HAMMER DOWN HAULIN INC
Risk factors
Low riskVioCodes scoreA weighted read of the public FMCSA signals below — authority, insurance, out-of-service, crashes, roadside OOS rates, and carrier connections. A starting point for vetting, not a guarantee.
Roadside inspection performance
Out-of-service rate vs national average. Lower is better.
CSA performance breakdown
FMCSA · Sep 202629 inspections · 18 violations (2 OOS) · 7% of inspections had an OOS finding.
Violations by BASIC
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Top cited codes
score = count × severity weight
- 1395.3A1-HOSPDHours-of-Service Compliance
HOS (Property) - Driving more than 11 hours following 10 consecutive hours off duty during the current 8 consecutive day period. Date and Time
14
2× · sev 7
- 2393.9A-LHLIVehicle Maintenance
Lighting - Headlamp(s) - Any inoperative
6
1× · sev 6
- 3395.24D-ELDPTHours-of-Service Compliance
HOS (ELD) - On request by an authorized safety official, a driver must produce and transfer from an ELD the driver's hours of service records in accordance with t
3
1× · sev 3
- 4396.3A1-AASGMD-L6Vehicle Maintenance
Any of the slider-guide/hold-down brackets are missing or disengaged.
3
1× · sev 3
- 5392.2-SLLED
State/Local Laws - Excessive dimension (width/height/length)
2
2×
- 6395.3A2-HOSPRNP
Driving beyond 14 hour duty period. (Property carrying vehicle) - Nominal Violation
2
2×
- 7392.2-SLLS1
State/Local Laws - Speeding 1-5 miles per hour over the speed limit
1
1×
- 8393.75A31 OOS
Tire-flat and/or audible air leak
1
1×
- 9391.41A1-FPCDriver Fitness
Operating a property-carrying vehicle without possessing a valid medical certificate. Previously Cited on [DATE]
1
1× · sev 1
- 10395.8A
HOS (Form) - Paper Log/Logging Programs Form and Manner
1
1×
Most inspected in · top 8 states
- KY6
- SD3
- TN3
- NM3
- CA2
- UT2
- AR2
- NC2
Latest FMCSA SMS snapshot. Codes link to the lookup — severity weighting, contest angles, and the DataQs Drafter for each. Click a BASIC to filter the codes.
Safety trends & next-run projection
Where each BASIC sits today, how it ranks against peers, and where it’s heading at the next monthly SMS run.
FMCSA keeps the Crash Indicator percentile private, and its measure needs a power-unit history public data doesn’t expose — so it can’t be estimated yet. VioCodes now records power units monthly, so a calibrated Crash estimate should light up over time. These are the public crash facts (all state-reportable crashes count, regardless of fault).
“Projected” estimates the next monthly SMS run from inspections on record now. FMCSA marks the BASIC percentile itself “Not Public,” so the percentile shown is a VioCodes estimate of how the carrier ranks against its peers, presented as a likely range (shaded on the gauge) and calibrated against real carriers. Crash Indicator has no public estimate — FMCSA keeps its measures fully private. Estimates, not official FMCSA figures. Not affiliated with FMCSA.
Recommendations
What’s driving each score, what to do about it, and where it could go.
Following / lane / reckless violations are the leading contributor to Hours-of-Service Compliance
High impactEstimated Hours-of-Service Compliance percentile of 67% is at/over the 65% intervention line. Carriers with a BASIC in alert are prioritized for enforcement (warning letters, audits) and inspected more often — which tends to generate still more violations.
- 395.3A1-HOSPDHOS (Property) - Driving more than 11 hours following 10 consecutive hours off duty during the current 8 consecutive day period. Date and Time2× · 90%
- 395.24D-ELDPTHOS (ELD) - On request by an authorized safety official, a driver must produce and transfer from an ELD the driver's hours of service records in accordance with t1× · 10%
- Defensive-driving refresher on following distance and lane discipline
Unsafe Driving needs attention
Low impactEstimated Unsafe Driving percentile of 0% is under the 65% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.
- Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment
Controlled Substances/Alcohol needs attention
Low impactEstimated Controlled Substances/Alcohol percentile of 0% is under the 80% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.
- Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment
Tires violations are the leading contributor to Vehicle Maintenance
Low impactEstimated Vehicle Maintenance percentile of 22% is under the 80% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.
- 393.75A3-TAOLTires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS1× · 50%
- 396.3A1-AASGMD-L6Any of the slider-guide/hold-down brackets are missing or disengaged.1× · 10%
- Gauge and thump every tire on the walk-around, including inner duals
- Replace before tread hits the limit; correct low pressure immediately
- Prioritize the out-of-service items — they carry the heaviest weight
Recommendations are generated from the carrier’s public FMCSA roadside-inspection record. Percentiles and projections are VioCodes estimates, not official FMCSA figures. Informational, not legal advice.
90-day safety improvement plan
What this carrier has struggled with most in the last 90 days — where to focus now.
- 395.3A2-HOSPRNP×2Driving beyond 14 hour duty period. (Property carrying vehicle) - Nominal Violation
- Log in and annotate the ELD correctly every day; fix edits promptly
- Plan trips around available hours — never falsify a log
- 393.45D-BAir Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection
- Check brake adjustment and listen for air leaks every pre-trip
- Fix air-loss and warning-light faults before dispatch; put brakes on the PM schedule
Based on roadside inspections in the last 90 days, ranked by what recurs most. Informational, not legal advice.
Inspection & crash map
live · FMCSA MCMISEvery inspection and crash on record — hover a point for the summary, click for full detail (codes, severity, CSA points).
CSA points = violation severity weight × FMCSA time weight (3× in the last 6 months, 2× at 6–12, 1× at 12–24). Points are spread within each state — FMCSA records the inspection state, not an exact location. Source: FMCSA MCMIS.
Equipment
VINs via NHTSA33 distinct vehicles seen in this carrier’s roadside inspections.
+ 3 more.
Equipment is inferred from VINs recorded on roadside inspections (FMCSA MCMIS), decoded via the NHTSA vPIC API — it reflects vehicles inspected, not a current fleet roster.
Company profile
FMCSA censusAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
- Interstate · 100+ mi8 drivers
- Company officer
- VINCE SERMERSHEIM
- Operation
- Interstate
- Registered since
- 2006-09-18
- Last MCS-150 update
- 2025-04-02
- Census status
- Active
Fleet: 10 trucks · 9 owned tractors · 22 owned trailers.
Source: FMCSA Company Census File (data.transportation.gov). Fleet and driver counts are self-reported on the carrier’s most recent MCS-150 filing.
Data change history
Every FMCSA record change we’ve detected — address, fleet size, contacts, MCS-150 — newest first.
Activity history
16 events- 04/02/2025MCS-150 update filed
0.9M mi reported (2024)
- 10/10/2024Insurance filed — STARSTONE NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY
Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy AM37000256-00
- 10/10/2024Insurance replaced — SAGAMORE INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy AI-100108-02
- 10/10/2023Insurance replaced — PROTECTIVE INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy AI-100108-00
- 10/10/2021Insurance replaced — CANAL INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy 204434001
- 10/10/2020Insurance cancelled — SCOTTSDALE INDEMNITY COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy LFI0000352
- 09/14/2020COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (10/06/2020)
- 10/10/2016Insurance replaced — NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy LTO0013313
- 10/10/2013Insurance replaced — CANAL INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy PIA06200703
- 10/10/2012Insurance replaced — CANAL INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy PIA06200702
- 10/10/2011Insurance cancelled — CANAL INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy PIA06200701
- 09/13/2011COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (10/06/2011)
- 04/29/2011Insurance cancelled — CANAL INSURANCE CO.
CARGO · policy PIA06200701
- 10/10/2010Insurance replaced — NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy TN513687
- 10/19/2006MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — GRANTED
- 09/18/2006Registered with FMCSA
AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Merged from FMCSA authority, insurance, out-of-service, and census records.
Operations
Classification
- AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Area served
- Interstate
FMCSA safety rating
- Rating
- Not rated
- Type
- Non-ratable review
- Rated
- —
- Last review
- 2022-09-20
MCS-150 registration
- Form date
- 2025-04-02
- Reported mileage
- 855,478 mi (2024)
Changes on file
FMCSA census historyJuly, 2022
- Drivers shrank to 10
January, 2021
First on-record entry — HAMMER DOWN HAULIN INC, HUNTINGBURG, IN
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