CSA
Authorized · PropertyUSDOT 2569502· MC897714· CARRIER· EIN 47-2651232
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M & W TRANSPORTATION LLC

1544 PINE RIDGE DRIVE, WEST COLUMBIA, SC, 29172(803) 794-7004dawn@mwtransportllc.comCARL SHERWOOD
Vetting snapshot
Authority
Active
operating authority
Insurance
$750K BIPD
PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY
Vehicle OOS
100%
above 22% national avg
Driver OOS
0%
below 6.7% national avg
Crashes 24mo
0
clean
Red flags
1 flag
see details below
55
/ 100

Risk factors

Moderate riskVioCodes score
Possible reincarnation pattern — tied to an older inactive carrierVehicle OOS 100% — well above the 22% national average

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

MC897714

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

Common
None
Contract
Active
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 02/23/2026
PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY· policy CA997693932
Authority history (3) ▾
04/24/2019CONTRACTINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (05/20/2019)
10/31/2016CONTRACTINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (11/01/2016)
01/28/2016MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIERGRANTED
Insurance history5 insurers on record
Filing timeline (10) ▾
  1. PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY$750KReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 05/21/2025 → 02/23/2026
  2. PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY$750KCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 05/21/2023 → 06/24/2025
  3. PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY$750KReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 05/21/2023 → 05/21/2025
  4. GENERAL SECURITY INDEMNITY COMPANY$900KCancelled
    BIPD/Excess · eff 05/21/2022 → 10/18/2023
  5. MANUFACTURERS ALLIANCE INSURANCE COMPANY$100KReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 05/21/2022 → 05/21/2023
  6. PROTECTIVE INSURANCE COMPANY$750KReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 05/21/2020 → 05/21/2022
  7. NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY$750KReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 05/21/2019 → 05/21/2020
  8. NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY$750KCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 05/21/2018 → 05/21/2019
  9. PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY$750KReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 11/25/2016 → 05/21/2018
  10. PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY$750KCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 05/21/2015 → 11/25/2016

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.

Vehicle1 inspections · 100% OOS · National 22%
Driver6 inspections · 0% OOS · National 6.7%

CSA performance breakdown

FMCSA · Sep 2026

6 inspections · 4 violations (2 OOS) · 17% of inspections had an OOS finding.

6
Inspections
4
Violations
2
OOS violations
3
Distinct codes

Violations by BASIC

click to filter codes

4
total

Most inspected in · top 2 states

  • SC4
  • NC2

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 100% 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

Hours-of-Service Compliance needs attention

Low impact

Estimated Hours-of-Service Compliance percentile of 0% is under the 65% 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

Driver Fitness needs attention

Low impact

Estimated Driver Fitness 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

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

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.

▼ Improving
1
Inspections
0
Violations
0
Out-of-service
1
Clean
Focus here first
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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).

6
Inspections
4
Violations
2
Out-of-service
43
CSA points
0
Crashes
2
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

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

3 truck 2 trailer
1993 KENWORTH K100seen 3×
1XK1P4TX5PJ258362· A001594 SC
2017 FONTAINE TRAILER CO.seen 3×
57JF5430XH3574479· 25313PT SC
2025 PETERBILT 589seen 2×
1XPED40X8SD744048· A012090 SC
2007 FONTAINE TRAILER CO. Fontaine Trailer Co.seen 2×
13N25330471544993· 13100PT SC
2017 PETERBILT 389
1XPXD49X3HD340515· P743519 SC

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.

Company profile

FMCSA census

AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Power units
3
on file (MCS-150)
Drivers
2
2 hold a CDL
Annual mileage
0.1M mi
reported 2025
Recordable crash rate
0.00
per million miles
How far they run · drivers by operating lane
  • Interstate · <100 mi2 drivers
Company officer
CARL SHERWOOD
Operation
Interstate · Hazmat
Registered since
2015-01-06
Last MCS-150 update
2026-03-31
Census status
Active

Fleet: 3 trucks · 3 owned tractors · 1 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.

Data change history

Every FMCSA record change we’ve detected — address, fleet size, contacts, MCS-150 — newest first.

Connections

carrier graph

This carrier shares VINs, phone numbers, officers or emails with 7 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.

7
Connected carriers
1
Fleet-transfer links
3
Most shared VINs
5
Strong links
Possible reincarnation pattern: C & D TOWING LLC (USDOT 2074703, registered 2010) is inactive, shares this carrier’s officer, and predates it — worth checking whether this carrier re-registered to shed a prior record.
Strong· 5
1
M & W TRANSPORT LLC
USDOT 1458352Active· WEST COLUMBIA, SC
Strong
OfficerEmailPhoneShared VIN · 3
1XK1P4TX5PJ2583621XPED40X8SD74404857JF5430XH3574479
2
A-1 WRECKER SERVICE LLC
USDOT 2293644Active· WEST COLUMBIA, SC
Strong
OfficerEmailPhone
3
C & D TOWING LLC
USDOT 2074703Inactive· WEST COLMBIA, SC
Strong
OfficerPhone
4
CARL SHERWOOD
USDOT 1578626Active· NICHOLS, NY
Strong
Officer
5
M & W TOWING LLC
USDOT 1640890Active· WEST COLUMBIA, SC
Strong
OfficerEmailPhone

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

16 events
  1. 03/31/2026MCS-150 update filed

    0.1M mi reported (2025)

  2. 02/23/2026Insurance filed — PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY

    Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy CA997693932

  3. 02/23/2026Insurance replaced — PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy CA997693932

  4. 06/24/2025Insurance cancelled — PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy CA969855399

  5. 05/21/2025Insurance replaced — PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy CA969855399

  6. 10/18/2023Insurance cancelled — GENERAL SECURITY INDEMNITY COMPANY

    BIPD/Excess · policy XA-000149-00

  7. 05/21/2023Insurance replaced — MANUFACTURERS ALLIANCE INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy 152201-13-91-78-8

  8. 05/21/2022Insurance replaced — PROTECTIVE INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy AF-100102-00

  9. 05/21/2020Insurance replaced — NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy WN260498

  10. 05/21/2019Insurance cancelled — NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy WN236311

  11. 04/24/2019CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (05/20/2019)

  12. 05/21/2018Insurance replaced — PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy CA 3743640

  13. 11/25/2016Insurance cancelled — PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy CA 3743640

  14. 10/31/2016CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (11/01/2016)

  15. 01/28/2016MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER — GRANTED
  16. 01/06/2015Registered 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
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FMCSA safety rating

Rating
Not rated
Type
—
Rated
—
Last review
—
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MCS-150 registration

Form date
2026-03-31
Reported mileage
140,911 mi (2025)
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Data sourced from public FMCSA records via safer.fmcsa.dot.gov · Latest FMCSA update: Sep 2026 · Page refreshed: Sep 26, 2026, 5:55 AM. VioCodes is not affiliated with FMCSA. To dispute incorrect data, file a DataQs Request for Data Review.