RICHEY GRADING & HAULING LLC

Taylorsville, NC · Intrastate (Non-Hazmat) · 8 power units · Not rated · USDOT since Mar 15, 2006 (20 years)

Do not book until these are resolved · 1 signal

How risk signals work

At least one fact in the FMCSA record should stop a booking until it is cleared up. Confirm the current record on Motus first; it is not a finding of wrongdoing. Authority and insurance are last known from May 14, 2026.

  • Operating authority is inactive (last known)Without active authority the company may not haul or broker interstate freight for hire.
  • Registration (MCS-150) last updated 5 years agoFleet size and contact details on the registration may be out of date.
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Operating authority
Last known: Inactive
MC556723: Contract carrier inactive
Last known · FMCSA snapshot May 14, 2026
Liability insurance (BI&PD)
None on file
Not required without active authority
No cargo cover filed with FMCSA
Last known · FMCSA snapshot May 14, 2026
Vehicle out-of-service rate
28.6%
2 of 7 vehicle inspections (small sample) · North Carolina avg 21.9%
FMCSA inspections · Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026

Not a live check. FMCSA has not published a Motus record for this carrier, so authority and insurance show the last known status from May 14, 2026. Confirm on Motus ↗ before booking.

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Operating authority

MC556723 Last known · FMCSA snapshot May 14, 2026

Contract carrier
Contract Carrier
Inactive

Last known status. This authority record comes from the FMCSA snapshot of May 14, 2026, the last one published before FMCSA moved registration to Motus. It may have changed since. Confirm current authority: Motus record for USDOT 1474713 ↗

Insurance on file

No insurance filings were found in the public FMCSA data for this carrier.

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Roadside inspections Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026

11inspections
28.6%vehicle out-of-service
2 of 7 · North Carolina avg 21.9%
27.3%driver out-of-service
3 of 11 · North Carolina avg 5.9%
53violations written on inspection reports
10 most recent inspections
DateStateLevelViolationsOut of service
Aug 1, 2025NC30No
Jun 12, 2025NC29No
May 28, 2025NC29Yes
May 15, 2025NC214Yes
Apr 4, 2025NC34Yes
Jan 30, 2025NC24No
Dec 16, 2024NC25Yes
Dec 11, 2024NC23No
Nov 12, 2024NC31No
Nov 12, 2024NC31No
How these rates are calculated

Period: Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026. Vehicle rate = vehicle inspections with a vehicle out-of-service order ÷ vehicle inspections (levels 1, 2, 5 and 6). Driver rate uses levels 1, 2, 3 and 6. The North Carolina average covers 60,599 vehicle and 118,016 driver inspections of all North Carolina-based carriers in this period. It mixes every type of operation, so compare with care; rates based on a handful of inspections say little. FMCSA's own SMS measures are weighted differently: SMS profile ↗ · SAFER snapshot ↗

Violations in FMCSA's SMS last 24 months

30 violations counted in FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (SMS), 8 of them serious enough to put the driver or vehicle out of service.

Why is this different from the 53 violations above?

The inspections section's number counts every violation written on the inspection reports in our Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026 window. The SMS count comes from FMCSA's own monthly SMS snapshot, which uses its own 24-month window and only the violations it scores. Both are FMCSA figures; they measure different things.

Category (FMCSA BASIC)ViolationsOut of serviceShareNorth Carolina share
Vehicle Maintenance26586.7%63.4%
Driver Fitness3210.0%6.3%
Controlled Substances/Alcohol113.3%0.6%
10 most frequent violations
ViolationTimesOut of service
Inoperable Required Lamp
Clearance Identification Lamps/Other · Vehicle Maintenance · code 3939
30
Inoperable head lamps
Lighting · Vehicle Maintenance · code 3939H
30
Oil and/or grease leak
Other Vehicle Defect · Vehicle Maintenance · code 3965B
30
Operating a CMV without a CDL
License-related: High · Driver Fitness · code 38323A2
22
Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection
Inspection Reports · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39617C
20
Failure to correct defects noted on previous inspection report
Inspection Reports · Vehicle Maintenance · code 3969D2
20
Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers
Windshield/ Glass/ Markings · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39378
20
Driver prohibited from performing safety sensitive functions per 382.501(a) in the Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse
Alcohol Jumping OOS · Controlled Substances/Alcohol · code 3903E
11
Leaf spring assembly defective/missing
Suspension · Vehicle Maintenance · code 393207C
11
Tire-ply or belt material exposed
Tires · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39375A1
11

Source: FMCSA SMS violation file, inspections in the last 24 months, published Oct 19, 2026. "Share" is this company's mix of violations; the North Carolina column is the mix across all North Carolina-based carriers, so you can see which kinds of problems stand out. A high count partly reflects fleet size and how often trucks are inspected.

Crashes Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026

No reportable crashes in this period.

Company details FMCSA census · Oct 19, 2026

USDOT number1474713
MC / docketMC556723
Legal nameRICHEY GRADING & HAULING LLC
OperationIntrastate (Non-Hazmat)
Business type—
Power units8
Drivers5
Annual mileage85,000 (2020)
HazmatNo
Safety ratingNot rated (no compliance review on record)
USDOT number addedMar 15, 2006 · 20 years ago
Last MCS-150 updateAug 6, 2021

Cargo carried

General FreightBuilding MaterialsMachinery, Large ObjectsLivestockCommodities Dry BulkPaper ProductsAgricultural/Farm SuppliesConstructionOtherSand,Gravel

Change history

No changes to name, contact details, authority or insurance since we started tracking on Oct 18, 2026. We compare every company's FMCSA record each day.

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Questions about RICHEY GRADING & HAULING LLC

What does RICHEY GRADING & HAULING LLC's operating authority allow?

FMCSA records show no active operating authority for RICHEY GRADING & HAULING LLC (MC556723), so it may not haul regulated interstate freight for hire or broker loads under these dockets.

Which information about RICHEY GRADING & HAULING LLC is old or missing?

Operating authority is the last known status from the FMCSA snapshot of May 14, 2026, not a current check. No insurance filings were found in the public data. FMCSA has not issued a safety rating, which means no compliance review is on record, not that the carrier is unsafe. The MCS-150 was last updated Aug 6, 2021, so fleet size and contact details may be out of date.

What should I verify before booking RICHEY GRADING & HAULING LLC?

Confirm the authority and insurance on the Motus record for USDOT 1474713. Call the company back on the phone number on file, (828) 234-8708, not a number from an email or load board message. Check that the MC number the dispatcher gave you matches MC556723, and ask the insurer for a certificate of insurance naming you as holder, with cargo coverage that fits your load.

Company details from the FMCSA Company Census File (Oct 19, 2026). Inspections and crashes from FMCSA MCMIS files. About our data · Report an error on this page (how corrections work).

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