Carrier profile · USDOT 833368 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

HIGHWAY SAFETY DEVICES INC

125 power unitsTAMPA, FL50/100

AUTHORITY STATUS UNKNOWN

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

125Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

Call dispatch(813) 759-1559 Email dispatchnrios@highwaysafetydevices.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Limited record

Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.

Established 27 yearsOut-of-service rates below national averageNot enough inspection history to rate

Watch · 1

Not enough inspection history to rateNo federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. There is no recent safety record to judge this carrier on — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.

In good standing · 2

Established 27 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1999.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 6 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

125 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

26 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1999 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

Vehicle OOS —24-mo cumulative

050%

Driver OOS —24-mo cumulative

030%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 0 vehicle and 0 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

33.3% · latest 6-mo window

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. More resolved windows are needed to establish a trend. 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

No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance12 · 1 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.43 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
383.91 Commercial Driver's License (CDL)Driver Fitness1 · 1 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
390.19 Unified registration / MCS-150Unsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving1 · 0 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.

This timeline is the FMCSA filing history, and it ends at the most recent superseded filing — current policy status is not tracked here. Request a certificate of insurance to confirm active coverage before tendering.

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 125
Observed power (24 mo): —
Trailers (towed): —

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

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo

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

Home base

TAMPA, FL

6480 HARNEY ROAD

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

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

Shares a company officer with other carriers

gordon johnson — 12 carriers: USDOT 195192 USDOT 205810 USDOT 900884 USDOT 1009115 USDOT 1870019 USDOT 1922762 USDOT 2333187 USDOT 2479877

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 6480 HARNEY ROAD, TAMPA, FL, 33610
Operation: Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)

Contact

Phone: (813) 759-1559
Fax: (813) 757-0924
Email: nrios@highwaysafetydevices.com
Web domain: highwaysafetydevices.com

Registration

Officers: Gordon Johnson · Virginia Wester
USDOT / docket: 833368
First registered: Oct 14, 1999
Last MCS-150: Sep 17, 2024 · 2,160,000 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

125

Power units

167

Drivers

CDL drivers

2,160,000

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 HIGHWAY SAFETY DEVICES INC.

HIGHWAY SAFETY DEVICES INC (USDOT 833368) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has an unknown current for-hire authority status because no FMCSA L&I authority row is available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available as of Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 0 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 0 vehicle-level and 0 driver-level, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 125 power units and 167 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Sep 17, 2024.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is HIGHWAY SAFETY DEVICES INC's USDOT number?

HIGHWAY SAFETY DEVICES INC's USDOT number is 833368.

Is HIGHWAY SAFETY DEVICES INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, HIGHWAY SAFETY DEVICES INC is active in the FMCSA register.

What is HIGHWAY SAFETY DEVICES INC's safety record?

HIGHWAY SAFETY DEVICES INC has a — vehicle out-of-service rate across 6 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor does not assign this carrier a safety score: No federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. There is no recent safety record to judge this carrier on — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.