Carrier profile · USDOT 1865539 · MC-823122 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Hettinga Transportation Inc

22 power unitsavg 8.1 yrRegional · 3 statesPIXLEY, CA69/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-823122 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

22Power units

14 observed · MCS-150

12Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

8.1Avg age (yr)

2000–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(559) 757-3544 Email dispatchstevenhettinga@gmail.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 2026

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

Watch · 3

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average26.7% vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate well above average19.1% of driver inspections were placed out of service vs the 6.7% national average.Fatal crash on record1 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.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 17 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2009.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo26.7%

▲ 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-mo26.7%

▲ 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

22 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

8.1 yr

Model years 2000–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

17 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2009 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

21 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 26.7%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 19.1%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 15 vehicle and 21 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

25.0% · 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 21.0 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

21 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Dec '25 · 5

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

≈0.5 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 22-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 22
Inspections · 24 mo: 21
Annualized: ≈11 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.5 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 Driving17 · 1 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 4 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance5 · 1 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance5 · 5 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance4 · 4 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving1 · 0 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)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 ’24 · 6 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Zurich American’13–’15

Farmland’17–’19

Nationwide Comp’19–’21

Crestbrook’21–’23

Hudson’23–’24

beyond this history

2013201720212025now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 7 insurers are named in the list below.

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

All 7 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2023 → Oct 2024	$750K	1
CRESTBROOK INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2021 → Jan 2023	$750K	1
NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMP	Jan 2019 → Jan 2021	$750K	1
FARMLAND MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Jan 2017 → Jan 2019	$750K	1
QBE INSURANCE CORPORATION	Jan 2016 → Jan 2017	$750K	1
HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2015 → Feb 2016	$750K	2
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2013 → May 2015	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 22
Observed power (24 mo): 14
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

8.1 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

2000

Oldest model yr

15.4%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 3 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

CA busiest

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

Home base

PIXLEY, CA

11710 RD 136

Top corridor

CA 18 · AZ 2 · NV 1

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-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2521109 USDOT 3308928

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: 11710 RD 136, PIXLEY, CA, 93256
Mailing address: PO BOX 809, PIXLEY, CA, 93256
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (559) 757-3544
Fax: (559) 757-3979
Email: stevenhettinga@gmail.com

Registration

Officers: Steven Hettinga · Steve Hettinga
USDOT / docket: 1865539 · MC-823122
First registered: Mar 16, 2009
Last MCS-150: Dec 29, 2025 · 1,201,337 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,201,337

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 HETTINGA TRANSPORTATION INC.

HETTINGA TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 1865539) has a Vektor safety score of 69/100 and a Review before loading 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 $1,000,000 limit in force from ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY effective Oct 22, 2024 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 26.7% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 21 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 15 vehicle-level and 21 driver-level — across 3 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 22 power units and 19 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Dec 29, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is HETTINGA TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number?

HETTINGA TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number is 1865539, and its motor carrier number is MC-823122.

Is HETTINGA TRANSPORTATION INC authorized to operate?

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

What is HETTINGA TRANSPORTATION INC's safety record?

HETTINGA TRANSPORTATION INC has a 26.7% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 27 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 69/100 (tier: review).

How big is HETTINGA TRANSPORTATION INC's fleet?

HETTINGA TRANSPORTATION INC operates 22 power units and 19 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is HETTINGA TRANSPORTATION INC based?

HETTINGA TRANSPORTATION INC is based in PIXLEY, CA, with roadside inspections recorded across 3 states.

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