Carrier profile · USDOT 443653 · MC-241949 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Hot Shot Freight and Service Inc

DBA HOT SHOT FREIGHT

9 power unitsavg 3.2 yrMulti-region · 8 statesPARIS, TN88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-241949 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

9Power units

8 observed · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

3.2Avg age (yr)

2020–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(731) 642-0229 Email dispatch[email protected]

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

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Watch · 2

Driver out-of-service rate above average7.4% vs the 6.7% national average.Multiple injury crashes3 crashes involving injuries are on record.

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 36 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1991.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo21.4%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

9 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

3.2 yr

Model years 2020–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

35 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1991 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

1 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.

Before you tender

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6 hours-of-service violations on record, most recent Oct 7, 2026.

Safety

27 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 21.4%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 7.4%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 14 vehicle and 27 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

20.0% · 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 10.2 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 Mar '25 · 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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.5 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 9-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 9
Inspections · 24 mo: 27
Annualized: ≈14 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.5 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 Driving5 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance4 · 3 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness2 · 1 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
391.11 Driver not qualifiedDriver Fitness1 · 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: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)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 ’22 · 6 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

Northland’94–’01

Mountain Laurel’04–’07

Mountain Laurel’07–’10

Progressive Hawaii’10–’19

Auto Owners’19–’22

1994200220102018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 13 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY · since Dec 2022

All 13 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2019 → Dec 2022	$750K	1
PROGRESSIVE HAWAII INSURANCE CORP	Mar 2010 → Dec 2019	$750K	7
MOUNTAIN LAUREL ASSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2010 → Mar 2010	$750K	1
PROGRESSIVE HAWAII INSURANCE CORP	Mar 2010 → Dec 2010	$750K	1
MOUNTAIN LAUREL ASSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2007 → Nov 2010	$750K	1
MOUNTAIN LAUREL ASSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2006 → Oct 2006	$750K	3
PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2006 → Oct 2006	$750K	1
MOUNTAIN LAUREL ASSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2004 → Nov 2007	$750K	3
PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2004 → Oct 2004	$750K	1
MOUNTAIN LAUREL ASSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2003 → Oct 2003	$750K	1
PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2002 → Apr 2004	$750K	4
INSURANCE CORPORATION OF HANNOVER	Jul 2001 → May 2002	$750K	3
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 1994 → Jun 2001	$750K	2

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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): 9
Observed power (24 mo): 8
Trailers (towed): 0

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

3.2 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

2020

Oldest model yr

88.9%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 8 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 4, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

MS busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Mississippi: 8 inspections
Tennessee: 7 inspections
Indiana: 3 inspections
Alabama: 3 inspections
Kentucky: 3 inspections
North Carolina: 1 inspections
Texas: 1 inspections
Georgia: 1 inspections

Home base

PARIS, TN

3025 DINKINS LANE

Most inspections: MS

8 inspections

MS 8 · TN 7 · IN 3

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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: 2 trucks also ran under 2 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3505180 USDOT 327574Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Shares a company officer with other carriers

steve barrow — 2 carriers: USDOT 552790

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: 3025 DINKINS LANE, PARIS, TN, 38242
Mailing address: PO BOX 506, PARIS, TN, 38242
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (731) 642-0229
Fax: (731) 642-0937
Email: [email protected]

Registration

Officers: Steve Barrow · Steve D Barrow
USDOT / docket: 443653 · MC-241949
First registered: Apr 23, 1991
Last MCS-150: Nov 26, 2025 · 1,801,294 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: 612861609

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,801,294

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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21%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

3 of 14 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

17violation records

6OOS-tagged records

3 of 14inspections 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

650%3 / 6

Hours of service

540%2 / 5

Unsafe driving

30%0 / 3

Brakes

20%0 / 2

Driver fitness

1100%1 / 1

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

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

50%

15%

30%

29%Nov 24 to May 252 / 7

0%May 25 to Nov 250 / 2

0%Nov 25 to May 260 / 3

50%May 26 to Nov 261 / 2

Top 3 codes (6 of 17 records)

393.60C Windshield / glazing2
395.8A1-HOSP Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing2
396.3A1-BOS Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed2

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391.41APC No / expired medical certificate1
392.2-SLLCP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLS2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLS3 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
393.47E Brake actuators / linings / components1
393.53B-B Automatic brake adjusters / indicators1
393.75A3-TAOL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.95A4-EEUS Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
395.22G-ELDMFV ELD — provider/registration/malfunction1
395.22H2-ELDNISDT ELD — provider/registration/malfunction1
395.8A Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1

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Other vehicle maintenance

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Hours of service

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Unsafe driving

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Safety and violations

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for HOT SHOT FREIGHT AND SERVICE INC.

HOT SHOT FREIGHT AND SERVICE INC (USDOT 443653) 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 and 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 ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY effective Dec 27, 2022 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 21.4% 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 27 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 14 vehicle-level and 27 driver-level — across 8 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 4, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 4, 2026.

It reports 9 power units and 24 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Nov 26, 2025. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 4, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is HOT SHOT FREIGHT AND SERVICE INC's USDOT number?

HOT SHOT FREIGHT AND SERVICE INC's USDOT number is 443653, and its motor carrier number is MC-241949.

Is HOT SHOT FREIGHT AND SERVICE INC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 4, 2026. HOT SHOT FREIGHT AND SERVICE INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is HOT SHOT FREIGHT AND SERVICE INC's safety record?

HOT SHOT FREIGHT AND SERVICE INC has a 21.4% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 58 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).