Transportation & Warehousing · Mooresville, NC

King Transportation Services

According to the U.S. Department of Labor (2010–2026), the Wage and Hour Division recovered $2,303 in back wages owed to 4 affected workers across 1 wage-theft case.

$0
OSHA penalties
0
Violations cited
0
OSHA inspections
$2,303
Back wages owed

King Transportation Services in Mooresville, NC has been the subject of 0 OSHA workplace inspections and 0 citations since 2010, according to enforcement records from the U.S. Department of Labor. Federal wage-and-hour enforcement records also show 5 WHD violations against this employer under the Fair Labor Standards Act. All enforcement data below is sourced from the DOL public enforcement databases at data.dol.gov.

Compliance score

B 89/100
  • B Wage & hour compliance: $2K in back wages owed across 1 WHD case ($2K per case), vs. national p10 $2K (best) / p90 $58K (worst) among 91,622 employers with a WHD case on file.

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King Transportation Services in the Transportation & Warehousing enforcement ledger

WHD back-wage recoveries in this sector place King Transportation Services at rank #3,090 of 3,616 employers ($2,303 owed). King Transportation Services carries no OSHA penalty in this extract but ranks #3,090 of 3,616 Transportation & Warehousing employers on WHD back wages ($2,303).

How King Transportation Services Compares

King Transportation Services in Mooresville, NC has no OSHA inspection on record with PlainWorker. An absence of federal inspection activity is not the same as a clean safety record, it typically means this employer has not yet been selected for inspection under OSHA's targeting programs. By comparison, YRC INC. in Maybrook, NY has 3 OSHA inspections on record.

No OSHA penalty has been assessed against King Transportation Services to date. The Transportation & Warehousing sector average runs $6,129 per employer.

Wage & Hour Findings

WHD Cases
1
Back Wages Owed
$2,303
Employees Affected
4
WHD Violations
5
Avg Back Wages per Employee
$576
Avg Back Wages per CaseBelow average
$2,303

The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division found that King Transportation Services owed $2,303 in back wages to 4 employees across 1 case and 5 violations. WHD enforces federal labor laws including the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), covering minimum wage, overtime pay, and child labor standards.

Industry Safety Context: Transportation & Warehousing

How King Transportation Services compares to the Transportation & Warehousing sector, which has 9,914 employers tracked by PlainWorker.

Metric King Transportation Services Industry Avg
Inspections 0 1.9
Violations 0 3.2
Total Penalty $0 $6,129
Avg Penalty per Inspection $0 $3,295

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What to do with this record

Use King Transportation Services's enforcement history as one data point, not the whole picture.

  • A single employer's record can look unusual in isolation. Compare King Transportation Services against YRC INC., a similarly-sized employer in the same sector, before drawing conclusions. Compare side-by-side
  • See whether King Transportation Services's inspection and penalty record is typical for Transportation & Warehousing or an outlier against the sector's own average. View the Transportation & Warehousing sector
  • King Transportation Services also carries $2,303 in Wage and Hour Division back-wages, a separate enforcement track from OSHA safety violations. How wage-theft enforcement works

Figures reflect closed OSHA and WHD federal enforcement actions on record (2010–2026); not every workplace issue results in an inspection or investigation.

Frequently Asked Questions

Has King Transportation Services been cited for wage theft?
Yes. The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division has recorded 1 enforcement case against King Transportation Services, resulting in $2,303 in back wages owed to 4 affected workers. These cases involve violations of federal labor laws including minimum wage, overtime, and other worker protections.
What industry does King Transportation Services operate in?
King Transportation Services operates in the Transportation & Warehousing sector (NAICS code 484110). This industry has 9,914 employers tracked by PlainWorker, with 18,441 total OSHA inspections and $60.77M in cumulative penalties.
What should I do if King Transportation Services owes me wages?
If you believe King Transportation Services owes you wages, you can file a complaint with the Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division at dol.gov/agencies/whd/contact/complaints or by calling 1-866-487-9243. WHD investigates violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act including unpaid minimum wage, overtime, and unauthorized deductions. The DOL has previously found $2,303 in back wages owed by this employer across 1 case.
How does King Transportation Services's safety record compare to industry average?
King Transportation Services's total OSHA penalty of $0 is below the Transportation & Warehousing industry average of $6,129 per employer. The employer has 0 inspections compared to the industry average of 1.9 per employer. For a direct comparison, YRC INC. in Maybrook, NY is a similar transportation & warehousing employer with $2,304 in current penalties.
Data Sources & Methodology

Data as of 2026. Source: U.S. Department of Labor (OSHA, WHD).

Source: OSHA Enforcement Data

Inspection and violation records from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), U.S. Department of Labor, covering the period 2010–2026. Includes inspection dates, violation types (serious, willful, repeat, other-than-serious), and penalty amounts. Penalties shown are current assessed amounts and may differ from original citations due to settlement, contest, or reduction.

Source: Wage and Hour Division (WHD)

Compliance actions from the WHD, covering enforcement of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), including minimum wage, overtime, and child labor violations. Back wages represent amounts owed to affected employees as determined by WHD investigations.

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Every figure on PlainWorker is rendered directly from official U.S. Department of Labor OSHA and Wage & Hour Division enforcement records, no number is typed in by an editor. This employer's ratios (penalty-per-violation, industry comparisons) are computed live from the 0 inspections on record. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.