STEPHEN HENDERSON
USDOT 2272781 · Doing business as CAROLINA PALLETS
Active, interstate carrier, small fleet (16 power units) — no FMCSA safety rating on record (common).
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Out-of-service rate25.6% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)1 reported — involvement does not imply fault
These signals summarize the records shown below — they are a starting point for your own checks, not a judgment of the carrier.
Registration
Carrier identity
| USDOT Number | 2272781 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | — |
| Legal Name | STEPHEN HENDERSON |
| DBA Name | CAROLINA PALLETS |
| Entity Type | — |
| Phone | 8644441092 |
| Address | 645 FLOYD WRIGHT DRIVE, Belton, SC, 29627 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | None on record — most carriers have not received a formal FMCSA safety rating. |
| Hazmat Flag | false |
Safety ratings: S = Satisfactory, C = Conditional, U = Unsatisfactory. A carrier with no rating has not been through a full FMCSA compliance review — this is common and not itself a red flag.
Our scoring
Safety scores
| Unsafe Driving | 81 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 0 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 90 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 0 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 94 / 100 |
Scores are 0-100 rankings computed by us from public FMCSA inspection measures; higher = worse relative to peers. Not official CSA/BASIC percentiles. How these scores are computed.
Safety events
Inspections & crashes (last 24 months)
| Inspections | 39 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 25.6% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 1 total (0 fatal, 1 with injuries, 1 towaway) |
- 2025-05-19 — SC — 2 injured, towaway
- 2024-03-13 — SC — towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 16 (32), 20 (27), 51 (12).
Crash involvement does not imply fault. FMCSA crash records list all reportable crashes involving a carrier, regardless of who caused them.
Equipment
Fleet & operations
| Power Units (trucks) | 16 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 10 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 1,000,000 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 19-MAR-26 |
STEPHEN HENDERSON operates 16 power units — a larger fleet than 98% of carriers registered in SC.
Nearby
Other carriers in Belton, SC
- PHIL N LOLLIS — USDOT 2251769, 8 power units
- JAMES GREGORY COTHRAN — USDOT 2281534, 6 power units
- ARMSTRONG GRADING & HAULING — USDOT 2145851, 3 power units
- WILLIAM BEASLEY — USDOT 2198386, 3 power units
- MT BETHEL BAPTIST CHURCH — USDOT 2135432, 2 power units
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