Carrier profile · USDOT 108547 · MC-881458 · Updated Sep 6, 2026

Hood Industries Inc

DBA HOOD DISTRIBUTION

132 power unitsavg 5.8 yrNational · 29 statesHATTIESBURG, MS88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-881458 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

132Power units

82 observed · MCS-150

34Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

5.8Avg age (yr)

2006–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(601) 296-4886 Email dispatchrstrahan@hoodindustries.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Sep 6, 2026

Clear to load

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Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record1 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 52 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1974.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 355 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$5M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo11.9%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

5 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$5M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo11.9%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

5 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

132 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

5.8 yr

Model years 2006–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

233 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 11.9%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.9%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 118 vehicle and 233 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

15.0% · 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 6.5 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

225 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jul '25 · 15

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

≈0.9 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 132-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 132
Inspections · 24 mo: 233
Annualized: ≈117 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.9 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 Driving45 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance17 · 14 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance14 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance11 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance9 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance9 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance9 · 2 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving9 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance9 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle 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: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$5,000,000 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

$5M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $5M 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

$1M BIPD last filed ’25 · 3 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Arch’14–’16

Pennsylvania Lumbermens’16–’24

2014201720202023now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 3 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $5,000,000 · ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY · since Sep 2025

All 3 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA	Aug 2024 → May 2025	$1M	1
PENNSYLVANIA LUMBERMENS MUTUAL INS. COMPANY	Aug 2016 → Aug 2024	$1M	2
ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2014 → Aug 2016	$1M	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 132
Observed power (24 mo): 82
Trailers (towed): 34

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

5.8 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2006

Oldest model yr

55.2%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 29 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

231

NC busiest

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

Home base

HATTIESBURG, MS

1978 HOOD BLVD STE 100

Top corridor

NC ⇄ MS

NC 39 · FL 34 · AL 18

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 108592 USDOT 181069 USDOT 570593 USDOT 895707 USDOT 2024737 USDOT 2995888

Shares a company officer with other carriers

jay galloway — 2 carriers: USDOT 1039700

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

132

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: 1978 HOOD BLVD STE 100, HATTIESBURG, MS, 39401
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (601) 296-4886
Fax: (601) 705-1366
Email: rstrahan@hoodindustries.com
Web domain: hoodindustries.com

Registration

Officer: Jay Galloway
USDOT / docket: 108547 · MC-881458
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Apr 10, 2026 · 5,069,841 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: 44818011

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

132

Power units

Drivers

—CDL drivers

5,069,841

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 HOOD INDUSTRIES INC.

HOOD INDUSTRIES INC (USDOT 108547) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Sep 6, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $5,000,000 limit in force from ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY effective Sep 18, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Sep 6, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 11.9% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier received 233 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 118 vehicle-level and 233 driver-level — across 29 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier has 5 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Sep 6, 2026.

It reports 132 power units and 66 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 10, 2026.

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

Frequently asked

What is HOOD INDUSTRIES INC's USDOT number?

HOOD INDUSTRIES INC's USDOT number is 108547, and its motor carrier number is MC-881458.

Is HOOD INDUSTRIES INC authorized to operate?

As of Sep 6, 2026, HOOD INDUSTRIES INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is HOOD INDUSTRIES INC's safety record?

HOOD INDUSTRIES INC has a 11.9% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 355 roadside inspections, with 5 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 HOOD INDUSTRIES INC's fleet?

HOOD INDUSTRIES INC operates 132 power units and 66 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is HOOD INDUSTRIES INC based?

HOOD INDUSTRIES INC is based in HATTIESBURG, MS, with roadside inspections recorded across 29 states.

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