Carrier profile · USDOT 604653 · MC-291241 · Updated Sep 6, 2026

Huff & Puff Trucking Inc

115 power unitsavg 7.4 yrNational · 32 statesBRADYVILLE, TN81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-291241 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

115Power units

98 observed · MCS-150

135Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

7.4Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(615) 765-5033 Email dispatchajdaniel@huffpufftrucking.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Sep 6, 2026

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average26.4% vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record3 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's 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 31 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1995.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo26.4%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

4 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo26.4%

▲ 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

Asset-based

115 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

7.4 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

31 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1995 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

214 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 26.4%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.9%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 110 vehicle and 214 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

28.6% · 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 11.4 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

212 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '25 · 14

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

≈0.9 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 115-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 115
Inspections · 24 mo: 214
Annualized: ≈107 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.9 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 Driving81 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance18 · 8 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance15 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance14 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance13 · 3 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance12 · 11 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance12 · 1 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance8 · 0 OOS
393.104 Cargo securement — tiedownsVehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
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 ’17 · 4 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Great West’96–’01

Sentry Select’01–’06

State Pennsylvania’06–’12

Sentry Select’12–now

1995200320112019now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 5 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jan 2017

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2012 → Jan 2017	$750K	1
THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	Feb 2006 → Jan 2012	$750K	6
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2001 → Feb 2006	$750K	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Feb 1996 → Feb 2001	$750K	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 1995 → Apr 1996	$750K	3

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 115
Observed power (24 mo): 98
Trailers (towed): 135

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

7.4 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

61.4%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 32 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

214

TN busiest

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

Home base

BRADYVILLE, TN

750 JOE DANIEL ROAD

Top corridor

TN 78 · GA 15 · NC 13

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

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

Last 12 months: 1 truck also ran under 1 other carrier

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 589266Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (5 trucks · 8 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2798259 USDOT 3043735 USDOT 3863666 USDOT 2795405 USDOT 3555834 USDOT 3045110 USDOT 589266 USDOT 4039117

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

115

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

Location

Physical address: 750 JOE DANIEL ROAD, BRADYVILLE, TN, 37026
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (615) 765-5033
Fax: (615) 765-5075
Email: ajdaniel@huffpufftrucking.com
Web domain: huffpufftrucking.com

Registration

Officer: A J Daniel
USDOT / docket: 604653 · MC-291241
First registered: Jun 13, 1995
Last MCS-150: Mar 26, 2026 · 8,832,185 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Sep 11, 2006
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

115

Power units

107

Drivers

107

CDL drivers

8,832,185

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 HUFF & PUFF TRUCKING INC.

HUFF & PUFF TRUCKING INC (USDOT 604653) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Sep 6, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jan 1, 2017 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Sep 6, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 26.4% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier received 214 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 110 vehicle-level and 214 driver-level — across 32 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier has 4 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 3 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Sep 6, 2026.

It reports 115 power units and 107 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 26, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Sep 11, 2006 in the federal record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is HUFF & PUFF TRUCKING INC's USDOT number?

HUFF & PUFF TRUCKING INC's USDOT number is 604653, and its motor carrier number is MC-291241.

Is HUFF & PUFF TRUCKING INC authorized to operate?

As of Sep 6, 2026, HUFF & PUFF TRUCKING INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is HUFF & PUFF TRUCKING INC's safety record?

HUFF & PUFF TRUCKING INC has a 26.4% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 331 roadside inspections, with 4 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).

How big is HUFF & PUFF TRUCKING INC's fleet?

HUFF & PUFF TRUCKING INC operates 115 power units and 107 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is HUFF & PUFF TRUCKING INC based?

HUFF & PUFF TRUCKING INC is based in BRADYVILLE, TN, with roadside inspections recorded across 32 states.

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