Carrier profile · USDOT 2173074 · MC-1318194 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

WILLIAM LEE HERNANDEZ III

DBA LH CATTLE COMPANY

1 power unitavg 21.3 yrRegional · 3 statesWEDOWEE, AL70/100

CARRIER INACTIVEMC-1318194 INACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

1Power units

3 observed · MCS-150

4Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

21.3Avg age (yr)

1997–2016 · vPIC

Call dispatch(256) 689-2980 Email dispatchwilliamleehernandez@icloud.coM

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

Established 15 yearsNo active operating authority

Watch · 2

No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.Driver out-of-service rate well above average50.0% of driver inspections were placed out of service vs the 6.7% national average.

In good standing · 1

Established 15 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2011.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo50.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo50.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

1 power unit. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

21.3 yr

Model years 1997–2016 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

15 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2011 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

6 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 50.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 50.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 4 vehicle and 6 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

50.0% · 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. One window of data — no trend yet. 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

6 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jul '26 · 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.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈3.0 / 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: 1
Inspections · 24 mo: 6
Annualized: ≈3 / yr
Coverage: ≈3.0 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 Driving7 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.87 Warning flags on projecting loadsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.116 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
391.11 Driver not qualifiedDriver Fitness1 · 1 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: None
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

$750K BIPD last filed ’23 · 3 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Progressive Specialty’21–’22

Everspan’22–’23

beyond this history

202120232025now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 3 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 3 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2023 → May 2023	$750K	1
EVERSPAN INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2022 → Mar 2023	$750K	1
PROGRESSIVE SPECIALTY INS. CO.	Oct 2021 → Apr 2022	$750K	3

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 1
Observed power (24 mo): 3
Trailers (towed): 4

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

21.3 yr

Average age

2016

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

12.5%

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

GA busiest

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

Home base

WEDOWEE, AL

6223 COUNTY ROAD 15

Top corridor

GA ⇄ AL

GA 3 · AL 2 · MS 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 1731445Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (4 trucks · 3 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1731445 USDOT 559785 USDOT 3480332

Shares a company officer with other carriers

william lee hernandez iii — 2 carriers: USDOT 3724169

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: 6223 COUNTY ROAD 15, WEDOWEE, AL, 36278
Mailing address: 4789 WEST HIGHWAY 5, BOWDON, GA, 30108
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (256) 689-2980
Email: williamleehernandez@icloud.com

Registration

Officer: William Lee Hernandez Iii
USDOT / docket: 2173074 · MC-1318194
First registered: Jul 14, 2011
Last MCS-150: Jun 15, 2025 · 98,000 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Mar 1, 2018
Recordable crash rate: 7.53
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

98,000

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 WILLIAM LEE HERNANDEZ III.

WILLIAM LEE HERNANDEZ III (USDOT 2173074) 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 50.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 6 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 4 vehicle-level and 6 driver-level — across 3 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 1 power unit and 1 driver in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jun 15, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Mar 1, 2018 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is WILLIAM LEE HERNANDEZ III's USDOT number?

WILLIAM LEE HERNANDEZ III's USDOT number is 2173074, and its motor carrier number is MC-1318194.

Is WILLIAM LEE HERNANDEZ III authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, WILLIAM LEE HERNANDEZ III is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is WILLIAM LEE HERNANDEZ III's safety record?

WILLIAM LEE HERNANDEZ III has a 50.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 7 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 70/100 (tier: review).