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Company CheckMIDNIGHT SPECIAL LLC · DOT 1608465

805 HIGHLAND AVE SE, HICKORY, NC, 28602

DOT# 1608465 MC# 595487 Hickory, North Carolina 19 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$750,000

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

4 events tracked · latest Jul 14, 2025 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 4

Jul 14, 2025
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Jun 13, 2025
Roadside inspection, 2 violations (no OOS).
Feb 19, 2025
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Jan 17, 2025
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.

Public FMCSA record · blue clean · orange change · red risk.

Contact Details

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Physical Address805 HIGHLAND AVE SE, HICKORY, NC, 28602

Mailing AddressPO BOX 355, CONOVER, NC, 28613

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC595487

CommonNot Active

ContractActive

BrokerNot Active

Operating19 years

Operation Classification

Authorized For Hire

SMS BASIC Scores

FMCSA safety categories, last 24 months. Above Cutoff = FMCSA flags a problem · Below cutoff = within limits · Clean = no violations.

Unsafe Driving

measure .73 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Driver Fitness

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage253,000 miles

Mileage Year2023

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Equipment

No equipment breakdown on file with FMCSA.

HazMatYes

Safety Summary

Safety RatingNot Rated

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS0.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Insurance

Amount$750,000

Type91X

Effective07/01/2024

CompanyEMPLOYERS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO.

Policy #6E56832

Last checked09/10/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet10 units

Drivers5

Mileage253,000 mi

Operating19 years

MCS-15006/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Driver Inspections

Total4

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total2

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg20.7%

Below National Average

Safety Trends by Year

Roadside inspections and crashes on file, year over year. The red portion of each inspection bar is the out-of-service share; ▲/▼ compares to the prior year.

Inspections · red = OOS

2025

4 · 0 OOS -

Crashes

No crashes on record.

Based on FMCSA crash and roadside inspection records (rolling 3-year window). The latest year may be partial.

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Live FMCSA roadside inspections through Jul 2025, 4 inspections, 0 resulted in out-of-service (0% OOS rate).

Clean, no out-of-service violations in the last 24 months.

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

2 roadside violations across 4 inspections, grouped into FMCSA safety-behavior categories. The shaded portion shows how many were serious enough to result in an out-of-service order.

ViolationsOut-of-service

Unsafe Driving 2 violations · 0 OOS

Categories follow FMCSR violation parts (Part 393/396 = Vehicle Maintenance, Part 395 = HOS; "Other" = general/administrative parts such as 390). Raw violation counts and out-of-service results, not FMCSA percentile rankings, which are not published for property carriers.

Inspection Records (4)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	Driver Viol	HazMat
07/14/2025	NC	Driver-Only (Level III)	CATAWBA COUNTY, I-40, E	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/13/2025	NC	Driver-Only (Level III)	I 40 EAST AT US 64	2	2	-	▲Detail
02/19/2025	NC	Full (Level I)	MT OLIVE CH RD	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/17/2025	NC	Full (Level I)	STATESVILLE	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

FMCSA SMS percentile rankings. Higher percentile = worse performance relative to peers.

Total Inspections4

Unsafe Driving 1 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
34	CARGO	ARGONAUT-MIDWEST INSURANCE COMPANY	TP3485894	$0	09/18/2007	06/29/2008	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	ARGONAUT-MIDWEST INSURANCE COMPANY	TP3485894	$1,000,000	09/18/2007	06/29/2008	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PLAZA INSURANCE COMPANY	PTOWK003531-03	$1,000,000	09/11/2015	07/01/2016	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	EMPLOYERS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO.	6E5 68 32	$750,000	07/01/2023	09/03/2024	Name Changed
91X	BIPD/Primary	EMPLOYERS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO.	6E5 68 32	$750,000	07/01/2023	07/01/2024	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY	K2GP320473	$1,000,000	07/01/2022	07/01/2023	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY	K2GP214831	$1,000,000	07/01/2021	07/02/2022	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY	K2GP110596	$1,000,000	07/01/2020	07/01/2021	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY	K2GP006589	$1,000,000	07/01/2019	07/01/2020	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY	K2GP902946	$1,000,000	07/01/2018	07/01/2019	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY	K2GP800001	$1,000,000	07/01/2017	07/01/2018	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PLAZA INSURANCE COMPANY	PTOWK003531-04	$1,000,000	07/01/2016	07/01/2017	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNIVERSAL UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE CO.	289220	$750,000	06/29/2008	04/21/2009	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ARGONAUT-MIDWEST INSURANCE COMPANY	TP3485894	$1,000,000	06/29/2007	09/18/2007	Cancelled
34	CARGO	ARGONAUT-MIDWEST INSURANCE COMPANY	TP3485894	$0	06/29/2007	09/18/2007	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNIVERSAL UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE CO.	289220	$1,000,000	04/21/2009	09/11/2015	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	70TRN380278	$1,000,000	02/27/2007	06/30/2007	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC595487	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	REINSTATED	10/04/2007	-	-
MC595487	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/30/2024	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	08/01/2024
MC595487	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/06/2022	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/05/2022
MC595487	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/06/2016	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/23/2016
MC595487	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/05/2017	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/20/2017
MC595487	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/04/2021	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/30/2021
MC595487	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/04/2020	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/01/2020
MC595487	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/04/2019	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/01/2019
MC595487	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/04/2018	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/27/2018
MC595487	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/04/2007	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/03/2007
MC595487	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/02/2008	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/02/2008
MC595487	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	03/15/2007	REVOKED	09/24/2007

No revocation records.

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100/100

Excellent

VERIFIED

Every carrier starts at 100. We subtract points for each missing requirement or risk factor below. Verified means all four core requirements pass.

Score breakdown

100, no deductions

Clean record, the bar stays full at 100.

Verification, 4 core requirements

Active operating authority

FMCSA shows the USDOT registration and authority are active.

Authorized for hire

Holds active for-hire (common or contract) authority.

Active insurance on file

Insurance coverage and carrier are on file with FMCSA.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

What's lowering this score

Clean record, no deductions. This carrier starts and stays at 100.

How we calculate the Trust Score

Every company starts at 100

We subtract points for each missing requirement or risk factor. Verified means all the core requirements for that company's type pass. Nothing is added back, the score is a deduction model built only on public FMCSA data. No pay-to-play, no opinions.

Requirements differ by company type

Each company is judged fairly on its own FMCSA obligations. Anything that doesn't apply shows as a grey N/A, not required, never a penalty.

Carrier (for-hire)

Operating authority, authorized-for-hire, insurance on file, safety rating.

Broker

Broker authority + $75k surety bond (BMC-84/85). MCS-150 not required (no fleet).

Freight forwarder

FF authority + $75k bond + BOC-3. MCS-150 not required (no trucks).

Private carrier

Active USDOT + MCS-150 + safety. No operating authority / for-hire / insurance filing required (hauls its own goods).

Crashes are scaled, not flat

Crash history is proportional. We don't apply a flat penalty, we scale it to (a) crashes per vehicle in the fleet and (b) the share of those crashes that were fatal. So a big, safe fleet barely moves; a small fleet with many (and fatal) crashes takes a large hit.

0 pts deductedscaled by rate & severityup to −28 pts

Low end

50,000 vehicles + 1 crash → ~0 pts. A huge fleet with very few crashes per vehicle is almost untouched.

High end

5 vehicles + 3 crashes incl. fatal → large deduction (near the −28 cap). Many crashes per truck, fatal-heavy.

Mechanics: deduction is capped at 28 points, weighted roughly 60% on crashes-per-vehicle and 40% on the fatal ratio. Zero crashes = zero deduction. If fleet size is unknown, only crash severity can move the score (conservative).

Out-of-service rate vs. the national average

Driver and vehicle out-of-service rates are measured against the FMCSA national average, not a flat number. A company only takes the deduction when it sits above the national benchmark, for example “Vehicle OOS 37% vs national avg 20.7%”.

Point reference, the full menu

Every factor and exactly how many points it can remove. Knockout factors (they also fail Verification) are marked.

Factor	Points
USDOT / authority not active with FMCSA knockout	−25
Missing operating authority (when required) knockout	−15
No insurance or surety bond on file (when required) knockout	−25
Unsatisfactory safety rating knockout	−30
Conditional safety rating	−12
MCS-150 biennial update overdue (carriers)	−10
Crashes, rate-adjusted (per-vehicle & fatal share)	0 to −28
Driver OOS rate above national average	−5
Vehicle OOS rate above national average	−5
Very new carrier (under 1 year)	−10
Limited operating history (1-3 years)	−6
Moderate operating history (3-5 years)	−3
Operating history unknown	−3
No public phone number	−3
No public email address	−2

All inputs come from public FMCSA records (operating authority, insurance/bond filings, the SAFER/SMS safety profile, crash & inspection reports). If FMCSA updates a record, the score updates with it. For the full deduction table, see the methodology page.

MIDNIGHT SPECIAL LLC

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Operating Authorities

Operation Classification

SMS BASIC Scores

Mileage

Drivers

Equipment

Safety Summary

Insurance

Quick Facts

Safety & Inspection Data

Safety Trends by Year

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (4)

Safety Performance Percentiles

Licensing & Insurance

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