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LION HOPPER LLC

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Company CheckLION HOPPER LLC · DOT 4303971

DBA: LION HOPPER SPECIALTIES

3300B DILL SMITH DR, FREDERICKSBURG, VA, 22408

DOT# 4303971 MC# 1676604 Fredericksburg, Virginia 1 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$1,000,000

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

6 events tracked · latest Mar 12, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 6

Mar 12, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.
Dec 11, 2025
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Nov 21, 2025
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Sep 4, 2025
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Oct 21, 2024
GRANTED MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER.
Oct 1, 2024
Registered with FMCSA.

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

Contact Details

Phone(855) 855-6884

Email[email protected]

Physical Address3300B DILL SMITH DR, FREDERICKSBURG, VA, 22408

Mailing Address3300B DILL SMITH DR, FREDERICKSBURG, VA, 22408-7319

Operating Authorities

Authority TypePRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC1676604

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating1 years

Company Overview

LION HOPPER LLC is a FMCSA-validated carrier based in Fredericksburg, Virginia. The company has been in operation for 1 years, registered with the FMCSA on 10/01/2024. The fleet consists of 4 power units and 3 drivers. Annual mileage is reported at 1 miles (2023). With zero crashes across 14 inspections, LION HOPPER LLC maintains an excellent safety record. Insurance coverage of $1,000,000 is on file through DONEGAL MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY. Active operating authorities include Common. Based on authority, insurance, safety, and compliance data, LION HOPPER LLC has a Trust Score of 89/100 (Excellent).

Operation Classification

Authorized For HirePrivate (Property)

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 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure 3.12 · 2 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Driver Fitness

measure .56 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

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 Mileage1 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.

HazMatNo

Safety Summary

Safety RatingNot Rated

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Driver OOS25.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS0.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Insurance

Amount$1,000,000

Type91X

Effective10/01/2024

CompanyDONEGAL MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #1000258530

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet4 units

Drivers3

Mileage1 mi

Operating1 years

MCS-15003/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Driver Inspections

Total8

Out of Service2

OOS Rate25.0%

National Avg5.5%

Above National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total6

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

6 · 1 OOS -

2026

1 · 1 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 Mar 2026, 7 inspections, 2 resulted in out-of-service (28.6% OOS rate).

Driver Out-of-Service 3 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

5 roadside violations across 7 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

Hours-of-Service (HOS) Compliance 3 violations · 2 OOS

Unsafe Driving 1 violation · 0 OOS

Driver Fitness 1 violation · 1 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 (7)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	HazMat
03/12/2026	CO	Driver-Only (Level III)	LOMA CO	2	1	2	1	-	▲Detail
12/11/2025	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	SYKESVILLE MD	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/21/2025	AZ	Full (Level I)	YUMA AZ	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/04/2025	NC	Driver-Only (Level III)	I40 NEAR US 117	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/05/2025	PA	Walk-Around (Level II)	ON ROUTE 6N 109 FEET EAST OF I	1	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
05/28/2025	US	Walk-Around (Level II)	PENNS GROVE NJ	2	2	0	2	-	▲Detail
03/19/2025	WV	Walk-Around (Level II)	HURRICANE WV	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections7

HOS Compliance 2 viols

Driver Fitness 1 viols

Licensing & Insurance

No insurance history records.

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC1676604	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	10/21/2024	-	-

No revocation records.

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Trust Score over time and the complete authority and insurance timeline, not just today.

89/100

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, from 100 to 89

Starts at 100−11 totalFinal 89

Limited operating history (1-3 years)−6

Driver out-of-service rate above national average−5

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

-6

Limited operating history (1-3 years)

Authority granted about 1 year(s) ago.

-5

Driver out-of-service rate above national average

Driver OOS 25% vs national avg 5.51%.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Driver out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Driver OOS 25% vs national avg 5.51%.

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.

LION HOPPER LLC

Trust Score

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Company Information

Contact Details

Operating Authorities

Company Overview

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 (7)

Safety Performance Percentiles

Licensing & Insurance

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