Carrier profile · USDOT 424572 · MC-236993 · Updated Aug 30, 2026

Hercules Forwarding LLC

166 power unitsavg 10 yrNational · 18 statesVERNON, CA70/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-236993 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

166Power units

108 observed · MCS-150

116Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

10.0Avg age (yr)

1998–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(323) 263-6100 Email dispatchkdunne@herculesfreight.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 30, 2026

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

Watch · 2

No insurance on fileActive authority but no BIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Fatal crash on record3 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.Established 36 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1990.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 448 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo11.1%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

7 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo11.1%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

7 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

166 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

10 yr

Model years 1998–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

35 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1990 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

260 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 11.1%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 3.4%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 190 vehicle and 239 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

8.8% · 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 2.0 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

250 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Dec '24 · 28

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

≈0.8 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 166-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 166
Inspections · 24 mo: 260
Annualized: ≈130 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.8 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 Driving72 · 2 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance35 · 19 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance31 · 5 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance16 · 14 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance10 · 3 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness6 · 4 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving6 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance6 · 1 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
Broker: None

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

$1M BIPD last filed · 12 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

Republic Western’01–now

Travelers Connecticut’13–’24

1996200420122020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 14 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · OBSIDIAN INSURANCE COMPANY · since Oct 2024

All 14 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
THE TRAVELERS INDEMNITY CO. OF CONNECTICUT	Oct 2013 → Oct 2024	$1M	5
DISCOVER PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Oct 2012 → Oct 2013	$1M	1
DISCOVER PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	May 2011 → Oct 2011	$1M	3
RLI INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2010 → May 2011	$1M	2
UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Oct 2007 → May 2010	$1M	1
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2005 → Oct 2007	$1M	2
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2002 → Oct 2004	$1M	5
REPUBLIC WESTERN INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2001 → current	$1M	4
INSURANCE CORPORATION OF HANNOVER	Jun 2001 → Oct 2001	$1M	1
XL SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2000 → Jun 2001	$1M	2
PROVIDENCE WASHINGTON INSURANCE CO.	Jun 1999 → Aug 2000	$1M	1
WAUSAU UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 1998 → Jun 1999	$1M	1
ILLINOIS NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	Jun 1997 → Jul 1998	$1M	2
EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	Jun 1996 → Jun 1997	$1M	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 166
Observed power (24 mo): 108
Trailers (towed): 116

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

10.0 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1998

Oldest model yr

53.6%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 18 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

259

CA busiest

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

Home base

VERNON, CA

2720 E 26TH STREET

Top corridor

CA 175 · MO 22 · WA 17

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: 4 trucks also ran under 2 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 646569 USDOT 1560467Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (27 trucks · 18 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 426556 USDOT 594129 USDOT 2179336 USDOT 3537362 USDOT 646569 USDOT 2622220 USDOT 327574 USDOT 1249988

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@herculesfreight.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 3696799

Shares a company officer with other carriers

kal atwal — 2 carriers: USDOT 2351448

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

166

Observed (24 mo)

108

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 2720 E 26TH STREET, VERNON, CA, 90058
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (323) 263-6100
Fax: (323) 263-6700
Email: kdunne@herculesfreight.com
Web domain: herculesfreight.com

Registration

Officers: Kal Atwal · Sharon Schroeder
USDOT / docket: 424572 · MC-236993
First registered: Oct 18, 1990
Last MCS-150: Mar 19, 2026 · 8,785,636 mi (2022)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Oct 1, 2009
D-U-N-S: 622220580

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

166

Power units

163

Drivers

125

CDL drivers

8,785,636

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 HERCULES FORWARDING LLC.

HERCULES FORWARDING LLC (USDOT 424572) has a Vektor safety score of 70/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 30, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 30, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from OBSIDIAN INSURANCE COMPANY effective Oct 1, 2024 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 30, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 11.1% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 30, 2026.

The carrier received 260 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 190 vehicle-level and 239 driver-level — across 18 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 30, 2026.

The carrier has 7 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 3 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 30, 2026.

It reports 166 power units and 163 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 19, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Oct 1, 2009 in the federal record refreshed Aug 30, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is HERCULES FORWARDING LLC's USDOT number?

HERCULES FORWARDING LLC's USDOT number is 424572, and its motor carrier number is MC-236993.

Is HERCULES FORWARDING LLC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 30, 2026, HERCULES FORWARDING LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is HERCULES FORWARDING LLC's safety record?

HERCULES FORWARDING LLC has a 11.1% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 448 roadside inspections, with 7 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 70/100 (tier: review).

How big is HERCULES FORWARDING LLC's fleet?

HERCULES FORWARDING LLC operates 166 power units and 163 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is HERCULES FORWARDING LLC based?

HERCULES FORWARDING LLC is based in VERNON, CA, with roadside inspections recorded across 18 states.

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