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
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Data aggregated from public federal enforcement and program records (OSHA, WHD, MSHA, EPA, NLRB, FMCSA, OFLC, BLS, SAM.gov, CMS, USAspending, CPSC, NHTSA) plus the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. Employer profiles matched by name and location — matching errors may occur. Risk scores computed by FastDOL, not official government assessments. OSHA citations typically appear 3-8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Data provided as-is. Report a data error.
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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.
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