Carrier profile · USDOT 1099292 · MC-712586 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

HOPKINS AUTOMOTIVE SALES AND SERVICE INC

3 power unitsSEAFORD, DE50/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-712586 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

3Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

Call dispatch(302) 629-3300 Email dispatchDCMH1977@MSN.COM

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Limited record

Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileNo inspection history despite active fleet

Watch · 2

No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 3 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.Not enough inspection history to rateNo federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. There is no recent safety record to judge this carrier on — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.

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 23 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2003.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$500K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal—

No crash record

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$500K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal—

No crash record

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

3 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

23 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2003 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

No roadside inspections on record.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window

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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$500,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$500K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $500K is below the $750K general-freight federal minimum — verify before tendering.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$1M BIPD last filed ’11 · 1 insurer · 0 lapsesContinuous

beyond this history

2010201420182022now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 1 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $500,000 · FEDERATED MUTUAL INSURANCE CO. · since Apr 2011

All 1 insurer era · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
MOTORISTS COMMERCIAL MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2010 → Apr 2011	$1M	2

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

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

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

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo

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

Home base

SEAFORD, DE

20863 SUSSEX HWY

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

Shares a company officer with other carriers

thomas hopkins — 5 carriers: USDOT 1269182 USDOT 3158853 USDOT 3575900 USDOT 4041516

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 20863 SUSSEX HWY, SEAFORD, DE, 19973
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (302) 629-3300
Cell: (302) 270-7591
Fax: (302) 262-0494
Email: dcmh1977@msn.com

Registration

Officers: Thomas Hopkins · Danielle Hopkins
USDOT / docket: 1099292 · MC-712586
First registered: Feb 21, 2003
Last MCS-150: Oct 3, 2024 · 4,000 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: 957370588

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

—CDL drivers

4,000

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 HOPKINS AUTOMOTIVE SALES AND SERVICE INC.

HOPKINS AUTOMOTIVE SALES AND SERVICE INC (USDOT 1099292) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $500,000 limit in force from FEDERATED MUTUAL INSURANCE CO. effective Apr 7, 2011 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 0 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 0 vehicle-level and 0 driver-level, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 3 power units and 1 driver in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Oct 3, 2024.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is HOPKINS AUTOMOTIVE SALES AND SERVICE INC's USDOT number?

HOPKINS AUTOMOTIVE SALES AND SERVICE INC's USDOT number is 1099292, and its motor carrier number is MC-712586.

Is HOPKINS AUTOMOTIVE SALES AND SERVICE INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, HOPKINS AUTOMOTIVE SALES AND SERVICE INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.