Carrier profile · USDOT 3440994 · MC-1117575 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Hogback Transportation LLC

2 power unitsavg 18.6 yrMulti-region · 11 statesRIFLE, CO74/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1117575 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

2Power units

8 observed · MCS-150

6Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

18.6Avg age (yr)

2001–2014 · vPIC

Call dispatch(970) 379-2237 Email dispatchhogbackdispatch@hotmail.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 average66.7% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate well above average21.1% 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 6 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2020.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo66.7%

▲ 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-mo66.7%

▲ 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

Owner-operator

2 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

18.6 yr

Model years 2001–2014 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

6 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2020 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

19 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 66.7%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 21.1%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 15 vehicle and 19 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

42.9% · 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 20.8 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

18 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '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.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈4.8 / 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: 2
Inspections · 24 mo: 19
Annualized: ≈10 / yr
Coverage: ≈4.8 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.

393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance31 · 2 OOS
393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance19 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance15 · 10 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving15 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance11 · 2 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance7 · 3 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 5 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance5 · 1 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 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: None
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 ’24 · 5 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Artisan Truckers’20–’21

Prime’21–’22

Prime Property’22–’23

Southlake Specialty’23–’24

Geico Marine’24–now

2020202220242026now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 5 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · GEICO MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY · since Oct 2024

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
GEICO MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2024 → Oct 2024	$750K	2
SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2023 → Oct 2024	$750K	2
PRIME PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE INC	Oct 2022 → Oct 2023	$750K	2
PRIME INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2021 → Oct 2022	$750K	1
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	Sep 2020 → Dec 2021	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 2
Observed power (24 mo): 8
Trailers (towed): 6

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

18.6 yr

Average age

2014

Newest model yr

2001

Oldest model yr

64.3%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 11 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

CO busiest

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

Home base

RIFLE, CO

2620 WEST AVE

Top corridor

CO 5 · UT 4 · OK 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: 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 4226638Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (3 trucks · 2 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3163140 USDOT 2447047

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: 2620 WEST AVE, RIFLE, CO, 81650
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (970) 379-2237
Email: hogbackdispatch@hotmail.com

Registration

Officers: Harley Ridgeway · Angelia Ridgeway
USDOT / docket: 3440994 · MC-1117575
First registered: Jun 16, 2020
Last MCS-150: Mar 20, 2026 · 46,860 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Feb 9, 2023
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

46,860

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 HOGBACK TRANSPORTATION LLC.

HOGBACK TRANSPORTATION LLC (USDOT 3440994) 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 an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from GEICO MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY effective Oct 26, 2024 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 66.7% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 19 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 15 vehicle-level and 19 driver-level — across 11 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 2 power units and 2 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 20, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Feb 9, 2023 in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is HOGBACK TRANSPORTATION LLC's USDOT number?

HOGBACK TRANSPORTATION LLC's USDOT number is 3440994, and its motor carrier number is MC-1117575.

Is HOGBACK TRANSPORTATION LLC authorized to operate?

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

What is HOGBACK TRANSPORTATION LLC's safety record?

HOGBACK TRANSPORTATION LLC has a 66.7% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 22 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 74/100 (tier: review).

How big is HOGBACK TRANSPORTATION LLC's fleet?

HOGBACK TRANSPORTATION LLC operates 2 power units and 2 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is HOGBACK TRANSPORTATION LLC based?

HOGBACK TRANSPORTATION LLC is based in RIFLE, CO, with roadside inspections recorded across 11 states.

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