WATT & STEWART TRUCKING INC

USDOT 661372MC-Docket MC315748LEXINGTON, SC
Review before tendering43 power units

WATT & STEWART TRUCKING INC (USDOT 661372) in LEXINGTON, SC — has findings to review before tendering. FMCSA authority, fleet size, BASIC safety measures, crash and inspection history.

  • Has active operating authority that's tenderable today (common or contract).
  • No pending authority revocation.
  • Not under an uncleared federal out-of-service or safety action.
  • BIPD on file: $1,000,000.
  • No cargo insurance on file. Required for many shipper contracts.
  • No history of insurance lapses.
  • Satisfactory safety rating.
  • No BASIC alerts in any of the five public SMS categories.
  • Driver and vehicle out-of-service rates are at or below the national roadside average.
  • 4 preventable crash(es) in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate not available.
  • No fatal crashes in the last 24 months.
  • No link to a prior revoked authority.
  • FMCSA compliance review on file dated 2015-02-20 (C).
  • Crash Indicator and Hazmat Compliance BASICs are statutorily withheld from public SMS under the FAST Act — their absence is not a clean record; use the crash-risk signals above instead.

Built from FMCSA's public Safety Management System data — guidance, not legal advice. Verify directly with the carrier and your cargo policy before tendering.

Authority

Common authority
Not applicable
Contract authority
Active

Safety & BASIC scorecard

Safety rating
Satisfactory · rated 2015-02-27

BASIC safety measures

Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 2.33
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0.38
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0.12
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 2.09

Under the FAST Act, FMCSA publishes an absolute per-category measure (not a 0–100 percentile) for these five BASICs — the alert flag, not the raw number, is the risk signal. The Crash Indicator and Hazmat Compliance BASICs are statutorily withheld from public view.

Last 24 months

0
Fatalities
5
Injuries
5
Crashes
137
Inspections
17
OOS inspections
18
OOS violations

Insurance

BIPD on file
$1,000,000
Cargo insurance
No
Bond on file
No

Fleet

Power units
43
Total drivers
40
Years in business
30
Hazmat authority
No

Crash risk

Preventable crashes (24 mo)
4 of 5 total crash(es)
Recordable crash rate
Not available
Driver OOS rate
1.3%
Vehicle OOS rate
18.1%

The official Crash Indicator BASIC is withheld from public SMS under the FAST Act — these derived signals stand in for it; their absence is not a clean record.

Compliance & history

Reincarnation / chameleon
No prior revoked authority
Involuntary revocations
None on file
Physical address
No address flags
Federal OOS / safety action
None on file
MCS-150 self-report
2025-02-12
Insurance lapse history
No lapses on record
Last compliance review
2015-02-20 · C

Inspection history (all-time)

258
Inspections
26
OOS inspections
220
Violations
28
OOS violations
4
Post-accident

Record spans 2023-06-26 → 2026-06-05.

Crash history (last 24 months)

2026-01-02 OK 1 injuredTow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: YES· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry
2025-09-30 IL 3 injuredTow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: NO· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry
2025-06-12 CA Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: NO· No Adverse Conditions, Dark - Lighted, Dry
2024-11-16 TX Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: PENDING· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry
2024-11-04 TX 1 injuredTow-away
Not preventable (FMCSA) · Driver cited: PENDING· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry
2024-04-28 TX Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: PENDING· Rain, Daylight, Wet

Violation pattern (all-time, by area)

Area (49 CFR part) Violations Out of service Most recent
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
85 21 2026-03-05
Unsafe driving 392
67 2 2026-05-27
Hours of service 395
47 0 2026-04-24
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
16 2 2026-01-22
CDL standards 383
4 4 2025-07-29
Hazardous materials (HMR) 177
1 1 2023-06-28

Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)

Date Category Violation OOS
2026-04-24 Unsafe Driving Driver - Failed to use seat belt while operating a CMV
2026-04-24 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (ELD) - A portable ELD is not mounted in a fixed position and visible to the driver when seated in the normal drivin
2026-03-09 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (ELD) - ELD Form and Manner
2026-03-05 Vehicle Maintenance Brake Hose or Tubing Chafing and/or Kinking - Connection to Power Unit OOS
2026-03-05 Vehicle Maintenance Inoperable Required Lamp
2026-02-24 Vehicle Maintenance No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher
2026-02-24 Hours-of-Service Compliance Record of Duty Status violation (general/form and manner)
2026-01-22 Vehicle Maintenance Brake - Audible air leak from a brake chamber
2026-01-13 Vehicle Maintenance Tire-flat and/or audible air leak OOS
2026-01-10 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (Property) - No driver may make a false report in connection with a duty status. Explain
2026-01-10 Unsafe Driving Driver - Failing to use extreme caution in a CMV when hazardous conditions exist
2025-11-20 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (ELD) - Driver failing to review records and certify the accuracy of the information.
2025-11-14 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (ELD) - In-Vehicle Information - No user's manual for the driver describing how to operate the ELD. (May be electron
2025-11-14 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (ELD) Driver failing to have instruction sheet describing the data transfer mechanisms supported by the ELD and step
2025-11-14 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (ELD) - In-Vehicle Information - Failing to have an instruction sheet for the driver describing ELD malfunction repo
2025-11-10 Unsafe Driving Driver - Using a hand-held mobile telephone
2025-11-03 Hours-of-Service Compliance Driving beyond 8 hour driving limit since the end of the last on duty off duty or sleeper period of at least 30 minutes
2025-11-03 Hours-of-Service Compliance Driving beyond 11 hour driving limit in a 14-hour period at time of inspection. (Property carrying vehicle) - Nominal V
2025-10-28 Vehicle Maintenance Inoperative turn signal OOS
2025-10-28 Vehicle Maintenance Inoperative/Defective Hazard Warning Lamp
2025-10-28 Hours-of-Service Compliance Driver failed to manually add the trailer number
2025-08-29 Vehicle Maintenance Failing to secure load OOS
2025-08-16 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit
2025-07-29 Driver Fitness License (CDL) - Operate a CMV and does not possess a valid CDL OOS
2025-07-29 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g. safety official signal sign l
2025-07-13 Vehicle Maintenance Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection
2025-07-01 Vehicle Maintenance Cargo - Cargo not secured to prevent leaking/spilling/blowing/falling from CMV OOS
2025-06-17 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g. safety official signal sign l
2025-06-02 Vehicle Maintenance Brake - Bleedback system is defective on trailer
2025-04-22 Vehicle Maintenance Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt
2025-04-22 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate
2025-04-03 Vehicle Maintenance Cargo - Insufficient tiedowns (w/o headerboard/blocking) for article(s) of cargo longer than 10 feet OOS
2025-04-01 Hours-of-Service Compliance Driving beyond 8 hour driving limit since the end of the last on duty off duty or sleeper period of at least 30 minutes
2025-04-01 Vehicle Maintenance Insufficient tiedowns to prevent forward movement for load not blocked by headerboard bulkhead or other cargo OOS
2025-04-01 Hours-of-Service Compliance Driver failed to manually add shipping document number
2025-03-31 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (ELD) - ELD Form and Manner
2025-03-18 Driver Fitness License (CDL) - Operate a CMV and does not possess a valid CDL OOS
2025-03-06 Vehicle Maintenance Cargo - Insufficient tiedowns (w/o headerboard/blocking) for article(s) of cargo 5 feet or less and more than 1100 lbs OOS
2025-03-05 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g. safety official signal sign l
2025-02-26 Hours-of-Service Compliance Driving beyond 8 hour driving limit since the end of the last on duty off duty or sleeper period of at least 30 minutes
2025-02-19 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (ELD) - Driver failing to review records and certify the accuracy of the information.
2025-02-13 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit
2025-02-13 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation
2025-01-16 Vehicle Maintenance Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection
2025-01-16 Vehicle Maintenance Damaged securement system/tiedowns
2024-12-04 Unsafe Driving Driver - Using a hand-held mobile telephone
2024-12-04 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (ELD) - A portable ELD is not mounted in a fixed position and visible to the driver when seated in the normal drivin
2024-12-04 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (ELD) - Driver failing to review records and certify the accuracy of the information.
2024-11-26 Vehicle Maintenance Inoperative turn signal OOS
2024-11-26 Vehicle Maintenance Inoperable Required Lamp

Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)

Showing the 25 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.

2026-05-27 CO · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLSR
2026-04-24 SC · Level 3 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 16-D
Hours of service 395 22G-ELDMFV
2026-03-09 TN · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Hours of service 395 24
2026-03-05 TX · Level 2 2 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45B2PC OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9
2026-02-24 TX · Level 1 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 95A
Hours of service 395 8
2026-02-09 NM · Level 2 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLS1
2026-01-22 SC · Level 1 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1-BALAC
2026-01-13 NM · Level 2 1 viol· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A3 OOS
2026-01-10 ND · Level 3 5 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 14-D
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLED
Hours of service 395 8E-HOSPD
Hours of service 395 8E-HOSPD
Hours of service 395 8E-HOSPD
2026-01-02 OK · Level 2 6 violsPost-accident
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 207A-SAPPAS OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A3-TAOL OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LSLI
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LTSI
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LRLI
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45D-BAAL
2025-11-20 MN · Level 3 3 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Hours of service 395 30B1-ELDDFR
Hours of service 395 30B1-ELDDFR
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLS1
2025-11-14 GA · Level 3 3 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Hours of service 395 22H3-ELDMF
Hours of service 395 22H1-ELDNUM
Hours of service 395 22H2-ELDNISDT
2025-11-10 GA · Level 3 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 17C-PI
Unsafe driving 392 82DUMT
2025-11-03 MS · Level 3 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Hours of service 395 3A3II
Hours of service 395 3A3-HOSPRNC
2025-10-28 TX · Level 2 4 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 19
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9TS OOS
Hours of service 395 24C2II
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLS1
2025-10-24 NE · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLTL
2025-09-29 OR · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 17C-PI
2025-09-16 NM · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLS1
2025-09-10 CA · Level 2 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLED
2025-09-03 CO · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2SLSNC
2025-08-29 TX · Level 2 1 viol· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 9A OOS
2025-08-16 TN · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLS2
2025-07-29 AZ · Level 3 2 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLTCD
CDL standards 383 23A2-LCDLN OOS
2025-07-13 TX · Level 2 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 17C
2025-07-01 OR · Level 2 1 viol· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 100B-C OOS

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