Cargo Transporters
Cargo Transporters Inc · Claremont, North Carolina · Carrier number 257768
500
power units
500
power units
Cargo Transporters is a freight carrier based in Claremont, North Carolina with 500 power units and 513 drivers as reported, the 974th largest trucking fleet in the US and the 31st largest in North Carolina. In the 24 months to Sep 30, 2026 it had 48 reportable crashes, 3 of them fatal (9.60 per 100 power units vs 2.98 for all carriers).
Updated Oct 11, 2026 · crashes and inspections to Sep 30, 2026
Power units
500
#31 in NC
Drivers
513
513 with commercial license
Crashes, 24 mo
48
3 fatal
Per 100 trucks
9.60
All carriers: 2.98
Vehicles out of service
2.4%
All inspections: 22.8%
Inspections, 24 mo
1,379
88% with no violation
Compared with other carriers
Crash rate over 24 months per 100 power units, and the share of roadside inspections that took the vehicle or driver off the road
| Crashes / 100 trucks | Vehicles OOS | Drivers OOS | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cargo Transporters | 9.60 | 2.4% | 0.4% |
| Carriers with 10+ trucks in NC | 3.44 | 16.7% | 2.9% |
| Carriers with 10+ trucks, US | 2.98 | 19.3% | 3.6% |
| All roadside inspections | - | 22.8% | 6.4% |
Lower is better. Carriers that drive more miles per truck can have more crashes per truck.
Crashes, 24 months
4 people killed and 25 injured
- Fatal3
- Injury17
- Tow-away28
Roadside inspections, 24 months
Inspections and how many ended out of service
| Kind | Inspections | Out of service | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver | 1,379 | 5 | 0.4% |
| Vehicle | 984 | 24 | 2.4% |
Carrier facts
- Carrier number
- 257768
- Based in
- Claremont, North Carolina
- Registered
- Apr 19, 1985
- Operation
- Across state lines
- Carries
- Freight
- Authority for hire
- Active
- Safety rating
- Satisfactory (Aug 27, 1993)
- Miles driven
- 48.9 million (2025)
- Type
- For hire
- Cargo
- Beverages, Building materials, Construction, General freight, Grain feed hay, Household goods, Metal, Paper products
- Last update filed
- Apr 21, 2026
Questions and answers
How many trucks does Cargo Transporters have?
Cargo Transporters reports 500 power units (trucks, tractors and buses) and 513 drivers, 513 of them with a commercial license. That is the 974th largest fleet among US trucking carriers. Its trucks drove 48.9 million miles in 2025.
Is Cargo Transporters a safe carrier?
In 24 months Cargo Transporters had 48 reportable crashes, 9.60 per 100 power units (above the 2.98 of all carriers with 10+ trucks). 2.4% of its vehicle inspections took the truck off the road (all inspections: 22.8%). Its latest official safety rating is Satisfactory (Aug 27, 1993). A crash record does not say who caused the crash.
Reportable crashes of trucks and buses: a death, an injury or a vehicle towed away. A crash record does not say who caused the crash. Recent months can still grow as late reports arrive. Out-of-service rate: the percent of roadside inspections that took the driver or the vehicle off the road until a serious problem was fixed. Carriers with few inspections have rates that swing a lot. Fleet, drivers and miles as the carrier reported them. Official public data, updated daily.