RAY WALKER TRUCKING COMPANY INC

Piedmont, SC · Interstate · 135 power units · Safety rating: Satisfactory · USDOT since Jun 1, 1974 (52 years)

No risk signals in the last-known data

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Operating authority
Last known: Active
MC189612: Contract carrier active
Last known · FMCSA snapshot May 14, 2026
Liability insurance (BI&PD)
$750,000
Required minimum: $750,000
Cargo cover filed: amount not published
Last known · FMCSA snapshot May 14, 2026
Vehicle out-of-service rate
38.3%
23 of 60 vehicle inspections · South Carolina avg 30.2%
FMCSA inspections · Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026

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Operating authority

MC189612 Last known · FMCSA snapshot May 14, 2026

Contract carrier
Contract Carrier
Active
Liability insurance on file$750,000 (required: $750,000)

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 178847 ↗

Insurance on file

Liability (BI&PD) pays for injury and damage to other people and property; it does not cover the freight. Cargo insurance covers the freight. FMCSA only requires cargo filings from household goods carriers and freight forwarders, so most carriers file none: ask for a cargo certificate that fits your load. Cargo cover filed: amount not published.

TypeDocketLayerInsurerCoverageEffectiveStatus
CargoMC189612—THE CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO.
Policy ENP 028 57 67 · 34
—Nov 1, 2014Active
Liability (BI&PD)MC189612PrimaryZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY
Policy BAP 2930416 · 91X
$750,000Oct 1, 2024Active

Source: Last known · FMCSA snapshot May 14, 2026. Identical filings repeated in the FMCSA data are shown once; a filing listed under two dockets is one policy, not extra coverage. Coverage is the maximum amount filed with FMCSA, not the full policy.

Last known filings. Insurance for this carrier comes from the FMCSA snapshot of May 14, 2026. Policies may have been cancelled or replaced since. Confirm current filings: Motus record ↗ and ask the insurer for a certificate naming you as holder.

Roadside inspections Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026

493inspections
38.3%vehicle out-of-service
23 of 60 · South Carolina avg 30.2%
0.2%driver out-of-service
1 of 493 · South Carolina avg 6.7%
359violations written on inspection reports
10 most recent inspections
DateStateLevelViolationsOut of service
Oct 13, 2026SC31No
Oct 12, 2026SC32No
Oct 9, 2026SC30No
Oct 7, 2026SC31No
Oct 7, 2026SC30No
Oct 6, 2026SC30No
Oct 5, 2026SC31No
Sep 28, 2026SC20No
Sep 28, 2026SC31No
Sep 28, 2026SC31No
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 South Carolina average covers 18,704 vehicle and 40,858 driver inspections of all South 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

98 violations counted in FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (SMS), 29 of them serious enough to put the driver or vehicle out of service.

Why is this different from the 359 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 serviceShareSouth Carolina share
Vehicle Maintenance612862.2%68.0%
Unsafe Driving31031.6%13.4%
Driver Fitness313.1%5.8%
Hours-of-Service Compliance303.1%11.6%
10 most frequent violations
ViolationTimesOut of service
Cargo - Cargo not secured to prevent leaking/spilling/blowing/falling from CMV
Improper Load Securement · Vehicle Maintenance · code 393100BC
1313
State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit
Speeding 2 · Unsafe Driving · code 3922SLLS2
60
State/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g. safety official signal sign light lane marking other
Dangerous Driving · Unsafe Driving · code 3922SLLTCD
50
State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation
Misc Violations · Unsafe Driving · code 3922SLLLR
40
Driver - Failed to use seat belt while operating a CMV
Seat Belt · Unsafe Driving · code 39216D
40
Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured
Brakes All Others · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39345B2BAIR
40
Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear
Brakes All Others · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39353BB
40
Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt
Brakes Out of Adjustment · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39347E
40
Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS
Tires · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39375A3TAOL
33
Hubs - Leaking hub
Wheels Studs Clamps Etc. · Vehicle Maintenance · code 3965HL
33

Source: FMCSA SMS violation file, inspections in the last 24 months, published Oct 19, 2026. "Share" is this company's mix of violations; the South Carolina column is the mix across all South 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

14crashes
1fatal
8injury
5tow-away
10 most recent crashes
DateLocationFatalitiesInjuries
Aug 4, 2026Knoxville, TN00
Jul 31, 2026Not Reported, SC10
Apr 7, 2026Greenville, SC01
Apr 1, 2026Pelzer, SC02
Mar 10, 2026Gaston, SC01
Feb 6, 2026Ware Shoals, SC01
Dec 23, 2025Pine Ridge, SC00
Aug 25, 2025Columbia, SC00
Jul 23, 2025Travelers Rest, SC01
Jul 10, 2025Spartanburg, SC01

Reportable crashes do not imply the carrier was at fault.

Company details FMCSA census · Oct 19, 2026

USDOT number178847
MC / docketMC189612
Legal nameRAY WALKER TRUCKING COMPANY INC
OperationInterstate
Business typeCorporation
Power units135
Drivers150
Annual mileage7,858,179 (2024)
HazmatNo
Safety ratingSatisfactory (Jul 27, 1988)
USDOT number addedJun 1, 1974 · 52 years ago
Last MCS-150 updateMar 18, 2026

Cargo carried

Building MaterialsConstruction

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 RAY WALKER TRUCKING COMPANY INC

What does RAY WALKER TRUCKING COMPANY INC's operating authority allow?

MC189612: Contract carrier (may haul regulated property for hire under continuing contracts with specific shippers).

Which information about RAY WALKER TRUCKING COMPANY INC is old or missing?

Operating authority is the last known status from the FMCSA snapshot of May 14, 2026, not a current check. Insurance filings are from the same May 14, 2026 snapshot.

What should I verify before booking RAY WALKER TRUCKING COMPANY INC?

Confirm the authority and insurance on the Motus record for USDOT 178847. Call the company back on the phone number on file, (864) 277-5234, not a number from an email or load board message. Check that the MC number the dispatcher gave you matches MC189612, 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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