Fleet typeIdentity
Owner-operator
1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 770783 · MC-228984
JOHN HUGHES
1 power unitsSMITHTOWN, NY
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-228984 ACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
1Power units
Self-reported · MCS-150
—Trailers seen
None observed · 24 mo
—Avg age (yr)
Awaiting decode
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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Limited record
Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.
Established 28 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 1 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 20.3 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority2727 yr active
since 1998Insurance (BIPD)Unknown
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo—%
▼ 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 peersDecoding
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Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityStable
27 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1998 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is JOHN HUGHES safe to work with?
Is JOHN HUGHES safe to load? JOHN HUGHES (USDOT 770783, MC-228984) is an inactive owner-operator motor carrier based in SMITHTOWN, NY, operating 1 power unit and 1 driver. Operating authority has been active 27 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it unrated (50/100), with the leading concern: usdot registration inactive. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
JHJOHN HUGHES 50
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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)Not on file
CargoNone
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$750k BIPD · 9 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn
+7 earlier
Sentry Select · 92–98
Clarendon National · 98–00
Illinois National · 02–04
19922008
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.
10 insurer eras · collapsed from 14 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY | Nov 2007 → Dec 2008 | $750k | 1 |
| THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA | Nov 2006 → Nov 2007 | $750k | 1 |
| ILLINOIS NATIONAL INSURANCE CO. | Nov 2005 → Nov 2006 | $750k | 1 |
| AMERICAN HOME ASSURANCE CO. | Nov 2004 → Nov 2005 | $750k | 1 |
| ILLINOIS NATIONAL INSURANCE CO. | Nov 2002 → Nov 2004 | $750k | 2 |
| REPUBLIC WESTERN INSURANCE COMPANY | Nov 2001 → Nov 2002 | $750k | 1 |
| NATIONWIDE INSURANCE CO, | Nov 2000 → Nov 2001 | $750k | 1 |
| CLARENDON NATIONAL INS. CO. | Dec 1998 → Dec 2000 | $750k | 2 |
| ACCELERATION NATIONAL INSURANCE CO. | Sep 1998 → Jan 1999 | $750k | 2 |
| SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY | Aug 1992 → Sep 1998 | $750k | 2 |
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Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 1
- 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
SMITHTOWN, NY
Density
fewermore
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Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a company officer with other carriers
john hughes — 25 carriers: USDOT 89599USDOT 142729USDOT 646187USDOT 678754USDOT 769360USDOT 829009USDOT 847586USDOT 940431
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 104 OAK AVENUE, SMITHTOWN, NY, 11787
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (631) 656-6197
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Registration
- Officer
- John Hughes
- USDOT / docket
- 770783 · MC-228984
- First registered
- 09/11/1998
- Last MCS-150
- 03/20/2006 · 33,874 mi (2005)
- 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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Frequently asked
What is JOHN HUGHES's USDOT number?
JOHN HUGHES's USDOT number is 770783, and its motor carrier number is MC-228984.
Is JOHN HUGHES authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, JOHN HUGHES is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is JOHN HUGHES's fleet?
JOHN HUGHES operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is JOHN HUGHES based?
JOHN HUGHES is based in SMITHTOWN, NY.