Carrier profile · USDOT 190877 · MC-253177 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Hester Trucking Incorporated

DBA HESTER TRUCKING INC

12 power unitsavg 12.4 yrMulti-region · 9 statesBLADENBORO, NC80/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-253177 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

12Power units

10 observed · MCS-150

11Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

12.4Avg age (yr)

1997–2022 · vPIC

Call dispatch(910) 648-5555 Email dispatchhestertrucking@gmail.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 2026

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

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average57.1% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Multiple injury crashes13 crashes involving injuries are on 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 52 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1974.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo57.1%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo57.1%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

12 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

12.4 yr

Model years 1997–2022 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

15 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 57.1%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 — 7 vehicle and 15 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

50.0% · 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 76.3 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

14 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Aug '25 · 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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.6 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 12-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 12
Inspections · 24 mo: 15
Annualized: ≈8 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.6 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 Driving8 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance4 · 2 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance1 · 1 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
392.22 Driving of commercial motor vehiclesUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Inactive
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

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

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K 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 ’26 · 8 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Canal’94–’05

Northland’07–’10

National’11–’14

Eastern Atlantic’14–’17

Sentry Select’17–’24

1994200220102018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 10 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jan 2026

All 10 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2025 → Jan 2026	$750K	1
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Jan 2024 → Jan 2025	$750K	1
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2017 → Jan 2024	$750K	3
EASTERN ATLANTIC INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2014 → Jan 2017	$750K	3
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Jan 2011 → Jan 2014	$750K	2
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2010 → Feb 2010	$750K	2
AMERICAN GUARANTEE & LIABILITY INS. CO.	Jan 2010 → Jan 2011	$750K	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2007 → Jan 2010	$750K	1
OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	Jan 2005 → Jan 2007	$750K	1
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Oct 1994 → Jan 2005	$750K	5

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 12
Observed power (24 mo): 10
Trailers (towed): 11

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

12.4 yr

Average age

2022

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

52.4%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 9 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

NC busiest

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

Home base

BLADENBORO, NC

184 J R BRITT ROAD

Top corridor

NC 3 · MS 2 · WV 2

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: 3 trucks also ran under 3 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 21800 USDOT 4059756 USDOT 2057742Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (4 trucks · 5 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 21800 USDOT 854374 USDOT 2440672 USDOT 4059756 USDOT 2057742

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: 184 J R BRITT ROAD, BLADENBORO, NC, 28320-0125
Mailing address: P O BOX 518, BLADENBORO, NC, 28320
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (910) 648-5555
Email: hestertrucking@gmail.com

Registration

Officers: Robert E. Hester Jr · E. Reynold Hester
USDOT / docket: 190877 · MC-253177
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Oct 30, 2025 · 946,091 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Feb 14, 2011
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

946,091

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 HESTER TRUCKING INCORPORATED.

HESTER TRUCKING INCORPORATED (USDOT 190877) has a Vektor safety score of 80/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 20, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jan 19, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 57.1% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 15 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 7 vehicle-level and 15 driver-level — across 9 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 12 power units and 12 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Oct 30, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Feb 14, 2011 in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is HESTER TRUCKING INCORPORATED's USDOT number?

HESTER TRUCKING INCORPORATED's USDOT number is 190877, and its motor carrier number is MC-253177.

Is HESTER TRUCKING INCORPORATED authorized to operate?

As of Aug 20, 2026, HESTER TRUCKING INCORPORATED is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is HESTER TRUCKING INCORPORATED's safety record?

HESTER TRUCKING INCORPORATED has a 57.1% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 28 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 80/100 (tier: review).

How big is HESTER TRUCKING INCORPORATED's fleet?

HESTER TRUCKING INCORPORATED operates 12 power units and 12 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is HESTER TRUCKING INCORPORATED based?

HESTER TRUCKING INCORPORATED is based in BLADENBORO, NC, with roadside inspections recorded across 9 states.

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