Carrier profile · USDOT 2792947 · MC-935154 · Updated Jul 18, 2026

HIDDEN CREEK TRANSPORTATION LLC

40 power unitsavg 3.7 yrMulti-region · 13 statesSOMERSET, KY80/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-935154 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

40Power units

31 observed · MCS-150

50Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

3.7Avg age (yr)

2016–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(606) 679-1001 Email dispatchroger.waddle@hiddencreektransportationllc.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 18, 2026

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

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

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average37.0% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Multiple injury crashes8 crashes involving injuries are on 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 11 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2015.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo37.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo37.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

40 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

3.7 yr

Model years 2016–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

10 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2015 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

90 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 37.0%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 — 46 vehicle and 90 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

46.2% · 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 29.3 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

89 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Feb '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

≈1.1 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 40-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 40
Inspections · 24 mo: 90
Annualized: ≈45 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.1 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 Driving38 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance20 · 19 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance9 · 2 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance5 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 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: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 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

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K 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 ’20 · 3 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Cincinnati’15–’18

Arch’18–’19

American Hallmark’19–’20

beyond this history

2015201820212024now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 3 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY · since Oct 2020

All 3 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
AMERICAN HALLMARK INSURANCE COMPANY OF TEXAS	Oct 2019 → Nov 2020	$750K	4
ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2018 → Oct 2019	$750K	1
THE CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO.	Oct 2015 → Oct 2018	$750K	2

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 40
Observed power (24 mo): 31
Trailers (towed): 50

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

3.7 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2016

Oldest model yr

40.7%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 13 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

KY busiest

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

Home base

SOMERSET, KY

595 ENTERPRISE DR

Top corridor

KY 29 · TN 22 · MD 9

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

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

Last 12 months: 1 truck also ran under 1 other carrier

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 848251Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (12 trucks · 7 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2995952 USDOT 3068007 USDOT 3380506 USDOT 848251 USDOT 2266382 USDOT 123201 USDOT 1650083

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 & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 595 ENTERPRISE DR, SOMERSET, KY, 42501
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (606) 679-1001
Email: roger.waddle@hiddencreektransportationllc.com
Web domain: hiddencreektransportationllc.com

Registration

Officer: Roger Waddle
USDOT / docket: 2792947 · MC-935154
First registered: Aug 24, 2015
Last MCS-150: May 20, 2026 · 3,583,151 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

3,583,151

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 HIDDEN CREEK TRANSPORTATION LLC.

HIDDEN CREEK TRANSPORTATION LLC (USDOT 2792947) has a Vektor safety score of 80/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 18, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY effective Oct 12, 2020 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 18, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 37.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier received 90 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 46 vehicle-level and 90 driver-level — across 13 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jul 18, 2026.

It reports 40 power units and 40 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 20, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is HIDDEN CREEK TRANSPORTATION LLC's USDOT number?

HIDDEN CREEK TRANSPORTATION LLC's USDOT number is 2792947, and its motor carrier number is MC-935154.

Is HIDDEN CREEK TRANSPORTATION LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jul 18, 2026, HIDDEN CREEK TRANSPORTATION LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is HIDDEN CREEK TRANSPORTATION LLC's safety record?

HIDDEN CREEK TRANSPORTATION LLC has a 37.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 136 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 80/100 (tier: review).