Owner-operator
1 power unit. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 18, 2026
Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.
Owner-operator
1 power unit. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
7.5 yr
Model years 2013–2022 · peer benchmark unavailable.
26 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1999 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
STEVE HINES (USDOT 844807) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Jul 18, 2026.
The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 18, 2026.
It has no active BIPD insurance filing in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 18, 2026.
The carrier received 3 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 0 vehicle-level and 3 driver-level — across 3 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 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 Jul 18, 2026.
It reports 1 power unit and 1 driver in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 11, 2026.
It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.
STEVE HINES's USDOT number is 844807, and its motor carrier number is MC-373503.
As of Jul 18, 2026, STEVE HINES is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
STEVE HINES has a — vehicle out-of-service rate across 4 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. 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.
STEVE HINES operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
STEVE HINES is based in MEMPHIS, TN, with roadside inspections recorded across 3 states.
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3 inspections · 24 mo
Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national
Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay
3 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '25 · 1
Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal
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.
Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC
What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
Insurance & bonds
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 11 insurers are named in the list below.
No active BIPD filing in FMCSA's current snapshot.
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY | Apr 2024 → Jul 2025 | $750K | 2 |
| A-ONE COMMERCIAL INSURANCE RRG, INC | Apr 2022 → Apr 2022 | $750K | 3 |
| COUNTY HALL INSURANCE COMPANY, INC A RR GROUP | Apr 2020 → Apr 2022 | $750K | 6 |
| NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY OF THE SOUTH | Nov 2018 → May 2019 | $750K | 1 |
| GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. | Nov 2015 → Dec 2018 | $750K | 2 |
| CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. | Nov 2013 → Nov 2015 | $750K | 5 |
| OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C. | Nov 2002 → Jan 2003 | $750K | 1 |
| HANOVER INSURANCE CO. | Aug 2002 → Nov 2002 | $750K | 1 |
| CANAL INSURANCE CO. | Oct 2001 → Oct 2001 | $750K | 3 |
| AMERICAN ALTERNATIVE INSURANCE CORPORATION | Dec 2000 → Sep 2001 | $750K | 2 |
| TRUMBULL INSURANCE COMPANY | Dec 1999 → Dec 2000 | $750K | 2 |
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs
Revealed by inspection density across 3 states · 24 mo
Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months
Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units
Roadside-observed power units materially exceed the registered MCS-150 fleet — confirm the carrier is operating within its filed capacity.
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
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Contact
Registration
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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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