Fleet typeIdentity
Owner-operator
1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 166695 · MC-271811
HOFFMAN TRANSPORTATION INC
1 power unitsARAPAHOE, NE
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-271811 ACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
1Power units
Self-reported · MCS-150
—Trailers seen
None observed · 24 mo
—Avg age (yr)
Awaiting decode
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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Limited record
Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.
Established 52 yearsUSDOT registration inactive
Watch · 4
USDOT registration inactiveThe USDOT record is flagged inactive — the carrier may not be authorized to operate.No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 1 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 6.1 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority5252 yr active
since 1974Insurance (BIPD)Unknown
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo—%
▼ 22.26% nat'lCrashes · fatal00
clean 24 moVektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots
Fleet age vs peersDecoding
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Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityStable
52 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is HOFFMAN TRANSPORTATION INC safe to work with?
Is HOFFMAN TRANSPORTATION INC safe to load? HOFFMAN TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 166695, MC-271811) is an inactive owner-operator motor carrier based in ARAPAHOE, NE, operating 1 power unit and 1 driver. Operating authority has been active 52 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it unrated (50/100), with the leading concern: usdot registration inactive. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
HTHOFFMAN TRANSPORTATION INC 50
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Safety
Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
No roadside inspections on record.
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Authority & insurance
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
- Common
- Inactive
- Contract
- Inactive
- Broker
- None
Insurance & bonds
BIPD / liability (required)Not on file
CargoNone
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$1M BIPD · 2 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous
+1 earlier
Great West · 95–20
19942020
No BIPD policy is currently in force in the filing history. The authority record may still list one on file — request a COI to confirm current coverage.
2 insurer eras · collapsed from 3 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. | Jun 1995 → Jul 2020 | $1M | 2 |
| SHELTER GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY | Jan 1994 → Jun 1995 | $1M | 1 |
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Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 1
- 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
ARAPAHOE, NE
Density
fewermore
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Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@swnebr.net — 16 carriers: USDOT 128382USDOT 226849USDOT 434822USDOT 491960USDOT 548279USDOT 814036USDOT 927203USDOT 1025081
Shares a company officer with other carriers
gerald hoffman — 3 carriers: USDOT 441567USDOT 546413
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 72367 ROAD 4220, ARAPAHOE, NE, 68922
- Mailing address
- P O BOX L, CAMBRIDGE, NE, 69022
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (308) 697-4999
- Cell
- (308) 962-6147
- Fax
- (308) 697-4999
- hoffman@swnebr.net
- Web domain
- swnebr.net
Registration
- Officers
- Gerald Hoffman · Diane Hoffman
- USDOT / docket
- 166695 · MC-271811
- First registered
- 06/01/1974
- Last MCS-150
- 06/17/2020 · 30,000 mi (2018)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- 94698719
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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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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Reviews
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Frequently asked
What is HOFFMAN TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number?
HOFFMAN TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number is 166695, and its motor carrier number is MC-271811.
Is HOFFMAN TRANSPORTATION INC authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, HOFFMAN TRANSPORTATION INC is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is HOFFMAN TRANSPORTATION INC's fleet?
HOFFMAN TRANSPORTATION INC operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is HOFFMAN TRANSPORTATION INC based?
HOFFMAN TRANSPORTATION INC is based in ARAPAHOE, NE.