Fleet typeIdentity
Owner-operator
1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 996052 · MC-422173
FRANCIS PATRICK HOPKINS JR
DBA HOPKINS TRUCKING
1 power unitsMOHNTON, PA
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-422173 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 25 yearsUSDOT registration inactive
Watch · 3
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.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority2424 yr active
since 2001Insurance (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
—
Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityStable
24 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2001 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is FRANCIS PATRICK HOPKINS JR safe to work with?
Is FRANCIS PATRICK HOPKINS JR safe to load? FRANCIS PATRICK HOPKINS JR (USDOT 996052, MC-422173) is an inactive owner-operator motor carrier based in MOHNTON, PA, operating 1 power unit and 1 driver. Operating authority has been active 24 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
FPFRANCIS PATRICK HOPKINS JR 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 · 8 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse
+8 earlier
Liberty · 03–04
Northland · 07–13
Lancer · 20–22
United Financial · 22–24
20022025
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.
12 insurer eras · collapsed from 18 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. | Apr 2024 → May 2025 | $750k | 1 |
| UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY | Apr 2022 → Apr 2024 | $750k | 1 |
| LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY | Apr 2020 → Apr 2022 | $750k | 1 |
| NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY | Jun 2016 → Feb 2017 | $750k | 1 |
| UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY | Jun 2015 → Jun 2016 | $750k | 1 |
| UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY | Sep 2013 → Oct 2014 | $750k | 1 |
| NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY | Sep 2007 → Sep 2013 | $750k | 1 |
| LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY | Sep 2006 → Sep 2007 | $750k | 1 |
| CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. | Sep 2005 → Sep 2006 | $750k | 1 |
| CANAL INSURANCE CO. | Sep 2004 → Sep 2005 | $750k | 1 |
| LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO. | Jan 2003 → Sep 2004 | $750k | 6 |
| HANOVER INSURANCE CO. | Feb 2002 → Dec 2002 | $750k | 2 |
03
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
MOHNTON, PA
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
06
Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 47 CLINTON DRIVE, MOHNTON, PA, 19540-8033
- Mailing address
- PO BOX 1007, BONNER, MT, 59823-1007
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (406) 829-8868
- Cell
- (406) 274-6221
- Fax
- (406) 317-1369
- fphjr@1791.com
- Web domain
- 1791.com
Registration
- Officers
- Francis Patrick Hopkins Jr · Alayne E. Hilditch
- USDOT / docket
- 996052 · MC-422173
- First registered
- 12/31/2001
- Last MCS-150
- 04/27/2026 · 1 mi (2025)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- Recordable crash rate
- 0.00
- D-U-N-S
- —
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
07
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 FRANCIS PATRICK HOPKINS JR's USDOT number?
FRANCIS PATRICK HOPKINS JR's USDOT number is 996052, and its motor carrier number is MC-422173.
Is FRANCIS PATRICK HOPKINS JR authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, FRANCIS PATRICK HOPKINS JR is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is FRANCIS PATRICK HOPKINS JR's fleet?
FRANCIS PATRICK HOPKINS JR operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is FRANCIS PATRICK HOPKINS JR based?
FRANCIS PATRICK HOPKINS JR is based in MOHNTON, PA.