Carrier profile · USDOT 1527791 · MC-1220046 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

HCL Contracting LLC

10 power unitsavg 4.2 yrRegional · 3 statesSEMMES, AL69/100

CARRIER INACTIVEMC-1220046 INACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

10Power units

11 observed · MCS-150

2Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

4.2Avg age (yr)

2007–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(251) 463-0331 Email dispatchbrittany@hclcontractingllc.com

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

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No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.Vehicle out-of-service rate above average25.0% vs the 22.26% national average.Multiple injury crashes3 crashes involving injuries are on record.

In good standing · 1

Established 20 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2006.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo25.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo25.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

10 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

4.2 yr

Model years 2007–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

20 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2006 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

27 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 25.0%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 — 12 vehicle and 27 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

0.0% · 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 27.3 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

26 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '26 · 3

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 10-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 10
Inspections · 24 mo: 27
Annualized: ≈14 / 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.

393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance17 · 4 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving12 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
392.9 Failure to secure load / cargo not securedUnsafe Driving4 · 2 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving4 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
392.7 Driving of commercial motor vehiclesUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Inactive
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD filing (census)Not recorded per census

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’25 · 1 insurer · 0 lapsesContinuous

Middlesex’21–’25

beyond this history

202120232025now

This timeline is the FMCSA filing history, and it ends at the most recent superseded filing — current policy status is not tracked here. Request a certificate of insurance to confirm active coverage before tendering.

All 1 insurer era · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
MIDDLESEX INSURANCE CO.	Mar 2021 → Jun 2025	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 10
Observed power (24 mo): 11
Trailers (towed): 2

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

4.2 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2007

Oldest model yr

50.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 3 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

AL busiest

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

Home base

SEMMES, AL

8245 CRARY AVENUE

Top corridor

AL 23 · MS 3 · FL 1

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

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

No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2910441 USDOT 2923903 USDOT 3207041 USDOT 3566054 USDOT 4244012 USDOT 3043582 USDOT 2263113 USDOT 448860

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@hclcontractingllc.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 3591984

Shares a company officer with other carriers

brittany smith — 11 carriers: USDOT 1963402 USDOT 2372827 USDOT 2584538 USDOT 2918845 USDOT 3010817 USDOT 3488735 USDOT 3564445 USDOT 3591984

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: 8245 CRARY AVENUE, SEMMES, AL, 36575
Mailing address: PO BOX 1245, SEMMES, AL, 36575
Operation: Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)

Contact

Phone: (251) 463-0331
Email: brittany@hclcontractingllc.com
Web domain: hclcontractingllc.com

Registration

Officers: Marti Cole · Brittany Smith
USDOT / docket: 1527791 · MC-1220046
First registered: Jul 10, 2006
Last MCS-150: Apr 27, 2026 · 210,000 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 3.33
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

210,000

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 HCL CONTRACTING LLC.

HCL CONTRACTING LLC (USDOT 1527791) has a Vektor safety score of 69/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 20, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 25.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 27 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 12 vehicle-level and 27 driver-level — across 3 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 10 power units and 8 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 27, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is HCL CONTRACTING LLC's USDOT number?

HCL CONTRACTING LLC's USDOT number is 1527791, and its motor carrier number is MC-1220046.

Is HCL CONTRACTING LLC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 20, 2026, HCL CONTRACTING LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is HCL CONTRACTING LLC's safety record?

HCL CONTRACTING LLC has a 25.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 52 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 69/100 (tier: review).

How big is HCL CONTRACTING LLC's fleet?

HCL CONTRACTING LLC operates 10 power units and 8 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is HCL CONTRACTING LLC based?

HCL CONTRACTING LLC is based in SEMMES, AL, with roadside inspections recorded across 3 states.

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