Carrier profile · USDOT 1327896 · MC-754376 · Updated Jun 30, 2026

Hurricane Specialized LLC

46 power unitsavg 4.8 yrNational · 19 statesFRANKLIN, IN81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-754376 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

46Power units

32 observed · MCS-150

45Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

4.8Avg age (yr)

1999–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(317) 494-6575 Email dispatchpnorton@hurricanespecialized.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 30, 2026

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average23.5% vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record2 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 22 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2005.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo23.5%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

5 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo23.5%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

5 in 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

46 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

4.8 yr

Model years 1999–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

21 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2005 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

63 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

Vehicle OOS 23.5%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 6.3%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 34 vehicle and 63 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

20.0% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 6.3 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

62 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '25 · 6

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

How heavily FMCSA inspects this fleet for its size — it tells you how much to trust the safety signals above. Thin coverage on a young authority is a fraud signal nobody else surfaces.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.7 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 46-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 46
Inspections · 24 mo: 63
Annualized: ≈32 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.7 inspections / unit · yr

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving49 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance17 · 7 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance12 · 8 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance11 · 4 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
393.106 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: Active
Broker: Inactive

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M meets or exceeds the $750K federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’21 · 3 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

National’11–’15

National’15–’16

Scottsdale’16–’19

National’19–’21

beyond this history

2011201520192023now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 6 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · since Sep 2021

All 6 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Sep 2019 → Sep 2021	$750K	2
SCOTTSDALE INDEMNITY COMPANY	Sep 2016 → Sep 2019	$750K	1
ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2015 → May 2015	$750K	1
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Apr 2015 → Sep 2016	$750K	1
ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2015 → Apr 2015	$750K	1
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Aug 2011 → Apr 2015	$750K	4

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 46
Observed power (24 mo): 32
Trailers (towed): 45

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

4.8 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1999

Oldest model yr

43.8%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 19 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

IN busiest

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

FRANKLIN, IN

203 EARLYWOOD DRIVE

Top corridor

IN 10 · IL 10 · OH 8

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

Last 12 months: 2 trucks also ran under 2 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 120670 USDOT 1849628Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (25 trucks · 17 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3532244 USDOT 4485536 USDOT 3055431 USDOT 4108560 USDOT 2782632 USDOT 3846004 USDOT 2862429 USDOT 2619908

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@hurricanespecialized.com — 4 carriers: USDOT 2887265 USDOT 2967060 USDOT 3481316

Shares a company officer with other carriers

peter norton — 6 carriers: USDOT 1716179 USDOT 2887265 USDOT 2987075 USDOT 3100116 USDOT 4108560

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 203 EARLYWOOD DRIVE, FRANKLIN, IN, 46131
Mailing address: P O BOX 574, FRANKLIN, IN, 46131
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (317) 494-6575
Fax: (317) 494-6586
Email: pnorton@hurricanespecialized.com
Web domain: hurricanespecialized.com

Registration

Officer: Peter Norton
USDOT / docket: 1327896 · MC-754376
First registered: Feb 2, 2005
Last MCS-150: Jul 1, 2025 · 3,236,554 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

3,236,554

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor

No licensing or insurance changes captured since Vektor began monitoring this carrier (June 2026). Quiet is usually good.

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for HURRICANE SPECIALIZED LLC.

HURRICANE SPECIALIZED LLC (USDOT 1327896) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 30, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 30, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. effective Sep 1, 2021 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 30, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 23.5% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 30, 2026.

The carrier received 63 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 34 vehicle-level and 63 driver-level — across 19 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 30, 2026.

The carrier has 5 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 2 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 30, 2026.

It reports 46 power units and 41 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jul 1, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 30, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is HURRICANE SPECIALIZED LLC's USDOT number?

HURRICANE SPECIALIZED LLC's USDOT number is 1327896, and its motor carrier number is MC-754376.

Is HURRICANE SPECIALIZED LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 30, 2026, HURRICANE SPECIALIZED LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is HURRICANE SPECIALIZED LLC's safety record?

HURRICANE SPECIALIZED LLC has a 23.5% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 114 roadside inspections, with 5 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).

How big is HURRICANE SPECIALIZED LLC's fleet?

HURRICANE SPECIALIZED LLC operates 46 power units and 41 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is HURRICANE SPECIALIZED LLC based?

HURRICANE SPECIALIZED LLC is based in FRANKLIN, IN, with roadside inspections recorded across 19 states.

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