Owner-operator
2 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
DBA HAYES TRUCKING
Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026
Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.
Owner-operator
2 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
14 yr
Model years 1998–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.
28 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1998 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
CLAY HAYES (USDOT 725640) 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 holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.
It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. effective Jun 17, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.
Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 100.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.
The carrier received 1 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 1 vehicle-level and 1 driver-level — across 1 state, 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 2 power units and 2 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Dec 31, 2024.
It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned May 5, 2000 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.
CLAY HAYES's USDOT number is 725640, and its motor carrier number is MC-332814.
As of 2026-06-13, CLAY HAYES is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
CLAY HAYES has a 100.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 5 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor does not assign this carrier a safety score: 1 federal roadside inspection in the last 24 months. FMCSA itself will not score a carrier's vehicle or driver record on fewer than 5, and neither will we — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.
CLAY HAYES operates 2 power units and 2 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
CLAY HAYES is based in ALBUQUERQUE, NM, with roadside inspections recorded across 1 state.
We could not retrieve a reliable peer set for this profile right now.
1 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks
Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national
Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing
Roadside inspection history· 24-mo monthly · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay
No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window
Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal
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.
Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC
What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
Insurance & bonds
Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
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 Jun 2025
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY | Jun 2023 → Jun 2025 | $750K | 1 |
| GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. | Jun 2022 → Jun 2023 | $750K | 2 |
| UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY | Jun 2020 → Jun 2022 | $750K | 1 |
| WILSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY | Jun 2017 → Jun 2020 | $750K | 1 |
| GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. | Mar 2010 → Jun 2017 | $750K | 3 |
| CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. | Jan 2002 → Jun 2002 | $750K | 3 |
| REPUBLIC WESTERN INSURANCE COMPANY | Mar 2001 → Mar 2001 | $750K | 7 |
| WILSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY | Mar 2000 → Mar 2001 | $750K | 1 |
| GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. | Feb 1999 → Feb 1998 | $750K | 1 |
| TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY | Feb 1998 → Feb 1998 | $750K | 2 |
| GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. | Feb 1998 → Feb 1998 | $750K | 3 |
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs
Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo
Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a company officer with other carriers
Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units
Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
Contact
Registration
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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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