Owner-operator
3 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 30, 2026
FMCSA has ordered this carrier out of service. It is not authorized to haul freight.
Owner-operator
3 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
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Not yet decoded
2 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2024 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
Active federal out-of-service order
New Entrant Revoked - Refusal of Audit/No Contact · ordered May 2, 2026
FMCSA has ordered this carrier to cease operations. Verify current status with FMCSA before any tender.
HESS TRANSPORT INC (USDOT 4273096) has a Vektor safety score of 0/100 and a Do not load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 30, 2026.
The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 30, 2026.
It has 1 active federal out-of-service order in the FMCSA record as of Jun 30, 2026.
It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from GEICO GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY effective Dec 23, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 30, 2026.
The carrier received 0 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 0 vehicle-level and 0 driver-level, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 30, 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 Jun 30, 2026.
It reports 3 power units and 4 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 13, 2025.
It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 30, 2026.
HESS TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number is 4273096, and its motor carrier number is MC-1659802.
As of Jun 30, 2026, HESS TRANSPORT INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file, but it currently carries an active out-of-service order — verify status before tendering.
HESS TRANSPORT INC has a — vehicle out-of-service rate across 1 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 0/100 (tier: unfit).
HESS TRANSPORT INC operates 3 power units and 4 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
HESS TRANSPORT INC is based in CLEVELAND, OH.
Comparable carriers around Cleveland and across Ohio
Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history
Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative
Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay
No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
Insurance & bonds
Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 2 insurers are named in the list below.
BIPD in force — $750,000 · GEICO GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY · since Dec 2025
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| GEICO GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY | Jan 2025 → Jan 2026 | $750K | 6 |
| PROGRESSIVE PREFERRED INSURANCE CO. | Oct 2024 → Feb 2025 | $750K | 2 |
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Undeliverable physical address on the FMCSA record
USPS flagged this carrier's filed physical address as undeliverable — a common chameleon / shell signal. Confirm a working address before tendering.
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Contact
Registration
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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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