Carrier profile · USDOT 1682926 · MC-618628 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Nobster's Crane & Hotshot Inc

9 power unitsavg 14.2 yrRegional · 3 statesODESSA, TX80/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-618628 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

9Power units

3 observed · MCS-150

3Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

14.2Avg age (yr)

1999–2023 · vPIC

Call dispatch(432) 332-8231 Email dispatchNgrona@nobstershotshot.com

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

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average75.0% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Multiple injury crashes5 crashes involving injuries are on record.

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 19 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2007.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$0 in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo75.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$0 in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo75.0%

▲ 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

9 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

14.2 yr

Model years 1999–2023 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

18 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2007 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

5 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 75.0%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 — 4 vehicle and 5 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

75.0% · latest 6-mo window

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. More resolved windows are needed to establish a trend. 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

5 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '25 · 2

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.

Thin coverage

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.3 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 9-unit fleet — the out-of-service and violation signals above rest on a small sample, so weight them cautiously. Thin coverage on a young authority is itself a flag.

Registered power units: 9
Inspections · 24 mo: 5
Annualized: ≈3 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.3 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 Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.43 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 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$0 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

$0 in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $0 is below the $750K general-freight federal minimum — verify before tendering.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$1M BIPD last filed ’22 · 5 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

Southern’07–’10

Hallmark County’12–’15

St Paul’17–’22

beyond this history

2007201220172022now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 6 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $0 · IMPERIUM INSURANCE COMPANY · since Aug 2022

All 6 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ST. PAUL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	Aug 2017 → Aug 2022	$1M	3
FALLS LAKE NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2016 → Aug 2016	$1M	4
NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO.	Aug 2015 → Aug 2016	$1M	1
HALLMARK COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2012 → Aug 2015	$1M	4
HALLMARK COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2010 → Apr 2012	$1M	4
SOUTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2007 → Aug 2010	$1M	3

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 9
Observed power (24 mo): 3
Trailers (towed): 3

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

14.2 yr

Average age

2023

Newest model yr

1999

Oldest model yr

16.7%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 3 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

TX busiest

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

Home base

ODESSA, TX

2505 E TRUNK ST

Top corridor

TX 2 · CO 2 · NM 1

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: 1 truck also ran under 1 other carrier

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 4381620Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 2505 E TRUNK ST, ODESSA, TX, 79761
Mailing address: PO BOX 1703, LOVELAND, CO, 80539
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (432) 332-8231
Cell: (432) 559-2947
Fax: (432) 332-8246
Email: ngrona@nobstershotshot.com
Web domain: nobstershotshot.com

Registration

Officers: Norbert A Grona Iv · Amanda Grona
USDOT / docket: 1682926 · MC-618628
First registered: Aug 30, 2007
Last MCS-150: Mar 15, 2026 · 108,843 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jul 8, 2022
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: 825983112

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

108,843

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 NOBSTER'S CRANE & HOTSHOT INC.

NOBSTER'S CRANE & HOTSHOT INC (USDOT 1682926) has a Vektor safety score of 80/100 and a Review before loading 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 $0 limit in force from IMPERIUM INSURANCE COMPANY effective Aug 23, 2022 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 75.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 5 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 4 vehicle-level and 5 driver-level — across 3 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 9 power units and 3 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 15, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jul 8, 2022 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is NOBSTER'S CRANE & HOTSHOT INC's USDOT number?

NOBSTER'S CRANE & HOTSHOT INC's USDOT number is 1682926, and its motor carrier number is MC-618628.

Is NOBSTER'S CRANE & HOTSHOT INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, NOBSTER'S CRANE & HOTSHOT INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is NOBSTER'S CRANE & HOTSHOT INC's safety record?

NOBSTER'S CRANE & HOTSHOT INC has a 75.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 7 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 80/100 (tier: review).

How big is NOBSTER'S CRANE & HOTSHOT INC's fleet?

NOBSTER'S CRANE & HOTSHOT INC operates 9 power units and 3 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is NOBSTER'S CRANE & HOTSHOT INC based?

NOBSTER'S CRANE & HOTSHOT INC is based in ODESSA, TX, with roadside inspections recorded across 3 states.

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