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CALDWELL FREIGHT LINES, INC. is a general freight trucking, long-distance, less than truckload employer in LENOIR, NC. Federal records show 5 OSHA inspections with 14 violations and $2,324 in penalties. 1 Wage & Hour Division enforcement case on record. 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.

CALDWELL FREIGHT LINES, INC.

2550 HICKORY BLVD., SW, LENOIR, NC, 28645

484122 Top companies in General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance, Less Than Truckload

Federal Enforcement
5
OSHA inspections
14 violations
$2,324 in penalties
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues.

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
5
OSHA Violations
14
Total Penalties
$2,324
Trend
STABLE
WHD Cases
1
Back Wages Owed
$4,730.94
Confidence
HIGH
SVEP Flag
No

Data Insights

History Span
22 years
Last Activity
13yr ago
Inspection Rate
0.2/yr
Violation Rate
0.6/yr
Violation Severity Mix
36% serious$166 avg per violation$465 avg per inspection
Avg Back Wages / Employee
$4,731
Avg Back Wages / Case
$4,731
Active Agencies:
OSHAWHD$7,054.94 total across all agencies

Inspection Breakdown

Planned
4
Follow-up
1
Complaint and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.
Violation rate: 20% of inspections

Peer Comparison

98%
Worse than most peers
vs 491 employers in same industry & state
Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty Percentile
90%
Inspection Frequency Percentile
99%

Motor Carrier Safety (FMCSA)

DOT Number
97088
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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Industry context

Within the general freight trucking, long-distance, less than truckload industry in NC, CALDWELL FREIGHT LINES, INC. ranks in the 98th percentile of OSHA violation frequency across 491 comparable establishments. That places this employer among the highest-violation establishments in its peer set.

OSHA penalty totals rank in the 90th percentile of the same peer group. Inspection frequency ranks in the 99th percentile.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports an industry-average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) of 3 for the general freight trucking, long-distance, less than 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 14 years.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CALDWELL FREIGHT LINES, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
CALDWELL FREIGHT LINES, INC. has 5 OSHA inspections on record with 14 violations and $2,324 in total penalties.
How does CALDWELL FREIGHT LINES, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
CALDWELL FREIGHT LINES, INC. operates in the general freight trucking, long-distance, less than truckload industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.

About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on CALDWELL FREIGHT LINES, INC. of LENOIR, NC from 17 federal data sources. Records were found in 4 sources: OSHA workplace safety inspections, DOL Wage and Hour Division enforcement, FMCSA motor carrier safety, and BLS industry safety benchmarks. The remaining 13 sources were checked and found no matching records: 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 CALDWELL FREIGHT 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.