Carrier profile · USDOT 446383 · MC-241498 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

HLC Trucking Co

7 power unitsavg 13 yrRegional · 3 statesSHADYSIDE, OH88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-241498 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Safety

Roadside out-of-service rates versus the national benchmark, inspection and crash trends, decoded violation themes, and ELD / hours-of-service integrity — the full safety picture behind the verdict.

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

Vehicle OOS 13.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 3.2%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 23 vehicle and 31 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

9.1% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 12.5 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

30 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Nov '24 · 4

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

≈2.2 / 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: 7
Inspections · 24 mo: 31
Annualized: ≈16 / yr
Coverage: ≈2.2 inspections / unit · yr

BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026

15%

Unsafe Driving

Vektor peer est.

Hours-of-Service

0violations

clean · per-BASIC

63%

Driver Fitness

Vektor peer est.

Controlled Substances

0violations

clean · per-BASIC

23%

Vehicle Maintenance

Vektor peer est.

Percentile = standing among same-exposure peers (higher = worse). FMCSA publishes percentiles for only some carriers (shown official); elsewhere we show a Vektor peer-percentile estimate, or the absolute SMS measure when there are too few inspections to rank.

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 Driving16 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance5 · 2 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
392.9 Failure to secure load / cargo not securedUnsafe Driving2 · 2 OOS

ELD & hours-of-service

No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 54 inspections — a clean logging history.

Crash history· 41 total · 2 in 24 mo

Total crashes

In last 24 mo

Fatal

Injury

Year	Crashes	Fatal	Injury	Tow
2025	2	0	1	2
2024	4	1	0	4
2023	1	0	0	1
2022	1	0	1	1
2019	1	0	0	1
2018	2	0	1	2
2017	1	0	0	1
2016	1	0	1	1
2014	3	0	1	3
2011	2	0	1	1
2009	2	0	1	2
2008	2	0	2	2
2007	4	0	2	4
2006	1	0	1	0
2005	1	0	1	1
2004	2	0	1	2
2003	2	0	1	2
2002	3	0	2	2
2001	2	0	1	2
2000	1	0	1	1
1998	2	0	1	1
1993	1	0	0	1

Date	State	Fatalities	Injuries	Tow-away
Jul 7, 2025	OH	0	1	Yes
Jan 16, 2025	OH	0	0	Yes
May 13, 2024	WV	1	0	Yes
Feb 8, 2024	OH	0	0	Yes
Feb 8, 2024	OH	0	0	Yes
Jan 22, 2024	OH	0	0	Yes
Mar 14, 2023	OH	0	0	Yes
Sep 6, 2022	OH	0	1	Yes
Nov 20, 2019	WV	0	0	Yes
Nov 24, 2018	OH	0	1	Yes
Jan 12, 2018	OH	0	0	Yes
Nov 16, 2017	OH	0	0	Yes
Dec 6, 2016	OH	0	1	Yes
Jul 17, 2014	OH	0	0	Yes
Apr 11, 2014	OH	0	1	Yes
Apr 8, 2014	WV	0	0	Yes
Nov 25, 2011	WV	0	0	Yes
Jun 30, 2011	OH	0	1	No
Nov 16, 2009	WV	0	3	Yes
May 12, 2009	OH	0	0	Yes
Oct 22, 2008	WV	0	2	Yes
Aug 29, 2008	OH	0	1	Yes
Oct 1, 2007	OH	0	0	Yes
Sep 27, 2007	OH	0	1	Yes
Aug 16, 2007	WV	0	0	Yes