Fleet typeIdentity
Owner-operator
1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 240894 · MC-172269
PAUL HARDRICK
DBA HARDRICK TRUCKING
1 power unitsPENROSE, CO
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-172269 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 43 yearsNo active operating authority
Watch · 3
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 3.3 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority4242 yr active
since 1983Insurance (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
42 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1983 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is PAUL HARDRICK safe to work with?
Is PAUL HARDRICK safe to load? PAUL HARDRICK (USDOT 240894, MC-172269) is an active owner-operator motor carrier based in PENROSE, CO, operating 1 power unit and 1 driver. Operating authority has been active 42 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: no active operating authority. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
PHPAUL HARDRICK 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.
02
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
$750k BIPD · 1 insurer · 0 lapsesContinuous
International Business · 94–97
19941997
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.
03
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.
04
Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
PENROSE, CO
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@novusag.com — 4 carriers: USDOT 2440782USDOT 3520271USDOT 3765396
06
Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 796 O STREET, PENROSE, CO, 81240
- Operation
- Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)
Contact
- Phone
- (719) 252-9817
- Web domain
- novusag.com
Registration
- Officer
- Paul Hardrick
- USDOT / docket
- 240894 · MC-172269
- First registered
- 12/19/1983
- Last MCS-150
- 04/18/2023 · 10,000 mi (2022)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- —
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
07
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 PAUL HARDRICK's USDOT number?
PAUL HARDRICK's USDOT number is 240894, and its motor carrier number is MC-172269.
Is PAUL HARDRICK authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, PAUL HARDRICK is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is PAUL HARDRICK's fleet?
PAUL HARDRICK operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is PAUL HARDRICK based?
PAUL HARDRICK is based in PENROSE, CO.