Carrier profile · USDOT 246082 · MC-520076 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

HODGE TRUCKING CO INC

28 power unitsavg 13.9 yrLocal · 2 statesSUMTER, SC80/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-520076 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

28Power units

22 observed · MCS-150

32Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

13.9Avg age (yr)

1999–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(803) 506-2975 Email dispatchrdollard@hodgedl.com

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileVehicle out-of-service rate well above average

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average50.0% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Multiple injury crashes10 crashes involving injuries are on 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 42 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1984.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo

50.0

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

5 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo

50.0

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

5 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

28 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

13.9 yr

Model years 1999–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

42 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1984 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

42 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 50.0%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 — 24 vehicle and 42 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

20.0% · 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 2.6 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24-mo monthly · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

42 inspections · 24 mo · busiest month Dec '25 · 4

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections over 24 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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.8 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 28-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 28
Inspections · 24 mo: 42
Annualized: ≈21 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.8 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.

393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance39 · 8 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving19 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance15 · 15 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance14 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance10 · 7 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance9 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving3 · 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: None
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 · 8 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Redland’07–’09

Selective South’10–’13

Northland’14–’17

Occidental Fire’18–’20

Northland’20–now

2005201120172023now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 12 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY · since Dec 2025

All 12 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2020 → Dec 2025	$750K	2
OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	Jun 2018 → Jul 2020	$750K	1
WESTFIELD INSURANCE CO.	Jun 2017 → Jun 2018	$750K	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2014 → Jun 2017	$750K	1
WESTFIELD INSURANCE CO.	Jun 2013 → Jun 2014	$750K	2
SELECTIVE INSURANCE COMPANY OF SOUTH CAROLINA	Jun 2010 → Jun 2013	$750K	1
STRATFORD INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2009 → Jun 2010	$750K	1
REDLAND INSURANCE CO.	Apr 2007 → Jun 2009	$750K	4
CLARENDON NATIONAL INS. CO.	Apr 2006 → Apr 2007	$750K	1
HARLEYSVILLE MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Apr 2005 → Jun 2005	$750K	1
CLARENDON NATIONAL INS. CO.	Apr 2005 → Apr 2006	$750K	1
HARLEYSVILLE MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Apr 2005 → Apr 2005	$750K	1

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 28
Observed power (24 mo): 22
Trailers (towed): 32

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

13.9 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

1999

Oldest model yr

19%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 2 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

SC busiest

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

Home base

SUMTER, SC

2075 LYNETTE DRIVE

Top corridor

SC 41 · NC 1

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

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

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 3204037 USDOT 1799614

Shares a company officer with other carriers

troy p. hodge — 2 carriers: USDOT 1350126

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 & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 2075 LYNETTE DRIVE, SUMTER, SC, 29154
Mailing address: PO BOX 220, SUMTER, SC, 29151
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (803) 506-2975
Fax: (803) 506-3029
Email: rdollard@hodgedl.com
Web domain: hodgedl.com

Registration

Officer: Troy P. Hodge
USDOT / docket: 246082 · MC-520076
First registered: Apr 23, 1984
Last MCS-150: Apr 3, 2026 · 835,562 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Sep 21, 2005
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

835,562

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 HODGE TRUCKING CO INC.

HODGE TRUCKING CO INC (USDOT 246082) has a Vektor safety score of 80/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY effective Dec 3, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 50.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 42 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 24 vehicle-level and 42 driver-level — across 2 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 5 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 28 power units and 33 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 3, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Sep 21, 2005 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is HODGE TRUCKING CO INC's USDOT number?

HODGE TRUCKING CO INC's USDOT number is 246082, and its motor carrier number is MC-520076.

Is HODGE TRUCKING CO INC authorized to operate?

As of 2026-06-13, HODGE TRUCKING CO INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is HODGE TRUCKING CO INC's safety record?

HODGE TRUCKING CO INC has a 50.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 79 roadside inspections, with 5 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 80/100 (tier: review).