Carrier profile · USDOT 2893677 · MC-974461 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Moreno Hotshots LLC

11 power unitsavg 6.6 yrRegional · 4 statesKELLER, TX74/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-974461 ACTIVERATED CONDITIONAL

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

11Power units

20 observed · MCS-150

19Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

6.6Avg age (yr)

2003–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(940) 224-1788 Email dispatchjose@morenohots.com

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

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Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average48.7% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate well above average20.5% of driver inspections were placed out of service vs the 6.7% national average.

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 10 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2016.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)On file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo48.6%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)On file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo48.6%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

11 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

6.6 yr

Model years 2003–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

10 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2016 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

39 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 48.6%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 20.5%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 37 vehicle and 39 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

63.6% · 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 28.2 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

37 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '25 · 5

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.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.8 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Among the more heavily-inspected carriers for its size — abundant roadside signal. Coverage isn't the question here; the out-of-service and crash record is.

Registered power units: 11
Inspections · 24 mo: 39
Annualized: ≈20 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.8 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 Driving51 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance34 · 0 OOS
393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance34 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance31 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance26 · 11 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance17 · 7 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance17 · 0 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving16 · 0 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance14 · 0 OOS
393.104 Cargo securement — tiedownsVehicle Maintenance14 · 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: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liabilityNo active filing in current snapshot

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’26 · 6 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Hallmark County’18–’20

Prime’20–’21

Clear Blue’21–’26

2016201920222025now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 7 insurers are named in the list below.

No active BIPD filing in FMCSA's current snapshot.

All 7 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
CLEAR BLUE INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2021 → May 2026	$750K	5
PRIME INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2020 → May 2021	$750K	1
HALLMARK COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2018 → May 2020	$750K	2
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Mar 2018 → May 2018	$750K	1
NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO.	May 2017 → Mar 2018	$750K	2
HALLMARK COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2017 → May 2017	$750K	1
PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL	Jun 2016 → Mar 2017	$750K	5

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 11
Observed power (24 mo): 20
Trailers (towed): 19

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

6.6 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2003

Oldest model yr

53.8%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 4 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

TX busiest

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

Home base

KELLER, TX

11133 DAVIS MOUNTAIN RD

Top corridor

TX 33 · OK 4 · NM 1

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 1672830Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (14 trucks · 11 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1226650 USDOT 3560256 USDOT 3757630 USDOT 3192982 USDOT 3492191 USDOT 1672830 USDOT 4174028 USDOT 4414665

Shares a company officer with other carriers

jose moreno — 46 carriers: USDOT 697400 USDOT 978924 USDOT 1650060 USDOT 1665216 USDOT 1677231 USDOT 1740553 USDOT 1861701 USDOT 1903585

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Roadside-observed power units materially exceed the registered MCS-150 fleet — confirm the carrier is operating within its filed capacity.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 11133 DAVIS MOUNTAIN RD, KELLER, TX, 76244
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (940) 224-1788
Email: jose@morenohots.com
Web domain: morenohots.com

Registration

Officers: Jessica Moreno · Jose Moreno
USDOT / docket: 2893677 · MC-974461
First registered: May 24, 2016
Last MCS-150: Apr 29, 2026 · 70,000,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Conditional · Jan 2, 2023
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

70,000,000

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 MORENO HOTSHOTS LLC.

MORENO HOTSHOTS LLC (USDOT 2893677) has a Vektor safety score of 74/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

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

It has no active BIPD insurance filing in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 48.6% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 39 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 37 vehicle-level and 39 driver-level — across 4 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 0 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 11 power units and 11 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 29, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Conditional assigned Jan 2, 2023 in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is MORENO HOTSHOTS LLC's USDOT number?

MORENO HOTSHOTS LLC's USDOT number is 2893677, and its motor carrier number is MC-974461.

Is MORENO HOTSHOTS LLC authorized to operate?

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

What is MORENO HOTSHOTS LLC's safety record?

MORENO HOTSHOTS LLC has a 48.6% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 80 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Conditional" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 74/100 (tier: review).

How big is MORENO HOTSHOTS LLC's fleet?

MORENO HOTSHOTS LLC operates 11 power units and 11 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is MORENO HOTSHOTS LLC based?

MORENO HOTSHOTS LLC is based in KELLER, TX, with roadside inspections recorded across 4 states.

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