POWELL TIRE AND AXLES INC
USDOT 329313
Active, interstate carrier, mid-size fleet (21 power units) — safety rating: conditional.
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Out-of-service rate26.1% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)1 reported — involvement does not imply fault
- Linked registrations1 share this carrier's phone or address
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 | 329313 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | — |
| Legal Name | POWELL TIRE AND AXLES INC |
| DBA Name | — |
| Entity Type | CORPORATION |
| Phone | 8437565544 |
| Address | 635 HWY 9 BY-PASS WEST, Loris, SC, 29569 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | C — Conditional (rated 20141215) |
| 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 | 94 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 91 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 88 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 0 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 87 / 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 | 23 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 26.1% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 1 total (0 fatal, 1 with injuries, 1 towaway) |
- 2026-01-06 — MS — 1 injured, towaway
- 2024-01-15 — TN — towaway
- 2024-01-15 — TN — towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 12 (10), 7 (7), 16 (3).
Crash involvement does not imply fault. FMCSA crash records list all reportable crashes involving a carrier, regardless of who caused them.
Signals
Linked registrations
1 other active carrier registration share this carrier's phone or address in FMCSA records.
Shared contact details can have many ordinary explanations, such as a shared dispatch service, registration agent, or office address.
Equipment
Fleet & operations
| Power Units (trucks) | 21 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 16 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 991,712 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 10-MAR-25 |
POWELL TIRE AND AXLES INC operates 21 power units — a larger fleet than 98% of carriers registered in SC.
Nearby
Other carriers in Loris, SC
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- FORDS FUEL SERVICE INC — USDOT 63396, 6 power units
- CANNON TIMBER & LOGGING INC — USDOT 576616, 5 power units
- MITCHELL PHILLIPS TRUCKING — USDOT 428929, 3 power units
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