Carrier profile · USDOT 394743 · MC-247073 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

HINES HORTICULTURE

98 power unitsIRVINE, CA40/100

CARRIER INACTIVEMC-247073 INACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

98Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

Call dispatch(800) 444-4499 Email dispatchGonufer@hineshort.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

High risk

Multiple serious issues on the federal record. Verify directly before any tender.

Insurance on fileEstablished 36 yearsUSDOT registration inactive

Watch · 4

USDOT registration inactiveThe USDOT record is flagged inactive — the carrier may not be authorized to operate.No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 98 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 18.4 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.

In good standing · 2

Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 36 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1990.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)$2M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)$2M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

98 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

36 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1990 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

No roadside inspections on record.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Inactive
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$2,000,000 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

$2M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $2M 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 ’06 · 4 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Zurich American’99–’06

Continental’05–now

1994200220102018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 4 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $2,000,000 · CONTINENTAL CASUALTY CO. · since Nov 2006

All 4 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
CONTINENTAL CASUALTY CO.	Nov 2005 → Nov 2006	$750K	1
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 1999 → Oct 2006	$750K	2
ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA	Jun 1995 → Jul 1996	$750K	1
ARGONAUT INSURANCE CO.	Jun 1994 → Jun 1995	$750K	1

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 98
Observed power (24 mo): —
Trailers (towed): —

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

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo

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

Home base

IRVINE, CA

12621 JEFFREY RD

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

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

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@hineshort.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 1841360

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 12621 JEFFREY RD, IRVINE, CA, 92620
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (800) 444-4499
Cell: (949) 254-5663
Fax: (949) 559-4806
Email: gonufer@hineshort.com
Web domain: hineshort.com

Registration

Officers: Claudia Pieropan · James Tennant
USDOT / docket: 394743 · MC-247073
First registered: May 25, 1990
Last MCS-150: Mar 4, 2008 · 12,583,997 mi (2004)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: 619250665

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

12,583,997

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 HINES HORTICULTURE.

HINES HORTICULTURE (USDOT 394743) has a Vektor safety score of 40/100 and a High risk verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $2,000,000 limit in force from CONTINENTAL CASUALTY CO. effective Nov 1, 2006 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 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 13, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 2 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 98 power units and 85 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 4, 2008.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.