HIGHWAY SPECIALTIES LLC

SALEM, OR

HIGHWAY SPECIALTIES LLC is a mid-sized fleet, operating 23 power units and 15 drivers, based in Salem, OR. FMCSA records show no inspection or crash activity in the last 24 months. An active insurance filing is on record, and no operating authority record was located.

Brokers & shippers · booking check

Do not book — hard regulatory blocker

One or more hard blockers are on file. Do not tender until the issue is cured and confirmed on FMCSA.

Do not book

Blockers

Census status: Inactive FMCSA census marks this USDOT as not actively authorized. Confirm on SAFER before tendering.

Review these

2 fatalities on crash record 6 FMCSA-reportable crashes on file. Details →

On file

OOS rate better than size peers

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 — HIGHWAY SPECIALTIES LLC (USDOT 955725)
Verdict: DO NOT BOOK
Do not book — hard regulatory blocker
One or more hard blockers are on file. Do not tender until the issue is cured and confirmed on FMCSA.

Authority / census status: Inactive

Blockers:
  • Census status: Inactive — FMCSA census marks this USDOT as not actively authorized. Confirm on SAFER before tendering.

Cautions:
  • 2 fatalities on crash record — 6 FMCSA-reportable crashes on file.

On file:
  • OOS rate better than size peers

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/955725/
As of: Sep 24, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.

USDOT 955725 Inactive PRIVATE PROPERTY Hazmat Company officer: KARL THATCHER Machinery / Large Objects Construction Based in SALEM, OR

FMCSA census as of Sep 24, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · B

Composite of 3/5 scored components (mean 77/100). 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

Inactive · 30/100

Census status is Inactive — confirm on SAFER before tendering.

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

Safer than peers · 100/100

Driver OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). Vehicle OOS 0% vs peer median 14.3% (better). n=44533 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: Do not book.

Recent changes

Field change history → Daily change log ↓

Physical street 8970 HUFF AVE NE → 3637 HAZELGREEN RD NE · Aug 28, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
Status NOT_AUTH → INACTIVE · May 25, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census

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 955725

In FMCSA records since May 22, 2001 (~25y)

Company officer KARL THATCHER

Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY

Hazmat Yes (MCS-150)

Cargo carried

Machinery / Large Objects, Construction

Fleet size 23 units

Drivers 15

Annual mileage 100,000 mi

Contact & address

Phone: (503) 390-1113

Email: [email protected]

Physical

3637 HAZELGREEN RD NE

SALEM, OR 97303-9722

Mailing

PO BOX 9094

BROOKS, OR 97305

Registration & safety rating

USDOT 955725

In FMCSA records since May 22, 2001 (~25y)

Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY

Annual mileage (MCS-150) 100,000 mi

Hazmat Yes (MCS-150)

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	21	6	0
Trucks	21	2	0

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

Power Units

Drivers

Inspections

None in our FMCSA import window (~3 years)

OOS Rate (peak)

—

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.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 23 power units (mid-sized fleet); 15 drivers.

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

Compared against 44,533 ACTIVE carriers operating 11–35 power units (±50% of this carrier's 23 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS

Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

Median across 44,533 same-size peers

Verdict

On par with peers

Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

This carrier — Vehicle OOS

Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

14.3%

Median across 44,533 same-size peers

Verdict

Safer than peers

Delta -14.3 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Fleet History

Field change history →

Sourced from FMCSA daily imports; field-level change log. 2 tracked changes on record. · 1 status change · 1 address change

Record Changes

Aug 28, 2026 As-of snapshot →
- Physical street 8970 HUFF AVE NE 3637 HAZELGREEN RD NE
  Seen 8 times · first Aug 19, 2026 · last Aug 28, 2026 FMCSA Company Census
May 25, 2026 As-of snapshot →
- Status NOT_AUTH INACTIVE
  Seen 2 times · first May 25, 2026 · last May 25, 2026 FMCSA Company Census

Recent Inspections

No roadside inspections on file for this carrier in our FMCSA import window.

Public FMCSA inspection feeds cover roughly the last three years of roadside activity (not the full MCMIS archive). Older inspections — including those from before a carrier went inactive — are usually absent for every carrier, not just closed ones. Reportable crash history on this page goes further back; see crashes below or the full crash subpage.

Recent Crashes (6 rows)

Report #	Date ▼	State	Fatalities	Injuries	Tow	Hazmat	Severity
WA000ED07756	Nov 14, 2022	WA	0	0	Yes	No	Tow
OR2022260142	Apr 28, 2022	OR	0	1	Yes	No	Injury
WA000EC35660	Apr 6, 2022	WA	1	1	Yes	No	Fatal
WA000EB19840	Apr 6, 2021	WA	0	1	Yes	No	Injury
WA000E683703	Jun 16, 2017	WA	1	0	Yes	No	Fatal
WA000E415849	Apr 8, 2015	WA	0	0	Yes	No	Tow

Related Records

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Field change history

Field change history
History-watch change dates and as-of snapshots