Fleet typeIdentity
Small fleet
4 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 665264
HTC LOGGING
4 power unitsavg 15 yrLocal · 2 statesMILL SPRING, NC
CARRIER ACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
4Power units
1 observed · MCS-150
—Trailers seen
None observed · 24 mo
15.0Avg age (yr)
2011–2011 · vPIC
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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.
Established 30 yearsDriver out-of-service rate well above average
Watch · 2
In good standing · 1
Operating authority2929 yr active
since 1996Insurance (BIPD)Unknown
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo0.00.0 %
▼ 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 peersOlder
15 yr
Model years 2011–2011 · peer benchmark computing.
Identity stabilityStable
29 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1996 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is HTC LOGGING safe to work with?
Is HTC LOGGING safe to load? HTC LOGGING (USDOT 665264) is an active small-fleet motor carrier based in MILL SPRING, NC, operating 4 power units and 4 drivers. Operating authority has been active 29 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). Across 6 roadside inspections, its vehicle out-of-service rate is 0.0% (below the 22.26% national average), with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months. FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it review before loading (80/100), with the leading concern: driver out-of-service rate well above average. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
HLHTC LOGGING 80
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Safety
6 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
Vehicle OOS 0.0% (24-mo)2 veh insp · 24-mo · nat'l 22.26%
050%nat'l 22.26%
Driver OOS 25.0% (24-mo)4 drv insp · 24-mo · nat'l 6.67%
030%nat'l 6.67%
OOS trajectory· trailing 6-mo vehicle-OOS rate vs national
20.0% now
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.
Under-inspected
Expected
Well-monitored
Heavily inspected
≈0.5 / unit·yr
thin signalabundant signal
Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 4-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.
- Registered power units
- 4
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 4
- Annualized
- ≈2 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.5 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 Driving7
- 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving3
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance2
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance1
- 383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness1 · 1 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance1
- 390.19 Unified registration / MCS-150Unsafe Driving1
- 391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness1 · 1 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.
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Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 4
- 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.
Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs
Average age
2011
Newest model yr
2011
Oldest model yr
VINs decoded
04
Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density across 2 states · 24 mo
Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography
Operating radiusLocal
revealedStates observed22
US statesInspections · 24 mo44
NC busiestInspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
MILL SPRING, NC
Top corridor
NC
Density
fewermore
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Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months
None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.
Show all-time history (1 truck · 1 carriers)
Across all inspections on record: USDOT 297370
Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units
Registered (MCS-150)44
Observed (24 mo)11
Shared w/ other carriers11
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
- 1055 COOPER GAP ROAD, MILL SPRING, NC, 28756
- Operation
- Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)
Contact
- Phone
- (828) 625-1601
- Cell
- (828) 674-2361
- Fax
- (828) 625-1601
- —
Registration
- Officers
- Todd A Jackson · Todd A Jackson
- USDOT / docket
- 665264
- First registered
- 10/31/1996
- Last MCS-150
- 05/08/2023 · 147,242 mi (2022)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- —
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
Verified broker, shipper & driver reviews — moderated
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Frequently asked
What is HTC LOGGING's USDOT number?
HTC LOGGING's USDOT number is 665264.
Is HTC LOGGING authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, HTC LOGGING is active in the FMCSA register.
What is HTC LOGGING's safety record?
HTC LOGGING has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 6 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 80/100 (tier: review).
How big is HTC LOGGING's fleet?
HTC LOGGING operates 4 power units and 4 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is HTC LOGGING based?
HTC LOGGING is based in MILL SPRING, NC, with roadside inspections recorded across 2 states.