L L CARTER & SON INC
USDOT 591463
Active, interstate carrier, mid-size fleet (33 power units) — no FMCSA safety rating on record (common). Insurance filings show 626 coverage gaps in this carrier's history.
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Insurance on fileEmerald Bay Specialty Insurance Company
- Coverage gaps626 in filing history
- Out-of-service rate15.8% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)8 reported — involvement does not imply fault
- Authority ageGranted 31 years ago
- Linked registrations2 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 | 591463 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-287538 |
| Legal Name | L L CARTER & SON INC |
| DBA Name | — |
| Entity Type | — |
| Phone | 8044483994 |
| Address | 17460 COUNTYLINE CHURCH ROAD, Ruther Glen, VA, 22546 |
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.
Filings
Insurance
| Current Insurer | Emerald Bay Specialty Insurance Company |
|---|---|
| Coverage on File | $750,000 |
| Insurance on File Since | 2026-05-31 |
626 coverage gaps detected in filing history.
| Insurer | Coverage | Form | Effective | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emerald Bay Specialty Insurance Company | $750,000 | BMC-91X | 2026-05-31 | — |
| National Indemnity Company | $750,000 | BMC-35 | 2026-05-31 | 2026-05-31 |
| National Indemnity Company | $750,000 | BMC-91X | 2025-05-31 | — |
Timeline
Authority history
| Authority First Granted | 1995-04-07 Established authority |
|---|---|
| Authority Events on Record | 1 |
- 1995-04-07 — Granted — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) Active GRANTED
Our scoring
Safety scores
| Unsafe Driving | 78 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 0 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 0 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 0 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 91 / 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 | 19 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 15.8% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 8 total (0 fatal, 4 with injuries, 8 towaway) |
- 2025-11-20 — VA — towaway
- 2025-11-04 — VA — towaway
- 2025-10-31 — VA — 1 injured, towaway
- 2025-08-28 — VA — 1 injured, towaway
- 2025-03-25 — VA — 1 injured, towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 20 (22), 16 (6), 14 (4).
Crash involvement does not imply fault. FMCSA crash records list all reportable crashes involving a carrier, regardless of who caused them.
Signals
Linked registrations
2 other active carrier registrations 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) | 33 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 31 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 2,853,354 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 16-JUN-25 |
L L CARTER & SON INC operates 33 power units — a larger fleet than 99% of carriers registered in VA.
Nearby
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