INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy 9223010
- 12/11/2009Insurance cancelled — GRANITE STATE INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy 015847691
- 10/31/2009Insurance replaced — GRANITE STATE INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy 015847691
- 11/21/2008MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — GRANTED
REVOKED (07/29/2013)
- 10/31/2008Insurance replaced — EVEREST REINSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy 72MS000069071
- 11/27/2007HOUSEHOLD GOODS COMMON CARRIER — REINSTATED
REVOKED (07/29/2013)
- 10/31/2007Insurance cancelled — STONINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy MVSP000935200
- 12/08/2004Insurance cancelled — AXA RE PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy MV0006012-00
- 10/31/2004Insurance replaced — AXA RE PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy MV0006012-00
- 10/31/2003Insurance cancelled — CLARENDON NATIONAL INS. CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy DGN007729
- 10/31/2003Insurance replaced — GREAT AMERICAN INSURANCE CO.
CARGO · policy IMP1392898
- 11/08/2002HOUSEHOLD GOODS COMMON CARRIER — REINSTATED
REVOKED (11/06/2007)
- 10/31/2002Insurance replaced — CLARENDON NATIONAL INS. CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy DGN007729
- 07/29/2002Insurance cancelled — COLORADO CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CPP3201044
- 03/28/2002HOUSEHOLD GOODS COMMON CARRIER — GRANTED
REVOKED (10/15/2002)
Merged from FMCSA authority, insurance, out-of-service, and census records.
Operations
Classification
- AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Area served
- Interstate
FMCSA safety rating
- Rating
- Satisfactory
- Type
- Compliance review
- Rated
- 2025-02-12
- Last review
- 2025-02-11
MCS-150 registration
- Form date
- 2026-06-19
- Reported mileage
- 608,961 mi (2026)
Changes on file
FMCSA census historyJune, 2024
- Drivers grew to 35
May, 2022
- Fleet grew to 20 power units
- Drivers grew to 19
January, 2021
First on-record entry — COASTAL CARRIERS INC, WILMINGTON, NC
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