Carrier profile · USDOT 332335 · MC-209573 · Updated Aug 13, 2026

Golden Hawk Transportation Co

20 power unitsavg 17.7 yrMulti-region · 12 statesCRESTLINE, OH68/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-209573 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

20Power units

24 observed · MCS-150

20Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

17.7Avg age (yr)

1997–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(419) 683-3304 Email dispatchgoldenhawktransportation@gmail.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 13, 2026

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

Watch · 3

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average35.3% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate above average8.3% vs the 6.7% national average.Fatal crash on record6 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 38 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1988.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo35.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo35.3%

▲ 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

Asset-based

20 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

17.7 yr

Model years 1997–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

37 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1988 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

36 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 35.3%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 8.3%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 17 vehicle and 36 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

37.5% · 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 49.4 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

35 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '26 · 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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.9 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 20-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 20
Inspections · 24 mo: 36
Annualized: ≈18 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.9 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 Driving28 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance19 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance11 · 8 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance10 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance8 · 3 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 7 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance6 · 3 OOS
393.132 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 5 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 ’25 · 9 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Merchants Business’96–’00

Diamond State’00–’03

Carolina’03–’10

Maxum’10–’13

Canal’13–’17

National’17–’21

Sentry Select’21–’25

1993200220112020now

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

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · since Oct 2025

All 10 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2021 → Oct 2025	$750K	1
NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	Jul 2017 → Oct 2021	$750K	4
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Dec 2013 → Jul 2017	$750K	6
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Jul 2013 → Jul 2013	$750K	3
MAXUM CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2010 → Jul 2013	$750K	2
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Mar 2003 → Jul 2010	$750K	7
DIAMOND STATE INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2000 → Mar 2003	$750K	3
MERCHANTS AND BUSINESS MEN'S MUTUAL INS. CO.	Mar 1996 → Mar 2000	$750K	4
EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	Mar 1995 → Mar 1996	$750K	1
PACIFIC EMPLOYERS INSURANCE CO.	Sep 1993 → Mar 1995	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

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

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

17.7 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

47.7%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 12 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

OH busiest

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

Home base

CRESTLINE, OH

4594 LINCOLN HWY

Top corridor

OH 6 · IN 6 · TN 5

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.

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

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3290620 USDOT 4104219 USDOT 76114 USDOT 3391399

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: 4594 LINCOLN HWY, CRESTLINE, OH, 44827-9685
Mailing address: 4594 LINCOLN HIGHWAY, CRESTLINE, OH, 44827
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (419) 683-3304
Fax: (419) 683-0162
Email: goldenhawktransportation@gmail.com

Registration

Officers: Raymond T Miller · Robert Stahl
USDOT / docket: 332335 · MC-209573
First registered: Nov 18, 1988
Last MCS-150: Aug 27, 2025 · 1,824,110 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Aug 31, 2018
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,824,110

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 GOLDEN HAWK TRANSPORTATION CO.

GOLDEN HAWK TRANSPORTATION CO (USDOT 332335) has a Vektor safety score of 68/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. effective Oct 1, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 35.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 13, 2026.

The carrier received 36 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 17 vehicle-level and 36 driver-level — across 12 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 13, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 6 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 13, 2026.

It reports 20 power units and 15 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Aug 27, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Aug 31, 2018 in the federal record refreshed Aug 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is GOLDEN HAWK TRANSPORTATION CO's USDOT number?

GOLDEN HAWK TRANSPORTATION CO's USDOT number is 332335, and its motor carrier number is MC-209573.

Is GOLDEN HAWK TRANSPORTATION CO authorized to operate?

As of Aug 13, 2026, GOLDEN HAWK TRANSPORTATION CO is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is GOLDEN HAWK TRANSPORTATION CO's safety record?

GOLDEN HAWK TRANSPORTATION CO has a 35.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 75 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 68/100 (tier: review).

How big is GOLDEN HAWK TRANSPORTATION CO's fleet?

GOLDEN HAWK TRANSPORTATION CO operates 20 power units and 15 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is GOLDEN HAWK TRANSPORTATION CO based?

GOLDEN HAWK TRANSPORTATION CO is based in CRESTLINE, OH, with roadside inspections recorded across 12 states.

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