Carrier profile · USDOT 156451 · MC-143881 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

HOTARD COACHES INC

0 power unitsavg 5.6 yrRegional · 7 statesNEW ORLEANS, LA88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-143881 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

0Power units

9 observed · MCS-150

1Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

5.6Avg age (yr)

2014–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(504) 942-5702 Email dispatchdboulet@hotard.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Clear to load

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Active operating authorityInsurance on fileFatal crash on record

Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record3 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 5

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 52 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1974.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 162 inspections.No BASIC safety alertsNo FMCSA intervention thresholds are currently exceeded.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$5M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

16 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$5M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

16 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

0 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

5.6 yr

Model years 2014–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

100 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 0.0%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 — 99 vehicle and 43 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

0.0% · 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

100 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '26 · 27

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.

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
395.26 ELD — required data elementsHOS Compliance1 · 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$5,000,000 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

$5M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $5M 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

$5M BIPD last filed ’25 · 13 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

Carolina’92–’95

Firemans Fund’95–’99

American Home’99–’03

Ace American’03–’07

Lancer’14–’19

National Union’20–now

1992200120102019now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 14 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $5,000,000 · NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA · since Jul 2025

All 14 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	Jul 2020 → Jul 2025	$5M	5
NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	Jul 2019 → Jul 2019	$5M	2
LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2014 → Jul 2019	$5M	2
OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	Feb 2012 → Mar 2014	$5M	3
NEW HAMPSHIRE INSURANCE CO.	Feb 2010 → Feb 2012	$5M	2
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	Mar 2008 → Feb 2010	$5M	2
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2007 → Mar 2008	$5M	1
ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2003 → Jul 2007	$5M	1
AMERICAN HOME ASSURANCE CO.	Dec 1999 → Sep 2003	$5M	1
FEDERAL INSURANCE CO.	Feb 1998 → Feb 1999	$5M	1
WESTPORT INSURANCE CORPORATION	Feb 1996 → Feb 1998	$5M	2
FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE CO.	Jul 1995 → Dec 1999	$5M	1
THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	Jul 1995 → Feb 1996	$5M	1
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Jul 1992 → Aug 1995	$5M	1

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 0
Observed power (24 mo): 9
Trailers (towed): 1

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

5.6 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2014

Oldest model yr

29.4%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 7 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

LA busiest

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

Home base

NEW ORLEANS, LA

2838 TOURO STREET

Top corridor

LA 46 · MS 36 · TX 5

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.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3140195

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@hotard.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 87845

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: 2838 TOURO STREET, NEW ORLEANS, LA, 70122
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (504) 942-5702
Cell: (504) 715-1566
Fax: (504) 944-8650
Email: dboulet@hotard.com
Web domain: hotard.com

Registration

Officers: Julie Hotard Chalmers · Haney Yared Daniel Boulet
USDOT / docket: 156451 · MC-143881
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Feb 25, 2026 · 8,200,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · May 14, 2024
D-U-N-S: 20871828

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

—Power units

582

Drivers

—CDL drivers

8,200,000

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 HOTARD COACHES INC.

HOTARD COACHES INC (USDOT 156451) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 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 $5,000,000 limit in force from NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA effective Jul 1, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 0.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 100 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 99 vehicle-level and 43 driver-level — across 7 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 16 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 3 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 0 power units and 582 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 25, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned May 14, 2024 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is HOTARD COACHES INC's USDOT number?

HOTARD COACHES INC's USDOT number is 156451, and its motor carrier number is MC-143881.

Is HOTARD COACHES INC authorized to operate?

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

What is HOTARD COACHES INC's safety record?

HOTARD COACHES INC has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 162 roadside inspections, with 16 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).