Carrier profile · USDOT 1327896 · MC-754376 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Hurricane Specialized LLC

46 power unitsavg 4.8 yrNational · 19 statesFRANKLIN, IN75/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-754376 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

46Power units

32 observed · MCS-150

42Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

4.8Avg age (yr)

1999–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(317) 494-6575 Email dispatch[email protected]

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

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Vehicle out-of-service rate above average28.1% vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate above average8.2% vs the 6.7% national average.Fatal crash on record2 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's 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 22 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2005.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo28.1%

▲ 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

Small fleet

46 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

4.8 yr

Model years 1999–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

21 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2005 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

12 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 28.13% on 32 vehicle inspections in 24 months, above the 22.26% CVSA national average.
CheckConfirm ELD provider and check recent HOS violations dates
31 hours-of-service violations on record, most recent Sep 19, 2026.

Safety

61 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 6, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 28.1%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 8.2%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 32 vehicle and 61 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

27.3% · 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 6.2 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

60 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '25 · 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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.7 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 46-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 46
Inspections · 24 mo: 61
Annualized: ≈31 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.7 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 Driving52 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance20 · 9 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance13 · 9 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance12 · 4 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving5 · 0 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
393.106 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 3 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: Active
Broker: Inactive

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Recorded per census

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

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M 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 ’21 · 3 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

National’11–’16

Scottsdale’16–’19

National’19–’21

beyond this history

2011201520192023now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 4 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · since Sep 2021

All 4 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Sep 2019 → Sep 2021	$750K	2
SCOTTSDALE INDEMNITY COMPANY	Sep 2016 → Sep 2019	$750K	1
ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2015 → Apr 2015	$750K	2
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Aug 2011 → Sep 2016	$750K	5

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 6, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 46
Observed power (24 mo): 32
Trailers (towed): 42

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

4.8 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1999

Oldest model yr

65.3%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 19 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 6, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

IL busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Illinois: 10 inspections
Indiana: 8 inspections
Ohio: 8 inspections
Kentucky: 6 inspections
Wisconsin: 4 inspections
Iowa: 4 inspections
New Mexico: 3 inspections
Tennessee: 3 inspections
Nebraska: 2 inspections
Arizona: 2 inspections
Wyoming: 2 inspections
Arkansas: 2 inspections
Kansas: 1 inspections
New York: 1 inspections
North Carolina: 1 inspections
Oklahoma: 1 inspections
Maryland: 1 inspections
Virginia: 1 inspections
Oregon: 1 inspections

Home base

FRANKLIN, IN

203 EARLYWOOD DRIVE

Most inspections: IL

10 inspections

IL 10 · IN 8 · OH 8

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 5, 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 1849628Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (26 trucks · 19 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 120670 USDOT 4062135 USDOT 3532244 USDOT 4485536 USDOT 3055431 USDOT 4108560 USDOT 2782632 USDOT 3846004

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@hurricanespecialized.com — 4 carriers: USDOT 2887265 USDOT 2967060 USDOT 3481316

Shares a company officer with other carriers

peter norton — 6 carriers: USDOT 1716179 USDOT 2887265 USDOT 2987075 USDOT 3100116 USDOT 4108560

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 5, 2026

Location

Physical address: 203 EARLYWOOD DRIVE, FRANKLIN, IN, 46131
Mailing address: P O BOX 574, FRANKLIN, IN, 46131
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (317) 494-6575
Fax: (317) 494-6586
Email: [email protected]
Web domain: hurricanespecialized.com

Registration

Officer: Peter Norton
USDOT / docket: 1327896 · MC-754376
First registered: Feb 2, 2005
Last MCS-150: Jul 1, 2025 · 3,236,554 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

3,236,554

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 5, 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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28%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

9 of 32 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

99violation records

27OOS-tagged records

9 of 32inspections 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.

Unsafe driving

353%1 / 35

Other vehicle maintenance

2646%12 / 26

Hours of service

1947%9 / 19

Lights

1217%2 / 12

Brakes

520%1 / 5

Driver fitness

2100%2 / 2

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

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

50%

15%

30%

43%Nov 24 to May 253 / 7

11%May 25 to Nov 251 / 9

36%Nov 25 to May 264 / 11

20%May 26 to Nov 261 / 5

Top 3 codes (13 of 99 records)

395.8E-HOSPD Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing5
392.2-SLL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)4
392.2DIM State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)4

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393.75C-TAOTD-LT2/32 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)4
396.17C-PI Periodic (annual) inspection4
390.21TB2-DOT USDOT number marking on vehicle3
392.2-SLLS2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)3
393.60C Windshield / glazing3
395.8A1-HOSP Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing3
395.8E Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing3
390.21TB1-MC USDOT number marking on vehicle2
392.2-SLLEQP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLEWA3 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLIFTA State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLTL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2FC State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
393.106D-C Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)2
393.75A3-TAOL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)2
395.8E1PC-OOS Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing2
383.51A-SOUT Commercial Driver's License (CDL)1
391.11B5-LNCDLNVL Driver not qualified1
392.15 Driving of commercial motor vehicles1
392.16-D Failure to use seat belt1
392.16AD Failure to use seat belt1
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLED State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLFC State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLS3 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLTCD State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.9A3 Failure to secure load / cargo not secured1
393.100B-C Cargo securement (general)1
393.104B-C Cargo securement — tiedowns1
393.106D Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.110B Cargo securement — number of tiedowns1
393.11A1-CSLRR Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.11A1-CSURR Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.11A1-LCHL Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.43D-B Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.43DBMA Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.45D-B Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.45D-BAAL Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.47E Brake actuators / linings / components1
393.48A-BIBD Brakes inoperative1
393.55E-B Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.60D Windshield / glazing1
393.75C-TAOTD-LT1/32 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.95A4-EENA Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.9A-LCL Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LFTSI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LIL Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LLPL Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LRLI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LSLIWR Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LTSI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9BRKLAMP Inoperative required lamps1
393.9TS Inoperative required lamps1
395.22G ELD — provider/registration/malfunction1
395.24 ELD — record edits / data1
395.32B ELD — non-authenticated driving1
395.3A1-HOSPD Driving beyond hours-of-service limits1
395.3A2-HOSPDIT Driving beyond hours-of-service limits1
395.3A3I-HOSPDIT Driving beyond hours-of-service limits1
396.3A1-TFCV Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.7A-UOC Unsafe operation1

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Unsafe driving

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Other vehicle maintenance

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Hours of service

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Safety and violations

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for HURRICANE SPECIALIZED LLC.

HURRICANE SPECIALIZED LLC (USDOT 1327896) has a Vektor safety score of 75/100 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 and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Nov 5, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. effective Sep 1, 2021 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 28.1% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 6, 2026.

The carrier received 61 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 32 vehicle-level and 61 driver-level — across 19 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 6, 2026.

The carrier has 5 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 2 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 6, 2026.

It reports 46 power units and 41 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jul 1, 2025. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 5, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 5, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is HURRICANE SPECIALIZED LLC's USDOT number?

HURRICANE SPECIALIZED LLC's USDOT number is 1327896, and its motor carrier number is MC-754376.

Is HURRICANE SPECIALIZED LLC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 5, 2026. HURRICANE SPECIALIZED LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is HURRICANE SPECIALIZED LLC's safety record?

HURRICANE SPECIALIZED LLC has a 28.1% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 115 roadside inspections, with 5 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 75/100 (tier: review).