Carrier profile · USDOT 972702 · MC-411451 · Updated Jul 18, 2026

H AND S CAR CARRIERS INC

181 power unitsavg 7.9 yrNational · 19 statesNAHUNTA, GA81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-411451 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

181Power units

117 observed · MCS-150

116Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

7.9Avg age (yr)

1999–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(912) 462-7403 Email dispatchhands@btconline.net

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 18, 2026

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

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileVehicle out-of-service rate above average

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average26.2% 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-mo26.2%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

17 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo26.2%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

17 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

7.9 yr

Model years 1999–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

24 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2001 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

196 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 26.2%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 1.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 42 vehicle and 195 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

41.7% · 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 6.7 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

186 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: 196
Annualized: ≈98 / 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 Driving147 · 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
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance7 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance7 · 2 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 5 OOS
393.128 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 4 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

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 · 2 lapsesCoverage 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 12 insurers are named in the list below.

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

All 12 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.	May 2021 → Feb 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	Mar 2013 → May 2013	$1M	1
NOVA CASUALTY COMPANY	May 2012 → May 2012	$1M	3
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 & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 181
Observed power (24 mo): 117
Trailers (towed): 116

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

7.9 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1999

Oldest model yr

24.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 19 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

196

SC busiest

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

Home base

NAHUNTA, GA

125 INDUSTRIAL PARK BLVD

Top corridor

SC ⇄ GA

SC 50 · GA 47 · FL 27

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

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

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.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 520645 USDOT 3097810 USDOT 893912 USDOT 3276266 USDOT 2139112 USDOT 2257988 USDOT 3713229 USDOT 2974349

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

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

181

Observed (24 mo)

117

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

Contact

Phone: (912) 462-7403
Email: hands@btconline.net
Web domain: btconline.net

Registration

Officer: James Johns
USDOT / docket: 972702 · MC-411451
First registered: Aug 14, 2001
Last MCS-150: May 7, 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

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 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 refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 18, 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 as of Jul 18, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 26.2% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier received 196 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 42 vehicle-level and 195 driver-level — across 19 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier has 17 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 2 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jul 18, 2026.

It reports 181 power units and 131 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 7, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Apr 14, 2022 in the federal record refreshed Jul 18, 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?

As of Jul 18, 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 26.2% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 275 roadside inspections, with 17 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).