Carrier profile · USDOT 1448414 · Updated Sep 6, 2026

Hinkle Logging Inc

4 power unitsavg 7 yrLocal · 1 statesCRAIGSVILLE, WV0/100

AUTHORITY STATUS UNKNOWNOUT-OF-SERVICE ORDER

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

4Power units

2 observed · MCS-150

2Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

7.0Avg age (yr)

2011–2023 · vPIC

Call dispatch(304) 651-1109 Email dispatchhinklelogging@gmail.com

Click to see how we scored it

Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Sep 6, 2026

Do not load

FMCSA has ordered this carrier out of service. It is not authorized to haul freight.

Watch · 2

Federal Out-of-Service OrderFMCSA has ordered this carrier out of service. Do not tender freight.Driver out-of-service rate well above average40.0% of driver inspections were placed out of service vs the 6.7% national average.

In good standing · 1

Established 21 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2006.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo33.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo33.3%

▲ 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

4 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

7 yr

Model years 2011–2023 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

20 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2006 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Active federal out-of-service order

New Entrant Revoked - Refusal of Audit/No Contact · ordered Aug 1, 2026

FMCSA has ordered this carrier to cease operations. Verify current status with FMCSA before any tender.

Safety

5 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 33.3%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 40.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 3 vehicle and 5 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

33.3% · latest 6-mo window

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. One window of data — no trend yet. 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

5 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '25 · 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

≈0.6 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 4-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 4
Inspections · 24 mo: 5
Annualized: ≈3 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.6 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 Driving5 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness1 · 1 OOS
390.9 Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regs (general)Unsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
392.4 Driving of commercial motor vehiclesUnsafe Driving1 · 1 OOS

Explore full safety record — inspections, BASICs, crashes

Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

No insurance filing history on record.

This timeline is the FMCSA filing history, and it ends at the most recent superseded filing — current policy status is not tracked here. Request a certificate of insurance to confirm active coverage before tendering.

Explore full authority & insurance record

Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 4
Observed power (24 mo): 2
Trailers (towed): 2

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

7.0 yr

Average age

2023

Newest model yr

2011

Oldest model yr

50.0%

VINs decoded

Explore full fleet — VIN roster, equipment mix, age distribution

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

WV busiest

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

Home base

CRAIGSVILLE, WV

2718 WOODBINE RD

Top corridor

WV 5

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

See the full operating map — state density, top lanes

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.

Show all-time history (1 truck · 1 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2546070

Shares a company officer with other carriers

roger hinkle — 3 carriers: USDOT 385441 USDOT 1303699

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.

Explore the carrier network & VIN cross-links

Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 2718 WOODBINE RD, CRAIGSVILLE, WV, 26205
Mailing address: PO BOX 1491, CRAIGSVILLE, WV, 26205
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (304) 651-1109
Email: hinklelogging@gmail.com

Registration

Officer: Roger Hinkle
USDOT / docket: 1448414
First registered: Jan 4, 2006
Last MCS-150: Nov 10, 2025 · 60,000 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

60,000

Annual mileage

Open the full identity & federal record

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.

Open the full federal-record activity feed

Reviews

Verified broker, shipper & driver reviews — moderated

Performance ratings only — never the Vektor risk score

No verified reviews yet

Be the first broker or shipper to rate HINKLE LOGGING INC. Reviews cover performance only — on-time delivery, payment speed, communication — and never affect the Vektor risk score.

Leave a review

Open reviews

Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for HINKLE LOGGING INC.

HINKLE LOGGING INC (USDOT 1448414) has a Vektor safety score of 0/100 and a Do not load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier has an unknown current for-hire authority status because no FMCSA L&I authority row is available as of Sep 6, 2026.

It has 1 active federal out-of-service order in the FMCSA record as of Sep 6, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available as of Sep 6, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 33.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier received 5 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 3 vehicle-level and 5 driver-level — across 1 state, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Sep 6, 2026.

It reports 4 power units and 3 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Nov 10, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is HINKLE LOGGING INC's USDOT number?

HINKLE LOGGING INC's USDOT number is 1448414.

Is HINKLE LOGGING INC authorized to operate?

As of Sep 6, 2026, HINKLE LOGGING INC is active in the FMCSA register, but it currently carries an active out-of-service order — verify status before tendering.

What is HINKLE LOGGING INC's safety record?

HINKLE LOGGING INC has a 33.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 5 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 0/100 (tier: unfit).

How big is HINKLE LOGGING INC's fleet?

HINKLE LOGGING INC operates 4 power units and 3 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is HINKLE LOGGING INC based?

HINKLE LOGGING INC is based in CRAIGSVILLE, WV, with roadside inspections recorded across 1 state.

Similar carriers in West Virginia

Comparable carriers operating in West Virginia

Jonathan Whitt Clear · 93Chapmanville, WV · 4 power units

J & I Trucking Inc Clear · 93Jumping Br, WV · 4 power units

Frank Roberts Clear · 94Terra Alta, WV · 4 power units

Abates Moving Services LLC Clear · 93Morgantown, WV · 4 power units

Peer's Used Auto Parts Inc Clear · 94Ridgeley, WV · 5 power units

Nicely's Delivery Service Inc Clear · 94Mac Arthur, WV · 5 power units

Anthony Graham Clear · 94Princeton, WV · 3 power units

Anthony's Truck Repair Ltd Company Clear · 94Crawley, WV · 3 power units

More in West Virginia →Veteran carriers in West Virginia →Largest fleets in West Virginia →

More West Virginia carriers

Other FMCSA-registered carriers near this one in the directory, by USDOT number.

St Christopher Trucking IncClearPiedmont · 31 power units Hauling Reorganization Iii LLCClearBeckley · 28 power units Hillbilly Transport LLCClearBuckhannon · 1 power unit Custard Stand Food Products LLCWebster Sprigs · 4 power units Hickory Flats Farm LLCRomney · 6 power units Hamer Logistics IncKenova · 1 power unit