Carrier profile · USDOT 3489275 · MC-1147813 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Hippo Trucking LLC

14 power unitsavg 9.5 yrMulti-region · 8 statesDENVER, CO93/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1147813 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

14Power units

14 observed · MCS-150

23Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

9.5Avg age (yr)

1999–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(303) 275-8029 Email dispatchKali.morris@phmbrands.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Watch · 1

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average24.1% vs the 22.26% national average.

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 6 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2020.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo24.1%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo24.1%

▲ 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

Small fleet

14 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

9.5 yr

Model years 1999–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

5 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2020 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

45 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 24.1%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 — 29 vehicle and 45 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

60.0% · latest 6-mo window● Steady

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Holding steady 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

44 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '25 · 6

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.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.6 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Among the more heavily-inspected carriers for its size — abundant roadside signal. Coverage isn't the question here; the out-of-service and crash record is.

Registered power units: 14
Inspections · 24 mo: 45
Annualized: ≈23 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.6 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 Maintenance22 · 5 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving20 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance12 · 6 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 4 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 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 ’23 · 3 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Crum Forster’20–’22

National Fire’22–’23

Acuity A’23–now

2020202220242026now

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

BIPD in force — $750,000 · ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jan 2026

All 3 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2023 → Jul 2023	$750K	5
NATIONAL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	Jun 2022 → Feb 2023	$750K	2
CRUM & FORSTER INDEMNITY COMPANY	Sep 2020 → Jun 2022	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 14
Observed power (24 mo): 14
Trailers (towed): 23

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

9.5 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

1999

Oldest model yr

51.4%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 8 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

NM busiest

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

Home base

DENVER, CO

730 17TH ST SUITE 600

Top corridor

NM ⇄ CO

NM 12 · MO 10 · TX 8

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: 9 trucks also ran under 8 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 607975 USDOT 3487141 USDOT 3543487 USDOT 4491087 USDOT 154712 USDOT 2566250 USDOT 3785843 USDOT 265753Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (17 trucks · 15 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 607975 USDOT 677075 USDOT 3487141 USDOT 3239105 USDOT 4491087 USDOT 988981 USDOT 3785843 USDOT 238954

Shares a company officer with other carriers

john mason — 14 carriers: USDOT 851864 USDOT 900276 USDOT 908911 USDOT 990294 USDOT 1241460 USDOT 1382777 USDOT 1712105 USDOT 1945458

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: 730 17TH ST SUITE 600, DENVER, CO, 80202
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (303) 275-8029
Cell: (515) 333-3037
Email: kali.morris@phmbrands.com
Web domain: phmbrands.com

Registration

Officer: John Mason
USDOT / docket: 3489275 · MC-1147813
First registered: Sep 17, 2020
Last MCS-150: Apr 29, 2025 · 770,933 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

770,933

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 HIPPO TRUCKING LLC.

HIPPO TRUCKING LLC (USDOT 3489275) has a Vektor safety score of 93/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

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

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jan 9, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 24.1% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 45 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 29 vehicle-level and 45 driver-level — across 8 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 14 power units and 8 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 29, 2025.

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

Frequently asked

What is HIPPO TRUCKING LLC's USDOT number?

HIPPO TRUCKING LLC's USDOT number is 3489275, and its motor carrier number is MC-1147813.

Is HIPPO TRUCKING LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, HIPPO TRUCKING LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is HIPPO TRUCKING LLC's safety record?

HIPPO TRUCKING LLC has a 24.1% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 60 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 93/100 (tier: clear).

How big is HIPPO TRUCKING LLC's fleet?

HIPPO TRUCKING LLC operates 14 power units and 8 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is HIPPO TRUCKING LLC based?

HIPPO TRUCKING LLC is based in DENVER, CO, with roadside inspections recorded across 8 states.

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