HIZ & HERZ HOTSHOTZ LLC
Risk factors
High 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 · August 28, 20262 inspections · 18 violations (4 OOS) · 100% of inspections had an OOS finding.
Violations by BASIC
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Top cited codes
score = count × severity weight
- 1393.75A3-TAOLVehicle Maint.1 OOS
Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS
8
1× · sev 8
- 2393.75C-TAOTD-LT2/32Vehicle Maint.
Tires - Less than 2/32 inch tread depth
8
1× · sev 8
- 3396.3A1-TFCVVehicle Maint.1 OOS
Tires - Front, in contact with a part of the vehicle
8
1× · sev 8
- 4395.3A1-HOSPDHOS Compliance
HOS (Property) - Driving more than 11 hours following 10 consecutive hours off duty during the current 8 consecutive day period. Date and Time
7
1× · sev 7
- 5395.3A2-HOSPDHOS Compliance
HOS (Property) - Driving beyond the 14 hour after coming on duty following 10 consecutive hours off duty during the current 8 consecutive day period. Date and Time
7
1× · sev 7
- 6393.9A-HLLHVehicle Maint.
Lighting - Headlamp(s) fail to operate on low and high beam
6
1× · sev 6
- 7395.8F01HOS Compliance
Drivers record of duty status not current
5
1× · sev 5
- 8393.43DBMAVehicle Maint.1 OOS
Brake - Breakaway not attached to the towing vehicle
4
1× · sev 4
- 9396.17C-PIVehicle Maint.
Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection
4
1× · sev 4
- 10393.104(f)(3)Vehicle Maint.1 OOS
Loose or unfastened tiedown
3
1× · sev 3
Most inspected in · top 2 states
- AR1
- TX1
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.
Company profile
FMCSA censusAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
- Interstate · 100+ mi1 drivers
- Company officer
- TOM DAVIS
- Operation
- Interstate · Hazmat
- Registered since
- 2022-10-05
- Last MCS-150 update
- 2024-11-13
- Census status
- I
Fleet: 1 trucks · 1 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.
Connections
carrier graphThis carrier shares officers with 24 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
10 events- 12/21/2024Insurance cancelled — ACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy 2-CWH-PA-19-S0127507-00
- 11/13/2024MCS-150 update filed
0.1M mi reported (2024)
- 05/20/2024Insurance cancelled — UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CA972336818
- 04/26/2024Insurance replaced — ACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CA972336818
- 08/28/2023MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — REINSTATED
REVOKED (12/30/2024)
- 02/09/2023Insurance cancelled — PROGRESSIVE EXPRESS INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CA962254682
- 10/27/2022MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — GRANTED
REVOKED (12/29/2022)
- 10/17/2022HOUSEHOLD GOODS COMMON CARRIER — WITHDRAWN
- 10/13/2022Insurance replaced — PROGRESSIVE EXPRESS INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CA962254682
- 10/05/2022Registered 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
- 2024-11-13
- Reported mileage
- 72,000 mi (2024)
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