FOSTER-CAVINESS COMPANY INC
USDOT 434005 · Doing business as FOSTER
Active, interstate carrier, mid-size fleet (77 power units) — safety rating: satisfactory.
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Out-of-service rate8.6% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)4 reported — involvement does not imply fault
- Linked registrations1 share this carrier's phone or address
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Registration
Carrier identity
| USDOT Number | 434005 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-1170141 |
| Legal Name | FOSTER-CAVINESS COMPANY INC |
| DBA Name | FOSTER |
| Entity Type | CORPORATION |
| Phone | 3366620571 |
| Address | 2900 LOWERY STREET, Winston-Salem, NC, 27101 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | S — Satisfactory (rated 20201116) |
| 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 | 78 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 81 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 88 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 99 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 65 / 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 | 93 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 8.6% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 4 total (0 fatal, 2 with injuries, 3 towaway) |
- 2026-04-04 — NC — towaway
- 2025-10-13 — NC — 1 injured
- 2025-05-09 — NC — towaway
- 2025-04-02 — SC — 3 injured, towaway
- 2024-05-10 — NC — towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 14 (10), 7 (10), 51 (7).
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) | 77 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 113 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 3,896,297 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 03-FEB-26 |
FOSTER-CAVINESS COMPANY INC operates 77 power units — a larger fleet than 100% of carriers registered in NC.
Nearby
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