HOTSHOT FREIGHT SYSTEMS LLC
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 202627 inspections · 68 violations (9 OOS) · 17% of inspections had an OOS finding.
Violations by BASIC
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Top cited codes
score = count × severity weight
- 1395.3A2-HOSPDITHours-of-Service Compliance1 OOS
HOS (Property) - Driver driving beyond the 14 hour after coming on duty following 10 consecutive hours off duty at the time of inspection. Time
7
1× · sev 7
- 2395.3A3I-HOSPDITHours-of-Service Compliance1 OOS
HOS (Property) - Driving more than 11 hours following 10 consecutive hours off duty at the time of inspection. Time
7
1× · sev 7
- 3395.24Hours-of-Service Compliance
HOS (ELD) - ELD Form and Manner
6
6× · sev 1
- 4393.60D
Windshield / Windows - Tinting permits less than 70% of light transmittance
5
5×
- 5393.30Vehicle Maintenance
Improper battery installation
3
1× · sev 3
- 6395.8F12Not in SMS
Driver failed to record shipping document number(s) or name of shipper and commodity for each 24 hour period
1
1×
- 7392.2RGNot in SMS
State vehicle registration or License Plate violation
1
1×
- 8393.95A
No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher
1
1×
- 9393.75C
Tire-other tread depth less than 2/32 of inch measured in a major tread groove
1
1×
- 10395.8E
False report of drivers record of duty status
1
1×
Most inspected in · top 8 states
- NM4
- TX4
- FL3
- AR2
- TN2
- MO2
- IN2
- MS1
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 81% 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.
- 395.3A2-HOSPDITHOS (Property) - Driver driving beyond the 14 hour after coming on duty following 10 consecutive hours off duty at the time of inspection. Time1× · 36%
- 395.3A3I-HOSPDITHOS (Property) - Driving more than 11 hours following 10 consecutive hours off duty at the time of inspection. Time1× · 36%
- Defensive-driving refresher on following distance and lane discipline
- Prioritize the out-of-service items — they carry the heaviest weight
Driver out-of-service rate exceeds the national average
High impactDriver OOS rate is 8.3% vs the 6.7% national average. Carriers above the national OOS average draw more enforcement attention (audits, roadside stops) and can see higher insurance premiums.
- Review recent inspections with out-of-service violations and fix the root causes with equipment and drivers
- Run a preventative-maintenance program; periodically inspect tires, brakes and lights
- Reinforce thorough pre-trip and post-trip inspections; retrain where needed
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
Other violations are the leading contributor to Vehicle Maintenance
Low impactEstimated Vehicle Maintenance percentile of 35% is under the 80% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.
- 393.43No/improper breakaway or emergency braking1× · 16%
- 393.30Improper battery installation1× · 8%
- 393.78A-WSWashers - Inoperative washing system.1× · 5%
- 393.9Inoperable Required Lamp3× · 16%
- 393.11URUpper Rear retroreflective sheeting or reflex reflecting material requirements for vehicles manufactured after December 19931× · 8%
- 393.9A-LCLLighting - Clearance lamp(s) inoperative1× · 5%
- 393.110B3-CCargo - Insufficient tiedowns (w/o headerboard/blocking) for article(s) of cargo longer than 10 feet1× · 14%
- 393.104B-CCargo - Damaged securement devices/tiedowns1× · 3%
- Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment
- 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.
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 NHTSA47 distinct vehicles seen in this carrier’s roadside inspections.
+ 17 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+ mi2 drivers
- Company officer
- JEFF HALEY
- Operation
- Interstate · Hazmat
- Registered since
- 2019-12-05
- Last MCS-150 update
- 2026-01-26
- Census status
- Active
Fleet: 2 trucks.
Source: FMCSA Company Census File (data.transportation.gov). Fleet and driver counts are self-reported on the carrier’s most recent MCS-150 filing.
Connections
carrier graphThis carrier shares VINs or officers with 17 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.
Shared VINs come from FMCSA roadside-inspection records — a vehicle inspected under more than one carrier, often a fleet transfer or trailer interchange. Other links come from the FMCSA census. Shared identifiers are common and often legitimate — treat these as leads to investigate, not proof of wrongdoing.
Activity history
20 events- 01/26/2026MCS-150 update filed
0.3M mi reported (2025)
- 11/12/2025Insurance filed — PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL
Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy CA990994310
- 11/12/2025Insurance cancelled — PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL
BIPD/Primary · policy CA990994310
- 07/02/2025Insurance cancelled — PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL
BIPD/Primary · policy CA990994310
- 01/10/2025Insurance cancelled — CANAL INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy CT2158125349
- 12/16/2024COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (12/30/2024)
- 07/19/2024Insurance cancelled — CANAL INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy CT2158125349
- 06/27/2024Insurance replaced — CANAL INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy CT2158125349
- 06/24/2024COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (06/28/2024)
- 01/10/2024Insurance replaced — PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL
BIPD/Primary · policy CA964589328
- 01/10/2023Insurance cancelled — TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy TRI21L4645
- 12/14/2022COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (12/30/2022)
- 09/27/2022Insurance replaced — TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy TRI21L4645
- 01/10/2022Insurance replaced — PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL
BIPD/Primary · policy CA3147077
- 01/10/2021Insurance cancelled — COLUMBIA INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy 71TRS106488
- 12/14/2020COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (01/11/2021)
- 06/03/2020Insurance cancelled — COLUMBIA INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy 71TRS106488
- 05/06/2020Insurance replaced — COLUMBIA INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy 71TRS106488
- 01/15/2020MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — GRANTED
- 12/05/2019Registered 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
- —
- Rated
- —
- Last review
- —
MCS-150 registration
- Form date
- 2026-01-26
- Reported mileage
- 304,560 mi (2025)
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