Carrier profile · USDOT 140348 · MC-173778 · Updated Aug 21, 2026

Hardy Brothers Inc

64 power unitsavg 5.7 yrNational · 16 statesSILOAM, NC88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-173778 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

64Power units

67 observed · MCS-150

62Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

5.7Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(336) 374-5050 Email dispatchmwhitener@hardybros.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 21, 2026

Clear to load

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Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record3 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 4

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 52 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1974.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 299 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo1.5%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo1.5%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

64 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

5.7 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

173 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 1.5%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 138 vehicle and 173 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

3.8% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 1.7 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

171 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '25 · 16

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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.4 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 64-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 64
Inspections · 24 mo: 173
Annualized: ≈87 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.4 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 Driving35 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance5 · 4 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
392.82 Using a hand-held mobile phoneUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 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)Recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not 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

$1M BIPD last filed ’25 · 12 insurers · 3 lapsesCoverage lapse

Arch’20–now

1999200620132020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 15 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jul 2025

All 15 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2020 → Jul 2025	$1M	5
ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2017 → Jul 2019	$1M	4
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2016 → Nov 2017	$1M	1
THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	Nov 2014 → Nov 2016	$1M	2
COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY INSURANCE	Nov 2012 → Nov 2014	$1M	3
STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA	Nov 2010 → Nov 2012	$1M	1
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	Oct 2008 → Nov 2010	$1M	2
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Oct 2007 → Feb 2008	$1M	6
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2006 → Oct 2007	$1M	1
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2004 → Oct 2006	$1M	2
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2002 → Oct 2002	$1M	3
REPUBLIC WESTERN INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2001 → Oct 2002	$1M	1
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Jun 2001 → Oct 2001	$1M	3
TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY	Jun 2000 → Jun 2001	$1M	2
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	May 1999 → May 2000	$1M	3

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 64
Observed power (24 mo): 67
Trailers (towed): 62

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

5.7 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

64.3%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 16 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

173

NC busiest

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

Home base

SILOAM, NC

6406 SILOAM ROAD

Top corridor

NC 96 · TN 27 · NM 16

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: 1 truck also ran under 1 other carrier

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 243330Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (16 trucks · 18 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 561259 USDOT 3062419 USDOT 3191514 USDOT 3961635 USDOT 3087013 USDOT 3957839 USDOT 1576998 USDOT 3631928

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@hardybros.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 2226529

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: 6406 SILOAM ROAD, SILOAM, NC, 27047
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (336) 374-5050
Email: mwhitener@hardybros.com
Web domain: hardybros.com

Registration

Officers: Matthew Ryan Hardy · Eddie Ralph Hardy
USDOT / docket: 140348 · MC-173778
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Aug 17, 2026 · 7,951,085 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Oct 16, 2000
D-U-N-S: 24807992

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

7,951,085

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 HARDY BROTHERS INC.

HARDY BROTHERS INC (USDOT 140348) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 21, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 21, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jul 1, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 21, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 1.5% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 21, 2026.

The carrier received 173 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 138 vehicle-level and 173 driver-level — across 16 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 21, 2026.

The carrier has 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 3 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 21, 2026.

It reports 64 power units and 81 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Aug 17, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Oct 16, 2000 in the federal record refreshed Aug 21, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is HARDY BROTHERS INC's USDOT number?

HARDY BROTHERS INC's USDOT number is 140348, and its motor carrier number is MC-173778.

Is HARDY BROTHERS INC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 21, 2026, HARDY BROTHERS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is HARDY BROTHERS INC's safety record?

HARDY BROTHERS INC has a 1.5% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 299 roadside inspections, with 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).

How big is HARDY BROTHERS INC's fleet?

HARDY BROTHERS INC operates 64 power units and 81 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is HARDY BROTHERS INC based?

HARDY BROTHERS INC is based in SILOAM, NC, with roadside inspections recorded across 16 states.

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