Carrier profile · USDOT 751735 · Updated Jul 18, 2026

COLONY HARDWARE CORPORATION

DBA COLONY HARDWARE

256 power unitsavg 4.8 yrNational · 23 statesORANGE, CT94/100

AUTHORITY STATUS UNKNOWN

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

256Power units

108 observed · MCS-150

9Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

4.8Avg age (yr)

1999–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(203) 466-5252 Email dispatchplabreck@colonyhardware.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 18, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Established 28 yearsOut-of-service rates below national averageMultiple injury crashes

Watch · 1

Multiple injury crashes15 crashes involving injuries are on record.

In good standing · 2

Established 28 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1998.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 278 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo9.6%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

7 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo9.6%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

7 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

256 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

4.8 yr

Model years 1999–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

28 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1998 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

193 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 9.6%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 4.2%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 125 vehicle and 193 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

11.1% · latest 6-mo window● Steady

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

183 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Dec '25 · 14

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

≈0.4 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 256-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 256
Inspections · 24 mo: 193
Annualized: ≈97 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.4 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 Driving64 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance31 · 4 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance19 · 0 OOS
391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness11 · 5 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance10 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving9 · 0 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving9 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 6 OOS
392.82 Using a hand-held mobile phoneUnsafe Driving8 · 0 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance7 · 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): 256
Observed power (24 mo): 108
Trailers (towed): 9

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

4.8 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1999

Oldest model yr

25.6%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 23 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

192

NY busiest

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

Home base

ORANGE, CT

269 S LAMBERT ROAD

Top corridor

NY ⇄ CT

NY 58 · TN 21 · NC 15

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: 1 truck also ran under 1 other carrier

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 2499343Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (10 trucks · 11 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1365324 USDOT 3407274 USDOT 3917099 USDOT 842212 USDOT 3971652 USDOT 3574329 USDOT 694039 USDOT 1812315

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@colonyhardware.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 483191

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

256

Observed (24 mo)

108

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 & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 269 S LAMBERT ROAD, ORANGE, CT, 06477
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (203) 466-5252
Email: plabreck@colonyhardware.com
Web domain: colonyhardware.com

Registration

Officers: Jack Goldstein · Larry Stoddard
USDOT / docket: 751735
First registered: Jun 3, 1998
Last MCS-150: Jul 2, 2025 · 5,120,000 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: 18700432

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

256

Power units

263

Drivers

CDL drivers

5,120,000

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 COLONY HARDWARE CORPORATION.

COLONY HARDWARE CORPORATION (USDOT 751735) has a Vektor safety score of 94/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier has an unknown current for-hire authority status because no FMCSA L&I authority row is available as of Jul 18, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available as of Jul 18, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 9.6% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier received 193 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 125 vehicle-level and 193 driver-level — across 23 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier has 7 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jul 18, 2026.

It reports 256 power units and 263 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jul 2, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is COLONY HARDWARE CORPORATION's USDOT number?

COLONY HARDWARE CORPORATION's USDOT number is 751735.

Is COLONY HARDWARE CORPORATION authorized to operate?

As of Jul 18, 2026, COLONY HARDWARE CORPORATION is active in the FMCSA register.

What is COLONY HARDWARE CORPORATION's safety record?

COLONY HARDWARE CORPORATION has a 9.6% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 278 roadside inspections, with 7 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 94/100 (tier: clear).