Fleet typeIdentity
Owner-operator
2 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 1796040 · MC-653554
HYDRO POWER INC
2 power unitsPROCTOR, WV
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-653554 ACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
2Power units
Self-reported · MCS-150
—Trailers seen
None observed · 24 mo
—Avg age (yr)
Awaiting decode
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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Limited record
Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.
Established 18 yearsUSDOT registration inactive
Watch · 3
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 2 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority1717 yr active
since 2008Insurance (BIPD)Unknown
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo—%
▼ 22.26% nat'lCrashes · fatal00
clean 24 moVektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots
Fleet age vs peersDecoding
—
Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityStable
17 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2008 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is HYDRO POWER INC safe to work with?
Is HYDRO POWER INC safe to load? HYDRO POWER INC (USDOT 1796040, MC-653554) is an inactive owner-operator motor carrier based in PROCTOR, WV, operating 2 power units and 1 driver. Operating authority has been active 17 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it unrated (50/100), with the leading concern: usdot registration inactive. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
HPHYDRO POWER INC 50
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Safety
Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
No roadside inspections on record.
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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 (required)Not on file
CargoNone
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$750k BIPD · 4 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn
Westfield · 10–13
Great Midwest · 12–17
Zurich American · 17–19
National American · 19–23
20102023
No BIPD policy is currently in force in the filing history. The authority record may still list one on file — request a COI to confirm current coverage.
4 insurer eras · collapsed from 7 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| NATIONAL AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY | Dec 2019 → Jan 2023 | $750k | 3 |
| ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY | Dec 2017 → Dec 2019 | $750k | 1 |
| GREAT MIDWEST INSURANCE COMPANY | Dec 2012 → Dec 2017 | $750k | 1 |
| WESTFIELD INSURANCE CO. | May 2010 → Jan 2013 | $750k | 2 |
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Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 2
- Observed power (24 mo)
- —
- Trailers (towed)
- —
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
04
Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
PROCTOR, WV
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@frontier.com — 3088 carriers: USDOT 1552USDOT 2345USDOT 2477USDOT 9392USDOT 10611USDOT 13191USDOT 38515USDOT 38519
Shares a company officer with other carriers
larry kirkland — 2 carriers: USDOT 2389727
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 157 COFFIELD RIDGE RD, PROCTOR, WV, 26055-1417
- Operation
- Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)
Contact
- Phone
- (304) 771-1759
- Fax
- (304) 455-6078
- hydro@frontier.com
- Web domain
- frontier.com
Registration
- Officers
- Larry Kirkland · Mary Ann Kirkland
- USDOT / docket
- 1796040 · MC-653554
- First registered
- 07/28/2008
- Last MCS-150
- 03/26/2025 · 10,000 mi (2024)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- Recordable crash rate
- 0.00
- D-U-N-S
- —
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
07
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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Reviews
Verified broker, shipper & driver reviews — moderated
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Frequently asked
What is HYDRO POWER INC's USDOT number?
HYDRO POWER INC's USDOT number is 1796040, and its motor carrier number is MC-653554.
Is HYDRO POWER INC authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, HYDRO POWER INC is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is HYDRO POWER INC's fleet?
HYDRO POWER INC operates 2 power units and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is HYDRO POWER INC based?
HYDRO POWER INC is based in PROCTOR, WV.