Fleet typeIdentity
Owner-operator
1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 2974235 · MC-10555
HARD KNOX FREIGHT INC
DBA BIG ASS FREIGHT
1 power unitsMEMPHIS, TN
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-10555 ACTIVEHAZMAT
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
Review before loading
Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.
Active operating authorityInsurance on fileNo inspection history despite active fleet
Watch · 2
No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 1 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.Reincarnated carrier — prior authority revokedFMCSA links this carrier to a previously revoked operating authority — the classic chameleon-carrier pattern. Verify it is not evading an enforcement history.
Operating authority99 yr active
since 2017Insurance (BIPD)On file
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
—
Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityFlagged
9 yr unchanged
Linked to a previously revoked authority — verify before tendering.
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Is HARD KNOX FREIGHT INC safe to work with?
Is HARD KNOX FREIGHT INC safe to load? HARD KNOX FREIGHT INC (USDOT 2974235, MC-10555) is an active owner-operator motor carrier based in MEMPHIS, TN, operating 1 power unit and 1 driver. Operating authority has been active 9 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it review before loading (73/100), with the leading concern: no inspection history despite active fleet. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
HKHARD KNOX FREIGHT INC 73
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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
- Active
- Contract
- None
- Broker
- Active
Insurance & bonds
BIPD / liability (required)Filed with FMCSA
CargoNone
Surety bond (BMC-84)Filed with FMCSA
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$750k BIPD · 3 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous
+3 earlier
Progressive Hawaii · 20–24
20172024
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.
4 insurer eras · collapsed from 13 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| PROGRESSIVE HAWAII INSURANCE CORP | Mar 2020 → Mar 2024 | $750k | 7 |
| UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY | Mar 2019 → Mar 2020 | $750k | 4 |
| PROGRESSIVE HAWAII INSURANCE CORP | Mar 2018 → Mar 2019 | $750k | 1 |
| LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY | Mar 2017 → Mar 2018 | $750k | 1 |
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
MEMPHIS, TN
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Reincarnated carrier — prior authority was revoked
FMCSA links this carrier to a previously revoked authority: USDOT 2974235. Reincarnation is a primary chameleon-carrier pattern.
Named as the prior authority of newer carriers
1 carrier list this USDOT as their revoked predecessor: USDOT 2974235.
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@smalltrucking.org — 2 carriers: USDOT 3726747
06
Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 797 UNIVERSITY STREET, MEMPHIS, TN, 38107
- Mailing address
- 9234 KINGSTON PIKE #382, KNOXVILLE, TN, 37922
- Operation
- Interstate· Hazmat
Contact
- Phone
- (865) 323-6535
- Cell
- (731) 267-7694
- Web domain
- smalltrucking.org
Registration
- Officer
- Mitchelle Dawn Weaver
- USDOT / docket
- 2974235 · MC-10555
- First registered
- 02/13/2017
- Last MCS-150
- 05/28/2025 · 1 mi (2024)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- Recordable crash rate
- 0.00
- D-U-N-S
- 80861389
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 HARD KNOX FREIGHT INC's USDOT number?
HARD KNOX FREIGHT INC's USDOT number is 2974235, and its motor carrier number is MC-10555.
Is HARD KNOX FREIGHT INC authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, HARD KNOX FREIGHT INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is HARD KNOX FREIGHT INC's fleet?
HARD KNOX FREIGHT INC operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is HARD KNOX FREIGHT INC based?
HARD KNOX FREIGHT INC is based in MEMPHIS, TN.