Carrier profile · USDOT 29378 · MC-259204 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Hampton Crane Service Inc

14 power unitsLocal · 1 statesNASHVILLE, TN50/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-259204 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

14Power units

3 observed · MCS-150

1Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

12.3Avg age (yr)

2000–2020 · vPIC

Call dispatch(615) 256-8733 Email dispatchtcarney@hamptoncrane.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 2026

Limited record

Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.

Watch · 1

Not enough inspection history to rate3 federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. FMCSA itself will not score a carrier's vehicle or driver record on fewer than 5, and neither will we — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.

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 52 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1974.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

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 peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

3 inspections · 24 mo

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

Vehicle OOS —24-mo cumulative

050%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 0 vehicle and 3 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

0.0% · latest 6-mo window● Steady

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Holding steady 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

3 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '24 · 1

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.

Thin coverage

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.1 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 14-unit fleet — the out-of-service and violation signals above rest on a small sample, so weight them cautiously. Thin coverage on a young authority is itself a flag.

Registered power units: 14
Inspections · 24 mo: 3
Annualized: ≈2 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.1 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.

392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
392.9 Failure to secure load / cargo not securedUnsafe Driving1 · 1 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$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)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 ’05 · 2 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Travelers’92–’99

St Paul’99–’05

beyond this history

1992200120102019now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 2 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY OF AMERICA · since Dec 2005

All 2 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ST. PAUL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	Dec 1999 → Dec 2005	$750K	1
TRAVELERS CASUALTY AND SURETY COMPANY	Dec 1992 → Dec 1999	$750K	1

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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): 3
Trailers (towed): 1

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

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

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

NASHVILLE, TN

1499 COUNTY HOSPITAL ROAD

Top corridor

TN 3

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-identity links detected — no reincarnation flag, shared trucks, registration domain, or officer overlap with other carriers.

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

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: 1499 COUNTY HOSPITAL ROAD, NASHVILLE, TN, 37218
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (615) 256-8733
Fax: (615) 256-8747
Email: tcarney@hamptoncrane.com
Web domain: hamptoncrane.com

Registration

Officers: Lance D Carney · Thomas E Carter
USDOT / docket: 29378 · MC-259204
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Aug 13, 2025 · 26,322 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Mar 1, 1991
D-U-N-S: 5774625

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

26,322

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 HAMPTON CRANE SERVICE INC.

HAMPTON CRANE SERVICE INC (USDOT 29378) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of 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 $1,000,000 limit in force from TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY OF AMERICA effective Dec 1, 2005 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 3 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 0 vehicle-level and 3 driver-level — across 1 state, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 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 Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 14 power units and 20 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Aug 13, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Mar 1, 1991 in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is HAMPTON CRANE SERVICE INC's USDOT number?

HAMPTON CRANE SERVICE INC's USDOT number is 29378, and its motor carrier number is MC-259204.

Is HAMPTON CRANE SERVICE INC authorized to operate?

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

What is HAMPTON CRANE SERVICE INC's safety record?

HAMPTON CRANE SERVICE INC has a — vehicle out-of-service rate across 8 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor does not assign this carrier a safety score: 3 federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. FMCSA itself will not score a carrier's vehicle or driver record on fewer than 5, and neither will we — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.

How big is HAMPTON CRANE SERVICE INC's fleet?

HAMPTON CRANE SERVICE INC operates 14 power units and 20 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is HAMPTON CRANE SERVICE INC based?

HAMPTON CRANE SERVICE INC is based in NASHVILLE, TN, with roadside inspections recorded across 1 state.

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