Carrier profile · USDOT 546605 · MC-271030 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Hetzels Overland Transport Inc

33 power unitsavg 7 yrMulti-region · 14 statesEFFINGHAM, IL88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-271030 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

33Power units

24 observed · MCS-150

39Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

7.0Avg age (yr)

2004–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(217) 342-4942 Email dispatchstacey@hetzelstrucking.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Clear to load

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Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record4 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's 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 33 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1993.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 104 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo7.7%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo7.7%

▼ 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

33 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

7 yr

Model years 2004–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

32 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1993 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

57 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 7.7%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 13 vehicle and 57 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

0.0% · 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 9.4 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

56 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '25 · 7

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

≈0.9 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 33-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 33
Inspections · 24 mo: 57
Annualized: ≈29 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.9 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 Driving17 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness1 · 1 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
395.34 ELD — malfunction proceduresHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)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 ’22 · 7 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Acceptance’99–’02

Great West’04–’19

Berkley’19–’22

1994200220102018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 8 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · since Dec 2022

All 8 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
BERKLEY CASUALTY COMPANY	Dec 2019 → Dec 2022	$750K	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Dec 2004 → Dec 2019	$750K	1
OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	Dec 2002 → Dec 2004	$750K	2
ACCEPTANCE INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 1999 → Dec 2002	$750K	3
ACCEPTANCE INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 1998 → Dec 1998	$750K	3
CALVERT INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 1997 → Dec 1998	$750K	1
ATHENA ASSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 1996 → Dec 1997	$750K	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 1994 → Dec 1996	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 33
Observed power (24 mo): 24
Trailers (towed): 39

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

7.0 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

2004

Oldest model yr

38.1%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 14 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

IL busiest

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

Home base

EFFINGHAM, IL

304 W AIRPORT RD

Top corridor

IL 26 · IN 9 · MS 3

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 3703201 USDOT 3197796 USDOT 154712

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@hetzelstrucking.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 3348140

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: 304 W AIRPORT RD, EFFINGHAM, IL, 62401-6075
Mailing address: PO BOX 6075, EFFINGHAM, IL, 62401-6075
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (217) 342-4942
Email: stacey@hetzelstrucking.com
Web domain: hetzelstrucking.com

Registration

Officer: Stacey Durbin
USDOT / docket: 546605 · MC-271030
First registered: Dec 28, 1993
Last MCS-150: Nov 18, 2025 · 2,550,888 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · May 19, 2008
D-U-N-S: 878999333

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

2,550,888

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 HETZELS OVERLAND TRANSPORT INC.

HETZELS OVERLAND TRANSPORT INC (USDOT 546605) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

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

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. effective Dec 1, 2022 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 7.7% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 57 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 13 vehicle-level and 57 driver-level — across 14 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 4 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 33 power units and 29 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Nov 18, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned May 19, 2008 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is HETZELS OVERLAND TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number?

HETZELS OVERLAND TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number is 546605, and its motor carrier number is MC-271030.

Is HETZELS OVERLAND TRANSPORT INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, HETZELS OVERLAND TRANSPORT INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is HETZELS OVERLAND TRANSPORT INC's safety record?

HETZELS OVERLAND TRANSPORT INC has a 7.7% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 104 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).

How big is HETZELS OVERLAND TRANSPORT INC's fleet?

HETZELS OVERLAND TRANSPORT INC operates 33 power units and 29 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is HETZELS OVERLAND TRANSPORT INC based?

HETZELS OVERLAND TRANSPORT INC is based in EFFINGHAM, IL, with roadside inspections recorded across 14 states.

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