LOUIS BERGER HAWTHORNE SERVICES INC

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Book with caution — review signals below

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

Caution

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OOS rate worse than size peers Driver 33.3% vs peer 1.00% · Vehicle 33.3% vs peer 17.6% Details →

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TruckCodex risk summary — LOUIS BERGER HAWTHORNE SERVICES INC (USDOT 3700953)
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

Blockers:
  (none)

Cautions:
  • OOS rate worse than size peers — Driver 33.3% vs peer 1.00% · Vehicle 33.3% vs peer 17.6%

On file:
  (none)

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/3700953/
As of: Sep 2, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.

USDOT 3700953 Active PRIVATE PROPERTY Company officer: JULIAN GARCIA Company officer 2: CHRIS PHEPLS General Freight Logs / Poles / Beams / Lumber Machinery / Large Objects Garbage / Refuse Construction Based in GREENVILLE, SC

FMCSA census as of Sep 2, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · B

Composite of 3/5 scored components (mean 72/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

B confidence 60% · 3/5 signals · expand

Authority / census

Active · 100/100

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

Insurance / BIPD

Insurance/BIPD signal not resolved for this carrier.

NR reason: No active policies and no uninsured flag to score against.

OOS vs peers

Riskier than peers · 15/100

Driver OOS 33.3% vs peer median 1% (worse). Vehicle OOS 33.3% vs peer median 17.6% (worse). n=12650 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

No authority breakdown on file.

Insurance

No active policies on file.

BOC-3 agent

No BOC-3 filing on file.

Company profile

Company details

USDOT 3700953

In FMCSA records since Aug 13, 2021 (~5y)

Company officer JULIAN GARCIA

Company officer 2 CHRIS PHEPLS

Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY

Cargo carried

General Freight, Logs / Poles / Beams / Lumber, Machinery / Large Objects, Garbage / Refuse, Construction

Fleet size 80 units

Drivers 81

Annual mileage 545,600 mi

Contact & address

Phone: (843) 797-8484

Email: [email protected]

Physical

80 INTERNATIONAL DR STE 130

GREENVILLE, SC 29615-6953

Mailing

1025 VERMONT AVE DTE 500

WASHINGTON, DC 20005

Registration & safety rating

USDOT 3700953

In FMCSA records since Aug 13, 2021 (~5y)

Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY

Annual mileage (MCS-150) 545,600 mi

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.

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type	Owned	Term leased	Trip leased
Trailers	15	0	0
Trucks	80	0	0

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

Power Units

Drivers

Inspections

FMCSA roadside history on file

OOS Rate (peak)

33.3%

driver or vehicle, whichever higher

Crashes

None in last 24 months · all-time on file

Authorities

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 Signals

High OOS rate

Peak OOS rate of 33.3% 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 12,650 ACTIVE carriers operating 40–120 power units (±50% of this carrier's 80 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS

33.3%

Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

Median across 12,650 same-size peers

Verdict

Riskier than peers

Delta +32.3 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

This carrier — Vehicle OOS

33.3%

Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

17.6%

Median across 12,650 same-size peers

Verdict

Riskier than peers

Delta +15.7 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores

BASIC	Inspections	Serious	Measure	Percentile	Alert	As Of
Driver Fitness	0	—	0.00	0	—	Aug 31, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol	0	—	0.00	0	—	Aug 31, 2026
Hours of Service	0	—	0.00	0	—	Aug 31, 2026
Unsafe Driving	1	—	0.13	0	—	Aug 31, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance	1	—	23.00	23	—	Aug 31, 2026

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

Recent Inspections (5 rows) View all 5 →

Inspection #	Date ▼	State	Level	Station	Vehicle	Violations	Top Codes	OOS
86786678	Jan 12, 2026	FL	2	JUPITER FL	FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK FL P9171E · 3ALACXFC5NDMZ0217	10	393.100B-C, 393.9A-LCL, 392.2-SLLSR	Yes
81462424	Apr 22, 2024	FL	2	OCOEE FL	CHEVROLET STRAIGHT TRUCK FL NJNJ42 · 1GB4KVCY0KF247811	4	383.23(a)(2), 392.2, 390.21T(b)(1)	Yes
81287155	Apr 1, 2024	FL	2	GLEN RIDGE FL	ISUZU STRAIGHT TRUCK FL QQMP81 · 54DB4J1D5LS208321	2	392.2, 392.9(a)	No
81055447	Feb 22, 2024	FL	1	APOPKA FL	FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK FL 17BYKE · 1FDRF3HN3NDA01789	3	393.43DBMA, 392.2-SLLSR, 393.9A-LIL	Yes
79231402	Jul 19, 2023	FL	3	—	CHEVROLET STRAIGHT TRUCK FL NFQJ16 · 1GB4KVCY9KF159372	1	393.100(b)	No

Recent Crashes View all 5 →

No crashes on file for this carrier.

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