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26491 NEWBANKS ROAD, ABINGDON, VA, 24210

DOT# 494244 MC# 245192 Abingdon, Virginia 34 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$1,000,000

Insurance

Satisfactory

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

6 events tracked · latest Jul 7, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 5

May 21, 2026
Roadside inspection, 3 violations (no OOS).
Mar 28, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Feb 21, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Jan 14, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Oct 20, 2024
Crash reported (no fatalities).

Insurance 1

Current
Active insurance on file ($1,000,000).

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

Contact Details

Phone(276) 676-4539

Fax(276) 676-2344

Email[email protected]

Physical Address26491 NEWBANKS ROAD, ABINGDON, VA, 24210

Mailing Address974 MAIDEN STREET, ABINGDON, VA, 24210

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC245192

CommonActive

ContractActive

BrokerNot Active

Operating34 years

Company Overview

L T HART INC is a FMCSA-validated carrier based in Abingdon, Virginia. The company has been in operation for 34 years, registered with the FMCSA on 08/12/1992. The fleet consists of 14 power units and 17 drivers. Annual mileage is reported at 1,639,155 miles (2025). 1 crash has been reported with no fatalities. A total of 49 inspections are on file. The carrier holds a Satisfactory safety rating from the FMCSA. Insurance coverage of $1,000,000 is on file through CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY. Active operating authorities include Common, Contract. Based on authority, insurance, safety, and compliance data, L T HART INC has a Trust Score of 94/100 (Excellent).

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 3.04 · 7 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure .55 · 4 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Driver Fitness

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 4.91 · 8 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage1,639,155 miles

Mileage Year2025

VMT SourceActual

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 RatingSatisfactory

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Driver OOS2.9% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS33.3% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review06/05/2025

Insurance

Amount$1,000,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 06/03/2026

CompanyCHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #CA260067

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet14 units

Drivers17

Mileage1,639,155 mi

Operating34 years

MCS-15005/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away1

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Driver Inspections

Total34

Out of Service1

OOS Rate2.9%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total15

Out of Service5

OOS Rate33.3%

National Avg20.7%

Above National Average

Last FMCSA Review: 06/05/2025 | Rated: 08/21/2000

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

2023

11 · 0 OOS -

2024

19 · 1 OOS ▲

2025

16 · 5 OOS ▲

2026

5 · 1 OOS ▼

Crashes

2023

2 crashes -

2024

1 crash ▼

2025

0 crashes ▼

2026

0 crashes =

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 May 2026, 32 inspections, 6 resulted in out-of-service (18.8% OOS rate).

Driver Out-of-Service 1 OOS

Vehicle Out-of-Service 6 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (3)

Full crash history on file (all years), newest first. This list may show more than the headline Crashes figure above, because that figure follows the official FMCSA 24-month SMS window used for the Trust Score, older crashes still appear here for transparency.

Date	Location	State	Fatal	Tow	Vehicles	Weather	Road	Light
10/20/2024	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
12/13/2023	WEST 64	VA	0	1	3	Clear	Dry	Daylight
09/17/2023	97	NM	1	1	2	Clear	Dry	Dawn

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

42 roadside violations across 32 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

Vehicle Maintenance 19 violations · 5 OOS

Unsafe Driving 18 violations · 0 OOS

Hours-of-Service (HOS) Compliance 5 violations · 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 (51)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
05/21/2026	NM	Walk-Around (Level II)	ON I-10 3153 FT E OF I10 EB MM	3	0	1	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
03/28/2026	TN	Driver-Only (Level III)	TAZEWELL TN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/21/2026	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-80	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/14/2026	AR	Driver-Only (Level III)	MALVERN AR	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/14/2026	CA	Walk-Around (Level II)	I-15 NB CAJON PLATFORM SCALE	1	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
12/19/2025	OK	Driver-Only (Level III)	SEQUOYAH POE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/14/2025	AR	Driver-Only (Level III)	WEST MEMPHIS AR	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/19/2025	OK	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-40/ SALLISAW	2	0	2	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/06/2025	CA	Walk-Around (Level II)	SR-46 AT LAVENDER GARDEN	2	0	2	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/26/2025	TN	Walk-Around (Level II)	MOHAWK TN	1	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
09/16/2025	UT	Full (Level I)	BRIGHAM CITY UT	11	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
07/16/2025	TX	Full (Level I)	IH40 EB SHAMROCK SCALE	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
06/16/2025	TN	Full (Level I)	MOHAWK TN	1	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
06/15/2025	CA	Full (Level I)	CACHE CREEK SCALE	2	2	0	0	2	2	-	▲Detail
05/08/2025	TN	Full (Level I)	MOHAWK TN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/22/2025	CA	Full (Level I)	CHOWCHILLA RIVER IF	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/19/2025	AR	Driver-Only (Level III)	BRYANT AR	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/26/2025	CA	Walk-Around (Level II)	CHOWCHILLA RIVER IF	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/30/2025	CO	Driver-Only (Level III)	ALAMOSA CO	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/30/2025	AZ	Walk-Around (Level II)	SELIGMAN AZ	5	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/14/2025	CA	Driver-Only (Level III)	FRESNO	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/17/2024	VA	Driver-Only (Level III)	FANCY GAP VA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/08/2024	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	IH20 MM390 WB CMV RE	2	0	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
11/03/2024	IN	Full (Level I)	COVINGTON IN	4	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/15/2024	TN	Driver-Only (Level III)	WILDERSVILLE TN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/06/2024	TN	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-40 WB	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/20/2024	CA	Driver-Only (Level III)	CASTAIC IF	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/12/2024	TN	Driver-Only (Level III)	MOHAWK TN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/09/2024	AZ	Driver-Only (Level III)	WINSLOW AZ	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/07/2024	AZ	Walk-Around (Level II)	SUN VALLEY AZ	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/06/2024	TN	Driver-Only (Level III)	KNOXVILLE TN	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/21/2024	CA	Driver-Only (Level III)	DONNER PASS IF	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
06/26/2024	NE	Driver-Only (Level III)	ON ST SPR 21 A, 319 FEET EAST	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/25/2024	NV	Full (Level I)	SLOAN CHECKSITE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/02/2024	AR	Driver-Only (Level III)	HOPE AR	2	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/20/2024	CA	Driver-Only (Level III)	CHOWCHILLA RIVER IF	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/30/2024	NM	Driver-Only (Level III)	AT INTERSECTION OF I-10 AND I	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/01/2024	NM	Walk-Around (Level II)	LORDSBURG PORT OF ENTRY	1	1	0	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
02/16/2024	TN	Full (Level I)	KNOXVILLE TN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/17/2024	NM	Walk-Around (Level II)	I-40 182 EB	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/22/2023	TN	Driver-Only (Level III)	INTERSTATE 81	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/13/2023	CA	Walk-Around (Level II)	TEMPLETON	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/22/2023	NM	Driver-Only (Level III)	RATON PORT OF ENTRY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/16/2023	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	IL 38	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/09/2023	WA	Walk-Around (Level II)	SC54 PLYMOUTH (POE)	2	0	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
11/02/2023	CA	Driver-Only (Level III)	TERRA BELLA	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/21/2023	TN	Walk-Around (Level II)	THP 5 I-81 GREENE SCALES	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
08/17/2023	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-64	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/05/2023	AR	Driver-Only (Level III)	PULASKI COUNTY	3	0	3	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/29/2023	NM	Walk-Around (Level II)	RATON PORT OF ENTRY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/30/2023	TN	Walk-Around (Level II)	GREENE CO SCALES	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections34

Unsafe Driving 7 viols

HOS Compliance 4 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 8 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	V103938	$750,000	03/04/1999	01/20/2005	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY	CA240061	$1,000,000	03/01/2024	03/01/2025	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY	CA230055	$1,000,000	03/01/2023	03/01/2024	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY	CA220047	$1,000,000	03/01/2022	03/01/2023	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY	CA210051	$1,000,000	03/01/2021	03/01/2022	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY	CA200054	$1,000,000	03/01/2020	03/01/2021	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY	CA190055	$1,000,000	03/01/2019	03/01/2020	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY	CA180048	$1,000,000	03/01/2018	03/01/2019	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY	CA150049	$1,000,000	03/01/2015	03/01/2018	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	PIA06564100	$750,000	03/01/2011	04/04/2015	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	PIA06564100	$750,000	03/01/2011	03/01/2015	Replaced
34	CARGO	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	PIA06564100	$0	03/01/2011	04/29/2011	Cancelled
34	CARGO	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	GWP52814A	$0	02/27/2008	03/29/2011	Cancelled
34	CARGO	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	GWP52814A	$0	02/27/2008	03/01/2011	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	GWP52814A	$1,000,000	02/27/2008	03/29/2011	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	GWP52814A	$1,000,000	02/27/2008	03/01/2011	Replaced
34	CARGO	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	C340797	$0	01/20/2006	02/27/2008	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	V114713	$1,000,000	01/20/2005	02/27/2008	Cancelled
34	CARGO	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	MTC032517	$0	01/20/1995	01/20/2006	Cancelled
34	CARGO	THE CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.	IMC-94 16 47	$0	01/20/1993	01/20/1995	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	230748	$750,000	01/20/1993	03/04/1999	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC245192	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	12/27/2005	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	01/11/2006
MC245192	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	12/27/2004	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	01/18/2005
MC245192	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	12/27/2004	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	01/18/2005
MC245192	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/16/2005	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	08/09/2006
MC245192	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/16/2005	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	08/09/2006
MC245192	PROPERTY BROKER	DISMISSED	10/03/1996	-	-
MC245192	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	02/26/1992	-	-
MC245192	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	02/21/1992	-	-
MC245192	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/31/2008	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	02/19/2008
MC245192	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/31/2008	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	02/19/2008

No revocation records.

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94/100

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 94

Starts at 100−6 totalFinal 94

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

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)−1

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

Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating.

What's lowering this score

-5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average

Vehicle OOS 33.3333% vs national avg 20.72%.

-1

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 1 crash(es) across 14 vehicles (~0.07 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Crash history (rate-adjusted)−1 of 28

0 pts · low risk−28 pts · high risk

Crash rate: 1 crash(es) across 14 vehicles (~0.07 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Vehicle out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Vehicle OOS 33.3333% vs national avg 20.72%.

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.

L T HART INC

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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

Crash Records (3)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (51)

Safety Performance Percentiles

Licensing & Insurance

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