Carrier profile · USDOT 289102 · MC-994443 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Hungry Howie's Distributing Inc

28 power unitsavg 3.6 yrMulti-region · 9 statesMADISON HEIGHTS, MI88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-994443 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

28Power units

16 observed · MCS-150

14Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

3.6Avg age (yr)

2015–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(248) 305-7775 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 record2 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 40 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1987.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 40 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$2M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo20.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

28 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

3.6 yr

Model years 2015–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

39 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1987 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

A named inspection location does not confirm a border transit or operating authority. Counts cover retained inspection records.

Before you tender

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2 hours-of-service violations on record, most recent Sep 24, 2025.

Safety

26 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 3, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 20.0%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 — 10 vehicle and 26 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

33.3% · 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 31.0 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

26 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '26 · 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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.5 / 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: 26
Annualized: ≈13 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.5 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 Driving7 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance4 · 3 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
392.22 Driving of commercial motor vehiclesUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
393.203 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 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: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$2,000,000 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

$2M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $2M 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 ’20 · 1 insurer · 0 lapsesContinuous

National Union’16–now

2016201920222025now

BIPD in force — $2,000,000 · NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA · since Apr 2020

All 1 insurer era · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	Apr 2016 → Apr 2020	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 3, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 28
Observed power (24 mo): 16
Trailers (towed): 14

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

3.6 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2015

Oldest model yr

63.3%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 9 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 3, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

MI busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Michigan: 10 inspections
Florida: 6 inspections
North Carolina: 2 inspections
Kentucky: 2 inspections
Ohio: 2 inspections
Tennessee: 1 inspections
West Virginia: 1 inspections
Alabama: 1 inspections
South Carolina: 1 inspections

Home base

MADISON HEIGHTS, MI

30300 STEPHENSON HWY

Most inspections: MI

10 inspections

MI 10 · FL 6 · NC 2

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 3, 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.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1730985

Shares a company officer with other carriers

isaac king — 8 carriers: USDOT 163359 USDOT 3014105 USDOT 3142803 USDOT 3164191 USDOT 3880474 USDOT 4449845 USDOT 9376109

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Nov 3, 2026

Location

Physical address: 30300 STEPHENSON HWY, MADISON HEIGHTS, MI, 48071
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (248) 305-7775
Cell: (586) 405-8883
Fax: (248) 414-3329
Email: [email protected]
Web domain: hungryhowiesdist.com

Registration

Officers: Phillip Worley · Isaac King
USDOT / docket: 289102 · MC-994443
First registered: Apr 1, 1987
Last MCS-150: May 14, 2026 · 1,600,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Feb 4, 2019
D-U-N-S: 157349127

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,600,000

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 3, 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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20%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

2 of 10 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

30violation records

6OOS-tagged records

2 of 10inspections 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.

Other vehicle maintenance

1250%6 / 12

Unsafe driving

70%0 / 7

Lights

60%0 / 6

Brakes

40%0 / 4

Hours of service

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%

0%Nov 24 to May 250 / 4

50%May 25 to Nov 251 / 2

33%Nov 25 to May 261 / 3

0%May 26 to Nov 260 / 1

Top 3 codes (4 of 30 records)

393.47E Brake actuators / linings / components2
392.16-D Failure to use seat belt1
392.2-INAT State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1

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392.2-SLL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLEWA1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLS3 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLTCD State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.82DUMT Using a hand-held mobile phone1
393.11A1-LFTSM Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.11A1-LHLM Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.11A1-LSML Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.203C-CBP Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.203E-CBP Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.207A-SAPPAS Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.209D-STSM Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.45B2-B-AIR Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.48A-BMBCBD Brakes inoperative1
393.60C Windshield / glazing1
393.75A2-TAOTLM Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.75A3-TAOL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.9A-LFTSI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LHLI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LLPL Inoperative required lamps1
395.3A2-HOSPRNP Driving beyond hours-of-service limits1
396.3A1-ALATR Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.3A1-BOS Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.3A1-TFCV Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.3A1DLDSYEL Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.5B-L Oil and/or grease leak1

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Other vehicle maintenance

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Unsafe driving

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Lights

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Safety and violations

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for HUNGRY HOWIE'S DISTRIBUTING INC.

HUNGRY HOWIE'S DISTRIBUTING INC (USDOT 289102) 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 common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Nov 3, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $2,000,000 limit in force from NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA effective Apr 1, 2020 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 20.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier received 26 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 10 vehicle-level and 26 driver-level — across 9 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier has 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 2 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 3, 2026.

It reports 28 power units and 38 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 14, 2026. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 3, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Feb 4, 2019 in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 3, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is HUNGRY HOWIE'S DISTRIBUTING INC's USDOT number?

HUNGRY HOWIE'S DISTRIBUTING INC's USDOT number is 289102, and its motor carrier number is MC-994443.

Is HUNGRY HOWIE'S DISTRIBUTING INC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 3, 2026. HUNGRY HOWIE'S DISTRIBUTING INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is HUNGRY HOWIE'S DISTRIBUTING INC's safety record?

HUNGRY HOWIE'S DISTRIBUTING INC has a 20.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 40 roadside inspections, with 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).

How big is HUNGRY HOWIE'S DISTRIBUTING INC's fleet?

HUNGRY HOWIE'S DISTRIBUTING INC operates 28 power units and 38 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is HUNGRY HOWIE'S DISTRIBUTING INC based?

HUNGRY HOWIE'S DISTRIBUTING INC is based in MADISON HEIGHTS, MI, with roadside inspections recorded across 9 states.

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Contact & documents

Call dispatch(248) 305-7775 Email dispatch[email protected]Carrier packetDownload / print · free

USDOT: 289102
MC / Docket: MC-994443
Officer: PHILLIP WORLEY
Address: 30300 STEPHENSON HWY
MADISON HEIGHTS, MI, 48071

At a glance

Active for-hire authority

Common authority · 39 yr continuous

$2M BIPD in force

BIPD in force — $2,000,000 · NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA · since Apr 2020

Vehicle OOS 20.0%

vs 22.26% national — at or below benchmark.

2 fatal crashes

On the FMCSA crash record.

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