Carrier profile · USDOT 2953696 · MC-598 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Top Notch Trucking LLC

13 power unitsavg 13.7 yrRegional · 6 statesMAGNOLIA, KY74/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-598 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

13Power units

11 observed · MCS-150

12Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

13.7Avg age (yr)

1998–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(270) 299-5690 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.

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Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average50.0% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate well above average15.8% of driver inspections were placed out of service vs the 6.7% national average.

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 10 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2016.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo50.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

4 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

13 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

13.7 yr

Model years 1998–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

9 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2016 — 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

What to check before you tender

CheckAsk for the last annual inspection and brake and equipment maintenance records
Vehicle OOS 50.00% on 10 vehicle inspections in 24 months, above the 22.26% CVSA national average.
CheckConfirm ELD provider and check recent HOS violations dates
11 hours-of-service violations on record, most recent Jul 3, 2025.

Safety

19 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 6, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 50.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 15.8%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 10 vehicle and 19 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

66.7% · 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 60.0 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

19 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '25 · 3

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

≈0.7 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 13-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 13
Inspections · 24 mo: 19
Annualized: ≈10 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.7 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 Driving17 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance12 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance11 · 5 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 6 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance5 · 1 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance5 · 3 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance2 · 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: 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 ’20 · 3 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

National’16–’17

United Financial’17–’18

Great West’18–’20

beyond this history

2016201920222025now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 3 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY · since Dec 2020

All 3 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Dec 2018 → Dec 2020	$750K	2
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Dec 2017 → Dec 2018	$750K	1
NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	Dec 2016 → Dec 2017	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 6, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 13
Observed power (24 mo): 11
Trailers (towed): 12

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

13.7 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

1998

Oldest model yr

78.3%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 6 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 6, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

KY busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Kentucky: 13 inspections
Indiana: 2 inspections
Ohio: 1 inspections
Wisconsin: 1 inspections
Tennessee: 1 inspections
Michigan: 1 inspections

Home base

MAGNOLIA, KY

195 WILDLIFE ROAD

Most inspections: KY

13 inspections

KY 13 · IN 2 · OH 1

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 5, 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 (7 trucks · 2 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 154712 USDOT 2821228

Shares a company officer with other carriers

eric hill — 20 carriers: USDOT 726346 USDOT 925949 USDOT 1059598 USDOT 1338265 USDOT 1885162 USDOT 2490338 USDOT 2655656 USDOT 2832486

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 5, 2026

Location

Physical address: 195 WILDLIFE ROAD, MAGNOLIA, KY, 42757
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (270) 299-5690
Email: [email protected]

Registration

Officer: Eric Hill
USDOT / docket: 2953696 · MC-598
First registered: Dec 12, 2016
Last MCS-150: May 6, 2026 · 655,154 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

655,154

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 5, 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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50%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

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

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

46violation records

12OOS-tagged records

5 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

1553%8 / 15

Unsafe driving

128%1 / 12

Brakes

80%0 / 8

Lights

70%0 / 7

Hours of service

367%2 / 3

Driver fitness

1100%1 / 1

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

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

100%

15%

30%

100%Nov 24 to May 251 / 1

40%May 25 to Nov 252 / 5

67%Nov 25 to May 262 / 3

0%May 26 to Nov 260 / 1

Top 3 codes (10 of 46 records)

393.75A3-TAOL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)5
393.9A-LIL Inoperative required lamps3
392.2-SLLEWA1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2

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392.2-SLLS4 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
393.47A-BCLMBD Brake actuators / linings / components2
393.47E Brake actuators / linings / components2
393.53B-B Automatic brake adjusters / indicators2
393.78A-WS Windshield wipers2
393.9A-LFTSI Inoperative required lamps2
395.8A1-HOSP Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing2
396.5B-HWSL Oil and/or grease leak2
383.23A2 Operating without a valid CDL1
392.16AD Failure to use seat belt1
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLEWA3 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLEWG3 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLS2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLTCD State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2FT State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.9A2-C Failure to secure load / cargo not secured1
393.104F3-C Cargo securement — tiedowns1
393.11A1-CSLRR Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.55D1-B Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.55D2-B Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.60C Windshield / glazing1
393.75C-TAOTD-LT2/32 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.95A4-EEUS Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.9A-LTSIR Inoperative required lamps1
395.8F01 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
396.3A1-BOS 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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Brakes

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Safety and violations

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

TOP NOTCH TRUCKING LLC (USDOT 2953696) has a Vektor safety score of 74/100 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 for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Nov 5, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY effective Dec 30, 2020 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 3, 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. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 6, 2026.

The carrier received 19 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 10 vehicle-level and 19 driver-level — across 6 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 6, 2026.

The carrier has 4 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 6, 2026.

It reports 13 power units and 12 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 6, 2026. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 5, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 5, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is TOP NOTCH TRUCKING LLC's USDOT number?

TOP NOTCH TRUCKING LLC's USDOT number is 2953696, and its motor carrier number is MC-598.

Is TOP NOTCH TRUCKING LLC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 5, 2026. TOP NOTCH TRUCKING LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is TOP NOTCH TRUCKING LLC's safety record?

TOP NOTCH TRUCKING LLC has a 50.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 34 roadside inspections, with 4 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 74/100 (tier: review).