ARDS TRUCKING COMPANY INC
USDOT 63366 · Doing business as ARD
Active, interstate carrier, large fleet (220 power units) — safety rating: satisfactory.
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Out-of-service rate10.2% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)15 reported — involvement does not imply fault
- Linked registrations1 share this carrier's phone or address
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Registration
Carrier identity
| USDOT Number | 63366 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-145794 |
| Legal Name | ARDS TRUCKING COMPANY INC |
| DBA Name | ARD |
| Entity Type | CORPORATION |
| Phone | 8433935101 |
| Address | 4190 ALLIGATOR ROAD, Timmonsville, SC, 29161 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | S — Satisfactory (rated 20150409) |
| 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 | 84 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 82 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 86 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 0 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 76 / 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 | 522 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 10.2% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 15 total (0 fatal, 5 with injuries, 15 towaway) |
- 2026-04-06 — TN — 1 injured, towaway
- 2026-01-21 — AL — towaway
- 2025-11-25 — OH — towaway
- 2025-09-13 — OH — towaway
- 2025-09-01 — MD — 1 injured, towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 12 (88), 16 (50), 7 (43).
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) | 220 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 199 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 20,017,544 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 23-APR-26 |
ARDS TRUCKING COMPANY INC operates 220 power units — a larger fleet than 100% of carriers registered in SC.
Nearby
Other carriers in Timmonsville, SC
- CARTER BROTHERS LOGGING LLC — USDOT 554830, 11 power units
- L L SMITH & SON INC — USDOT 340004, 4 power units
- JOHN STEVEN EVANS — USDOT 381886, 3 power units
- INMCO TRUCKING LLC — USDOT 591728, 3 power units
- STRICKLAND AND SON USED CARS — USDOT 467550, 2 power units
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