Broker Authority Watch

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Salem Carriers Inc

Source note: FMCSA's authority row says Active, while its latest logged history action is “Voluntarily suspended” on October 13, 2026. These source statements disagree; the history does not resolve current authority. Check the official records.

Source note: The selected bond filing names Travelers Casualty And Surety Company Of America; other financial-filing rows name Travelers Casualty & Surety Co. Of America. The files do not explain these provider differences. A shared effective date does not establish one consistent policy or insurer; each source row is retained separately.

As of Oct 21, 2026, Salem Carriers Inc in Winston Salem, North Carolina has broker authority status “Active”, with an unresolved disagreement between the authority row and its latest logged stop, with 1 suspension or revocation on record.

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

Verified Oct 21, 2026 against FMCSA Licensing & Insurance: Motus and legacy L&I files (data.transportation.gov)

Salem Carriers Inc (MC162239, USDOT 229354) is a freight broker of property based in Winston Salem, North Carolina. Broker authority: active (FMCSA Motus record). Latest authority action: voluntarily suspended on October 13, 2026. The latest grant/reinstatement date in the available history is February 23, 2000. Surety bond, BMC-84 on file with Travelers Casualty And Surety Company Of America, effective October 2013, filed with FMCSA on October 3, 2013. FMCSA history shows 1 suspension or revocation action on the broker authority. The same docket also holds motor carrier of property authority.

Key facts

Authority status Active Status of the broker's FMCSA operating authority: active, application pending, suspended, revoked, voluntarily suspended or withdrawn. source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
Authority age 10+ years Time since FMCSA first granted this docket broker authority, whatever its status now; a suspension, revocation or reinstatement does not reset it. source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
Broker bond ($75,000) Bond or trust fund on file Brokers must keep a $75,000 surety bond (BMC-84) or trust fund (BMC-85) on file with FMCSA. source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
Bond type Surety bond (BMC-84) Surety bond (BMC-84) or trust fund (BMC-85). source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
Surety or trust provider Travelers Casualty And Surety Company Of America source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
Suspensions and revocations on record 1 FMCSA revocation and suspension actions on the broker authority: involuntary (bond, insurance or process-agent lapses) and voluntary, legacy and Motus history combined and counted once per date. Notices and discontinued proceedings are excluded; a count alone does not establish a coverage gap. source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
Also a motor carrier Yes Yes means the same docket also holds active motor carrier of property authority. source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
USDOT number 229354 source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
Status source FMCSA Motus registration record source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
Latest authority action Voluntarily suspended source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
Latest action date Oct 13, 2026 source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
Authority in force since Feb 23, 2000 source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
Broker authority first granted Feb 23, 2000 source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
Bond effective date Oct 1, 2013 source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
Bond filed with FMCSA Oct 3, 2013 source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
Bond amount 75,000 USD source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026

Source event history

Source dates and first observation are different.

  1. Oct 13, 2026: Voluntarily suspended Official source
  2. Oct 3, 2013: Bond filing recorded

    Travelers Casualty And Surety Company Of America; Surety bond (BMC-84)

    Official source
  3. Oct 1, 2013: Bond effective date recorded

    Travelers Casualty & Surety Co. Of America; Surety bond (BMC-84)

    Official source
  4. Feb 23, 2000: Authority granted (legacy record) Official source
  5. Feb 23, 2000: Authority granted Official source

Dates on this record

Source updatedUnknown (the source gives no update date for this record or its dataset)
CollectedOct 21, 2026, 10:47 AM ET (the last successful check of the source that included this record)
EffectiveNot given by the source (when the source says each fact took effect)
RetiredNot retired: Motus, FMCSA's registration system, is maintained (whether the dataset is still maintained)

In North Carolina

707 freight brokers in the dataset are in North Carolina; 55 have profiles on this site. Freight brokers in North Carolina

Authority status (all 707 here): Suspended 6 (<1%) · Inactive 1 (<1%) · Active 646 (91%) · Application pending 39 (6%) · Application withdrawn 15 (2%)

Recent change (all 707 here): Application filed (last 14 days) 6 (<1%) · Suspended or revoked (last 30 days) 4 (<1%) · Reinstated (last 30 days) 3 (<1%) · New authority (last 14 days) 3 (<1%) · None on record 691 (98%)

Authority age (all 707 in this group): 3–10 years (243) · 10+ years (211) · 1–3 years (104) · 3–12 months (63) · 1–3 months (19) · Under 30 days (9) · None on record (58)

City, state (all 707 in this group): Charlotte, North Carolina (108) · Raleigh, North Carolina (37) · Greensboro, North Carolina (36) · Concord, North Carolina (20) · Wilmington, North Carolina (17) · Fayetteville, North Carolina (16) · 206 other values (473)

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