WHITAKER TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC
USDOT 541572
Active, interstate carrier, mid-size fleet (24 power units) — no FMCSA safety rating on record (common).
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Out-of-service rate12.9% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)4 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 | 541572 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-268801 |
| Legal Name | WHITAKER TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC |
| DBA Name | — |
| Entity Type | CORPORATION |
| Phone | 8645786232 |
| Address | 9099 ASHEVILLE HWY, Boiling Springs, SC, 29316 |
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 | 91 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 85 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 0 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 0 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 74 / 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 | 31 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 12.9% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 4 total (1 fatal, 3 with injuries, 4 towaway) |
- 2026-03-13 — TN — 3 injured, towaway
- 2026-02-09 — VA — 1 fatal, 1 injured, towaway
- 2025-10-21 — VA — 1 injured, towaway
- 2024-11-17 — TN — towaway
- 2023-09-21 — VA — towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 12 (10), 7 (5), 23 (4).
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) | 24 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 24 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 2,000,000 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 19-FEB-25 |
WHITAKER TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC operates 24 power units — a larger fleet than 98% of carriers registered in SC.
Nearby
Other carriers in Boiling Springs, SC
- JOLLEY TOWING & RECOVERY INC — USDOT 401860, 8 power units
- MARSHALL F COOLEY — USDOT 63216, 5 power units
- BOILING SPRINGS 1ST BAPTIST CHURCH — USDOT 600193, 3 power units
- ROGER L CHASTAIN — USDOT 257340, 1 power units
- SEAY TRUCKING INC — USDOT 296565, 1 power units
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