Carrier profile · USDOT 436784 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

HPW SPECIALTIES INC

DBA ETOWAH CHEMICAL SALES & SERVICE

25 power unitsLocal · 1 statesGADSDEN, AL50/100

AUTHORITY STATUS UNKNOWNRATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

25Power units

1 observed · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

9.0Avg age (yr)

2017–2017 · vPIC

Call dispatch(800) 845-8541 Email dispatchbbenefield@etowahchemicals.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Limited record

Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.

Established 35 years

Watch · 0

Nothing flagged.

In good standing · 1

Established 35 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1991.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

25 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

35 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1991 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

1 inspections · 24 mo

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

Vehicle OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

050%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 1 vehicle and 1 driver inspections over 24 months.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window

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.

Thin coverage

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.0 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 25-unit fleet — the out-of-service and violation signals above rest on a small sample, so weight them cautiously. Thin coverage on a young authority is itself a flag.

Registered power units: 25
Inspections · 24 mo: 1
Annualized: ≈1 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.0 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.

172.201 Other violationOther1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

No insurance filing history on record.

This timeline is the FMCSA filing history, and it ends at the most recent superseded filing — current policy status is not tracked here. Request a certificate of insurance to confirm active coverage before tendering.

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 25
Observed power (24 mo): 1
Trailers (towed): 0

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

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

TN busiest

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

Home base

GADSDEN, AL

2618 FORREST AVE

Top corridor

TN ⇄ AL

TN 1

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

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

Shares a company officer with other carriers

terry murray — 3 carriers: USDOT 266824 USDOT 4323484

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

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

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 2618 FORREST AVE, GADSDEN, AL, 35904-0416
Mailing address: PO BOX 4416, GADSDEN, AL, 35904-0416
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (800) 845-8541
Cell: (256) 613-4628
Email: bbenefield@etowahchemicals.com
Web domain: etowahchemicals.com

Registration

Officers: Terry Murray · Mike Turner
USDOT / docket: 436784
First registered: Feb 19, 1991
Last MCS-150: Apr 28, 2026 · 650,000 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jun 14, 2007
D-U-N-S: 4363875

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

650,000

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 HPW SPECIALTIES INC.

HPW SPECIALTIES INC (USDOT 436784) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has an unknown current for-hire authority status because no FMCSA L&I authority row is available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 0.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 1 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 1 vehicle-level and 1 driver-level — across 1 state, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 0 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 25 power units and 11 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 28, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jun 14, 2007 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is HPW SPECIALTIES INC's USDOT number?

HPW SPECIALTIES INC's USDOT number is 436784.

Is HPW SPECIALTIES INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, HPW SPECIALTIES INC is active in the FMCSA register.

What is HPW SPECIALTIES INC's safety record?

HPW SPECIALTIES INC has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 1 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor does not assign this carrier a safety score — there is not enough federal record to assess it.