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Hard Knocks Express LLCUSDOT 1895451VR 50/100OMAHA, NE
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Hard Knocks Express LLC

USDOT
1895451
MC
741632
1 power unitObserved age 6 yrInspected in 2 jurisdictionsOMAHA, NE
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Vektor Rating VR

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Limited record

Not enough evidence for a Vektor Rating.

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Safety

Roadside out-of-service rates versus the national benchmark, inspection and crash trends, decoded violation themes, and ELD / hours-of-service integrity — the full safety picture behind the verdict.

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

Vehicle OOS —24-mo cumulative
050%
Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative
030%

24-mo population · 0 vehicle / 2 driver checks

Roadside inspection history· 24 calendar months · current month partial

No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window

Inspection coverage· annual inspections / registered power unit

Annual inspections per registered power unit.

Well-monitored
Under-inspected
Expected
Well-monitored
Heavily inspected
≈1.0 / unit·yr
thin signalabundant signal
Within the expected band for a 1-unit fleet — more roadside records are available to review alongside OOS and crash findings.
Registered power units
1
Inspections · 24 mo
2
Annualized
≈1 / yr
Coverage
≈1.0 inspections / unit · yr

BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Nov 2026

Unsafe Driving
0violations
clean · per-BASIC
Hours-of-Service
.5measure
SMS · per-BASIC
Driver Fitness
0violations
clean · per-BASIC
Controlled Substances
0violations
clean · per-BASIC
Vehicle Maintenance
0violations
clean · per-BASIC

Percentile = standing among same-exposure peers (higher = worse). FMCSA publishes percentiles for only some carriers (shown official); elsewhere we show a Vektor peer-percentile estimate, or the absolute SMS measure when there are too few inspections to rank.

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

Recorded violations · ranked by frequency

  • 395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS

ELD & hours-of-service

1 hours-of-service / ELD violation on record · most recent Apr 29, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.

0ELD device issues
1No log / no ELD
0False logs
0Drove over hours

Crash history· 1 total · 0 in 24 mo

Total crashes
In last 24 mo
Fatal
Injury
YearCrashesFatalInjuryTow
20131101
DateStateFatalitiesInjuriesTow-away
Apr 9, 2013KS20Yes