Carrier profile · USDOT 203051 · MC-157419 · Updated Sep 6, 2026

Hafer Truck Service Inc

10 power unitsavg 8.3 yrMulti-region · 13 statesCOCHRANTON, PA93/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-157419 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

10Power units

16 observed · MCS-150

21Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

8.3Avg age (yr)

2000–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(814) 337-7927 Email dispatchhafertruck1@gmail.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Sep 6, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Watch · 1

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average26.7% vs the 22.26% national average.

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-mo26.7%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo26.7%

▲ 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

10 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

8.3 yr

Model years 2000–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

37 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 26.7%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 — 15 vehicle and 37 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

50.0% · 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 13.1 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

36 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '25 · 4

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.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.9 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Among the more heavily-inspected carriers for its size — abundant roadside signal. Coverage isn't the question here; the out-of-service and crash record is.

Registered power units: 10
Inspections · 24 mo: 37
Annualized: ≈19 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.9 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.

395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance19 · 0 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving19 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance14 · 2 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance13 · 2 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance13 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance12 · 1 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance12 · 2 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: Active
Broker: Active

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Recorded per census

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

$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 ’23 · 4 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Lincoln General’94–’03

Westport’03–’08

Sentry Select’08–’14

Sentry Select’18–’23

1994200220102018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 5 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY · since Dec 2023

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2018 → Dec 2023	$750K	1
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Nov 2016 → Nov 2018	$750K	1
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2008 → Jun 2014	$750K	1
WESTPORT INSURANCE CORPORATION	Jun 2003 → Jun 2008	$750K	1
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 1994 → Jun 2003	$750K	4

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 10
Observed power (24 mo): 16
Trailers (towed): 21

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

8.3 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

2000

Oldest model yr

78.4%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 13 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

PA busiest

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

Home base

COCHRANTON, PA

US HWY 19

Top corridor

PA 8 · OH 6 · NY 6

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

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

Last 12 months: 3 trucks 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 282721Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (21 trucks · 6 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 282721 USDOT 154712 USDOT 690096 USDOT 3611926 USDOT 388467 USDOT 841932

Shares a company officer with other carriers

james hafer — 5 carriers: USDOT 1473128 USDOT 1644425 USDOT 2906503 USDOT 4257227

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Roadside-observed power units materially exceed the registered MCS-150 fleet — confirm the carrier is operating within its filed capacity.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: US HWY 19, COCHRANTON, PA, 16314
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (814) 337-7927
Fax: (814) 638-0057
Email: hafertruck1@gmail.com

Registration

Officers: Amandia Covert · Ruth Ann Hafer
USDOT / docket: 203051 · MC-157419
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Feb 20, 2026 · 1,331,066 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Feb 5, 2008
D-U-N-S: 4430547

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,331,066

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 HAFER TRUCK SERVICE INC.

HAFER TRUCK SERVICE INC (USDOT 203051) has a Vektor safety score of 93/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Sep 6, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY effective Dec 1, 2023 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Sep 6, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 26.7% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier received 37 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 15 vehicle-level and 37 driver-level — across 13 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Sep 6, 2026.

It reports 10 power units and 10 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 20, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Feb 5, 2008 in the federal record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is HAFER TRUCK SERVICE INC's USDOT number?

HAFER TRUCK SERVICE INC's USDOT number is 203051, and its motor carrier number is MC-157419.

Is HAFER TRUCK SERVICE INC authorized to operate?

As of Sep 6, 2026, HAFER TRUCK SERVICE INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is HAFER TRUCK SERVICE INC's safety record?

HAFER TRUCK SERVICE INC has a 26.7% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 74 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 93/100 (tier: clear).

How big is HAFER TRUCK SERVICE INC's fleet?

HAFER TRUCK SERVICE INC operates 10 power units and 10 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is HAFER TRUCK SERVICE INC based?

HAFER TRUCK SERVICE INC is based in COCHRANTON, PA, with roadside inspections recorded across 13 states.

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