UNDERWOOD & WELD CO INC
USDOT 97210
Active, interstate carrier, mid-size fleet (34 power units) — safety rating: satisfactory.
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Out-of-service rate1.8% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)5 reported — involvement does not imply fault
- Linked registrations2 share this carrier's phone or address
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Registration
Carrier identity
| USDOT Number | 97210 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-115917 |
| Legal Name | UNDERWOOD & WELD CO INC |
| DBA Name | — |
| Entity Type | CORPORATION |
| Phone | 8287652424 |
| Address | 199 TANK TRAIL, Spruce Pine, NC, 28777 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | S — Satisfactory (rated 19900214) |
| 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 | 86 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 86 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 86 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 0 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 64 / 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 | 57 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 1.8% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 5 total (0 fatal, 4 with injuries, 5 towaway) |
- 2026-02-04 — NC — 1 injured, towaway
- 2026-01-21 — NC — 1 injured, towaway
- 2025-11-23 — NC — 1 injured, towaway
- 2024-10-07 — GA — 1 injured, towaway
- 2024-09-13 — NC — towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 12 (12), 4 (4), 14 (2).
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) | 34 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 32 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 2,084,161 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 13-MAY-26 |
UNDERWOOD & WELD CO INC operates 34 power units — a larger fleet than 99% of carriers registered in NC.
Nearby
Other carriers in Spruce Pine, NC
- FELDSPAR TRUCKING COMPANY INC — USDOT 165270, 61 power units
- DEWITT HOWELL JR — USDOT 365990, 19 power units
- UNDERWOOD TRUCKS INC — USDOT 342873, 11 power units
- GOUGE GAS & APPLIANCE COMPANY INC — USDOT 94715, 7 power units
- GOUGE TRANSPORTATION & EQUIPMENT CO INC — USDOT 335916, 6 power units
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