Carrier profile · USDOT 2357788 · MC-816734 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

HW LLC

4 power unitsavg 11.4 yrRegional · 3 statesRICE LAKE, WI90/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-816734 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

4Power units

5 observed · MCS-150

3Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

11.4Avg age (yr)

1998–2023 · vPIC

Call dispatch(605) 635-6000

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Watch · 2

Driver out-of-service rate above average12.5% vs the 6.7% national average.MCS-150 update dueThe biennial MCS-150 update is overdue.

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 14 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2012.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$4M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$4M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 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

11.4 yr

Model years 1998–2023 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

13 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2012 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

8 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 12.5%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 7 vehicle and 8 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

0.0% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 6.7 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

7 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.0 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 4-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 4
Inspections · 24 mo: 8
Annualized: ≈4 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.0 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.

395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance5 · 2 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
107.608 Other violationOther1 · 0 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
172.602 Other violationOther1 · 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: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$4,000,000 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

$4M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $4M 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

$5M BIPD last filed ’22 · 5 insurers · 3 lapsesCoverage lapse

At Lloyds’19–’21

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 — $4,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · since Jul 2022

All 7 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
GENERAL STAR INDEMNITY COMPANY	Jul 2021 → Jul 2022	$5M	1
GUIDEONE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2019 → Jul 2020	$5M	1
UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON	Jul 2019 → Jul 2021	$5M	1
NEW YORK MARINE & GENERAL INS. CO.	Jul 2017 → Sep 2017	$5M	6
GENERAL STAR INDEMNITY COMPANY	May 2017 → Jul 2017	$5M	2
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Jul 2016 → Jul 2017	$5M	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Feb 2013 → Jan 2014	$5M	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 4
Observed power (24 mo): 5
Trailers (towed): 3

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

11.4 yr

Average age

2023

Newest model yr

1998

Oldest model yr

50.0%

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

ND busiest

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

Home base

RICE LAKE, WI

2191 28TH AVE

Top corridor

ND ⇄ WI

ND 6 · OH 1 · SD 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 2103186

Shares a company officer with other carriers

craig e larson — 2 carriers: USDOT 2886900

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: 2191 28TH AVE, RICE LAKE, WI, 54868
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (605) 635-6000
Email: —

Registration

Officer: Craig E Larson
USDOT / docket: 2357788 · MC-816734
First registered: Nov 16, 2012
Last MCS-150: Jul 31, 2024 · 300,000 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jul 5, 2017
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

300,000

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 HW LLC.

HW LLC (USDOT 2357788) has a Vektor safety score of 90/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 20, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $4,000,000 limit in force from GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. effective Jul 8, 2022 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 0.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 8 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 7 vehicle-level and 8 driver-level — across 3 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 4 power units and 4 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jul 31, 2024.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jul 5, 2017 in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is HW LLC's USDOT number?

HW LLC's USDOT number is 2357788, and its motor carrier number is MC-816734.

Is HW LLC authorized to operate?

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

What is HW LLC's safety record?

HW LLC has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 14 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 90/100 (tier: clear).

How big is HW LLC's fleet?

HW LLC operates 4 power units and 4 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is HW LLC based?

HW LLC is based in RICE LAKE, WI, with roadside inspections recorded across 3 states.

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