HI-VAC LLC

HI-VAC LLC is a small fleet, operating 4 power units and 2 drivers, based in Ellisville, MS. Across 9 roadside inspections in the last 24 months, the fleet's 22.2% out-of-service rate sits near the 19.4% national average, with no reportable crashes on file. BMC-91 liability filing is on file with EMCASCO Insurance Company, and operating authority is active for motor carrier of property (except household goods) and common.

Brokers & shippers · booking check

Book with caution — review signals below

No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.

Caution
Policy effective · Feb 1, 2026
Review these
  • No FMCSA cargo filing (BMC-34/83) on file Household-goods movers generally need BMC-34 cargo on file with FMCSA. Soft signal only — confirm on L&I before tendering HHG freight.
  • OOS rate worse than size peers Vehicle 28.6% vs peer 0.00% Details →
On file
  • 2 active operating authorities
  • Insurance on file · $1,000,000 EMCASCO INSURANCE COMPANY · 91X Details →
  • BOC-3 process agent on file Truck Process Agents of America, Inc. Details →
Built for brokers and shippers deciding whether to tender. Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before booking — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)
TruckCodex risk summary — HI-VAC LLC (USDOT 1609580)
Verdict: CAUTION
Book with caution — review signals below
No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.

Authority / census status: Active
Active BIPD limit: $1,000,000

Blockers:
  (none)

Cautions:
  • No FMCSA cargo filing (BMC-34/83) on file — Household-goods movers generally need BMC-34 cargo on file with FMCSA. Soft signal only — confirm on L&I before tendering HHG freight.
  • OOS rate worse than size peers — Vehicle 28.6% vs peer 0.00%

On file:
  • 2 active operating authorities
  • Insurance on file · $1,000,000 — EMCASCO INSURANCE COMPANY · 91X
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — Truck Process Agents of America, Inc.

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/1609580/
As of: Sep 16, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
USDOT 1609580 Active AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Hazmat Company officer: DUANE SHELBY General Freight Machinery / Large Objects Other (SALT WATER) Based in ELLISVILLE, MS

FMCSA census as of Sep 16, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · A

Composite of 4/5 scored components (mean 85/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

A confidence 80% · 4/5 signals · expand
Authority / census
Active · 100/100

Active census status with no OOS order or revoked authority on file.

Insurance / BIPD
BIPD active · 100/100

Active BIPD/Primary-like policy on file in our insurance history.

OOS vs peers
Mixed vs peers · 40/100

Driver OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). Vehicle OOS 28.6% vs peer median 0% (worse). n=175811 same-size ACTIVE peers.

FMCSA safety rating
Unrated

FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. We do not invent one.

NR reason: No published FMCSA safety_rating.

Insurance-watch tier
Not on watch · 100/100

No BMC-91 insurance-lapse watch classification on file for this USDOT.

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard from authority, BIPD, peer OOS, FMCSA safety rating, and insurance-watch signals. Not a booking verdict and not legal advice. See methodology. Booking triage on this page: Caution.

Operating authority
Insurance

2 active liability filings

Company profile

Company details
USDOT 1609580
In FMCSA records since Feb 21, 2007 (~19y)
MC / docket MC595206
Company officer DUANE SHELBY
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Hazmat Yes (MCS-150)
Cargo carried
General Freight, Machinery / Large Objects, Other (SALT WATER)
Fleet size 4 units
Drivers 2
Annual mileage 152,000 mi
Contact & address
Physical
1757 HWY 29 SOUTH
ELLISVILLE, MS 39437
Mailing
PO BOX 2067
LAUREL, MS 39442
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 1609580
In FMCSA records since Feb 21, 2007 (~19y)
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 152,000 mi
Hazmat Yes (MCS-150)
vs. National Average
Vehicle OOS Rate 28.6% vs 23.4% +5.2 pts
Driver OOS Rate 0.0% vs 6.7% -6.7 pts
Violations per Inspection 1.33 vs 1.80 -0.47
Peer tier (small fleets (≤10 power units)) median OOS rate: 50%
Active liability insurance
FMCSA cargo filing (BMC-34/83)

No active FMCSA cargo filing on file.

FMCSA L&I filing evidence — not a shipper certificate of insurance (COI). Cargo (BMC-34) is primarily an HHG / household-goods requirement; general freight carriers often have none.

Broker bond / trust (BMC-84/85)

No active broker surety bond or trust fund on file.

BMC-84 is a surety bond; BMC-85 is a trust-fund agreement. Required for property brokers / freight forwarders — not motor-carrier BIPD liability insurance.

Broker setup by MC age
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Based on FMCSA authority grant of 2020-03-26 (2,000+ days). Published gates only — not a guarantee they will accept. Confirm with the broker.

Related filings

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type Owned Term leased Trip leased
Truck tractors 4 0 0
Trailers 8 0 0

Self-reported on the carrier’s Form MCS-150 (FMCSA Company Census).

Inspections (24 months)

All 12 inspections →
Driver Vehicle Hazmat
Inspections 9 9 0
OOS inspections 0 2 0
OOS percentage 0% 22.22%
National average 6.7% 23.4% 4.4%

Roadside inspections in the last 24 months. National averages are FMCSA MCSAP reference rates (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%, hazmat ~4.4%).

Power Units
4
Drivers
2
Inspections
12
FMCSA roadside history on file
OOS Rate (peak)
28.6%
driver or vehicle, whichever higher
Crashes
9
None in last 24 months · all-time on file
Authorities
2
2 active
Carrier analysis & narrative context Status notes, risk intelligence, and safety profiles

Carrier is unrated

FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. Use the inspection history and BASIC scores below to assess on-road performance.

Risk intelligence

HI-VAC LLC had 9 roadside inspections over the past 24 months with an out-of-service rate of 22.2%, which is above the national average of 19.4%. Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is vehicle_maint at 5.0.

Inspection profile

9 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, most heavily in MS (9 stops).

Violation profile

22.2% out-of-service rate, near the 19.4% national average; led by Vehicle Maintenance (33.3% of violations); top code 393.9 (Inoperable Required Lamp) cited 7 times, 4 of them OOS.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 4 power units (small fleet) and 2 drivers; Coml, Kenworth, and Mack are the most-inspected makes.

Risk Signals

High OOS rate
Peak OOS rate of 28.6% is well above FMCSA MCSAP national averages (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%).
Authority revoked
1 revocation on record.

Out-of-Service rate vs same-size peers FMCSA roadside inspections, % placed out-of-service

Compared against 175,811 ACTIVE carriers operating 2–6 power units (±50% of this carrier's 4 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS
0%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 175,811 same-size peers
Verdict
On par with peers
Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
This carrier — Vehicle OOS
28.6%
Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 175,811 same-size peers
Verdict
Riskier than peers
Delta +28.6 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (9 months)

2023-11 2026-08

Violations by BASIC Category

Federal BASIC buckets for every citation issued against this carrier over the past 24 months.

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.
State Inspections OOS OOS % Last Inspection
Mississippi (MS) 9 2 22.2% Aug 18, 2026
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
Make Model Inspections
Kenworth 5
Coml 4
Mack 3
Western Star 3
Fontaine 2
Trailer 2
Comd 1
SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores
BASIC Inspections Serious Measure Percentile Alert As Of
Driver Fitness 0 0.00 0 Sep 14, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol 0 0.00 0 Sep 14, 2026
Hours of Service 0 0.00 0 Sep 14, 2026
Unsafe Driving 1 4.49 4 Sep 14, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance 3 4.60 5 Sep 14, 2026

Higher percentiles indicate worse performance relative to peer carriers. Carriers at or above the FMCSA intervention threshold are marked ALERT.

Recent Inspections (12 rows) View all 12 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
88749901 Aug 18, 2026 MS 2
WESTERN STAR TRUCK TRACTOR
5 392.2-SLLMF, 393.9A-LFTSI, 393.95A1 No
86233965 Nov 1, 2025 MS 3 KEMPER COUNTY
WESTERN STAR TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
85519839 Aug 16, 2025 MS 1 JONES COUNTY
WESTERN STAR TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
84090674 Mar 9, 2025 MS 1 JONES COUNTY
MACK TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
84090633 Mar 1, 2025 MS 1 JONES COUNTY
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
83930257 Feb 20, 2025 MS 1 JONES COUNTY
MACK TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
83930256 Feb 20, 2025 MS 1 JONES COUNTY
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
83556342 Jan 7, 2025 MS 2 JONES COUNTY
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
2 393.9 Yes
83001237 Oct 24, 2024 MS 2 WAYNE COUNTY
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
10 393.9, 393.11LR, 393.95A Yes
80684773 Jan 25, 2024 AL 2 PERDUE HILL
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
7 393.51, 393.78, 393.95(f) Yes
80116345 Nov 7, 2023 MS 1 ms-kewanee-inspec.-station/-west.
MACK TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
79022924 Jun 14, 2023 MS 2 JONES COUNTY
MACK TRUCK TRACTOR
5 393.9(a), 392.2, 393.95(a) No
Recent Crashes (9 rows)
Report # Date ▼ State Fatalities Injuries Tow Hazmat Severity
MS3401225557 Oct 13, 2022 MS 0 1 Yes No Injury
MS9034180001 Dec 17, 2018 MS 0 0 Yes No Tow
AL0007674696 Jun 24, 2017 AL 0 0 Yes No Tow
MS9034160006 Aug 9, 2016 MS 0 0 Yes No Tow
MS0034159586 Dec 15, 2015 MS 0 0 Yes No Tow
MS9065130001 Feb 14, 2013 MS 0 0 Yes No Tow
MS3402122931 Nov 13, 2012 MS 0 0 Yes No Tow
MS3401123250 Jun 25, 2012 MS 0 0 Yes No Tow
MS0045120020 Jan 1, 2012 MS 0 0 Yes No Tow
Authority Records (2 dockets)
MC Certificate Documents (2 letters, 1 PDF available)

Authority Records (above) are FMCSA docket status and lifecycle events. MC Certificate Documents here are the archived PDF letters for each action — grants, reinstatements, revocations, name changes, and transfers. They are related but not the same dataset: one row per PDF letter, not one file per docket.

Each row is a distinct FMCSA letter (grant, reinstatement, revocation, name change, transfer, etc.). When a PDF is archived, click the link to open that letter. Rows without a link still show the action type and date from our index. FMCSA stopped publishing new daily certificate PDFs after the May 2026 Motus cutover — rows below are historical archive only.

Some letters share the same legacy archived file path — we show one PDF link for the primary document and list the other actions as metadata (type + date) until per-letter PDFs are re-extracted.

Date Docket Action Authority PDF
Mar 26, 2020 MC595206-C Reinstatement Letter Reinstatement Metadata only
Mar 19, 2007 MC595206-C Original MC Certificate Revocation Original MC Certificate →
Insurance Coverage Timeline (20 rows)

Every insurance policy on file, newest effective date first. Amber rows mark BIPD/Primary coverage gaps.

Insurer Policy # Type Limit Effective Cancel Status
EMCASCO INSURANCE COMPANY 6E77712 91X $1,000,000 Feb 1, 2026 On file ACTIVE
EMCASCO Insurance Company 6E77712 BMC-91X Feb 1, 2026 On file ACTIVE
AMERICAN SUMMIT INSURANCE COMPANY AEAS0110000221 BIPD/Primary Feb 1, 2025 Mar 1, 2026 CANCELLED
AMERICAN SUMMIT INSURANCE COMPANY AEAS0110000221 BIPD/Primary Feb 1, 2025 Feb 1, 2026 REPLACED
IMPERIUM INSURANCE COMPANY OGS-IIC-CA-0000011 BIPD/Primary Feb 1, 2022 Feb 1, 2025 REPLACED
IMPERIUM INSURANCE COMPANY OGS-IIC-00000336 BIPD/Primary Mar 1, 2020 Feb 1, 2020 REPLACED
IMPERIUM INSURANCE COMPANY OGS-IIC-00000336 BIPD/Primary Feb 1, 2020 Feb 1, 2022 REPLACED
IMPERIUM INSURANCE COMPANY IERD-01000701 BIPD/Primary Feb 1, 2016 Mar 5, 2020 CANCELLED
IMPERIUM INSURANCE COMPANY IERD-01000701-00 BIPD/Primary Feb 1, 2013 Feb 1, 2016 REPLACED
ATLANTIC SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY 792000630 BIPD/Primary Feb 1, 2012 Feb 1, 2013 REPLACED
ATLANTIC SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY 792000630 BIPD/Primary Feb 1, 2012 Apr 12, 2013 CANCELLED
ACE PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY H0845100A 002 BIPD/Primary Feb 1, 2011 Mar 3, 2012 CANCELLED
ACE PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY H0845100A 002 BIPD/Primary Feb 1, 2011 Feb 1, 2012 REPLACED
ACE PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY H0845100A 001 BIPD/Primary Oct 15, 2010 Feb 1, 2011 REPLACED
GREAT AMERICAN INSURANCE CO. IMP 1643132 CARGO Mar 29, 2010 Mar 1, 2012 CANCELLED
ACE PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY H0845100A 001 BIPD/Primary Feb 1, 2010 Oct 15, 2010 REPLACED
ESSEX INSURANCE COMPANY IMD16144 CARGO Mar 1, 2008 Mar 29, 2010 REPLACED
ESSEX INSURANCE COMPANY IMD16144 CARGO Mar 1, 2008 Apr 14, 2010 CANCELLED
ESSEX INSURANCE COMPANY IMD12796 CARGO Mar 1, 2007 Mar 1, 2008 REPLACED
AMERICAN HOME ASSURANCE CO. CA 644-7603 BIPD/Primary Feb 21, 2007 Feb 1, 2010 REPLACED
Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events
  1. Mar 1, 2026
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — AMERICAN SUMMIT INSURANCE COMPANY
  2. Feb 10, 2026
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  3. Feb 1, 2026
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — AMERICAN SUMMIT INSURANCE COMPANY
  4. Feb 1, 2025
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — IMPERIUM INSURANCE COMPANY
  5. Feb 1, 2022
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — IMPERIUM INSURANCE COMPANY
  6. Mar 26, 2020
    authority
    Active — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
    Details →
  7. Mar 11, 2020
    authority
    REVOKED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
  8. Mar 11, 2020
    authority
    Authority revoked — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
  9. Mar 5, 2020
    insurance
    CANCEL — IMPERIUM INSURANCE COMPANY
  10. Feb 1, 2020
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — IMPERIUM INSURANCE COMPANY
  11. Feb 1, 2016
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — IMPERIUM INSURANCE COMPANY
  12. Apr 12, 2013
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — ATLANTIC SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
  13. Mar 28, 2013
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  14. Feb 1, 2013
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — ATLANTIC SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
  15. Mar 3, 2012
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — ACE PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
  16. Mar 1, 2012
    insurance
    CANCEL — GREAT AMERICAN INSURANCE CO.
  17. Feb 8, 2012
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  18. Feb 1, 2012
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — ACE PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
  19. Feb 1, 2011
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — ACE PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
  20. Oct 15, 2010
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — ACE PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
  21. Apr 14, 2010
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — ESSEX INSURANCE COMPANY
  22. Mar 30, 2010
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  23. Mar 29, 2010
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — ESSEX INSURANCE COMPANY
  24. Feb 1, 2010
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — AMERICAN HOME ASSURANCE CO.
  25. Mar 1, 2008
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — ESSEX INSURANCE COMPANY
Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Station State Inspections OOS
JONES COUNTY MS 7 1
PERDUE HILL AL 1 1
KEMPER COUNTY MS 1 0
WAYNE COUNTY MS 1 1

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code Description Category Cited OOS
393.9 Inoperable Required Lamp Vehicle Maintenance 7 4
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps Vehicle Maintenance 4 0
392.2 Violation of Local Laws Unsafe Driving 2 0
393.11 No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
393.51 No or defective brake warning device or pressure gauge Vehicle Maintenance 1 1
393.78 Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers. Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
393.95(a) No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
393.95(f) Emergency Equipment - Stopped vehicle warning devices missing or improper. Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
396.17(c) Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection Vehicle Maintenance 1 0

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