CSA
Authorized · PropertyUSDOT 2477377· MC857049· CARRIER· EIN 46-4893274
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ROCK BOTTOM EXPRESS LLC

2312 LEE HWY, MARION, VA, 24354(276) 783-7409rockbottom.scott@gmail.comSCOTT CORNETT
Vetting snapshot
Authority
Active
operating authority
Insurance
$750K BIPD
Spinnaker Insurance Company
Vehicle OOS
43.5%
above 22% national avg
Driver OOS
3.7%
below 6.7% national avg
Crashes 24mo
3
none fatal
Red flags
1 flag
see details below
49
/ 100

Risk factors

High riskVioCodes score
Possible reincarnation pattern — tied to an older inactive carrierVehicle OOS 43.5% — well above the 22% national average3 crashes in the last 24 months

A 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.

Authority & insurance

MC857049

Operating authority and insurance on file — from FMCSA Licensing & Insurance (L&I).

Common
Active
Contract
None
Broker
None
Authorized for: Property
Liability (BIPD)
$750K on file
$750K required
Cargo
Not on file
not required
Bond / surety
Not on file
not required
Insurance filings
ON FILELiability (BIPD) — BMC-91X$750K coverageeff 02/20/2026
Spinnaker Insurance Company· policy SHD-84229584
Authority history (1) ▾
03/13/2014MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIERGRANTED
Insurance history5 insurers on record
Filing timeline (5)
  1. SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY$750KReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 02/20/202502/20/2026
  2. CANAL INSURANCE CO.$750KReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 02/20/202402/20/2025
  3. ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY$750KReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 02/20/202102/20/2024
  4. SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY$750KReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 02/20/202002/20/2021
  5. PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY$750KReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 02/20/201402/20/2020

Source: FMCSA Licensing & Insurance (L&I), public data. This shows the carrier’s federal insurance filings (BMC-91X liability, BMC-34 cargo) — the federally-required minimums on file for operating authority — not the carrier’s full commercial policy (its actual auto combined-single-limit, general liability, cargo, or workers’ comp, which appear on the carrier’s ACORD certificate of insurance). Always confirm current coverage with a COI from the carrier’s agent before making a vetting decision.

Roadside inspection performance

Out-of-service rate vs national average. Lower is better.

Vehicle23 inspections · 43.5% OOS · National 22%
Driver54 inspections · 3.7% OOS · National 6.7%

CSA performance breakdown

FMCSA · Sep 2026

54 inspections · 28 violations (10 OOS) · 27% of inspections had an OOS finding.

54
Inspections
28
Violations
10
OOS violations
10
Distinct codes

Violations by BASIC

click to filter codes

11
total

Most inspected in · top 7 states

  • NC11
  • TN11
  • KY4
  • WV1
  • OH1
  • AL1
  • SC1

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.

Recommendations

What’s driving each score, what to do about it, and where it could go.

Vehicle out-of-service rate exceeds the national average

High impact

Vehicle OOS rate is 39.1% vs the 22% national average. Carriers above the national OOS average draw more enforcement attention (audits, roadside stops) and can see higher insurance premiums.

What to do
  • 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

A high share of violations are occurring in Greene County, TN

Medium impact

7 of 21 violations in the last 12 months (33%) came from inspections in Greene County, TN. That can mean tougher enforcement there or simply more of your miles run through it — either way it's worth a look.

What to do
  • Review the inspections from Greene County, TN to spot recurring issues
  • Brief drivers running that lane; consider rerouting around the toughest enforcement corridors where practical

Speeding violations are the leading contributor to Unsafe Driving

Low impact

Estimated Unsafe Driving percentile of 33% is under the 65% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.

What’s contributing8 violations (24 mo)
Speeding6 viol68%
  • 392.2-SLLS2State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit4× · 45%
  • 392.2-SLLS3State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit2× · 23%
Following / lane / reckless2 viol32%
  • 392.2-SLLMLState/Local Laws - Failure to maintain lane1× · 24%
  • 392.2-SLLTCDState/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g., safety official, signal, sign, light, lane marking, other1× · 8%
What to do
  • 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
Projected estimatecould improve up to 22 pts in ~12 mo
nowin 12 months
Current trend 50% followed 100% followed 65% line

Log / ELD device violations are the leading contributor to Hours-of-Service Compliance

Low impact

Estimated Hours-of-Service Compliance percentile of 39% is under the 65% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.

What’s contributing6 violations (24 mo)
Log / ELD device6 viol100%
  • 395.30B2-ELDDFC24HOS (ELD) - Driver failing to certify the record immediately after the final required entry has been made or corrected for the 24 hour period.2× · 43%
  • 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× · 21%
  • 395.30B1-ELDDFRHOS (ELD) - Driver failing to review records and certify the accuracy of the information.1× · 21%
What to do
  • Make sure the ELD is registered, working, and drivers know how to log in and certify daily
Projected estimatecould improve up to 20 pts in ~12 mo
nowin 12 months
Current trend 50% followed 100% followed 65% line

Controlled Substances/Alcohol needs attention

Low impact

Estimated Controlled Substances/Alcohol percentile of 0% is under the 80% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.

What to do
  • Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment

Tires violations are the leading contributor to Vehicle Maintenance

Low impact

Estimated Vehicle Maintenance percentile of 61% is under the 80% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.

What’s contributing10 violations · 8 OOS (24 mo)
Tires6 OOS6 viol72%
  • 393.75A3-TAOLTires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS5× · 54%
  • 393.75A3-TALSTires - All others - Leaking in sidewall area on tire equipped with ATIS1× · 18%
Inspection / repair / DVIR2 viol14%
  • 396.17C-PIOperating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection2× · 14%
Wheels / rims1 OOS1 viol7%
Other1 OOS1 viol6%
  • 396.3A1-DLDSCBBPDriveline/Driveshaft - More than 1/2 inch (12.7mm) vertical movement (with hand pressure only) of the shaft in the center bearing carrier.1× · 6%
What to do
  • Gauge and thump every tire on the walk-around, including inner duals
  • Replace before tread hits the limit; correct low pressure immediately
  • Prioritize the out-of-service items — they carry the heaviest weight
Projected estimatecould improve up to 42 pts in ~12 mo
nowin 12 months
Current trend 50% followed 100% followed 80% line

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.

Trending worse
9
Inspections
11
Violations
3
Out-of-service
2
Clean
Where the violations are
Vehicle Maintenance 36%Hours-of-Service Compliance 36%Unsafe Driving 9%Other 9%Not in SMS 9%
Focus here first
1Vehicle Maintenance
4 violations · 3 OOS · 36% of recent
  • 393.75A3-TAOLTires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS · OOS
  • 393.75A3-TALSTires - All others - Leaking in sidewall area on tire equipped with ATIS · OOS
  • 396.17C-PIOperating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection
Do this
  • Gauge/thump every tire on the walk-around, including inner duals
  • Replace before tread hits the limit and correct low pressure immediately
2Hours-of-Service Compliance
4 violations · 36% of recent
  • 395.30B2-ELDDFC24×2HOS (ELD) - Driver failing to certify the record immediately after the final required entry has been made or corrected for the 24 hour period.
  • 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.
  • 395.30B1-ELDDFRHOS (ELD) - Driver failing to review records and certify the accuracy of the information.
Do this
  • Log in and annotate the ELD correctly every day; fix edits promptly
  • Plan trips around available hours — never falsify a log
3Unsafe Driving
1 violation · 9% of recent
  • 392.2-SLLS2State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit
Do this
  • Coach speed and following distance — Unsafe Driving points are weighted heavily
  • Hands off the phone; always belt up
Repeat offenders (same code, multiple times)
🎓
Turn these into driver coaching — and prove it
FleetTrained (my companion project) makes branded, multilingual training videos for these exact violations — your driver watches and gets a completion certificate for the file.

Based on roadside inspections in the last 90 days, ranked by what recurs most. Informational, not legal advice.

Inspection & crash map

live · FMCSA MCMIS

Every inspection and crash on record — hover a point for the summary, click for full detail (codes, severity, CSA points).

86
Inspections
69
Violations
20
Out-of-service
242
CSA points
11
Crashes
10
States
cleanviolOOS

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 NHTSA

50 distinct vehicles seen in this carrier’s roadside inspections.

31 trailer 17 truck 2 other
2023 PETERBILT 567seen 6×
1XPCD49X4PD825775· 42243PZ VA
2023 PETERBILT 567seen 6×
1XPCDP9X5PD824202· 41474PZ VA
2023 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturerseen 5×
1UYVS2538P7782808· 199790TM VA
2024 PETERBILT 567seen 5×
1XPCD49X5RD605371· 46957PZ VA
2023 PETERBILT 579seen 5×
1XPBD49X2PD861296· 52282PZ VA
2023 PETERBILT 567seen 5×
1XPCDP9X8PD868677· 45855PZ VA
2023 PETERBILT 567seen 4×
1XPCD49X6PD825776· 42385PZ VA
2023 PETERBILT 567seen 4×
1XPCDP9X3PD824201· 41473PZ VA
2023 PETERBILT 567seen 4×
1XPCDP9X0PD825774· 41820PZ VA
2023 PETERBILT 567seen 4×
1XPCDP9XXPD868678· 44983PZ VA
2024 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturerseen 3×
1UYVS2535R3998013· 274215TM VA
2020 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturerseen 3×
1UYVS2536L7044418· 951720TL VA
2022 PETERBILT 579seen 3×
1XPBDP9X8ND778681· 39914PZ VA
2022 PETERBILT 579seen 3×
1XPBD49X6ND775406· 49380PZ VA
2020 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturerseen 3×
1UYVS2535L7044412· 951719TL UK
2021 PETERBILT 579seen 3×
1XPBD49X4MD748798· 49379PZ VA
2020 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturerseen 3×
1UYVS2538L7044419· 951721TL VA
2022 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturerseen 3×
1UYVS2539N7447103· 67897TM VA
2023 PETERBILT 579seen 2×
1XPBD49X0PD839927· 52281PZ VA
2016 KENWORTH T8 Seriesseen 2×
1XKDD49X5GJ130121· 38981PZ VA
2009 WABASH Wabash National Corporationseen 2×
1JJV532W99L278294· 951722TL VA
2024 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturerseen 2×
1UYVS2531R3998011· 274213TM VA
2024 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturerseen 2×
1UYVS2539R3998015· 274217TM VA
2017 FREIGHTLINER Cascadiaseen 2×
3AKJGEDV9HSHH1324· 32826PZ VA
2009 WABASH Wabash National Corporationseen 2×
1JJV532WX9L278322· 951724TL VA
2022 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturerseen 2×
1UYVS2535N7447101· 67895TM VA
2024 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturerseen 2×
1UYVS2533R3998012· 274214TM VA
2023 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer
1UYVS2536P7782810· 199792TM VA
1990 WILKENS MANUFACTURING Wilkens Manufacturing
1W92M4828LS077480· 766375 WI
2016 KENWORTH T8 Series
1XKDD49X1GJ130116· 90266PY VA

+ 20 more.

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

3

Tow-away

3

Injury

2

Fatal

0

Company profile

FMCSA census

AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Power units
21
on file (MCS-150)
Drivers
19
19 hold a CDL
Annual mileage
1.9M mi
reported 2024
Recordable crash rate
0.00
per million miles
How far they run · drivers by operating lane
  • Interstate · 100+ mi19 drivers
Company officer
SCOTT CORNETT
Operation
Interstate
Registered since
2014-02-20
Last MCS-150 update
2025-09-11
Census status
Active

Fleet: 21 trucks · 21 owned tractors · 27 owned trailers.

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 graph

This carrier shares VINs or officers with 4 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.

4
Connected carriers
3
Fleet-transfer links
1
Most shared VINs
1
Strong links
Possible reincarnation pattern: JWM ENTERPRISES LLC (USDOT 1884527, registered 2009) is inactive, shares this carrier’s officer, and predates it — worth checking whether this carrier re-registered to shed a prior record.
Strong· 1
1
JWM ENTERPRISES LLC
USDOT 1884527Inactive· MARION, VA
Strong
Officer

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

9 events
  1. 02/20/2026Insurance filed — Spinnaker Insurance Company

    Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy SHD-84229584

  2. 02/20/2026Insurance replaced — SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy A0273623001

  3. 09/11/2025MCS-150 update filed

    1.9M mi reported (2024)

  4. 02/20/2025Insurance replaced — CANAL INSURANCE CO.

    BIPD/Primary · policy CT1116125101

  5. 02/20/2024Insurance replaced — ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy CA-ZJ0073

  6. 02/20/2021Insurance replaced — SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy A0145490001

  7. 02/20/2020Insurance replaced — PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy CA 1379249

  8. 03/13/2014MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — GRANTED
  9. 02/20/2014Registered with FMCSA

    AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Merged from FMCSA authority, insurance, out-of-service, and census records.

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Operations

Classification

  • AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Area served

  • Interstate

FMCSA safety rating

Rating
Not rated
Type
Non-ratable review
Rated
Last review
2021-03-15
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MCS-150 registration

Form date
2025-09-11
Reported mileage
1,852,750 mi (2024)

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Data sourced from public FMCSA records via safer.fmcsa.dot.gov · Latest FMCSA update: Sep 2026 · Page refreshed: Sep 21, 2026, 5:52 AM. VioCodes is not affiliated with FMCSA. To dispute incorrect data, file a DataQs Request for Data Review.