Updated Oct 21, 2026

Salem Carriers Inc

As of Oct 21, 2026, Salem Carriers Inc in Winston Salem, North Carolina reports 317 power units and 349 drivers on its MCS-150, FMCSA safety rating: satisfactory.

175 Charlois Blvd, Winston Salem, North Carolina 27103 (336) 768-6896

Verified Oct 21, 2026 against FMCSA Company Census File (data.transportation.gov)

Salem Carriers Inc (USDOT 229354, MC-162239) is an active motor carrier based in Winston Salem, North Carolina that FMCSA's census classifies as for-hire and that declares hazardous materials on its MCS-150. Operation: interstate. Operating authority: active for-hire authority (MC). Fleet: 317 power units and 349 drivers (349 with CDLs). Power units count straight trucks as well as tractors, so they can exceed the tractor count. It reported 18,055,144 miles for 2025 on its MCS-150. Cargo classes declared: liquids / gases, general freight, intermodal containers, building materials, construction, machinery, large objects, metal: sheets, coils, rolls, grain, feed, hay, paper products, livestock. FMCSA safety rating: satisfactory, from a compliance review on June 17, 1988, 38 years ago; it reflects that review, not current performance. Registration (MCS-150) last updated January 6, 2026.

Key facts

Fleet size	100–499 power units Power units, banded. source
FMCSA safety rating	Satisfactory Satisfactory, Conditional or Unsatisfactory after an FMCSA compliance review; most carriers have never had one and are not rated. source
Rating age	Rating over 10 years old How old the FMCSA safety rating is. A rating reflects one compliance review on that date, not current performance; old ratings say little about the carrier today. source
Registration update overdue	No The MCS-150 was last updated more than two years ago, past FMCSA's two-year update requirement; fleet, driver and cargo figures may be out of date. source
Operation	Interstate Interstate, intrastate hazmat or intrastate non-hazmat, as declared on the MCS-150. source
Cargo classes (MCS-150)	Liquids / gases, General freight, Intermodal containers, Building materials, Construction, Machinery, large objects, Metal: sheets, coils, rolls, Grain, feed, hay, Paper products, Livestock Cargo the carrier declared it hauls on its latest MCS-150 (FMCSA's fixed cargo list). source
Driver count	100–499 drivers Total drivers, banded. source
Last MCS-150 update	Jan 6, 2026 When the carrier last updated its registration (required at least every two years). source
USDOT number	229354 source
MC docket	MC-162239 source
Operating authority	Active for-hire authority (MC) source
Power units	317 source
Tractors (owned or leased)	269 source
Trailers (owned or leased)	1,289 source
Drivers	349 source
CDL drivers	349 source
Miles reported (MCS-150)	18,055,144 miles source
Mileage year	2025 source
Also hauls its own freight	No source
Safety rating date	Jun 17, 1988 source
USDOT registered since	Feb 28, 1983 source
Business type	Corporation source

Source event history

Source dates and first observation are different. A notice is not confirmation that a suspension took effect.

Jan 6, 2026: Filed an MCS-150 update Official source
Jun 17, 1988: Rated by FMCSA Official source
Feb 28, 1983: Registered with FMCSA Official source

Dates on this record

Source updated	Oct 21, 2026 (FMCSA census rows last updated (portal metadata) (the whole dataset, not this record))
Collected	Oct 21, 2026, 1:26 PM ET (the last successful check of the source that included this record)
Effective	Filed an MCS-150 update: Jan 6, 2026; Rated by FMCSA: Jun 17, 1988; Registered with FMCSA: Feb 28, 1983 (when the source says each fact took effect)
Retired	Not retired: the source is still maintained (whether the dataset is still maintained)

In North Carolina

210 hazmat carriers in the dataset are in North Carolina; 21 have profiles on this site. Hazmat carriers in North Carolina

FMCSA safety rating (all 210 here): Conditional 9 (4%) · Not rated 139 (66%) · Satisfactory 62 (30%)

Rating age (all 210 here): Rating over 10 years old 59 (28%) · Rating 5–10 years old 6 (3%) · Rated within the last 5 years 6 (3%) · None on record 139 (66%)

Fleet size (all 210 in this group): 10–24 power units (115) · 25–99 power units (72) · 100–499 power units (19) · 500+ power units (4)

Cargo classes (MCS-150) (all 210 in this group; a record can count under several values): General freight (134) · Motor vehicles (106) · Other cargo (101) · Machinery, large objects (89) · Building materials (81) · Construction (81) · 24 other values (613)

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USDOT number: The registration number every interstate (and many intrastate) commercial carrier holds.

MCS-150: The registration form carriers file with FMCSA and must update at least every two years; fleet, drivers, cargo and the hazmat flag on this site come from it, as the carrier declared them.

Safety rating: FMCSA's result after an on-site compliance review: Satisfactory, Conditional or Unsatisfactory. A rating is not refreshed unless FMCSA reviews the carrier again, so many are years old; each profile gives the review date. Most carriers have never been reviewed and are not rated; that is not a bad mark.

Power units: Trucks and tractors that pull or carry freight.

Cargo classes: Self-declared on the MCS-150 from FMCSA's fixed list. Some carriers tick most of the list, so a long list means 'declared', not 'specialises in'; the hazmat flag does not say which hazardous materials.

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