Piedmont Natural Gas Company Inc
Charlotte, North Carolina · Carrier number 196861
518
power units
518
power units
Piedmont Natural Gas Company Inc is a freight carrier based in Charlotte, North Carolina with 518 power units and 511 drivers as reported, the 934th largest trucking fleet in the US and the 26th largest in North Carolina. In the 24 months to Sep 30, 2026 it had 3 reportable crashes (0.58 per 100 power units vs 2.98 for all carriers).
Updated Oct 11, 2026 · crashes and inspections to Sep 30, 2026
Power units
518
#26 in NC
Drivers
511
297 with commercial license
Crashes, 24 mo
3
0 fatal
Per 100 trucks
0.58
All carriers: 2.98
Vehicles out of service
18.2%
All inspections: 22.8%
Inspections, 24 mo
14
86% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Piedmont Natural Gas Company Inc | 0.58 | 18.2% | 7.1% |
| 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
0 people killed and 0 injured
- Fatal0
- Injury0
- Tow-away3
Roadside inspections, 24 months
Inspections and how many ended out of service
| Kind | Inspections | Out of service | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver | 14 | 1 | 7.1% |
| Vehicle | 11 | 2 | 18.2% |
Carrier facts
- Carrier number
- 196861
- Based in
- Charlotte, North Carolina
- Registered
- Jun 1, 1974
- Operation
- Across state lines
- Carries
- Freight
- Authority for hire
- None
- Safety rating
- Satisfactory (May 24, 1996)
- Miles driven
- 8.76 million (2025)
- Type
- Private property
- Cargo
- Building materials, Construction, General freight, Liquids gases, Machinery, Other, Utilities
- Last update filed
- Apr 2, 2026
Questions and answers
How many trucks does Piedmont Natural Gas Company Inc have?
Piedmont Natural Gas Company Inc reports 518 power units (trucks, tractors and buses) and 511 drivers, 297 of them with a commercial license. That is the 934th largest fleet among US trucking carriers. Its trucks drove 8.76 million miles in 2025.
Is Piedmont Natural Gas Company Inc a safe carrier?
In 24 months Piedmont Natural Gas Company Inc had 3 reportable crashes, 0.58 per 100 power units (below the 2.98 of all carriers with 10+ trucks). 18.2% of its vehicle inspections took the truck off the road (all inspections: 22.8%). Its latest official safety rating is Satisfactory (May 24, 1996). 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.