Carrier profile · USDOT 981519 · MC-416504 · Updated Sep 6, 2026

H&w Holdings LLC

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94 power unitsavg 6 yrNational · 34 statesSOUTH POINT, OH81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-416504 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

94Power units

114 observed · MCS-150

134Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

6.0Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(800) 849-1818 Email dispatchdleonard@shipwithbest.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 average23.4% 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 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-mo23.4%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

8 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo23.4%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

8 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

94 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

6 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

24 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2001 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

266 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 23.4%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.8%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 154 vehicle and 266 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

32.5% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 3.7 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

261 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Aug '25 · 15

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

≈1.4 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 94-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 94
Inspections · 24 mo: 266
Annualized: ≈133 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.4 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 Driving106 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance27 · 10 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance21 · 19 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance19 · 6 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance13 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance10 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance9 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance9 · 3 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance8 · 5 OOS
393.110 Cargo securement — number of tiedownsVehicle Maintenance7 · 7 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: Active

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)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 ’17 · 2 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

National Interstate’02–’17

beyond this history

2001200820152022now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 2 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY · since Oct 2017

All 2 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2002 → Oct 2017	$1M	5
OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	Sep 2001 → Oct 2002	$1M	3

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 94
Observed power (24 mo): 114
Trailers (towed): 134

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

6.0 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

61.1%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 34 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

265

NC busiest

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

Home base

SOUTH POINT, OH

341 COUNTY RD 120 SOUTH

Top corridor

NC ⇄ OH

NC 72 · TN 29 · OH 22

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: 5 trucks also ran under 4 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 1247640 USDOT 278849 USDOT 3551924 USDOT 2831919Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (41 trucks · 18 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3037911 USDOT 3216205 USDOT 3744714 USDOT 105878 USDOT 278849 USDOT 244285 USDOT 1247640 USDOT 4126693

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@shipwithbest.com — 6 carriers: USDOT 244285 USDOT 1247640 USDOT 1363884 USDOT 2044936 USDOT 2959064

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

114

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: 341 COUNTY RD 120 SOUTH, SOUTH POINT, OH, 45680
Mailing address: PO BOX 409, KERNERSVILLE, NC, 27285
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (800) 849-1818
Fax: (844) 451-8808
Email: dleonard@shipwithbest.com
Web domain: shipwithbest.com

Registration

Officers: Danielle Leonard · Richard Hepler
USDOT / docket: 981519 · MC-416504
First registered: Oct 2, 2001
Last MCS-150: Mar 18, 2026 · 6,675,683 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Apr 11, 2013
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

107

Drivers

107

CDL drivers

6,675,683

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 H&W HOLDINGS LLC.

H&W HOLDINGS LLC (USDOT 981519) 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 $1,000,000 limit in force from HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY effective Oct 1, 2017 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Sep 6, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 23.4% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier received 266 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 154 vehicle-level and 266 driver-level — across 34 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier has 8 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 94 power units and 107 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 18, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Apr 11, 2013 in the federal record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is H&W HOLDINGS LLC's USDOT number?

H&W HOLDINGS LLC's USDOT number is 981519, and its motor carrier number is MC-416504.

Is H&W HOLDINGS LLC authorized to operate?

As of Sep 6, 2026, H&W HOLDINGS LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is H&W HOLDINGS LLC's safety record?

H&W HOLDINGS LLC has a 23.4% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 395 roadside inspections, with 8 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 H&W HOLDINGS LLC's fleet?

H&W HOLDINGS LLC operates 94 power units and 107 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is H&W HOLDINGS LLC based?

H&W HOLDINGS LLC is based in SOUTH POINT, OH, with roadside inspections recorded across 34 states.

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