Carrier profile · USDOT 2092348 · MC-730753 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

HQ Marine Transport Inc

20 power unitsavg 5.8 yrNational · 23 statesEASLEY, SC81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-730753 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

20Power units

20 observed · MCS-150

21Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

5.8Avg age (yr)

2000–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(864) 346-0425 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 above average28.6% vs the 22.26% 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 16 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2010.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo28.6%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

8 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

20 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

5.8 yr

Model years 2000–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

16 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2010 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

22 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 28.57% on 21 vehicle inspections in 24 months, above the 22.26% CVSA national average.
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37 hours-of-service violations on record, most recent Sep 2, 2026.

Safety

59 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 28.6%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 — 21 vehicle and 59 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

42.9% · latest 6-mo window● Steady

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Holding steady 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

58 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jul '26 · 5

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

≈1.5 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 20-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 20
Inspections · 24 mo: 59
Annualized: ≈30 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.5 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 Driving30 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance13 · 11 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance11 · 5 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance11 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance10 · 1 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance9 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance9 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance9 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance8 · 1 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance7 · 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: Active
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 ’25 · 6 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

State Automobile’12–’16

American Hallmark’16–’20

Berkley National’20–’24

2011201520192023now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 6 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · CANAL INSURANCE CO. · since May 2025

All 6 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
INCLINE CASUALTY COMPANY	May 2024 → May 2025	$750K	1
BERKLEY NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2020 → May 2024	$750K	4
AMERICAN HALLMARK INSURANCE COMPANY OF TEXAS	Apr 2016 → Apr 2020	$750K	3
STATE AUTOMOBILE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2012 → Apr 2016	$750K	1
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	Apr 2011 → Apr 2012	$750K	1
OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2011 → Apr 2011	$750K	3

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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): 20
Observed power (24 mo): 20
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

5.8 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

2000

Oldest model yr

97.6%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 23 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 7, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

WA busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Washington: 10 inspections
California: 9 inspections
South Dakota: 6 inspections
Montana: 5 inspections
South Carolina: 3 inspections
New York: 3 inspections
New Mexico: 2 inspections
Arkansas: 2 inspections
Georgia: 2 inspections
Texas: 2 inspections
Massachusetts: 2 inspections
Utah: 2 inspections
North Carolina: 1 inspections
Kentucky: 1 inspections
Iowa: 1 inspections
Maryland: 1 inspections
Louisiana: 1 inspections
Ohio: 1 inspections
Mississippi: 1 inspections
Missouri: 1 inspections
Florida: 1 inspections
Oregon: 1 inspections
Connecticut: 1 inspections

Home base

EASLEY, SC

223 SILOAM RD STE E

Most inspections: WA

10 inspections

WA 10 · CA 9 · SD 6

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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.

Show all-time history (6 trucks · 11 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2286133 USDOT 2337970 USDOT 2527736 USDOT 2282244 USDOT 3344960 USDOT 104171 USDOT 332574 USDOT 1847998

Shares a company officer with other carriers

roger bailey — 8 carriers: USDOT 159942 USDOT 744057 USDOT 748646 USDOT 1236672 USDOT 1374263 USDOT 1884468 USDOT 2883805

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: 223 SILOAM RD STE E, EASLEY, SC, 29642
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (864) 346-0425
Email: [email protected]
Web domain: hqmarinetransport.com

Registration

Officers: Julie Haddy · Roger Bailey
USDOT / docket: 2092348 · MC-730753
First registered: Nov 3, 2010
Last MCS-150: Nov 2, 2026 · 2,561,403 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

2,561,403

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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29%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

6 of 21 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

89violation records

14OOS-tagged records

6 of 21inspections 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.

Hours of service

250%0 / 25

Other vehicle maintenance

2343%10 / 23

Unsafe driving

200%0 / 20

Lights

119%1 / 11

Brakes

933%3 / 9

Driver fitness

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%

17%Nov 24 to May 251 / 6

33%May 25 to Nov 251 / 3

0%Nov 25 to May 260 / 3

44%May 26 to Nov 264 / 9

Top 3 codes (18 of 89 records)

395.24 ELD — record edits / data9
395.30B2-ELDDFC24 ELD — use / data transfer5
393.75A3-TAOL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)4

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395.30B1-ELDDFR ELD — use / data transfer4
393.203E-CBP Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)3
395.8E1PC Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing3
396.17C-PI Periodic (annual) inspection3
392.16-D Failure to use seat belt2
392.2-SLLED State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLLR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLS3 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLS4 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
393.55E-B Antilock brake system (ABS)2
393.75A3-TAOLTIS Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)2
393.9A-LSML Inoperative required lamps2
383.51A-NSOUT Commercial Driver's License (CDL)1
392.2-INAT State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLEQP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLFC State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLIP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLS1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLSWZ State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLTCD State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLTL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLUP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.80-TEXTING Texting while driving1
393.100B-C Cargo securement (general)1
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.11A1-LFTSM Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.11A1-LHLM Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.203A-CBP Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.209E-SPSLA Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.209E-STPSD Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.23-LEU Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.43D-BIPBS Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.45A-BHB Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.45D-B Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.47A-BCLMBD Brake actuators / linings / components1
393.47A-LJN Brake actuators / linings / components1
393.48A-BI-TSA Brakes inoperative1
393.55C1-B Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.75A3-TFL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.75C-OOS Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.75C-TAOTD-LT2/32 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.83B Exhaust system1
393.9 Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LBL Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LFTSI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LIL Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LPL Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LSLIWR Inoperative required lamps1
395.3A1-HOSPD Driving beyond hours-of-service limits1
395.3A3II Driving beyond hours-of-service limits1
395.8A Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
395.8E-HOSPD Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
396.5B-HWSL Oil and/or grease leak1

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Safety and violations

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for HQ MARINE TRANSPORT INC.

HQ MARINE TRANSPORT INC (USDOT 2092348) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 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 7, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from CANAL INSURANCE CO. effective May 1, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 28.6% 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 59 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 21 vehicle-level and 59 driver-level — across 23 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 7, 2026.

The carrier has 8 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 2 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 7, 2026.

It reports 20 power units and 20 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Nov 2, 2026. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 7, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 7, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is HQ MARINE TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number?

HQ MARINE TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number is 2092348, and its motor carrier number is MC-730753.

Is HQ MARINE TRANSPORT INC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 7, 2026. HQ MARINE TRANSPORT INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is HQ MARINE TRANSPORT INC's safety record?

HQ MARINE TRANSPORT INC has a 28.6% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 102 roadside inspections, with 8 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).