CSA
UnknownUSDOT 945653· CARRIER· EIN 58-2563981
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198 MCJUNKIN ROAD, TOCCOA, GA, 30577(706) 779-5211tharris@semrllc.comJOHN CARTER
Vetting snapshot
Authority
Unknown
per SAFER
Insurance
No active filing
not required
Vehicle OOS
47.6%
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 47.6% — 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.

Roadside inspection performance

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

Vehicle21 inspections · 47.6% OOS · National 22%
Driver21 inspections · 0% OOS · National 6.7%

CSA performance breakdown

FMCSA · Sep 2026

26 inspections · 68 violations (17 OOS) · 37% of inspections had an OOS finding.

26
Inspections
68
Violations
17
OOS violations
10
Distinct codes

Violations by BASIC

click to filter codes

22
total

Most inspected in · top 2 states

  • GA16
  • SC14

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.

Brakes violations are the leading contributor to Vehicle Maintenance

High impact

Estimated Vehicle Maintenance percentile of 100% is at/over the 80% 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.

What’s contributing48 violations · 15 OOS (24 mo)
Brakes2 OOS14 viol36%
  • 393.45B2-B-AIRAir Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured4× · 11%
  • 393.45B2-BHTDAir Brake - Hose/tubing damage into the outer reinforcement ply.2× · 6%
  • 393.45D-BAir Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection2× · 4%
Tires5 OOS6 viol22%
  • 393.75A3-TAOLTires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS4× · 18%
  • 393.75G-TAOWTires - All others, weight carried exceeds tire load limit1× · 3%
  • 393.75C-TAOTD-LT2/32Tires - Less than 2/32 inch tread depth1× · 2%
Lighting / lamps2 OOS12 viol16%
  • 393.9A-LSLIWRLighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on1× · 6%
  • 393.9A-LRLILighting - Tail lamp - Any inoperative1× · 2%
  • 393.9A-LSMLLighting - Side marker lamp(s) inoperative3× · 2%
Load securement4 OOS5 viol13%
  • 393.100B-CCargo - Cargo not secured to prevent leaking/spilling/blowing/falling from CMV2× · 7%
  • 393.132C-CHVEFlattened/Crushed Vehicles - Improper securement of flattened or crushed vehicles.1× · 4%
  • 393.134B-CRHLCRoll-on/Roll-off/Hook Lift Containers - Improper securement of a roll-on/roll-off and hook lift container1× · 2%
What to do
  • Check brake adjustment and listen for air leaks every pre-trip; put brakes on the PM schedule
  • Fix air-loss and warning-light faults before dispatch — don’t “drive it in”
  • Prioritize the out-of-service items — they carry the heaviest weight
Projected estimatecould improve up to 25 pts in ~12 mo
nowin 12 months
Current trend 50% followed 100% followed 80% line

Vehicle out-of-service rate exceeds the national average

High impact

Vehicle OOS rate is 45% 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 Spartanburg County, SC

Medium impact

14 of 31 violations in the last 12 months (45%) came from inspections in Spartanburg County, SC. 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 Spartanburg County, SC to spot recurring issues
  • Brief drivers running that lane; consider rerouting around the toughest enforcement corridors where practical

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.

Trending worse
1
Inspections
14
Violations
4
Out-of-service
0
Clean
Where the violations are
Vehicle Maintenance 79%Other 21%
Focus here first
1Vehicle Maintenance
11 violations · 4 OOS · 79% of recent
  • 393.45B2-B-AIR×3Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured
  • 393.75A3-TAOLTires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS · OOS
  • 393.9A-LSLIWRLighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on · OOS
Do this
  • Check brake adjustment and listen for air leaks every pre-trip
  • Fix air-loss and warning-light faults before dispatch; put brakes on the PM schedule
2Other
3 violations · 21% of recent
  • 393.47EBrake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt
  • 392.2-SLLEDState/Local Laws - Excessive dimension (width/height/length)
  • 392.2-SLLEWG3State/Local Laws - Excessive weight - More than 5000 lbs over on allowable gross weight
Do this
  • Check brake adjustment and listen for air leaks every pre-trip
  • Fix air-loss and warning-light faults before dispatch; put brakes on the PM schedule
Repeat offenders (same code, multiple times)
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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).

36
Inspections
74
Violations
19
Out-of-service
294
CSA points
7
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

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

11 incomplete vehicle 9 truck 7 trailer
1998 HYUNDAI TRANSLEAD TRAILERS Hyundai Translead Trailersseen 6×
3H3C542SXWT005872· NO TAG GA
1999 HYUNDAI TRANSLEAD TRAILERS Hyundai Translead Trailersseen 4×
3H3C532S0XT029819· TV89V11 GA
2016 FREIGHTLINER Cascadiaseen 3×
1FUJGLD67GLHB6846· P900GI GA
1997 HYUNDAI TRANSLEAD TRAILERS Hyundai Translead Trailersseen 3×
3H3C542S3VT004318· TB89V09 GA
2021 PETERBILT 337seen 3×
2NP2HM6X9MM721884· ELS661 GA
2016 KENWORTH W9 Seriesseen 3×
1XKWD49X3GR486030· P899CI GA
2019 KENWORTH T680seen 3×
1XKYDP9X8KJ282003· P933CR GA
2007 KENWORTH T8 Seriesseen 2×
1NKDLU0X67J174591· P672CJ GA
2018 PETERBILT 337seen 2×
2NP2HM6X2JM475305· EQQ562 GA
2001 PETERBILT 379seen 2×
1XP5DU9X81D569415· P235CI GA
2001 MACK CLseen 2×
1M2AD62C51M011469· IP3612 GA
2019 KENWORTH T680seen 2×
1XKYDP9X1KJ249554· P8446CP GA
2021 PETERBILT 337seen 2×
2NP2HM6X5MM721834· GJE721 GA
2005 MACK CLseen 2×
1M2AD64C05M001466· P180CL GA
2005 MACK CLseen 2×
1M2AD64C95M001465· IP798N GA
2006 MACK CL
1M2AD64CX6M002173· IP645L GA
1993 PETERBILT 379
1XP5DB9X6PN334678· IP631X GA
1997 HYUNDAI TRANSLEAD TRAILERS
3H3C5428XVT002839· TV89V08 GA
2003 MACK CL
1M2AD64C43M001371· P764CL GA
1998 HYUNDAI TRANSLEAD TRAILERS Hyundai Translead Trailers
3H3C542S4WT005821· TV89V07 GA
2021 PETERBILT 579
1XPBDP9X6MD743653· P849CP GA
2014 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia
3AKJGLDV1ESFU3936· P638CQ GA
2011 DODGE Ram Chassis Cab
3D6WU7EL1BG501482· EQQ290 GA
1997 HYUNDAI TRANSLEAD TRAILERS Hyundai Translead Trailers
3H3C542S7VT002944· TR3184K GA
2007 MACK CT (Granite)
1M2AL02C87M004783· IP397T GA
2020 WESTERN STAR 4900
5KJJAEDR1LPLU7472· P847CP GA
1997 HYUNDAI TRANSLEAD TRAILERS Hyundai Translead Trailers
3H3C542SXVT002839· TB89V08 GA

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

PRIVATE PROPERTY

Power units
18
on file (MCS-150)
Drivers
12
12 hold a CDL
Annual mileage
0.2M mi
reported 2025
Recordable crash rate
per million miles
How far they run · drivers by operating lane
  • Interstate · 100+ mi3 drivers
  • Interstate · <100 mi5 drivers
  • Intrastate · 100+ mi2 drivers
  • Intrastate · <100 mi2 drivers
Company officer
JOHN CARTER
Operation
Interstate
Registered since
2001-04-06
Last MCS-150 update
2026-01-20
Census status
Active

Fleet: 18 trucks · 11 owned tractors · 11 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, phone numbers or officers with 41 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.

41
Connected carriers
1
Fleet-transfer links
1
Most shared VINs
40
Strong links
Possible reincarnation pattern: JOHN CARTER (USDOT 834309, registered 1999) is inactive, shares this carrier’s officer, and predates it — worth checking whether this carrier re-registered to shed a prior record.
Strong· 40
1
613366 NB LTD
USDOT 2160559Inactive· MAUGERVILLE, NB
Strong
Officer
2
ARCTIC AIR REFRIGERATION LLC
USDOT 3691438Inactive· NEWPORT, VT
Strong
Officer
3
CARTER & SON TRANSPORTATION LLC
USDOT 3167012Active· LIVINGSTON, TX
Strong
Officer
4
CARTER BROTHERS LTD
USDOT 2831478Inactive· LAKEVILLE, NB
Strong
Officer
5
CARTER LANDSCAPING INC
USDOT 482615Active· TITUS, AL
Strong
Officer
6
CARTER TRANSPORT LLC
USDOT 2200954Inactive· CHATTANOOGA, TN
Strong
Officer
7
CARTER TRANSPORT LLC
USDOT 2441894Active· HAMLIN, TX
Strong
Officer
8
CARTER TRUCKING
USDOT 1674013Inactive· MANTEE, MS
Strong
Officer
9
CARTER'S HANDY MAN'S LLC
USDOT 3949112Inactive· MILWAUKEE, WI
Strong
Officer
10
CARTER'S USED PARTS
USDOT 1715773Inactive· TOCCOA, GA
Strong
Officer
11
CHANTLER INTERNATIONAL INC
USDOT 1071063Inactive· BARRIE, ON
Strong
Officer
12
CLARK & CARTER LLC
USDOT 3927188Inactive· ATLANTA, GA
Strong
Officer
13
DIET ALERT CENTER INC
USDOT 3593907Inactive· JACKSONVILLE, FL
Strong
Officer
14
EAGER BEAVER ENTERPRISES INC
USDOT 1239145Inactive· FERNANDINA BEACH, FL
Strong
Officer
15
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF CLYDE INC
USDOT 2518544Inactive· CLYDE, NC
Strong
Officer
16
GEMINI EXPRESS LLC
USDOT 2567813Inactive· CALUMET CITY, IL
Strong
Officer
17
HAPPY TRAILS TRUCKING CO
USDOT 2375963Inactive· DAVENPORT, IA
Strong
Officer
18
J C CARTER FARMS LLC
USDOT 3178848Inactive· ENFIELD, IL
Strong
Officer
19
J CARTER TRUCKING
USDOT 1486955Active· MONTGOMERY, AL
Strong
Officer
20
JAMES D LEWIS JR
USDOT 1159849Inactive· GRENADA, MS
Strong
Officer
21
JC COMPRESSOR SERVICES INC
USDOT 1724619Active· POCOLA, OK
Strong
Officer
22
JOHN C CARTER LLC
USDOT 2279111Inactive· NEVIS, MN
Strong
Officer
23
JOHN CARTER
USDOT 1299002Active· PLANT CITY, FL
Strong
Officer
24
JOHN CARTER
USDOT 1339761Active· CHAPMANVILLE, WV
Strong
Officer
25
JOHN CARTER
USDOT 2379073Active· MISSOURI CITY, TX
Strong
Officer
26
JOHN CARTER
USDOT 1988154Active· DESOTO, TX
Strong
Officer
27
JOHN CARTER
USDOT 1699588Inactive· SEYMOUR, MO
Strong
Officer
28
JOHN CARTER
USDOT 834309Inactive· DETROIT, MI
Strong
Officer
29
JOHN R CARTER LLC
USDOT 2576018Active· NINETY SIX, SC
Strong
Officer
30
JOHN W CARTER
USDOT 929009Inactive· CALERA, OK
Strong
Officer
31
KEITH R THOMAS
USDOT 4024174Inactive· TOCCOA, GA
Strong
OfficerPhone
32
KOPALA TRANSPORT INC
USDOT 1432436Active· DENVER, CO
Strong
Officer
33
PEARL RIVER DOOR COMPANY LLC
USDOT 2458575Inactive· PEARL, MS
Strong
Officer
34
ROAD WARRIOR TRUCKING LLC
USDOT 2641347Inactive· HARRIMAN, TN
Strong
Officer
35
SEVENTH BRIGADE TRUCKING LLC
USDOT 3709432Inactive· CALIFORNIA, PA
Strong
Officer
36
SHAGGYS TOWING LLC
USDOT 2252527Active· EVANSVILLE, IN
Strong
Officer
37
T J CARTER TRANSPORT LLC
USDOT 1219194Inactive· BOUNTIFUL, UT
Strong
Officer
38
TRUSTEES OF AMHERST COLLEGE
USDOT 2416727Active· AMHERST, MA
Strong
Officer
39
VANTAGE HOMES
USDOT 3718404Active· CLERMONT, GA
Strong
Officer
40
VIVE TRANSPORT LLC
USDOT 4286900Inactive· KANSAS CITY, KS
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

2 events
  1. 01/20/2026MCS-150 update filed

    0.2M mi reported (2025)

  2. 04/06/2001Registered with FMCSA

    PRIVATE PROPERTY

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

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Operations

Classification

  • PRIVATE PROPERTY

Area served

  • Interstate

FMCSA safety rating

Rating
Satisfactory
Type
Compliance review
Rated
2007-08-03
Last review
2007-07-31
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MCS-150 registration

Form date
2026-01-20
Reported mileage
192,534 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 21, 2026, 8:15 AM. VioCodes is not affiliated with FMCSA. To dispute incorrect data, file a DataQs Request for Data Review.