Carrier profile · USDOT 884298 · MC-409523 · Updated Jun 30, 2026

Houghton Trucking Inc

14 power unitsavg 12 yrMulti-region · 11 statesQUARRYVILLE, PA75/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-409523 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

14Power units

9 observed · MCS-150

12Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

12.0Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(717) 806-8175 Email dispatchhoughtontrucking@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 above average25.0% vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate well above average18.8% of driver inspections were placed out of service vs the 6.7% national average.Multiple injury crashes3 crashes involving injuries are on 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 26 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2000.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo25.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo25.0%

▲ 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

14 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

12 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

26 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2000 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

16 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 25.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 18.8%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 4 vehicle and 16 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

0.0% · 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 16.7 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

16 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.6 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 14-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 14
Inspections · 24 mo: 16
Annualized: ≈8 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.6 inspections / unit · yr

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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$1,000,000 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

$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 · 8 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Canal’02–’05

Canal’06–now

Maxum’08–’11

Sentry Select’14–’19

Falls Lake’19–’22

2001200820152022now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 12 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA · since Jun 2025

All 12 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Jun 2024 → Jun 2025	$750K	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2022 → Jun 2024	$750K	1
FALLS LAKE NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2019 → Aug 2022	$750K	2
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2014 → Jul 2019	$750K	2
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Jun 2012 → Jun 2014	$750K	3
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Jun 2011 → Jun 2012	$750K	1
MAXUM CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2008 → Aug 2011	$750K	4
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Jun 2006 → current	$750K	3
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Jun 2005 → Jun 2006	$750K	1
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Jun 2002 → Jun 2005	$750K	3
HARCO NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	Mar 2002 → Jun 2002	$750K	1
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Jun 2001 → Jun 2002	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 14
Observed power (24 mo): 9
Trailers (towed): 12

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

12.0 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

52.4%

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

PA busiest

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

Home base

QUARRYVILLE, PA

1246 ROBERT FULTON HIGHWAY

Top corridor

PA 3 · CT 2 · IN 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: 3 trucks also ran under 3 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 1664837 USDOT 3767638 USDOT 3159795Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (5 trucks · 7 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3765628 USDOT 3767638 USDOT 3159795 USDOT 3457662 USDOT 2942917 USDOT 842145 USDOT 2403932

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

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: 1246 ROBERT FULTON HIGHWAY, QUARRYVILLE, PA, 17566
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (717) 806-8175
Fax: (717) 806-8176
Email: houghtontrucking@hotmail.com

Registration

Officers: Melissa Houghton · Michael Houghton
USDOT / docket: 884298 · MC-409523
First registered: Jun 5, 2000
Last MCS-150: Feb 13, 2026 · 1,374,828 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Mar 12, 2007
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,374,828

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 HOUGHTON TRUCKING INC.

HOUGHTON TRUCKING INC (USDOT 884298) has a Vektor safety score of 75/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 30, 2026.

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

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA effective Jun 28, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 30, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 25.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 30, 2026.

The carrier received 16 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 4 vehicle-level and 16 driver-level — across 11 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 30, 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 Jun 30, 2026.

It reports 14 power units and 13 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 13, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Mar 12, 2007 in the federal record refreshed Jun 30, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is HOUGHTON TRUCKING INC's USDOT number?

HOUGHTON TRUCKING INC's USDOT number is 884298, and its motor carrier number is MC-409523.

Is HOUGHTON TRUCKING INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 30, 2026, HOUGHTON TRUCKING INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is HOUGHTON TRUCKING INC's safety record?

HOUGHTON TRUCKING INC has a 25.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 26 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 HOUGHTON TRUCKING INC's fleet?

HOUGHTON TRUCKING INC operates 14 power units and 13 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is HOUGHTON TRUCKING INC based?

HOUGHTON TRUCKING INC is based in QUARRYVILLE, PA, with roadside inspections recorded across 11 states.

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