Carrier profile · USDOT 2431569 · MC-839776 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

HANFORD COMMODITIES TRANSPORT INC

DBA HCT INC

50 power unitsavg 6.3 yrMulti-region · 8 statesHANFORD, CA88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-839776 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

50Power units

47 observed · MCS-150

47Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

6.3Avg age (yr)

2001–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(559) 582-1510 Email dispatcherice@hanfordcdt.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Clear to load

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Active operating authorityInsurance on fileFatal crash on record

Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record1 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 4

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 13 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2013.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 208 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$0 in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo7.5%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

5 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$0 in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo7.5%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

5 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

50 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

6.3 yr

Model years 2001–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

12 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2013 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

141 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 7.5%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 3.2%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 107 vehicle and 124 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

11.1% · 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 6.9 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

136 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Dec '24 · 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 50-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 50
Inspections · 24 mo: 141
Annualized: ≈71 / 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 Driving65 · 1 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance20 · 2 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance12 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance10 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance10 · 1 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance10 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance8 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance8 · 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: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$0 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

$0 in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $0 is below the $750K general-freight federal minimum — verify before tendering.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’26 · 5 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

United States’13–’15

Nationwide Agribusiness’15–’19

Nationwide Comp’19–’21

Accident Fund’21–’24

Third Coast’24–now

2013201720212025now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 5 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $0 · THIRD COAST INSURANCE COMPANY · since Feb 2026

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
THIRD COAST INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2024 → Feb 2026	$750K	3
ACCIDENT FUND GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2021 → Feb 2024	$750K	5
NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMP	May 2019 → Feb 2021	$750K	3
NATIONWIDE AGRIBUSINESS INSURANCE CO.	Jan 2015 → May 2019	$750K	1
UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Jan 2013 → Jan 2015	$750K	4

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 50
Observed power (24 mo): 47
Trailers (towed): 47

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

6.3 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2001

Oldest model yr

66.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 8 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

140

CA busiest

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

Home base

HANFORD, CA

10700 HANFORD-ARMONA ROAD

Top corridor

CA 119 · OR 7 · AZ 4

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 1193919Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (7 trucks · 7 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1957886 USDOT 2503797 USDOT 3775276 USDOT 3397239 USDOT 1769704 USDOT 1193919 USDOT 2640676

Shares a company officer with other carriers

eric espinola — 2 carriers: USDOT 2360334

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 10700 HANFORD-ARMONA ROAD, HANFORD, CA, 93230-5310
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (559) 582-1510
Cell: (559) 212-7337
Fax: (559) 582-1500
Email: erice@hanfordcdt.com
Web domain: hanfordcdt.com

Registration

Officers: Eric Espinola · Eric N Espinola
USDOT / docket: 2431569 · MC-839776
First registered: Aug 21, 2013
Last MCS-150: Jan 6, 2026 · 4,853,349 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: 539663

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

4,853,349

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 HANFORD COMMODITIES TRANSPORT INC.

HANFORD COMMODITIES TRANSPORT INC (USDOT 2431569) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed 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 $0 limit in force from THIRD COAST INSURANCE COMPANY effective Feb 1, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 7.5% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 141 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 107 vehicle-level and 124 driver-level — across 8 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 5 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 50 power units and 41 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 6, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is HANFORD COMMODITIES TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number?

HANFORD COMMODITIES TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number is 2431569, and its motor carrier number is MC-839776.

Is HANFORD COMMODITIES TRANSPORT INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, HANFORD COMMODITIES TRANSPORT INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is HANFORD COMMODITIES TRANSPORT INC's safety record?

HANFORD COMMODITIES TRANSPORT INC has a 7.5% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 208 roadside inspections, with 5 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).