Carrier profile · USDOT 444295 · MC-242993 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

HOBBS ENTERPRISES INC

3 power unitsavg 16.4 yrMulti-region · 9 statesVIOLA, DE70/100

CARRIER INACTIVEMC-242993 INACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

3Power units

13 observed · MCS-150

14Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

16.4Avg age (yr)

1999–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(302) 697-2090 Email dispatchHOBBSENTINC@AOL.COM

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

Established 35 yearsOut-of-service rates below national averageNo active operating authority

Watch · 2

No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.Fatal crash on record2 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 2

Established 35 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1991.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 24 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo16.7%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

5 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo16.7%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

5 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

3 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

16.4 yr

Model years 1999–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

35 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1991 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

17 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 16.7%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 — 12 vehicle and 17 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

14.3% · 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 9.0 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

17 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Dec '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

≈2.8 / 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: 3
Inspections · 24 mo: 17
Annualized: ≈9 / yr
Coverage: ≈2.8 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 Driving12 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance8 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Inactive
Contract: Inactive
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD filing (census)Not recorded per census

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$1M BIPD last filed ’25 · 12 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

Canal’01–’23

Lincoln General’01–’04

State Nationalspecialty’09–’12

Canal’12–’16

1994200220102018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 18 insurers are named in the list below.

This timeline is the FMCSA filing history, and it ends at the most recent superseded filing — current policy status is not tracked here. Request a certificate of insurance to confirm active coverage before tendering.

All 18 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Oct 2025 → Dec 2025	$1M	1
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2024 → Oct 2025	$1M	1
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Oct 2023 → Oct 2024	$1M	2
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2019 → Jan 2001	$1M	1
OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	Oct 2018 → Oct 2019	$1M	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2016 → Oct 2018	$1M	2
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Oct 2012 → Oct 2016	$1M	4
STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA	Oct 2009 → Oct 2012	$1M	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2007 → Oct 2009	$1M	2
THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	Oct 2006 → Oct 2007	$1M	1
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Oct 2004 → Oct 2006	$1M	2
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2001 → Nov 2004	$1M	2
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Jan 2001 → Oct 2023	$1M	1
HANOVER INSURANCE CO.	Oct 2000 → Oct 2001	$1M	1
FIDELITY AND GUARANTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 1998 → Oct 2000	$1M	3
UNITED STATES FIDELITY & GUARANTY CO.	Oct 1996 → Oct 1996	$1M	3
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Oct 1995 → Oct 1996	$1M	1
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Oct 1994 → Oct 1995	$1M	2

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 3
Observed power (24 mo): 13
Trailers (towed): 14

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

16.4 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

1999

Oldest model yr

18.5%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 9 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

MD busiest

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

Home base

VIOLA, DE

4398 TURKEY POINT ROAD

Top corridor

MD ⇄ DE

MD 5 · OH 4 · SC 2

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 (4 trucks · 4 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 897680 USDOT 3381230 USDOT 1420079 USDOT 337380

Shares a company officer with other carriers

greg hobbs — 4 carriers: USDOT 722160 USDOT 1195216 USDOT 3866472

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Roadside-observed power units materially exceed the registered MCS-150 fleet — confirm the carrier is operating within its filed capacity.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 4398 TURKEY POINT ROAD, VIOLA, DE, 19979
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (302) 697-2090
Fax: (302) 697-6288
Email: hobbsentinc@aol.com

Registration

Officers: Greg Hobbs · Adam D Hobbs
USDOT / docket: 444295 · MC-242993
First registered: Apr 29, 1991
Last MCS-150: Oct 27, 2025 · 1,433,366 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jun 6, 2013
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,433,366

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 HOBBS ENTERPRISES INC.

HOBBS ENTERPRISES INC (USDOT 444295) has a Vektor safety score of 70/100 and a Review before loading 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 unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 16.7% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 17 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 12 vehicle-level and 17 driver-level — across 9 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 5 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 3 power units and 4 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Oct 27, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jun 6, 2013 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is HOBBS ENTERPRISES INC's USDOT number?

HOBBS ENTERPRISES INC's USDOT number is 444295, and its motor carrier number is MC-242993.

Is HOBBS ENTERPRISES INC authorized to operate?

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

What is HOBBS ENTERPRISES INC's safety record?

HOBBS ENTERPRISES INC has a 16.7% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 24 roadside inspections, with 5 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 70/100 (tier: review).