Carrier profile · USDOT 213831 · MC-162341 · Updated Jul 16, 2026

HAZEL'S HOTSHOT INC

DBA HAZEL'S EXPEDITED FREIGHT

111 power unitsavg 8.7 yrMulti-region · 15 statesADDISON, TX81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-162341 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

111Power units

92 observed · MCS-150

84Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

8.7Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(972) 620-8812 Email dispatchdustin@hazels.com

Click to see how we scored it

Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 16, 2026

Review before loading

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 average30.8% vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record1 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 44 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1982.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo30.8%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

4 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo30.8%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

4 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

111 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

8.7 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

44 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1982 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

174 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 30.8%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 1.7%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 156 vehicle and 174 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

23.4% · 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 7.4 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

165 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '25 · 17

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

≈0.8 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 111-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 111
Inspections · 24 mo: 174
Annualized: ≈87 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.8 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.

393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance75 · 10 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving64 · 1 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance53 · 35 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance34 · 10 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance27 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance24 · 13 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance23 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance19 · 0 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving18 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance17 · 0 OOS

Explore full safety record — inspections, BASICs, crashes

Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: Active
Broker: Active

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)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 ’20 · 10 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

American’93–’97

Massachusetts Bay’00–’03

Southern’03–’10

Scottsdale’11–’15

Hallmark County’17–’20

Great West’20–now

1993200220112020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 13 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · since Aug 2020

All 13 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Apr 2020 → Aug 2020	$1M	2
HALLMARK COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2017 → Apr 2020	$1M	4
SCOTTSDALE INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2016 → Apr 2017	$1M	1
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Mar 2015 → Jun 2016	$1M	2
SCOTTSDALE INDEMNITY COMPANY	Feb 2011 → Mar 2015	$1M	5
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Feb 2010 → Feb 2011	$1M	1
SOUTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2003 → Feb 2010	$1M	7
MASSACHUSETTS BAY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2000 → Aug 2003	$1M	1
AMERICAN ECONOMY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 1999 → Jul 1998	$1M	1
GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA	Jul 1998 → Jul 1999	$1M	1
AMERICAN ECONOMY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 1998 → Jul 2000	$1M	1
GREAT DIVIDE INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 1997 → Jul 1998	$1M	1
AMERICAN INDEMNITY COMPANY	Jul 1993 → Sep 1997	$1M	1

Explore full authority & insurance record

Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 111
Observed power (24 mo): 92
Trailers (towed): 84

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

8.7 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

40.9%

VINs decoded

Explore full fleet — VIN roster, equipment mix, age distribution

Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 15 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

173

TX busiest

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

Home base

ADDISON, TX

14841 DALLAS PKWY STE 525

Top corridor

TX 134 · NM 12 · OK 7

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

See the full operating map — state density, top lanes

Network & fraud

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

Last 12 months: 10 trucks also ran under 9 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 388467 USDOT 4194453 USDOT 1300813 USDOT 2628122 USDOT 3443025 USDOT 4236033 USDOT 2076111 USDOT 1816542Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (75 trucks · 80 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3327 USDOT 327574 USDOT 3113083 USDOT 3783642 USDOT 3924566 USDOT 41208 USDOT 154712 USDOT 1984626

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@hazels.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 2014174

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

111

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

Explore the carrier network & VIN cross-links

Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 14841 DALLAS PKWY STE 525, ADDISON, TX, 75254
Mailing address: PO BOX 816402, DALLAS, TX, 75381
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (972) 620-8812
Fax: (972) 242-5533
Email: dustin@hazels.com
Web domain: hazels.com

Registration

Officers: Dustin Marshall · Ryan Koons
USDOT / docket: 213831 · MC-162341
First registered: Jun 10, 1982
Last MCS-150: Sep 8, 2025 · 3,077,864 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Oct 22, 1999
D-U-N-S: 151111671

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

111

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

3,077,864

Annual mileage

Open the full identity & federal record

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.

Open the full federal-record activity feed

Reviews

Verified broker, shipper & driver reviews — moderated

Performance ratings only — never the Vektor risk score

No verified reviews yet

Be the first broker or shipper to rate HAZEL'S HOTSHOT INC. Reviews cover performance only — on-time delivery, payment speed, communication — and never affect the Vektor risk score.

Leave a review

Open reviews

Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for HAZEL'S HOTSHOT INC.

HAZEL'S HOTSHOT INC (USDOT 213831) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 16, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 16, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. effective Aug 7, 2020 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 16, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 30.8% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 16, 2026.

The carrier received 174 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 156 vehicle-level and 174 driver-level — across 15 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 16, 2026.

The carrier has 4 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jul 16, 2026.

It reports 111 power units and 92 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Sep 8, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Oct 22, 1999 in the federal record refreshed Jul 16, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is HAZEL'S HOTSHOT INC's USDOT number?

HAZEL'S HOTSHOT INC's USDOT number is 213831, and its motor carrier number is MC-162341.

Is HAZEL'S HOTSHOT INC authorized to operate?

As of Jul 16, 2026, HAZEL'S HOTSHOT INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is HAZEL'S HOTSHOT INC's safety record?

HAZEL'S HOTSHOT INC has a 30.8% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 259 roadside inspections, with 4 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).