Carrier profile · USDOT 246226 · MC-187105 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Hite Trucking LLC

80 power unitsavg 5 yrNational · 23 statesOTTUMWA, IA88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-187105 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

80Power units

64 observed · MCS-150

87Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

5.0Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(641) 682-7108 Email dispatch[email protected]

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Load decision · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Clear to load

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Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record1 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 4

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 43 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1984.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 229 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo13.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

6 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

80 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

5 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

42 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1984 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

39 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.

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11 hours-of-service violations on record, most recent Sep 17, 2026.

Safety

120 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 4, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 13.0%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 — 46 vehicle and 120 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

14.3% · 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 9.9 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

114 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '25 · 10

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.

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 80-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 80
Inspections · 24 mo: 120
Annualized: ≈60 / 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.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving67 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance15 · 13 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance9 · 3 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance8 · 2 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance5 · 1 OOS
393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 3 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance2 · 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: None
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 ’26 · 5 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

Redland’94–’00

Northland’08–’11

Great West’11–’19

Northland’23–’26

1994200220102018now

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

BIPD in force — $750,000 · SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY · since May 2026

All 6 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2023 → May 2026	$750K	1
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	May 2021 → May 2023	$750K	2
INTEGRITY INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2019 → May 2019	$750K	3
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Jan 2011 → May 2019	$750K	2
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2008 → Jan 2011	$750K	3
REDLAND INSURANCE CO.	Mar 1994 → Mar 2000	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 4, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 80
Observed power (24 mo): 64
Trailers (towed): 87

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

5.0 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

66.9%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 23 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 4, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

119

IA busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Iowa: 24 inspections
Kansas: 21 inspections
New Mexico: 9 inspections
Mississippi: 7 inspections
California: 6 inspections
Nebraska: 6 inspections
Missouri: 6 inspections
Illinois: 6 inspections
Nevada: 5 inspections
Colorado: 5 inspections
Minnesota: 5 inspections
Utah: 4 inspections
Kentucky: 3 inspections
Florida: 2 inspections
Wisconsin: 2 inspections
Arizona: 2 inspections
Washington: 1 inspections
Alabama: 1 inspections
Louisiana: 1 inspections
Idaho: 1 inspections
Arkansas: 1 inspections
Tennessee: 1 inspections

Home base

OTTUMWA, IA

6960 MADISON AVE

Most inspections: IA

24 inspections

IA 24 · KS 21 · NM 9

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 4, 2026

Last 12 months: 5 trucks also ran under 3 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 2195674 USDOT 1291735 USDOT 1186611Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (32 trucks · 16 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 4363972 USDOT 240645 USDOT 2485770 USDOT 3649608 USDOT 6414557 USDOT 2195674 USDOT 1047093 USDOT 1291735

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 4, 2026

Location

Physical address: 6960 MADISON AVE, OTTUMWA, IA, 52501
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (641) 682-7108
Fax: (641) 682-4471
Email: [email protected]
Web domain: hitetrucking.com

Registration

Officers: Becky Hite · Kenneth Hite
USDOT / docket: 246226 · MC-187105
First registered: Apr 26, 1984
Last MCS-150: Mar 2, 2026 · 8,996,016 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · May 14, 2008
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

8,996,016

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 4, 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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13%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

6 of 46 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

85violation records

22OOS-tagged records

6 of 46inspections 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.

Unsafe driving

370%0 / 37

Other vehicle maintenance

2774%20 / 27

Brakes

714%1 / 7

Hours of service

70%0 / 7

Lights

714%1 / 7

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

Eligible vehicle inspections in six-month windows; no national comparison.

30%

15%

30%

17%Nov 24 to May 252 / 12

0%May 25 to Nov 250 / 9

23%Nov 25 to May 263 / 13

8%May 26 to Nov 261 / 12

Top 3 codes (27 of 85 records)

392.2-SLLEWA1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)11
392.2-SLLS2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)9
393.75A3-TAOL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)7

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393.55E-B Antilock brake system (ABS)4
392.2-SLLS1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)3
392.2-SLLEWG1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLTCD State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
393.75A3-TAOLTIS Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)2
393.9 Inoperative required lamps2
392.2-SLLED State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLILC State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLIRP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLLR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLML State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLTL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.22B-DFPWD Driving of commercial motor vehicles1
392.2LC State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2RG State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.7A Driving of commercial motor vehicles1
393.11A1-CSURR Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.11TL Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.201A-FRMC Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.203E-CBP Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.205A-WRCC Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.207A-SUBL Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.207B-AALPME Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.207C-SBML Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.209D-STGBL Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.45B2-B Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.45B2-BHTD Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.45B2PC Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.60C Windshield / glazing1
393.65C-FNS Fuel system1
393.67C7V-F Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.70B1I-CDSLI-MT25 Coupling devices / fifth wheel1
393.75A1-TFSMF Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.75A3-TFL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.75B-TFV Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.95A Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.9A-LFTSI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LSLI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LSLIWR Inoperative required lamps1
395.22G-ELDMFV ELD — provider/registration/malfunction1
395.22H1 ELD — provider/registration/malfunction1
395.22H2-ELDNISDT ELD — provider/registration/malfunction1
395.24C2II-ELDTN ELD — record edits / data1
395.24C2III ELD — record edits / data1
395.3A2-HOSPD Driving beyond hours-of-service limits1
395.8E1PC Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
396.17C-PI Periodic (annual) inspection1
396.3A1-F Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.3A1-HCM Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1

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Unsafe driving

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Brakes

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Safety and violations

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for HITE TRUCKING LLC.

HITE TRUCKING LLC (USDOT 246226) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 13.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 4, 2026.

The carrier received 120 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 46 vehicle-level and 120 driver-level — across 23 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 4, 2026.

The carrier has 6 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 4, 2026.

It reports 80 power units and 80 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 2, 2026. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 4, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned May 14, 2008 in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is HITE TRUCKING LLC's USDOT number?

HITE TRUCKING LLC's USDOT number is 246226, and its motor carrier number is MC-187105.

Is HITE TRUCKING LLC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 4, 2026. HITE TRUCKING LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is HITE TRUCKING LLC's safety record?

HITE TRUCKING LLC has a 13.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 229 roadside inspections, with 6 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).