Carrier profile · USDOT 972702 · MC-411451 · FMCSA profile data as of Oct 27, 2026

H and S Car Carriers Inc

181 power unitsavg 7.7 yrNational · 16 statesNAHUNTA, GA81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-411451 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

181Power units

113 observed · MCS-150

114Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

7.7Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(912) 462-7403 Email dispatch[email protected]

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Load decision · FMCSA profile data as of Oct 27, 2026

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

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average30.2% vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record2 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 25 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2001.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo30.2%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

15 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

181 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

7.7 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

25 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2001 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

5 other inspections in border states, with no named crossing match.

A named inspection location does not confirm a border transit or operating authority. Counts cover retained inspection records.

Before you tender

What to check before you tender

CheckAsk for the last annual inspection and brake and equipment maintenance records
Vehicle OOS 30.23% on 43 vehicle inspections in 24 months, above the 22.26% CVSA national average.
CheckConfirm ELD provider and check recent HOS violations dates
52 hours-of-service violations on record, most recent Jul 10, 2026.

Safety

190 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 1, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 30.2%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 43 vehicle and 189 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

46.2% · 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 4.2 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

184 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '25 · 12

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.

Expected band

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 181-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 181
Inspections · 24 mo: 190
Annualized: ≈95 / 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 Driving160 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance17 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance10 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance10 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 7 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance8 · 2 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance8 · 0 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance6 · 0 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
393.128 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 4 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Oct 27, 2026

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 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

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M 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

$1M BIPD last filed ’25 · 8 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Lancer’09–’12

Westfield’14–’18

Northland’18–’21

Protective’21–’25

2001200820152022now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 11 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · since Feb 2025

All 11 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.	May 2021 → Mar 2025	$1M	4
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2018 → May 2021	$1M	1
WESTFIELD INSURANCE CO.	May 2014 → May 2018	$1M	1
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	May 2013 → May 2014	$1M	3
NOVA CASUALTY COMPANY	May 2012 → May 2013	$1M	4
LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2009 → May 2012	$1M	3
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2007 → May 2009	$1M	1
LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2005 → May 2007	$1M	1
SIRIUS AMERICA INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2003 → May 2005	$1M	2
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2002 → Nov 2002	$1M	1
PLATTE RIVER INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2001 → Jul 2002	$1M	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 1, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 181
Observed power (24 mo): 113
Trailers (towed): 114

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

7.7 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

65.4%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 16 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 1, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

190

SC busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

South Carolina: 52 inspections
Georgia: 44 inspections
Florida: 27 inspections
Mississippi: 15 inspections
Alabama: 13 inspections
North Carolina: 9 inspections
Tennessee: 7 inspections
Arkansas: 5 inspections
Kentucky: 5 inspections
Indiana: 4 inspections
Texas: 3 inspections
Illinois: 2 inspections
Louisiana: 1 inspections
Maryland: 1 inspections
Oklahoma: 1 inspections
Missouri: 1 inspections

Home base

NAHUNTA, GA

125 INDUSTRIAL PARK BLVD

Most inspections: SC

52 inspections

SC 52 · GA 44 · FL 27

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 1, 2026

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 (59 trucks · 20 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3354139 USDOT 4225766 USDOT 520645 USDOT 3097810 USDOT 763024 USDOT 893912 USDOT 4000284 USDOT 3819941

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@btconline.net — 34 carriers: USDOT 286879 USDOT 815001 USDOT 873727 USDOT 903364 USDOT 915814 USDOT 927666 USDOT 933839 USDOT 956044

Shares a company officer with other carriers

james johns — 5 carriers: USDOT 1558116 USDOT 1715387 USDOT 2303973 USDOT 4257868

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

181

Observed (24 mo)

113

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Nov 1, 2026

Location

Physical address: 125 INDUSTRIAL PARK BLVD, NAHUNTA, GA, 31553
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (912) 462-7403
Cell: (912) 288-5697
Email: [email protected]
Web domain: handscar.com

Registration

Officers: Amanda Lane · James Johns
USDOT / docket: 972702 · MC-411451
First registered: Aug 14, 2001
Last MCS-150: Sep 9, 2026 · 12,000,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Apr 14, 2022
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

181

Power units

131

Drivers

131

CDL drivers

12,000,000

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 2, 2026

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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30%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

13 of 43 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

159violation records

15OOS-tagged records

13 of 43inspections with OOS

What the violations were

FMCSA BASIC themes in plain language: vehicle maintenance, driver fitness, hours of service and unsafe driving. Roadside records grouped without double counting.

Unsafe driving

1011%1 / 101

Hours of service

320%0 / 32

Other vehicle maintenance

2259%13 / 22

Brakes

250%1 / 2

Lights

20%0 / 2

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

Eligible vehicle inspections in six-month windows; no national comparison.

50%

15%

30%

30%Nov 24 to May 253 / 10

25%May 25 to Nov 253 / 12

13%Nov 25 to May 261 / 8

46%May 26 to Nov 266 / 13

Top 3 codes (38 of 159 records)

392.2-SLLEWA1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)14
392.2-SLLEWA2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)14
392.2-SLLEWG1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)10

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392.2-SLLEWG2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)10
392.2-SLLLR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)9
395.24 ELD — record edits / data9
395.8E1PC Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing7
392.2-SLLS3 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)6
392.2-SLLS2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)5
392.2-SLLFC State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)4
392.2-SLLS1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)4
393.128B-CLWV Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)4
395.30B1-ELDDFR ELD — use / data transfer4
395.3A2-HOSPD Driving beyond hours-of-service limits4
392.2-SLLSWZ State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)3
393.87A-FPLR Warning flags on projecting loads3
395.8E-HOSPD Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing3
392.16-D Failure to use seat belt2
392.2-INAT State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
393.104B-C Cargo securement — tiedowns2
393.75A3-TAOL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)2
393.75A3-TAOLTIS Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)2
393.95A1 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)2
395.3A2-PROPN Driving beyond hours-of-service limits2
390.21TB2-DOT USDOT number marking on vehicle1
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-RRTCD State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLED State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLIRP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLIT State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLS4 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLSR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLTCD State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLUP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2C State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2W State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.60A-D Driving of commercial motor vehicles1
392.7A-D Driving of commercial motor vehicles1
392.8-D Driving of commercial motor vehicles1
392.82DUMT Using a hand-held mobile phone1
392.9A2-C Failure to secure load / cargo not secured1
393.203C-CBP Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.205C-WRAWFLMIB Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.45D-B Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.47B-BMBCBD-SA Brake actuators / linings / components1
393.60C Windshield / glazing1
393.75A1-TEPBM Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.75A3-ATIS Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.78A-WS Windshield wipers1
393.9A-LSML Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LTSIR Inoperative required lamps1
395.22G-ELDMFV ELD — provider/registration/malfunction1
395.30B2-ELDDFC24 ELD — use / data transfer1
395.3A3II Driving beyond hours-of-service limits1
396.3A1-DLDSCBB Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1

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Unsafe driving

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Hours of service

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Other vehicle maintenance

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Safety and violations

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for H AND S CAR CARRIERS INC.

H AND S CAR CARRIERS INC (USDOT 972702) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Oct 27, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Nov 1, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. effective Feb 28, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Oct 27, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 30.2% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 1, 2026.

The carrier received 190 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 43 vehicle-level and 189 driver-level — across 16 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 1, 2026.

The carrier has 15 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 2 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 1, 2026.

It reports 181 power units and 131 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Sep 9, 2026. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 1, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Apr 14, 2022 in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 1, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is H AND S CAR CARRIERS INC's USDOT number?

H AND S CAR CARRIERS INC's USDOT number is 972702, and its motor carrier number is MC-411451.

Is H AND S CAR CARRIERS INC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 1, 2026. H AND S CAR CARRIERS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is H AND S CAR CARRIERS INC's safety record?

H AND S CAR CARRIERS INC has a 30.2% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 300 roadside inspections, with 15 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).