Timothy Lester Dale is an active interstate carrier based in Morganton, NC.
No insurance filings on record.
View on FMCSA L&I| Vehicle Type | Owned | Term Leased | Trip Leased |
|---|---|---|---|
| Straight Trucks | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Trailers | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Total Power Units | 3 | ||
Distinct vehicles · 24 mo
vs 3 self-reported (MCS-150)
Top makes
Registered in
Higher values = more violations. 0 = clean record.
| Category | Insp w/ Viol |
|---|
| Category | vs. Cohort | vs. State | Reading |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe Driving | 98% | 98% | Worse than most peers |
| HOS Compliance | 93% | 94% | Worse than most peers |
| Driver Fitness | 0% | 0% | Better than most peers |
| Controlled Substances | 0% | 0% | Better than most peers |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 89% | 92% | Worse than most peers |
Lower percentile = lower SMS measure = stronger safety record. Computed nightly across active carriers in the same state and fleet-size band.
| Type | Inspections | OOS | OOS % | Nat'l Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver | 0 | 0 | — | 6.67% |
| Vehicle | 0 | 0 | — | 22.26% |
| Hazmat | 0 | 0 | — |
| Period | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No crashes recorded | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Most-cited violation codes
| BASIC Category | Total | Severe | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle Maintenance | 7 | 5 | 0 |
| Date | State | Vehicle | Violations | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 5, 2026 | SC | TRUCK TRACTOR | 7 | 0 |
| Jan 22, 2026 | NC | TRUCK TRACTOR | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 10, 2025 | NC | TRUCK TRACTOR | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 16, 2025 | NC | TRUCK TRACTOR | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1, 2025 |
Carriers that share an officer, phone, or email with this DOT.
Shared officer · 1
Shared phone · 1
| Measure |
|---|
| Alert |
|---|
| Unsafe Driving | 3 | 9.00 | — |
| HOS Compliance | 2 | 0.65 | — |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 1 | 8.18 | — |
| Driver Fitness | 0 | 0.00 | — |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | — |
| 4.44% |
Where they run
Inspected in 4 states. Top state NC accounts for 67% of activity. Activity outside home state (NC): 33%.
| Unsafe Driving | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| NC |
| TRUCK TRACTOR |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Sep 11, 2025 | GA | TRUCK TRACTOR | 1 | 0 |
| Aug 2, 2025 | NC | TRUCK TRACTOR | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 2, 2025 | NC | TRUCK TRACTOR | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 15, 2025 | NC | TRUCK TRACTOR | 2 | 0 |
| Jun 18, 2025 | TN | TRUCK TRACTOR | 1 | 0 |
| Date | Code | Description | BASIC | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 5, 2026 | 39395A1 | Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - no fire extinguisher present or not properly rated. | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| Feb 5, 2026 | 3939ALHLI | Lighting - Headlamp(s) - Any inoperative | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| Feb 5, 2026 | 3939ALHWS | Lighting - Hazard warning signal(s) inoperative | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| Feb 5, 2026 | 3939ALIL | Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| Feb 5, 2026 | 3939ALRLI | Lighting - Tail lamp - Any inoperative | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| Feb 5, 2026 | 3939ALSLI | Lighting - Stop lamps - Any inoperative. | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| Feb 5, 2026 | 3939ALTSIR | Lighting - Turn signal -Any inoperative on a unit that is not the rearmost unit | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| Sep 11, 2025 | 3922SLLS4 | State/Local Laws - Speeding 15 or more miles per hour over the speed limit | Unsafe Driving | — |
| Jul 15, 2025 | 3958 | Record of Duty Status violation (general/form and manner) | Hours-of-Service Compliance | — |
| Jul 15, 2025 | 3958E | False report of drivers record of duty status | Hours-of-Service Compliance | — |