Carrier profile · USDOT 689280 · MC-327025 · FMCSA profile data as of Oct 7, 2026

Wayne Ray Chavis

DBA CHAVIS TRANSPORTATION SERVICES

1 power unitavg 4 yrRegional · 5 statesFORT MILL, SC88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-327025 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

1Power units

2 observed · MCS-150

1Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

4.0Avg age (yr)

2019–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(803) 357-1105 Email dispatch[email protected]

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Load decision · FMCSA profile data as of Oct 7, 2026

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Watch · 1

Driver out-of-service rate well above average14.3% of driver inspections were placed out of service vs the 6.7% national average.

In good standing · 4

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 29 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1997.No reported crashesNo DOT-reportable crashes are on this carrier's record.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo100.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

1 power unit. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

4 yr

Model years 2019–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

29 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1997 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

1 other inspections in border states, with no named crossing match.

A named inspection location does not confirm a border transit or operating authority. Counts cover retained inspection records.

Before you tender

What to check before you tender

CheckAsk for the last annual inspection and brake and equipment maintenance records
Vehicle OOS 100.00% on 4 vehicle inspections in 24 months, above the 22.26% CVSA national average.
CheckConfirm ELD provider and check recent HOS violations dates
1 hours-of-service violation on record, most recent Oct 11, 2024.

Safety

7 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Oct 9, 2026

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

Vehicle OOS 100.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 14.3%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 4 vehicle and 7 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

100.0% · latest 6-mo window

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. More resolved windows are needed to establish a trend. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

5 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Dec '24 · 2

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

How heavily FMCSA inspects this fleet for its size — it tells you how much to trust the safety signals above. Thin coverage on a young authority is a fraud signal nobody else surfaces.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈3.5 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Among the more heavily-inspected carriers for its size — abundant roadside signal. Coverage isn't the question here; the out-of-service and crash record is.

Registered power units: 1
Inspections · 24 mo: 7
Annualized: ≈4 / yr
Coverage: ≈3.5 inspections / unit · yr

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance7 · 4 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving5 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
393.23 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance1 · 1 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Oct 7, 2026

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K meets or exceeds the $750K federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’24 · 3 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

1997200520132021now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 3 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · GEICO MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY · since Nov 2024

All 3 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2024 → Nov 2024	$750K	2
STRATFORD INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2006 → Oct 2006	$750K	1
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Oct 1997 → Apr 1999	$750K	4

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Oct 9, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 1
Observed power (24 mo): 2
Trailers (towed): 1

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

4.0 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2019

Oldest model yr

66.7%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 5 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Oct 9, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

MI busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Michigan: 2 inspections
South Carolina: 2 inspections
Texas: 1 inspections
Kentucky: 1 inspections
Colorado: 1 inspections

Home base

FORT MILL, SC

7223 KENDALLWOOD COURT

Most inspections: MI

2 inspections

MI 2 · SC 2 · TX 1

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Oct 9, 2026

No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

Show all-time history (3 trucks · 2 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 223397 USDOT 654909

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Roadside-observed power units materially exceed the registered MCS-150 fleet — confirm the carrier is operating within its filed capacity.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Oct 9, 2026

Location

Physical address: 7223 KENDALLWOOD COURT, FORT MILL, SC, 29715
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (803) 357-1105
Email: [email protected]

Registration

Officer: Wayne Ray Chavis
USDOT / docket: 689280 · MC-327025
First registered: May 13, 1997
Last MCS-150: Mar 31, 2025 · 16,668 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

—CDL drivers

16,668

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

FMCSA federal activity data as of Oct 9, 2026

Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor

No licensing or insurance changes captured since Vektor began monitoring this carrier (June 2026). Quiet is usually good.

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100%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

4 of 4 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Oct 2024 to Oct 2026.

23violation records

9OOS-tagged records

4 of 4inspections with OOS

What the violations were

FMCSA BASIC themes in plain language: vehicle maintenance, driver fitness, hours of service and unsafe driving. Roadside records grouped without double counting.

Lights

850%4 / 8

Other vehicle maintenance

633%2 / 6

Unsafe driving

50%0 / 5

Brakes

367%2 / 3

Hours of service

1100%1 / 1

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

Eligible vehicle inspections in six-month windows; no national comparison.

100%Stable

15%

30%

100%Oct 24 to Apr 251 / 1

100%Apr 25 to Oct 251 / 1

100%Oct 25 to Apr 261 / 1

100%Apr 26 to Oct 261 / 1

Top 3 codes (4 of 23 records)

393.9A-LSLIWR Inoperative required lamps2
392.2-SLL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLEQP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1

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392.2-SLLIFTA State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLS1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLS2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.205C-WRAWFLMIB Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.23-LEU Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.45B2-BHTD Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.45D-BHTC Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.48A-BIBD Brakes inoperative1
393.60D Windshield / glazing1
393.75A3-TAOL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.9 Inoperative required lamps1
393.95A4-EEUS Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.9A-LCL Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LHWS Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LIL Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LTSI Inoperative required lamps1
395.8A1-HOSP Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
396.3A1-ALATR Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1

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Lights

Check pre-trip lamp inspections and completed repairs.

Other vehicle maintenance

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Unsafe driving

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Safety and violations

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for WAYNE RAY CHAVIS.

WAYNE RAY CHAVIS (USDOT 689280) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Oct 7, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Oct 9, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from GEICO MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY effective Nov 19, 2024 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Oct 7, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 100.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Oct 9, 2026.

The carrier received 7 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 4 vehicle-level and 7 driver-level — across 5 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Oct 9, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Oct 9, 2026.

It reports 1 power unit and 1 driver in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 31, 2025. FMCSA identity data as of Oct 9, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Oct 9, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is WAYNE RAY CHAVIS's USDOT number?

WAYNE RAY CHAVIS's USDOT number is 689280, and its motor carrier number is MC-327025.

Is WAYNE RAY CHAVIS authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Oct 9, 2026. WAYNE RAY CHAVIS is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is WAYNE RAY CHAVIS's safety record?

WAYNE RAY CHAVIS has a 100.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 7 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).