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4 of your 50 roadside inspections in the last 24 months ended with an out-of-service order, most recently North Carolina on October 6.
Your latest, South Carolina on November 4, was clean.
Your MCS-150 lists 139 trucks and 135 drivers.
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KERNS TRUCKING INC is a large fleet motor carrier based in BLACKSBURG, South Carolina (USDOT #328429). As of November 14, 2026, it holds a Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating and a FileFlo Carrier Intelligence Score of 59/100 (Elevated Risk), based on 50 recent inspection(s) and 17 recorded violation(s) in public FMCSA data.
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| Category | Score | Max |
|---|---|---|
| Safety Rating | 30 | 30 |
| Inspection Pass Rate | 20 | 20 |
| Out-of-Service Rate (vs FMCSA national avg) | 15 | 15 |
| CSA BASIC percentiles | Not measured | n/a |
Three public FMCSA components, scored by FileFlo. CSA BASIC percentiles are not in FMCSA's public data, so they are shown as not measured.
FMCSA's licensing record shows MC111268, motor property common carrier authority, reinstated on December 1, 2003.
KERNS TRUCKING INC is a large fleet operating out of BLACKSBURG, South Carolina with USDOT number 328429. The company operates 139 power units and holds a current FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory. Based on our analysis of federal safety data, KERNS TRUCKING INC has a FileFlo Carrier Intelligence Score (CIS) of 59/100, classified as Elevated Risk.
KERNS TRUCKING INC has undergone 50 recorded DOT inspections. The vehicle out-of-service rate is 8.0%, which is below the national average of 20.72%, suggesting solid vehicle maintenance practices.
The public FMCSA record for KERNS TRUCKING INC carries 17 recorded violations, and the most recent inspection on file is dated November 4, 2026. Across 50 recorded inspections, the record carries 0 driver out-of-service violations and 5 vehicle out-of-service violations.
A recorded violation is what an inspector wrote down at the roadside. It is not a penalty, and it is not an amount owed: FMCSA assesses civil penalties only after a compliance review classifies specific cited violations. The step that changes this record is the document behind each line, so the next move is to see which records an investigator would ask for and which of them exist today.
The Carrier Intelligence Score is FileFlo's own summary of three public FMCSA components for KERNS TRUCKING INC: the safety rating, the inspection pass rate and the out-of-service rate against the national average. It is not an FMCSA score, and FMCSA does not use it to choose carriers for an investigation. 59 out of 100 falls in FileFlo's Elevated Risk band.
KERNS TRUCKING INC falls under the Southern Service Center for FMCSA field-office oversight (region code 04). Service-center territory drives which FMCSA Investigator team would conduct a new-entrant audit or compliance review if one is triggered for this carrier.
KERNS TRUCKING INC is classified by FMCSA as an interstate carrier.
The carrier holds an Authorized For Hire classification, meaning it transports cargo or passengers for compensation under FMCSA operating authority and is subject to MC-number requirements at 49 CFR Part 365.
Business organization type: Corporation.
KERNS TRUCKING INC is not flagged in FMCSA Census as a hazmat carrier (HM indicator: N), so the carrier is not subject to the additional 49 CFR Subchapter C hazmat regulations.
Operational range per MCS-150 filing: interstate beyond 100 miles (long-haul, 135 drivers). The 100-mile boundary matters because drivers operating within a 100-air-mile radius qualify for the short-haul exception under 49 CFR 395.1(e)(1), which removes the requirement to maintain RODS for the day.
Self-reported MCS-150 annual mileage: 6,227,289 miles. MCS-150 mileage feeds the FMCSA SafeStat exposure denominator: drastically understated mileage can artificially inflate CSA BASIC percentile scores by reducing the per-mile exposure baseline. Updates are required every 24 months under 49 CFR 390.19.
Owned equipment per the FMCSA Census filing: 40 tractors, 53 trailers. Owned-vs-leased equipment matters for compliance documentation, owned trailers require the carrier to retain annual inspection certificates under 49 CFR 396.17, while leased trailers shift that documentation responsibility to the lease agreement.
The carrier reports 135 CDL-holding drivers on file. Each CDL driver must have a current Driver Qualification File (DQF) maintained per 49 CFR 391.51, including a Medical Examiner's Certificate, an annual MVR review, and a record of road-test results.
Primary cargo type per MCS-150: Scrap Metal. Cargo type drives which BASIC categories the carrier is monitored under (Hazmat Compliance applies only to HM-flagged carriers; Cargo-Related Crash applies broadly).
The FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) crash dataset records 20 crash events involving KERNS TRUCKING INC in the available reporting window. Of these, 1 involved a fatality, 11 involved a reported injury, and 19 resulted in a tow-away. 20 events meet the federal-recordable threshold under 49 CFR 390.5 (fatality, injury treated away from the scene, OR tow-away of any vehicle).
Most recent recorded event: HIGHWAY 109 SOUTH, RUBY, SC on October 9, 2026.
Inspections cluster geographically across North Carolina (35), South Carolina (15). The concentration in North Carolina is consistent with the carrier's primary lanes and tends to correlate with which state DOT inspector teams KERNS TRUCKING INC's drivers encounter most often at roadside checkpoints.
Across the 50 recorded inspections, KERNS TRUCKING INC's 8.0% vehicle out-of-service rate sits well below the FMCSA 2024 national average of 20.72%. The 0.0% driver out-of-service rate sits materially below the 2024 national average of 5.51%.
Your last out-of-service was 39 days ago.
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| Date | State | Driver OOS | Vehicle OOS | Next step |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-04 | SC | 0 | 0 | Audit check |
| 2026-10-29 | NC | 0 | 0 | Audit check |
| 2026-10-29 | NC | 0 | 0 | Audit check |
| 2026-10-26 | NC | 0 | 0 | Audit check |
| 2026-10-26 | NC | 0 | 0 | Audit check |
| 2026-10-26 | NC | 0 | 0 | Audit check |
| 2026-10-16 | NC | 0 | 0 | Audit check |
| 2026-10-15 | NC | 0 | 0 | Audit check |
| 2026-10-14 | SC | 0 | 0 | Audit check |
| 2026-10-14 | NC | 0 | 0 | Audit check |
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KERNS TRUCKING INC (USDOT #328429) holds a "Satisfactory" FMCSA safety rating. FileFlo's Carrier Intelligence Score for the carrier is 59/100 (Elevated Risk), derived from its safety rating, inspection pass rate, and out-of-service rate versus the FMCSA national average.
Per its most recent FMCSA MCS-150 filing, KERNS TRUCKING INC operates 139 power unit(s) and 135 driver(s), classifying it as a large fleet. Fleet counts are self-reported to FMCSA and can lag a carrier's current operation.
KERNS TRUCKING INC is registered with the FMCSA at a physical address in BLACKSBURG, South Carolina, under USDOT number 328429.
FileFlo shows 50 recent DOT inspection(s) and 17 recorded violation(s) for KERNS TRUCKING INC (USDOT #328429), sourced from FMCSA public records and the Socrata transportation datasets. The inspection table on this page lists dates, states, and out-of-service counts.
KERNS TRUCKING INC scores 59/100 (Elevated Risk) on FileFlo's Carrier Intelligence Score. The score normalizes three public FMCSA components (safety rating, inspection pass rate, and out-of-service rate versus the national average) into one 0-100 surface. CSA SMS BASIC percentiles are not published in FMCSA's public data and are excluded rather than estimated.
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Data sourced from FMCSA public records and the Socrata transportation dataset. Last updated: November 14, 2026. Information may not reflect the carrier's current status. Dispute this record · Claim this profile