HAMILTON HOTSHOTS 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 · August 28, 20267 inspections · 8 violations (2 OOS) · 28.6% of inspections had an OOS finding.
Violations by BASIC
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Top cited codes
score = count × severity weight
- 1396.17(c)Vehicle Maint.
Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection
8
2× · sev 4
- 2393.43Vehicle Maint.1 OOS
No/improper breakaway or emergency braking
4
1× · sev 4
- 3393.104(f)(3)Vehicle Maint.1 OOS
Loose or unfastened tiedown
3
1× · sev 3
- 4393.11Vehicle Maint.
No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required
3
1× · sev 3
- 5393.9Vehicle Maint.
Inoperable Required Lamp
2
1× · sev 2
- 6393.95(a)Vehicle Maint.
No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher
2
1× · sev 2
- 7393.95(f)Vehicle Maint.
Emergency Equipment - Stopped vehicle warning devices missing or improper
2
1× · sev 2
Most inspected in · top 1 states
- TX7
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.
Vehicle out-of-service rate exceeds the national average
High impactVehicle OOS rate is 33.3% vs the 22% 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
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.
- 396.17COperating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection
- 393.104F3Loose or unfastened tiedown · OOS
- 393.95ANo/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher
- Do — and document — a real pre-trip and post-trip DVIR
- Keep the annual inspection current and records in the truck
- 392.2RGState vehicle registration or License Plate violation
- 390.21ANot marked in accordance with regulations
- Track CDL, medical card, and endorsement expirations ahead of time
- Keep the DQ file complete and the medical card on the driver
- 393.9Inoperable Required Lamp
- Walk the lights every pre-trip and carry spare bulbs/fuses
- Clean lenses and check the trailer plug for corrosion
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 NHTSA10 distinct vehicles seen in this carrier’s roadside inspections.
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
- Intrastate · 100+ mi1 drivers
- Company officer
- MICHAEL HAMILTON
- Operation
- Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)
- Registered since
- 2024-07-17
- Last MCS-150 update
- 2025-07-11
- Census status
- Active
Fleet: 1 trucks · 2 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.
Connections
carrier graphThis carrier shares VINs or officers with 30 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
16 events- 04/15/2026Insurance cancelled — BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPAN
BIPD/Primary · policy 02TRM067451-01
- 04/13/2026Insurance filed — BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPAN
Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy 02TRM067451-01
- 04/13/2026Insurance replaced — BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPAN
BIPD/Primary · policy 02TRM067451-01
- 03/19/2026COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (04/14/2026)
- 01/09/2026Insurance cancelled — EVERSPAN INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CW3EVE-932426-01
- 01/06/2026Insurance replaced — BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPAN
BIPD/Primary · policy 02TRM067451-01
- 12/15/2025COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (01/09/2026)
- 12/11/2025Insurance cancelled — EVERSPAN INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CW3EVE-932426-01
- 11/14/2025COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (11/19/2025)
- 07/15/2025Insurance replaced — PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL
BIPD/Primary · policy CA984470913
- 07/15/2025Insurance replaced — EVERSPAN INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CW3EVE-932426-01
- 07/11/2025MCS-150 update filed
- 10/25/2024Insurance cancelled — PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL
BIPD/Primary · policy CA984470913
- 09/30/2024COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (10/02/2024)
- 08/07/2024MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — GRANTED
- 07/17/2024Registered with FMCSA
AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Merged from FMCSA authority, insurance, out-of-service, and census records.
Operations
Classification
- AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Area served
- Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)
FMCSA safety rating
- Rating
- Not rated
- Type
- —
- Rated
- —
- Last review
- —
MCS-150 registration
- Form date
- 2025-07-11
- Reported mileage
- —
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