Carrier profile · USDOT 2092348 · MC-730753 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

HQ Marine Transport Inc

20 power unitsavg 5.7 yrNational · 25 statesEASLEY, SC88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-730753 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

20Power units

21 observed · MCS-150

21Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

5.7Avg age (yr)

2000–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(864) 346-0425 Email dispatchjulie@hqmarinetransport.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 2026

Clear to load

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Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record2 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 4

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 16 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2010.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 94 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo20.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

7 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo20.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

7 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

20 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

5.7 yr

Model years 2000–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

15 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2010 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

58 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 20.0%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 — 20 vehicle and 58 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

40.0% · 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 20.4 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

54 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jul '26 · 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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.4 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 20-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 20
Inspections · 24 mo: 58
Annualized: ≈29 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.4 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 Driving26 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance11 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance10 · 9 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance9 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance9 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance9 · 4 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance9 · 1 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance7 · 1 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance5 · 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$750,000 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

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K 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 ’25 · 6 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

State Automobile’12–’16

American Hallmark’16–’20

Berkley National’20–’24

2011201520192023now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 6 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · CANAL INSURANCE CO. · since May 2025

All 6 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
INCLINE CASUALTY COMPANY	May 2024 → May 2025	$750K	1
BERKLEY NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2020 → May 2024	$750K	4
AMERICAN HALLMARK INSURANCE COMPANY OF TEXAS	Apr 2016 → Apr 2020	$750K	3
STATE AUTOMOBILE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2012 → Apr 2016	$750K	1
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	Apr 2011 → Apr 2012	$750K	1
OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2011 → Apr 2011	$750K	3

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 20
Observed power (24 mo): 21
Trailers (towed): 21

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

5.7 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

2000

Oldest model yr

90.5%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 25 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

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

EASLEY, SC

223 SILOAM RD STE E

Top corridor

CA ⇄ SC

CA 9 · WA 8 · SD 7

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.

Show all-time history (6 trucks · 10 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2286133 USDOT 2337970 USDOT 2527736 USDOT 2282244 USDOT 3344960 USDOT 1847998 USDOT 3992764 USDOT 332574

Shares a company officer with other carriers

roger bailey — 6 carriers: USDOT 159942 USDOT 744057 USDOT 1374263 USDOT 1884468 USDOT 2883805

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 223 SILOAM RD STE E, EASLEY, SC, 29642
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (864) 346-0425
Email: julie@hqmarinetransport.com
Web domain: hqmarinetransport.com

Registration

Officers: Roger Bailey · Julie Haddy
USDOT / docket: 2092348 · MC-730753
First registered: Nov 3, 2010
Last MCS-150: May 7, 2026 · 2,561,403 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

2,561,403

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 HQ MARINE TRANSPORT INC.

HQ MARINE TRANSPORT INC (USDOT 2092348) 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 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 $750,000 limit in force from CANAL INSURANCE CO. effective May 1, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 20.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 58 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 20 vehicle-level and 58 driver-level — across 25 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 7 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 2 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 20 power units and 20 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 7, 2026.

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

Frequently asked

What is HQ MARINE TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number?

HQ MARINE TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number is 2092348, and its motor carrier number is MC-730753.

Is HQ MARINE TRANSPORT INC authorized to operate?

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

What is HQ MARINE TRANSPORT INC's safety record?

HQ MARINE TRANSPORT INC has a 20.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 94 roadside inspections, with 7 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).

How big is HQ MARINE TRANSPORT INC's fleet?

HQ MARINE TRANSPORT INC operates 20 power units and 20 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is HQ MARINE TRANSPORT INC based?

HQ MARINE TRANSPORT INC is based in EASLEY, SC, with roadside inspections recorded across 25 states.

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