Carrier profile · USDOT 402604 · MC-251260 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Hudson Logistics Inc

29 power unitsavg 3.9 yrMulti-region · 15 statesPRINCETON, KY75/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-251260 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

29Power units

25 observed · MCS-150

41Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

3.9Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(270) 365-3808 Email dispatchdjones@hudsonlogistics.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.

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Vehicle out-of-service rate above average23.3% vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate above average9.1% vs the 6.7% national average.Fatal crash on record1 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 36 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1990.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo23.3%

▲ 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-mo23.3%

▲ 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

29 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

3.9 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

36 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1990 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

66 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 23.3%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 9.1%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 30 vehicle and 66 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

9.1% · 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 13.9 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

66 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jul '25 · 7

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

≈1.1 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 29-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 29
Inspections · 24 mo: 66
Annualized: ≈33 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.1 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 Driving17 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance12 · 6 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance7 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 4 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance1 · 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: 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 · 10 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Great West’97–’00

Occidental Fire’01–’11

Great West’15–’20

Berkley’20–’23

1994200220102018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 13 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · CANAL INSURANCE CO. · since Apr 2026

All 13 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Apr 2024 → Apr 2026	$750K	1
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Apr 2023 → Apr 2024	$750K	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Apr 2020 → Apr 2020	$750K	2
BERKLEY CASUALTY COMPANY	Apr 2020 → Apr 2023	$750K	2
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Apr 2015 → Apr 2020	$750K	1
CRUM & FORSTER INDEMNITY COMPANY	Apr 2013 → Apr 2015	$750K	2
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2012 → Apr 2013	$750K	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Apr 2011 → Apr 2012	$750K	1
OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	Apr 2001 → Apr 2011	$750K	3
STAR INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2000 → Apr 2001	$750K	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Jan 1997 → Apr 2000	$750K	4
TWIN CITY FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 1996 → Feb 1997	$750K	2
THE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA	Jan 1994 → Jan 1996	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 29
Observed power (24 mo): 25
Trailers (towed): 41

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

3.9 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

60.6%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 15 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

TN busiest

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

Home base

PRINCETON, KY

3260 GROOMS LANE

Top corridor

TN ⇄ KY

TN 20 · FL 9 · MD 8

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 774366 USDOT 4116141 USDOT 4003402 USDOT 4393265 USDOT 2822101 USDOT 2120601 USDOT 2343566

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@hudsonlogistics.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 4467843

Shares a company officer with other carriers

david a. jones — 2 carriers: USDOT 2894702

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: 3260 GROOMS LANE, PRINCETON, KY, 42445
Mailing address: P O BOX 628, PRINCETON, KY, 42445
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (270) 365-3808
Fax: (270) 365-4559
Email: djones@hudsonlogistics.com
Web domain: hudsonlogistics.com

Registration

Officer: David A. Jones
USDOT / docket: 402604 · MC-251260
First registered: Jul 27, 1990
Last MCS-150: Apr 21, 2026 · 3,820,094 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Feb 27, 2009
D-U-N-S: 826422339

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

3,820,094

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 HUDSON LOGISTICS INC.

HUDSON LOGISTICS INC (USDOT 402604) has a Vektor safety score of 75/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and 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 CANAL INSURANCE CO. effective Apr 1, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 23.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 66 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 30 vehicle-level and 66 driver-level — across 15 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

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

It reports 29 power units and 30 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 21, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Feb 27, 2009 in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is HUDSON LOGISTICS INC's USDOT number?

HUDSON LOGISTICS INC's USDOT number is 402604, and its motor carrier number is MC-251260.

Is HUDSON LOGISTICS INC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 20, 2026, HUDSON LOGISTICS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is HUDSON LOGISTICS INC's safety record?

HUDSON LOGISTICS INC has a 23.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 87 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 75/100 (tier: review).

How big is HUDSON LOGISTICS INC's fleet?

HUDSON LOGISTICS INC operates 29 power units and 30 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is HUDSON LOGISTICS INC based?

HUDSON LOGISTICS INC is based in PRINCETON, KY, with roadside inspections recorded across 15 states.

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