Carrier profile · USDOT 891598 · MC-388134 · FMCSA profile data as of Aug 16, 2026

Hot Shot Trucking LLC

20 power unitsavg 9.7 yrRegional · 4 statesHICKSVILLE, OH93/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-388134 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

20Power units

11 observed · MCS-150

13Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

9.7Avg age (yr)

2000–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(419) 542-0008 Email dispatchjohn@jbtrucksales.com

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Load decision · FMCSA profile data as of Aug 16, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Watch · 1

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average25.0% vs the 22.26% 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 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

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

20 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

9.7 yr

Model years 2000–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

26 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2000 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

A named inspection location does not confirm a border transit or operating authority. Counts cover retained inspection records.

Safety

14 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Sep 3, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 25.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 4 vehicle and 14 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

33.3% · 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 33.3 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

13 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Feb '26 · 2

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

≈0.3 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 20-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 20
Inspections · 24 mo: 14
Annualized: ≈7 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.3 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 Driving23 · 0 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
395.32 ELD — non-authenticated drivingHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Aug 16, 2026

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
Broker: Active

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 ’23 · 7 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Auto Owners’04–’11

National’11–’13

Northland’20–’23

2000200720142021now

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 · BERKLEY CASUALTY COMPANY · since Sep 2023

All 12 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2020 → Sep 2023	$1M	2
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Sep 2018 → Sep 2020	$1M	2
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Sep 2016 → Sep 2018	$1M	2
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2014 → Sep 2016	$1M	1
PACIFIC FINANCIAL ASSOCIATION, INC.	Oct 2013 → Oct 2013	$1M	1
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Sep 2013 → Sep 2014	$1M	2
PACIFIC FINANCIAL ASSOCIATION, INC.	May 2013 → Oct 2013	$1M	1
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Feb 2011 → Sep 2013	$1M	4
AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2004 → Feb 2011	$1M	2
NORTHLAND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2002 → Mar 2004	$1M	2
OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	Jan 2001 → May 2002	$1M	1
UNITED OHIO INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2000 → Jan 2001	$1M	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Sep 10, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 20
Observed power (24 mo): 11
Trailers (towed): 13

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

9.7 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

2000

Oldest model yr

58.3%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 4 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Sep 17, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

IN busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Indiana: 6 inspections
Ohio: 5 inspections
Michigan: 2 inspections
Iowa: 1 inspections

Home base

HICKSVILLE, OH

06235 JERICHO RD

Top corridor

IN ⇄ OH

IN 6 · OH 5 · MI 2

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Sep 3, 2026

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 3785270Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (9 trucks · 5 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2805296 USDOT 3785270 USDOT 3770897 USDOT 2867166 USDOT 2846987

Shares a company officer with other carriers

john e. brown — 3 carriers: USDOT 1375429 USDOT 3827439

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

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Sep 3, 2026

Location

Physical address: 06235 JERICHO RD, HICKSVILLE, OH, 43526
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (419) 542-0008
Email: john@jbtrucksales.com
Web domain: jbtrucksales.com

Registration

Officer: John E. Brown
USDOT / docket: 891598 · MC-388134
First registered: Jul 5, 2000
Last MCS-150: Nov 12, 2024 · 1,048,000 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Sep 10, 2010
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,048,000

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

FMCSA federal activity data as of Sep 3, 2026

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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25%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

1 of 4 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Oct 2024 to Oct 2026.

22violation records

1OOS-tagged records

1 of 4inspections with OOS

What the violations were

FMCSA BASIC themes in plain language: vehicle maintenance, driver fitness, hours of service and unsafe driving. Roadside records grouped without double counting.

Unsafe driving

140%0 / 14

Hours of service

60%0 / 6

Lights

10%0 / 1

Other vehicle maintenance

1100%1 / 1

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

Eligible vehicle inspections in six-month windows; no national comparison.

50%

15%

30%

0%Oct 24 to Apr 250 / 1

50%Apr 25 to Oct 251 / 2

n/aOct 25 to Apr 260 / 0

0%Apr 26 to Oct 260 / 1

Top 3 codes (7 of 22 records)

392.2-SLLS2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)3
392.2-SLLEWA3 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLIRP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2

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395.24 ELD — record edits / data2
395.32B-ELDDFR ELD — non-authenticated driving2
392.16-D Failure to use seat belt1
392.2-SLLED State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLEWG1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLEWG3 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLLR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLSIV State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2WG State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
393.11TL Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.209D-STPAL Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
395.3A2-HOSPD Driving beyond hours-of-service limits1
395.8E-HOSPD Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1

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Unsafe driving

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Hours of service

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Lights

Check pre-trip lamp inspections and completed repairs.

Safety and violations

Violation data is not available for this carrier right now.

Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for HOT SHOT TRUCKING LLC.

HOT SHOT TRUCKING LLC (USDOT 891598) has a Vektor safety score of 93/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Aug 16, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Sep 3, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from BERKLEY CASUALTY COMPANY effective Sep 1, 2023 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Aug 16, 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. FMCSA safety data as of Sep 17, 2026.

The carrier received 14 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 4 vehicle-level and 14 driver-level — across 4 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Sep 17, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Sep 17, 2026.

It reports 20 power units and 20 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Nov 12, 2024. FMCSA identity data as of Sep 3, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Sep 10, 2010 in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Sep 3, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is HOT SHOT TRUCKING LLC's USDOT number?

HOT SHOT TRUCKING LLC's USDOT number is 891598, and its motor carrier number is MC-388134.

Is HOT SHOT TRUCKING LLC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Sep 3, 2026. HOT SHOT TRUCKING LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is HOT SHOT TRUCKING LLC's safety record?

HOT SHOT TRUCKING LLC has a 25.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 27 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 93/100 (tier: clear).

How big is HOT SHOT TRUCKING LLC's fleet?

HOT SHOT TRUCKING LLC operates 20 power units and 20 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is HOT SHOT TRUCKING LLC based?

HOT SHOT TRUCKING LLC is based in HICKSVILLE, OH, with roadside inspections recorded across 4 states.

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