HOTSHOT FREIGHT SYSTEMS LLC

HOTSHOT FREIGHT SYSTEMS LLC is a small fleet, operating 2 power units and 2 drivers, based in Rock Hill, SC. Across 24 roadside inspections in the last 24 months, the fleet's 16.7% 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 PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL, and operating authority is active for 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 · Nov 12, 2025
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  • OOS rate worse than size peers Driver 7.50% vs peer 0.00% · Vehicle 22.6% vs peer 0.00% Details →
On file
  • 1 active operating authority
  • Insurance on file · $750,000 PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL · 91X Details →
  • BOC-3 process agent on file Government Filings LLC Details →
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Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)
TruckCodex risk summary — HOTSHOT FREIGHT SYSTEMS LLC (USDOT 3365861)
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: $750,000

Blockers:
  (none)

Cautions:
  • OOS rate worse than size peers — Driver 7.50% vs peer 0.00% · Vehicle 22.6% vs peer 0.00%

On file:
  • 1 active operating authority
  • Insurance on file · $750,000 — PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL · 91X
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — Government Filings LLC

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/3365861/
As of: Sep 19, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
USDOT 3365861 Active AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Hazmat Company officer: JEFF HALEY General Freight Metal Sheets / Coils / Rolls Logs / Poles / Beams / Lumber Machinery / Large Objects Farm Supplies Construction Based in ROCK HILL, SC

FMCSA census as of Sep 19, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · B

Composite of 4/5 scored components (mean 79/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

B 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
Riskier than peers · 15/100

Driver OOS 7.5% vs peer median 0% (worse). Vehicle OOS 22.6% vs peer median 0% (worse). n=274437 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.

  • Physical street 3930 BUENA VISTA CIR → 1739 CRAVEN HILL DR · Aug 28, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
  • Physical city GRANBURY → ROCK HILL · Aug 18, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
  • Physical state TX → SC · Aug 18, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
Operating authority
Insurance

1 active liability filing

Company profile

Company details
USDOT 3365861
In FMCSA records since Dec 5, 2019 (~6y)
MC / docket MC1078559
Company officer JEFF HALEY
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Hazmat Yes (MCS-150)
Cargo carried
General Freight, Metal Sheets / Coils / Rolls, Logs / Poles / Beams / Lumber, Machinery / Large Objects, Farm Supplies, Construction
Fleet size 2 units
Drivers 2
Annual mileage 304,560 mi
Contact & address
Physical
1739 CRAVEN HILL DR
ROCK HILL, SC 76049
Mailing
3930 BUENA VISTA CIR
GRANBURY, TX 76049
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 3365861
In FMCSA records since Dec 5, 2019 (~6y)
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 304,560 mi
Hazmat Yes (MCS-150)
vs. National Average
Vehicle OOS Rate 22.6% vs 23.4% -0.8 pts
Driver OOS Rate 7.5% vs 6.7% +0.8 pts
Violations per Inspection 2.00 vs 1.80 +0.20
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.

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Based on FMCSA authority grant of 2020-01-15 (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
Trailers 0 2 0
Trucks 0 2 0

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

Inspections (24 months)

All 79 inspections →
Driver Vehicle Hazmat
Inspections 24 24 0
OOS inspections 2 3 0
OOS percentage 8.33% 12.5%
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
2
Drivers
2
Inspections
79
FMCSA roadside history on file
OOS Rate (peak)
22.6%
driver or vehicle, whichever higher
Crashes
1
None in last 24 months · all-time on file
Authorities
1
1 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

HOTSHOT FREIGHT SYSTEMS LLC had 24 roadside inspections over the past 24 months with an out-of-service rate of 16.7%, which is below the national average of 19.4%. Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is vehicle_maint at 3.0.

Inspection profile

24 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, concentrated in TX (4) and NM (3).

Violation profile

16.7% out-of-service rate, near the 19.4% national average; led by Vehicle Maintenance (17.9% of violations); top code 392.2 (Violation of Local Laws) cited 16 times.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 2 power units (small fleet) and 2 drivers; Ford, Dodge, and Ram are the most-inspected makes.

Risk Signals

High OOS rate
Peak OOS rate of 22.6% is well above FMCSA MCSAP national averages (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%).

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

Compared against 274,437 ACTIVE carriers operating 1–3 power units (±50% of this carrier's 2 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS
7.5%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 274,437 same-size peers
Verdict
Riskier than peers
Delta +7.5 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
This carrier — Vehicle OOS
22.6%
Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 274,437 same-size peers
Verdict
Riskier than peers
Delta +22.6 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Fleet History

Field change history →

Sourced from FMCSA daily imports; field-level change log. 3 tracked changes on record. · 3 address changes

Record Changes

  1. As-of snapshot →
    • Physical street 3930 BUENA VISTA CIR 1739 CRAVEN HILL DR
      Seen 8 times · first Aug 18, 2026 · last Aug 28, 2026 FMCSA Company Census
  2. As-of snapshot →
    • Physical city GRANBURY ROCK HILL
      FMCSA Company Census
    • Physical state TX SC
      FMCSA Company Census
Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (24 months)

2023-09 2026-07

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.
State Inspections OOS OOS % Last Inspection
Texas (TX) 4 1 25.0% Aug 25, 2025
New Mexico (NM) 3 0 0.0% Nov 15, 2025
Indiana (IN) 2 1 50.0% Jul 29, 2025
Florida (FL) 2 0 0.0% Jul 14, 2026
Arkansas (AR) 2 0 0.0% Jul 7, 2026
Tennessee (TN) 2 1 50.0% Sep 18, 2025
North Carolina (NC) 1 0 0.0% Mar 12, 2025
Nebraska (NE) 1 0 0.0% Jun 4, 2025
Nevada (NV) 1 0 0.0% Mar 6, 2026
Missouri (MO) 1 0 0.0% Sep 5, 2025
Georgia (GA) 1 0 0.0% Sep 16, 2025
Iowa (IA) 1 0 0.0% Feb 28, 2025
Illinois (IL) 1 0 0.0% May 12, 2025
Alabama (AL) 1 1 100.0% Jan 26, 2025
Mississippi (MS) 1 0 0.0% Mar 30, 2026
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
Make Model Inspections
Ford 16
Dodge 14
Ram 11
Big Tex 6
Unknown 5
Chevrolet 4
Load 4
Trailer 4
Parm 3
SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores
BASIC Inspections Serious Measure Percentile Alert As Of
Driver Fitness 1 0.47 0 Sep 14, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol 0 0.00 0 Sep 14, 2026
Hours of Service 6 1.38 1 Sep 14, 2026
Unsafe Driving 1 2.22 2 Sep 14, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance 11 3.06 3 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 (79 rows) View all 79 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
88422879 Jul 14, 2026 FL 1
RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
88357721 Jul 7, 2026 AR 1
RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
87452829 Mar 30, 2026 MS 1 H-90 INSPECTION STATION
RAM TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
87291863 Mar 6, 2026 NV 2 nv-checksite---garson
RAM TRUCK TRACTOR
1 393.78A-WS No
86860809 Jan 19, 2026 AR 3 HOPE AR
RAM TRUCK TRACTOR
Ticket: Dodge
0 No
86351425 Nov 15, 2025 NM 1 GALLUP PORT OF ENTRY
FORD TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
85830703 Sep 18, 2025 TN 1 STANTON TN
FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK
7 393.75G-TAOW, 393.110B3-C, 383.23A2-LCDLN Yes
85820567 Sep 17, 2025 FL 3 MONTICELLO FL
RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK
Ticket: Dodge
2 395.8A No
85845844 Sep 16, 2025 GA 3 LAGRANGE GA
RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK
Ticket: Dodge
7 395.24, 392.82DUMT No
85767997 Sep 11, 2025 NM 1 LORDSBURG PORT OF ENTRY
CHEVROLET STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
85708064 Sep 5, 2025 MO 1 MAYVIEW MO
FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK
2 393.9A-LCL, 393.60D No
85606979 Aug 26, 2025 NM 1 LORDSBURG PORT OF ENTRY
RAM TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
85635848 Aug 25, 2025 TX 2 tx-sl-0250-in-midland-co.-(274-28
GMC STRAIGHT TRUCK
Ticket: Other
5 396.5B-HLOW, 393.9, 393.11UR Yes
85396011 Jul 29, 2025 IN 3 CHESTERTON IN
RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK
Ticket: Dodge
0 No
85226857 Jul 14, 2025 TN 1 STANTON TN
RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK
Ticket: Dodge
0 No
85209446 Jul 8, 2025 TX 2 tx-ih-45-sb-@-mp-167
RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK
2 393.75C, 395.8E No
84876177 Jun 4, 2025 NE 2 HEBRON 81 SCALE
RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK
1 393.60D No
84695551 May 16, 2025 IN 1 POSEYVILLE IN
RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK
Ticket: Dodge
2 395.3A3I-HOSPDIT, 395.3A2-HOSPDIT Yes
84668741 May 12, 2025 IL 3 I-57
RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK
Ticket: Dodge
0 No
84394825 Apr 9, 2025 TX 2 tx-us-0380-in-collin-co.-(628-656
RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK
Ticket: Dodge
3 393.60D, 393.95A, 392.2RG No
84118238 Mar 12, 2025 NC 1 nc-statesville-weigh-station,-i-4
RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
84014863 Feb 28, 2025 IA 1 ia-39---i35-sb-mm-212-northwood
DODGE STRAIGHT TRUCK
3 393.60D, 393.30, 395.8F12 No
83789643 Feb 4, 2025 TX 1 IH10 EB KINGSBURY SCALE
RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK
2 393.104F4/R, 393.9 No
83700854 Jan 26, 2025 AL 2 ROADSIDE
RAM TRUCK TRACTOR
Ticket: Dodge
11 392.9A, 393.43, 393.75C Yes
82662637 Sep 11, 2024 NM 2 SAN JON PORT OF ENTRY
Ford STRAIGHT TRUCK
TX K154755 · IFT8W3DTXMEC58896
1 392.2 No
Recent Crashes (1 row)
Report # Date ▼ State Fatalities Injuries Tow Hazmat Severity
AL0004624255 Mar 7, 2024 AL 0 1 Yes No Injury
Authority Records (1 docket)
MC Certificate Documents (1 letter, 1 PDF)

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.

Date Docket Action Authority PDF
Jan 15, 2020 MC1078559-C Original MC Certificate Revocation Original MC Certificate →
Insurance Coverage Timeline (13 rows)

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

Insurer Policy # Type Limit Effective Cancel Status
PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL CA990994310 91X $750,000 Nov 12, 2025 On file ACTIVE
PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL CA990994310 BIPD/Primary Jul 2, 2025 Nov 12, 2025 CANCELLED
PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL CA990994310 BIPD/Primary Jan 10, 2025 Jul 2, 2025 CANCELLED
CANAL INSURANCE CO. CT2158125349 BIPD/Primary Jun 27, 2024 Jan 10, 2025 CANCELLED
CANAL INSURANCE CO. CT2158125349 BIPD/Primary Jan 10, 2024 Jun 27, 2024 REPLACED
CANAL INSURANCE CO. CT2158125349 BIPD/Primary Jan 10, 2024 Jul 19, 2024 CANCELLED
PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL CA964589328 BIPD/Primary Jan 10, 2023 Jan 10, 2024 REPLACED
TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY TRI21L4645 BIPD/Primary Sep 27, 2022 Jan 10, 2023 CANCELLED
TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY TRI21L4645 BIPD/Primary Jan 10, 2022 Sep 27, 2022 REPLACED
PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL CA3147077 BIPD/Primary Jan 10, 2021 Jan 10, 2022 REPLACED
COLUMBIA INSURANCE COMPANY 71TRS106488 BIPD/Primary May 6, 2020 Jan 10, 2021 CANCELLED
COLUMBIA INSURANCE COMPANY 71TRS106488 BIPD/Primary Jan 11, 2020 May 6, 2020 REPLACED
COLUMBIA INSURANCE COMPANY 71TRS106488 BIPD/Primary Jan 11, 2020 Jun 3, 2020 CANCELLED
Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events
  1. Nov 12, 2025
    insurance
    CANCEL — PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL
  2. Jul 2, 2025
    insurance
    CANCEL — PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL
  3. Jan 10, 2025
    insurance
    CANCEL — CANAL INSURANCE CO.
  4. Dec 30, 2024
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  5. Jul 19, 2024
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — CANAL INSURANCE CO.
  6. Jun 28, 2024
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  7. Jun 27, 2024
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — CANAL INSURANCE CO.
  8. Jan 10, 2024
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL
  9. Jan 10, 2023
    insurance
    CANCEL — TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
  10. Dec 30, 2022
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  11. Sep 27, 2022
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
  12. Jan 10, 2022
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL
  13. Jan 11, 2021
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  14. Jan 10, 2021
    insurance
    CANCEL — COLUMBIA INSURANCE COMPANY
  15. Jun 3, 2020
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — COLUMBIA INSURANCE COMPANY
  16. May 6, 2020
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — COLUMBIA INSURANCE COMPANY
  17. Jan 15, 2020
    authority
    GRANTED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Station State Inspections OOS
LORDSBURG PORT OF ENTRY NM 4 0
ROADSIDE AL 2 1
JOHNSON COUNTY AR 2 0
ROADSIDE LA 2 1
STANTON TN TN 2 1
US 59 QUEEN CITY TX 2 0
RS AL 1 0
HOPE AR AR 1 0
DRAGOON AZ AZ 1 1
FLAGSTAFF AZ AZ 1 1

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code Description Category Cited OOS
392.2 Violation of Local Laws Unsafe Driving 16 0
395.24 HOS (ELD) - ELD form and manner Hours of Service 14 0
393.60(d) Windshield / Windows - Tinting permits less than 70% of light transmittance. Vehicle Maintenance 9 0
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps Vehicle Maintenance 5 0
395.8(e)(1) Making, or permitting a driver to make, a false report regarding duty status Hours of Service 5 1
396.17(c) Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection Vehicle Maintenance 5 0
393.43 No/improper breakaway or emergency braking Vehicle Maintenance 4 4
393.75(a)(3) Tire-flat and/or audible air leak Vehicle Maintenance 4 4
393.75(c) Tire-other tread depth less than 2/32 of inch measured in a major tread groove Vehicle Maintenance 3 0
393.9 Inoperable Required Lamp Vehicle Maintenance 3 0

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