Trucking carriers based in North Carolina
How North Carolina carriers fare at the roadside, measured against every other state, from federal inspection and crash records.
North Carolina ranks 44 of 45 rated states by out-of-service rate, worst first — 42% lower than the national figure.
Largest carriers
| Carrier | Power units | Drivers | Inspections | Out of service |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OLD DOMINION FREIGHT LINE INC | 10974 | 11620 | 6892 | 6.3% |
| ADUSA TRANSPORTATION LLC | 862 | 1335 | 3032 | 2.7% |
| HARRIS TEETER LLC | 389 | 455 | 1060 | 1.1% |
| TIDEWATER TRANSIT CO INC | 305 | 264 | 953 | 8.5% |
| MERCHANTS TRANSPORT OF HICKORY LLC | 274 | 347 | 1099 | 3.8% |
| BARNHILL CONTRACTING COMPANY | 254 | 242 | 871 | 2.6% |
| JOHNSON BROTHERS OF NORTH CAROLINA INC | 251 | 168 | 7 | 0.0% |
| PARRISH TIRE COMPANY | 173 | 173 | 84 | 17.9% |
| MURROW'S TRANSFER INC | 140 | 121 | 374 | 14.2% |
| R J REYNOLDS TOBACCO CO | 139 | 85 | — | — |
| SNYDER'S-LANCE INC | 114 | 141 | 200 | 5.0% |
| BLACK'S TIRE SERVICE INC | 102 | 128 | 32 | 15.6% |
| COOKE TRUCKING COMPANY INC | 88 | 130 | 281 | 10.3% |
| CAROLINA CONTAINER LLC | 87 | 71 | 281 | 3.6% |
| PEPPERIDGE FARM INC | 85 | 246 | 41 | 9.8% |
| MACK TRUCKS INC | 72 | 88 | 3 | 0.0% |
| J L ROTHROCK INC | 68 | 78 | 241 | 10.0% |
| DIRECTLINK COURIER INC | 57 | 57 | — | — |
| S AND D COFFEE INC | 53 | 11 | 3 | 33.3% |
| HOG SLAT INC | 51 | 24 | 33 | 33.3% |
Compare with another state
The twelve highest out-of-service rates on file.
- Louisiana 20.0%
- Indiana 16.4%
- North Dakota 15.3%
- Washington 14.5%
- Oregon 14.4%
- Montana 14.3%
- Pennsylvania 14.2%
- Colorado 14.0%
- Texas 13.9%
- Mississippi 13.9%
- Idaho 12.3%
- Kentucky 12.3%
Reading these numbers
These are rates, not totals. A count of carriers here describes the records we hold, not everything North Carolina has on the road. A rate does not depend on how much of the state we hold, which is why it is the figure on this page. It is weighted by inspections, so a few large carriers move it more than many small ones.
An out-of-service order means an inspector found something serious enough to stop the vehicle or driver until it was fixed. The rate counts inspections that ended in such an order, over inspections performed — not violations, several of which can come from one inspection. A crash on a carrier’s record is not a finding of fault.