Small fleet
893 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 2026
Clear under the current scoring — review the flagged signal below before loading.
Small fleet
893 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
4.4 yr
Model years 2003–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.
52 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
H&E EQUIPMENT SERVICES INC (USDOT 171507) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.
The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 20, 2026.
It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $5,000,000 limit in force from NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA effective Jun 30, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.
Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 19.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.
The carrier received 247 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 158 vehicle-level and 238 driver-level — across 31 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.
The carrier has 18 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 7 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 20, 2026.
It reports 893 power units and 620 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jul 31, 2025.
It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Nov 13, 2008 in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.
H&E EQUIPMENT SERVICES INC's USDOT number is 171507, and its motor carrier number is MC-11077.
As of Aug 20, 2026, H&E EQUIPMENT SERVICES INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
H&E EQUIPMENT SERVICES INC has a 19.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 530 roadside inspections, with 18 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).
H&E EQUIPMENT SERVICES INC operates 893 power units and 620 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
H&E EQUIPMENT SERVICES INC is based in BATON ROUGE, LA, with roadside inspections recorded across 31 states.
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247 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks
Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national
Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing
Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay
234 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '25 · 27
Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal
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.
Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC
What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
Insurance & bonds
Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
BIPD in force — $5,000,000 · NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA · since Jun 2025
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA | Feb 2017 → Jul 2025 | $750K | 4 |
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs
Revealed by inspection density across 31 states · 24 mo
Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Last 12 months: 13 trucks also ran under 1 other carrier
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
Shares a company officer with other carriers
Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units
Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
Contact
Registration
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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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