Carrier profile · USDOT 515980 · MC-237747 · Updated Jul 24, 2026

HARBOR FREIGHT TRANSPORT CORP

71 power unitsavg 10.6 yrRegional · 7 statesNEWARK, NJ93/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-237747 ACTIVEHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

71Power units

33 observed · MCS-150

35Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

10.6Avg age (yr)

2000–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(973) 589-6700 Email dispatchsliberti@harborusa.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 24, 2026

Clear to load

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

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

Watch · 1

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average31.4% vs the 22.26% national average.

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 33 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1993.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo31.4%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo31.4%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

71 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

10.6 yr

Model years 2000–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

33 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1993 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

52 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 31.4%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 1.9%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 35 vehicle and 52 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

35.7% · 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 20.7 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

49 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '25 · 4

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 71-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 71
Inspections · 24 mo: 52
Annualized: ≈26 / 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 Driving33 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance19 · 5 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance17 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance14 · 5 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance8 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 5 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance7 · 4 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance5 · 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: Inactive

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 ’26 · 14 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

United States’91–’95

Travelers Rhode’95–’00

Onebeacon’01–’07

Travelers’09–’14

1991200020092018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 14 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · MS TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY · since Mar 2026

All 14 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
MS TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2025 → Mar 2026	$1M	2
TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2023 → Jan 2025	$1M	3
HARCO NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	Mar 2021 → Mar 2023	$1M	1
ENDURANCE AMERICAN SPECIALTY INSURANCE CO	Mar 2020 → Jun 2020	$1M	1
OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	Mar 2020 → Mar 2021	$1M	1
STARR INDEMNITY & LIABILITY INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2017 → Mar 2020	$1M	3
THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	Mar 2015 → Mar 2017	$1M	2
NEW YORK MARINE & GENERAL INS. CO.	Mar 2014 → Mar 2015	$1M	1
TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY	Mar 2009 → Mar 2014	$1M	1
TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA	Mar 2007 → Mar 2009	$1M	1
ONEBEACON INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2001 → Mar 2007	$1M	4
PENNSYLVANIA GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2000 → Mar 2001	$1M	1
TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY OF RHODE ISLAND	Mar 1995 → May 2000	$1M	1
UNITED STATES FIDELITY & GUARANTY CO.	Mar 1991 → Mar 1995	$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): 71
Observed power (24 mo): 33
Trailers (towed): 35

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

10.6 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2000

Oldest model yr

8.8%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 7 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

NJ busiest

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

Home base

NEWARK, NJ

301 CRANEWAY ST

Top corridor

NJ 19 · PA 16 · NY 9

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.

Show all-time history (3 trucks · 3 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 215182 USDOT 1591826 USDOT 3465652

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@harborusa.com — 3 carriers: USDOT 2542582 USDOT 3986296

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

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: 301 CRANEWAY ST, NEWARK, NJ, 07114-3104
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (973) 589-6700
Email: sliberti@harborusa.com
Web domain: harborusa.com

Registration

Officers: Stephen Liberti Sr. · Stephen Liberti Jr.
USDOT / docket: 515980 · MC-237747
First registered: Mar 10, 1993
Last MCS-150: Dec 3, 2025 · 325,000 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: 67519728

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

128

Drivers

CDL drivers

325,000

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 HARBOR FREIGHT TRANSPORT CORP.

HARBOR FREIGHT TRANSPORT CORP (USDOT 515980) has a Vektor safety score of 93/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 24, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 24, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from MS TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY effective Mar 15, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 24, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 31.4% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 24, 2026.

The carrier received 52 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 35 vehicle-level and 52 driver-level — across 7 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 24, 2026.

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

It reports 71 power units and 128 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Dec 3, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jul 24, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is HARBOR FREIGHT TRANSPORT CORP's USDOT number?

HARBOR FREIGHT TRANSPORT CORP's USDOT number is 515980, and its motor carrier number is MC-237747.

Is HARBOR FREIGHT TRANSPORT CORP authorized to operate?

As of Jul 24, 2026, HARBOR FREIGHT TRANSPORT CORP is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is HARBOR FREIGHT TRANSPORT CORP's safety record?

HARBOR FREIGHT TRANSPORT CORP has a 31.4% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 71 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 93/100 (tier: clear).