Carrier profile · USDOT 123219 · MC-893478 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Hiwassee Builders Supply Inc

DBA HGX LOGISTICS

37 power unitsavg 7 yrMulti-region · 10 statesATHENS, TN80/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-893478 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

37Power units

29 observed · MCS-150

17Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

7.0Avg age (yr)

2001–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(423) 745-7404 Email dispatch[email protected]

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Load decision · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average39.1% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Multiple injury crashes5 crashes involving injuries are on record.

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 52 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1974.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo39.1%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

37 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

7 yr

Model years 2001–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

1 other inspections in border states, with no named crossing match.

A named inspection location does not confirm a border transit or operating authority. Counts cover retained inspection records.

Before you tender

What to check before you tender

CheckAsk for the last annual inspection and brake and equipment maintenance records
Vehicle OOS 39.13% on 23 vehicle inspections in 24 months, above the 22.26% CVSA national average.
CheckConfirm ELD provider and check recent HOS violations dates
2 hours-of-service violations on record, most recent Jan 26, 2026.

Safety

61 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 4, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 39.1%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 — 23 vehicle and 61 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

37.5% · 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 3.9 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

59 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jul '26 · 6

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

≈0.8 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 37-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 37
Inspections · 24 mo: 61
Annualized: ≈31 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.8 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 Driving21 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance9 · 5 OOS
393.100 Cargo securement (general)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 5 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 3 OOS
393.118 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 4 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness2 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: None
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 ’19 · 1 insurer · 0 lapsesContinuous

Cincinnati’14–now

2014201720202023now

BIPD in force — $750,000 · THE CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO. · since Apr 2019

All 1 insurer era · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
THE CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO.	Dec 2014 → Apr 2019	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 4, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 37
Observed power (24 mo): 29
Trailers (towed): 17

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

7.0 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2001

Oldest model yr

78.3%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 10 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 4, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

TN busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Tennessee: 34 inspections
Georgia: 9 inspections
North Carolina: 6 inspections
Alabama: 4 inspections
Kentucky: 2 inspections
South Carolina: 2 inspections
Virginia: 1 inspections
Florida: 1 inspections
Michigan: 1 inspections
Texas: 1 inspections

Home base

ATHENS, TN

100 DECATUR PIKE

Most inspections: TN

34 inspections

TN 34 · GA 9 · NC 6

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 4, 2026

Last 12 months: 1 truck also ran under 1 other carrier

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 12319Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (7 trucks · 10 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1446129 USDOT 2302632 USDOT 204961 USDOT 2197196 USDOT 332574 USDOT 882032 USDOT 726855 USDOT 1535212

Shares a company officer with other carriers

richard porter clark — 2 carriers: USDOT 2638018

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

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Nov 4, 2026

Location

Physical address: 100 DECATUR PIKE, ATHENS, TN, 37303-2506
Mailing address: P O BOX 96, ATHENS, TN, 37371-0096
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (423) 745-7404
Fax: (423) 744-0716
Email: [email protected]

Registration

Officers: Richard Porter Clark · Porter Clark
USDOT / docket: 123219 · MC-893478
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Oct 6, 2026 · 1,620,000 mi (2026)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: 34546507

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,620,000

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 4, 2026

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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39%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

9 of 23 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

50violation records

16OOS-tagged records

9 of 23inspections with OOS

What the violations were

FMCSA BASIC themes in plain language: vehicle maintenance, driver fitness, hours of service and unsafe driving. Roadside records grouped without double counting.

Other vehicle maintenance

1856%10 / 18

Unsafe driving

166%1 / 16

Lights

850%4 / 8

Brakes

617%1 / 6

Driver fitness

10%0 / 1

Hours of service

10%0 / 1

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

Eligible vehicle inspections in six-month windows; no national comparison.

50%

15%

30%

33%Nov 24 to May 251 / 3

40%May 25 to Nov 252 / 5

43%Nov 25 to May 263 / 7

38%May 26 to Nov 263 / 8

Top 3 codes (12 of 50 records)

392.2-SLLTCD State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)4
392.2-SLLTL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)4
393.100B-C Cargo securement (general)4

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393.47E Brake actuators / linings / components3
393.75A3-TAOL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)3
393.9A-LTSI Inoperative required lamps3
393.118D-CDL Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)2
393.53B-B Automatic brake adjusters / indicators2
396.17C-PI Periodic (annual) inspection2
391.41A No / expired medical certificate1
392.2-SLL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLFC State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLIFTA State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLS3 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLS4 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLSWZ State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.8-D Driving of commercial motor vehicles1
392.9A2-C Failure to secure load / cargo not secured1
393.100C-C Cargo securement (general)1
393.11A1-CSURR Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.205C-WRAWFLMIB Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.45D-BAAL Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.75C-TAOTD-LT2/32 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.78A-WS Windshield wipers1
393.95A4-EEUS Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.9A-LFTSI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LIL Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LSLI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LSLIWR Inoperative required lamps1
395.24 ELD — record edits / data1
396.3A1-BOS Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.5B-L Oil and/or grease leak1

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Other vehicle maintenance

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Unsafe driving

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Lights

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Safety and violations

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for HIWASSEE BUILDERS SUPPLY INC.

HIWASSEE BUILDERS SUPPLY INC (USDOT 123219) has a Vektor safety score of 80/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Nov 4, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from THE CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO. effective Apr 15, 2019 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 39.1% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 4, 2026.

The carrier received 61 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 23 vehicle-level and 61 driver-level — across 10 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 4, 2026.

The carrier has 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 4, 2026.

It reports 37 power units and 32 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Oct 6, 2026. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 4, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is HIWASSEE BUILDERS SUPPLY INC's USDOT number?

HIWASSEE BUILDERS SUPPLY INC's USDOT number is 123219, and its motor carrier number is MC-893478.

Is HIWASSEE BUILDERS SUPPLY INC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 4, 2026. HIWASSEE BUILDERS SUPPLY INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is HIWASSEE BUILDERS SUPPLY INC's safety record?

HIWASSEE BUILDERS SUPPLY INC has a 39.1% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 95 roadside inspections, with 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 80/100 (tier: review).