Fleet typeIdentity
Asset-based
290 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 471541 · MC-341461
HEPACO LLC
290 power unitsNORWELL, MA
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-341461 ACTIVEHAZMAT
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
290Power units
Self-reported · MCS-150
—Trailers seen
None observed · 24 mo
—Avg age (yr)
Awaiting decode
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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-07-16
High risk
Multiple serious issues on the federal record. Verify directly before any tender.
Insurance on fileEstablished 34 yearsUSDOT registration inactive
Watch · 4
USDOT registration inactiveThe USDOT record is flagged inactive — the carrier may not be authorized to operate.No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 290 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.Multiple injury crashes12 crashes involving injuries are on record.
Operating authority3434 yr active
since 1992Insurance (BIPD)On file
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo—%
▼ 22.26% nat'lCrashes · fatal00
4 in 24moVektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots
Fleet age vs peersDecoding
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Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityStable
34 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1992 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is HEPACO LLC safe to work with?
Is HEPACO LLC safe to load? HEPACO LLC (USDOT 471541, MC-341461) is an inactive asset-based motor carrier based in NORWELL, MA, operating 290 power units and 557 drivers. Operating authority has been active 34 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it high risk (42/100), with the leading concern: usdot registration inactive. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-07-16.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-07-16
HLHEPACO LLC 42
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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.
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Authority & insurance
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
- Common
- None
- Contract
- Inactive
- Broker
- None
Insurance & bonds
BIPD / liability (required)Filed with FMCSA
CargoNone
Surety bond (BMC-84)Filed with FMCSA
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$1M BIPD · 3 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous
Commerce Industry · 98–05
Zurich American · 05–09
New Hampshire · 09–11
Commerce Industry · 11–14
Zurich American · 14–24
19982024
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.
5 insurer eras · collapsed from 8 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY | Oct 2014 → Jun 2024 | $1M | 3 |
| COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY INSURANCE | Oct 2011 → Oct 2014 | $1M | 1 |
| NEW HAMPSHIRE INSURANCE CO. | Oct 2009 → Oct 2011 | $1M | 2 |
| ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY | Oct 2005 → Oct 2009 | $1M | 1 |
| COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY INSURANCE | Jun 1998 → Oct 2005 | $1M | 1 |
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Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 290
- 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
NORWELL, MA
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@cleanharbors.com — 31 carriers: USDOT 180743USDOT 188713USDOT 203259USDOT 221867USDOT 240405USDOT 243403USDOT 345811USDOT 353442
Shares a company officer with other carriers
kevin ridings — 10 carriers: USDOT 203259USDOT 221867USDOT 240405USDOT 243403USDOT 353442USDOT 534792USDOT 2024297USDOT 2183024
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 42 LONGWATER DRIVE, NORWELL, MA, 02061
- Mailing address
- PO BOX 9149, NORWELL, MA, 02061
- Operation
- Interstate· Hazmat
Contact
- Phone
- (800) 645-8265
- Web domain
- cleanharbors.com
Registration
- Officers
- Kevin Ridings · Gwendolyn Hill
- USDOT / docket
- 471541 · MC-341461
- First registered
- 02/18/1992
- Last MCS-150
- 11/17/2025 · 3,417,368 mi (2023)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- 115993297
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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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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Reviews
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Frequently asked
What is HEPACO LLC's USDOT number?
HEPACO LLC's USDOT number is 471541, and its motor carrier number is MC-341461.
Is HEPACO LLC authorized to operate?
As of 2026-07-16, HEPACO LLC is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is HEPACO LLC's fleet?
HEPACO LLC operates 290 power units and 557 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is HEPACO LLC based?
HEPACO LLC is based in NORWELL, MA.