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GAINES MOTOR LINES, INC. is a general freight trucking, long-distance, truckload employer in HICKORY, NC. Federal records show 3 OSHA inspections with 5 violations and $0 in penalties. All data sourced from public federal enforcement records.

Data sourced from OSHA, DOL WHD, MSHA, EPA ECHO, NLRB, FMCSA, OFLC, BLS, SAM.gov, CMS, USAspending, CPSC, NHTSA, and the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. Last updated: May 1, 2026.

GAINES MOTOR LINES, INC.

2349 13TH AVE SW, HICKORY, NC, 28602

484121 Top companies in General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance, Truckload

Federal Enforcement
3
OSHA inspections
5 violations

Industry Benchmark

Industry Avg TRIR
3
Industry Avg DART
2.3
Industry rates from BLS SOII 2024. Self-reported rates from OSHA ITA.
OSHA Inspections
3
OSHA Violations
5
Total Penalties
$0
Trend
STABLE
WHD Cases
0
Back Wages Owed
$0
Confidence
HIGH
SVEP Flag
No

Data Insights

History Span
22 years
Last Activity
16yr ago
Inspection Rate
0.1/yr
Violation Rate
0.2/yr
Active Agencies:
OSHA

Inspection Breakdown

Planned
3
Complaint and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.
Violation rate: 33% of inspections

Peer Comparison

91%
Worse than most peers
vs 491 employers in same industry & state
Fewer violationsMore violations
Inspection Frequency Percentile
92%

Motor Carrier Safety (FMCSA)

DOT Number
97133
Operation Type
A
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.

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Inspection History

No inspection records found.

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Other employers in General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance, Truckload within NC

Industry context

Within the general freight trucking, long-distance, truckload industry in NC, GAINES MOTOR LINES, INC. ranks in the 91th percentile of OSHA violation frequency across 491 comparable establishments. That places this employer among the highest-violation establishments in its peer set.

Inspection frequency ranks in the 92th percentile.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports an industry-average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) of 3 for the general freight trucking, long-distance, truckload sector, with a Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred (DART) rate of 2.3.

Activity timeline

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in the past 16 years.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is GAINES MOTOR LINES, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
GAINES MOTOR LINES, INC. has 3 OSHA inspections on record with 5 violations and $0 in total penalties.
How does GAINES MOTOR LINES, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
GAINES MOTOR LINES, INC. operates in the general freight trucking, long-distance, truckload industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.

About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on GAINES MOTOR LINES, INC. of HICKORY, NC from 17 federal data sources. Records were found in 3 sources: OSHA workplace safety inspections, FMCSA motor carrier safety, and BLS industry safety benchmarks. The remaining 14 sources were checked and found no matching records: WHD, MSHA, EPA, NLRB, OFLC, OFCCP, USAspending, SAM.gov, CMS, CPSC, NHTSA, UVA, SEC enforcement, SEC facts.

Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. The dataset was last refreshed on May 1, 2026.

This profile may be incomplete if GAINES MOTOR LINES, INC.operates under multiple legal names, files under variations our entity-matching rules don't yet cover, or maintains records below current matching thresholds. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.