Carrier profile · USDOT 154724 · MC-197807 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

David W Hepp Trucking Inc

6 power unitsavg 18.8 yrRegional · 3 statesNEW ATHENS, IL52/100

NO OPERATING AUTHORITYMC-197807 NO AUTHORITYRATED CONDITIONAL

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

6Power units

6 observed · MCS-150

5Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

18.8Avg age (yr)

1997–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(618) 473-2411

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

High risk

Multiple serious issues on the federal record. Verify directly before any tender.

Watch · 4

No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average40.0% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate well above average18.2% of driver inspections were placed out of service vs the 6.7% national average.MCS-150 update dueThe biennial MCS-150 update is overdue.

In good standing · 1

Established 52 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1974.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo40.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

6 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

18.8 yr

Model years 1997–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

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 40.00% on 5 vehicle inspections in 24 months, above the 22.26% CVSA national average.
CheckConfirm ELD provider and check recent HOS violations dates
3 hours-of-service violations on record, most recent Feb 4, 2026.

Safety

11 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 7, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 40.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 18.2%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 5 vehicle and 11 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

25.0% · 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 8.3 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

11 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '25 · 2

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 6-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 6
Inspections · 24 mo: 11
Annualized: ≈6 / 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 Driving5 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance3 · 1 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness1 · 1 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: None
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 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

$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 · 2 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Northland’93–’05

Northland’06–’21

beyond this history

1993200220112020now

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

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

All 3 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2006 → Nov 2021	$750K	1
PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2005 → Mar 2006	$750K	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 1993 → Mar 2005	$750K	5

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 7, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 6
Observed power (24 mo): 6
Trailers (towed): 5

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

18.8 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

72.7%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 3 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 7, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

IL busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Illinois: 6 inspections
Missouri: 4 inspections
Indiana: 1 inspections

Home base

NEW ATHENS, IL

2701 KAISER RD

Most inspections: IL

6 inspections

IL 6 · MO 4 · IN 1

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 7, 2026

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 2001853

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 7, 2026

Location

Physical address: 2701 KAISER RD, NEW ATHENS, IL, 62264
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (618) 473-2411
Fax: (618) 473-2050
Email: —

Registration

Officers: Eleanor S Hepp · David Hepp
USDOT / docket: 154724 · MC-197807
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Apr 5, 2024 · 423,370 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Conditional · May 10, 2005
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

423,370

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 7, 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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40%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

2 of 5 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

26violation records

6OOS-tagged records

2 of 5inspections 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.

Brakes

617%1 / 6

Lights

60%0 / 6

Unsafe driving

50%0 / 5

Other vehicle maintenance

450%2 / 4

Hours of service

333%1 / 3

Driver fitness

2100%2 / 2

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

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

100%

15%

30%

100%Nov 24 to May 251 / 1

0%May 25 to Nov 250 / 1

50%Nov 25 to May 261 / 2

0%May 26 to Nov 260 / 1

Top 3 codes (4 of 26 records)

393.47E Brake actuators / linings / components2
383.23A2-LCDLN Operating without a valid CDL1
391.41APC No / expired medical certificate1

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392.2-SLLEWA1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLLR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLSWZ State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2LC State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2RG State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
393.11A1-CSURR Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.11A1-LSML Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.11TL Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.209D Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.45D-BAAL Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.48A-BLMACBD Brakes inoperative1
393.53B-B Automatic brake adjusters / indicators1
393.55E-B Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.75C-TAOTD-LT2/32 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.95A4-EENA Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.9A-LBL Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LHLI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LLPL Inoperative required lamps1
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
395.8A-NON-ELD Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
395.8E Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
396.3A1-BOS Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1

Before you tender

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Brakes

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Lights

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Unsafe driving

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Safety and violations

Violation data is not available for this carrier right now.

Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for DAVID W HEPP TRUCKING INC.

DAVID W HEPP TRUCKING INC (USDOT 154724) has a Vektor safety score of 52/100 and a High risk verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Nov 7, 2026.

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

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 40.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 7, 2026.

The carrier received 11 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 5 vehicle-level and 11 driver-level — across 3 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 7, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 7, 2026.

It reports 6 power units and 6 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 5, 2024. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 7, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Conditional assigned May 10, 2005 in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 7, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is DAVID W HEPP TRUCKING INC's USDOT number?

DAVID W HEPP TRUCKING INC's USDOT number is 154724, and its motor carrier number is MC-197807.

Is DAVID W HEPP TRUCKING INC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 7, 2026. DAVID W HEPP TRUCKING INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is DAVID W HEPP TRUCKING INC's safety record?

DAVID W HEPP TRUCKING INC has a 40.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 19 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Conditional" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 52/100 (tier: high_risk).