Carrier profile · USDOT 2368455 · MC-812338 · Updated Sep 13, 2026

Harbinger Freight Services LLC

14 power unitsavg 6.3 yrRegional · 5 statesALVIN, TX94/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-812338 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

14Power units

19 observed · MCS-150

15Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

6.3Avg age (yr)

2009–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(713) 705-2794 Email dispatchskraft@harbingerfreight.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Sep 13, 2026

Clear to load

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

Watch · 1

Multiple injury crashes3 crashes involving injuries are on 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 14 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 58 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo14.3%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)On file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo14.3%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

14 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

6.3 yr

Model years 2009–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

13 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2013 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

43 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 14.3%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 4.7%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 42 vehicle and 43 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

14.3% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 1.9 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

43 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '26 · 8

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

≈1.5 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 14-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 14
Inspections · 24 mo: 43
Annualized: ≈22 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.5 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.

393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance10 · 2 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance9 · 2 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance7 · 0 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving5 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance3 · 3 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 1 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$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

$750K BIPD last filed ’25 · 6 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Praetorian’15–’17

Hallmark County’18–’20

Manufacturers Alliance’20–’25

2013201720212025now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 7 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · CLEAR BLUE INSURANCE COMPANY · since Apr 2026

All 7 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
GENERAL SECURITY NATIONAL INSURANCE CO	Apr 2025 → Feb 2025	$750K	2
MANUFACTURERS ALLIANCE INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2020 → Apr 2025	$750K	6
HALLMARK COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2018 → Feb 2020	$750K	2
UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON	Feb 2017 → Feb 2018	$750K	1
PRAETORIAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2015 → Feb 2017	$750K	7
HALLMARK COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2014 → Feb 2015	$750K	1
PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL	Feb 2013 → Feb 2014	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 14
Observed power (24 mo): 19
Trailers (towed): 15

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

2009

Oldest model yr

61.8%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 5 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

TX busiest

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

Home base

ALVIN, TX

1815 W HIGHWAY 6

Top corridor

TX 36 · CA 3 · TN 2

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 2282915 USDOT 3587557 USDOT 2062476 USDOT 3418636

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@harbingerfreight.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 3019352

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 & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 1815 W HIGHWAY 6, ALVIN, TX, 77511
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (713) 705-2794
Fax: (281) 369-6002
Email: skraft@harbingerfreight.com
Web domain: harbingerfreight.com

Registration

Officer: Sean P Kraft
USDOT / docket: 2368455 · MC-812338
First registered: Jan 8, 2013
Last MCS-150: Jul 14, 2025 · 650,000 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

650,000

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 HARBINGER FREIGHT SERVICES LLC.

HARBINGER FREIGHT SERVICES LLC (USDOT 2368455) has a Vektor safety score of 94/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Sep 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Sep 13, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available as of Sep 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 14.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 13, 2026.

The carrier received 43 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 42 vehicle-level and 43 driver-level — across 5 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 13, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Sep 13, 2026.

It reports 14 power units and 9 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jul 14, 2025.

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

Frequently asked

What is HARBINGER FREIGHT SERVICES LLC's USDOT number?

HARBINGER FREIGHT SERVICES LLC's USDOT number is 2368455, and its motor carrier number is MC-812338.

Is HARBINGER FREIGHT SERVICES LLC authorized to operate?

As of Sep 13, 2026, HARBINGER FREIGHT SERVICES LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is HARBINGER FREIGHT SERVICES LLC's safety record?

HARBINGER FREIGHT SERVICES LLC has a 14.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 58 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 94/100 (tier: clear).

How big is HARBINGER FREIGHT SERVICES LLC's fleet?

HARBINGER FREIGHT SERVICES LLC operates 14 power units and 9 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is HARBINGER FREIGHT SERVICES LLC based?

HARBINGER FREIGHT SERVICES LLC is based in ALVIN, TX, with roadside inspections recorded across 5 states.

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