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Company CheckAM HOT SHOT EXPRESS L L C · DOT 979782

8957 THREE NOTCH RD, THEODORE, AL, 36582

DOT# 979782 MC# 409556 Theodore, Alabama 25 years

CARRIER Legal name changed · Aug 19, 2026

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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 Sep 9, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Identity & ownership 1

Aug 19, 2026
Company legal name changed.

Safety & compliance 4

Jul 22, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.
Jun 23, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Jun 22, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Jun 5, 2026
Roadside inspection, 7 violations (no OOS).

Insurance 1

Current
Active insurance on file through THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA ($1,000).

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

Contact Details

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Physical Address8957 THREE NOTCH RD, THEODORE, AL, 36582

Mailing Address8957 THREE NOTCH RD, THEODORE, AL, 36582

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC409556

CommonNot Active

ContractActive

BrokerNot Active

Operating25 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 2.58 · 2 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure .41 · 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 10.57 · 13 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage564,420 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 RatingSatisfactory

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS25.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review03/26/2008

Insurance

Amount$1,000,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 07/07/2026

CompanyGREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.

Policy #GRT45708A

Last checked09/09/2026

Active Policies1

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet7 units

Drivers9

Mileage564,420 mi

Operating25 years

MCS-15004/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Injury1

Tow-Away0

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Driver Inspections

Total24

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total16

Out of Service4

OOS Rate25.0%

National Avg20.7%

Above National Average

Last FMCSA Review: 03/26/2008 | Rated: 04/01/2008

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

1 · 0 OOS -

2024

8 · 0 OOS =

2025

10 · 2 OOS ▲

2026

14 · 4 OOS ▲

Crashes

2023

1 crash -

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 Jul 2026, 24 inspections, 6 resulted in out-of-service (25% OOS rate).

Vehicle Out-of-Service 9 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (2)

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	Injuries	Tow	Vehicles	Weather	Road	Light
07/23/2024	RURAL	LA	0	2	1	2	Rain	Wet	Daylight
10/16/2023	JACKSON	MS	0	0	1	3	Clear	Dry	Daylight

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

61 roadside violations across 24 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 47 violations · 9 OOS

Hours-of-Service (HOS) Compliance 10 violations · 0 OOS

Unsafe Driving 4 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 (33)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
07/22/2026	AL	Walk-Around (Level II)	AUBURN AL	12	1	7	5	1	-	▲Detail
06/23/2026	AL	Walk-Around (Level II)	BREWTON AL	1	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
06/22/2026	MS	Driver-Only (Level III)	HWY 63 N AT 98 E	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/05/2026	LA	Walk-Around (Level II)	HAMMOND LA	7	0	2	5	0	-	▲Detail
05/13/2026	AL	Full (Level I)	GRAND BAY AL	8	2	0	8	2	-	▲Detail
04/13/2026	LA	Full (Level I)	DES ALLEMANDS LA	7	2	0	7	2	-	▲Detail
04/08/2026	AL	Full (Level I)	PELHAM AL	6	2	0	6	2	-	▲Detail
04/02/2026	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	IH10 WB WINNIE SCALE	1	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
03/19/2026	TN	Full (Level I)	ARDMORE TN	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/27/2026	LA	Driver-Only (Level III)	NEW ORLEANS LA	2	0	1	1	0	-	▲Detail
02/02/2026	LA	Walk-Around (Level II)	KENTWOOD LA	1	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
01/08/2026	LA	Full (Level I)	BREAUX BRIDGE LA	5	0	0	5	0	-	▲Detail
01/08/2026	LA	Full (Level I)	SLIDELL LA	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/07/2026	MS	Driver-Only (Level III)	HANCOCK COUNTY	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/02/2025	LA	Driver-Only (Level III)	SLIDELL LA	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/24/2025	LA	Driver-Only (Level III)	EGAN LA	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/04/2025	LA	Driver-Only (Level III)	ROANOKE LA	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/30/2025	LA	Full (Level I)	GROSSE TETE LA	2	1	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
09/04/2025	MS	Walk-Around (Level II)	G-93 INSPECTION STATION	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/21/2025	LA	Driver-Only (Level III)	JENNINGS LA	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/06/2025	TX	Full (Level I)	IH10 WB WINNIE SCALE	2	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
06/05/2025	LA	Full (Level I)	BREAUX BRIDGE LA	4	1	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
05/20/2025	MS	Driver-Only (Level III)	JACKSON COUNTY	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/12/2025	MS	Walk-Around (Level II)	PASS CHRISTIAN	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/27/2024	FL	Full (Level I)	PENSACOLA FL	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/01/2024	LA	Full (Level I)	ROADSIDE	2	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
07/03/2024	MS	Walk-Around (Level II)	HWY 57 S AT LEAKESVILLE EXIT	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/17/2024	AL	Driver-Only (Level III)	WILMER	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/10/2024	AL	Full (Level I)	I 459 S@HOOVER	3	0	0	3	0	-	▲Detail
04/23/2024	AL	Driver-Only (Level III)	CASTLEBERRY	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/27/2024	MS	Walk-Around (Level II)	WAYNE COUNTY	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/21/2024	AL	Full (Level I)	WELCOME CENTER	1	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
12/11/2023	MS	Full (Level I)	63 S UNDER FIG FARM OVERPASS	1	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections26

Unsafe Driving 2 viols

HOS Compliance 4 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 13 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY	FBCAT0182303	$1,000,000	12/11/2014	09/02/2016	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY	FBCAT0182303	$1,000,000	12/11/2014	09/01/2016	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	SAGAMORE INSURANCE COMPANY	ST034069	$1,000,000	10/24/2003	02/21/2004	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY	FBCAT0182301	$1,000,000	10/20/2012	09/01/2014	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	SAGAMORE INSURANCE COMPANY	ST034069	$1,000,000	10/12/2004	09/01/2005	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	SAGAMORE INSURANCE COMPANY	ST034069	$1,000,000	10/02/2006	09/01/2007	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.	506-9075895	$1,000,000	09/01/2023	09/01/2025	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.	506-9075895	$1,000,000	09/01/2023	09/01/2023	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTH RIVER INSURANCE CO.	506-9050029	$1,000,000	09/01/2022	09/01/2023	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTH RIVER INSURANCE CO.	506-9026602	$1,000,000	09/01/2021	09/01/2022	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	TP9882856 04	$1,000,000	09/01/2020	09/01/2021	Cancelled
35	BIPD	THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	TP9882856 03	$1,000,000	09/01/2020	-	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	TP9882856 03	$1,000,000	09/01/2019	09/01/2020	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NEW HAMPSHIRE INSURANCE CO.	TP9882856 02	$1,000,000	09/01/2018	09/01/2019	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NEW HAMPSHIRE INSURANCE CO.	TP9882856 01	$1,000,000	09/01/2017	09/01/2018	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY	FBCAT0182305	$1,000,000	09/01/2016	09/01/2017	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY	FBCAT0182303	$1,000,000	09/01/2014	12/11/2014	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY	FBCAT0182300	$1,000,000	09/01/2011	02/05/2012	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NOVA CASUALTY COMPANY	STU-CL-0010116-2	$1,000,000	09/01/2010	09/01/2011	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NOVA CASUALTY COMPANY	STU-CL-0010116-1	$1,000,000	09/01/2009	09/01/2010	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NOVA CASUALTY COMPANY	STU-CL-0010116-0	$1,000,000	09/01/2008	09/01/2009	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	SAGAMORE INSURANCE COMPANY	ST034069	$1,000,000	09/01/2007	09/01/2008	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	SAGAMORE INSURANCE COMPANY	ST034069	$1,000,000	09/01/2005	05/23/2006	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	SAGAMORE INSURANCE COMPANY	ST034069	$1,000,000	09/01/2004	10/12/2004	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	SAGAMORE INSURANCE COMPANY	ST034069	$1,000,000	09/01/2001	10/24/2003	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	SAGAMORE INSURANCE COMPANY	ST034069	$1,000,000	05/23/2006	10/02/2006	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	SAGAMORE INSURANCE COMPANY	ST034069	$1,000,000	02/21/2004	09/01/2004	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY	FBCAT0182300	$1,000,000	02/05/2012	10/20/2012	Cancelled

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective
35	BIPD	THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	TP9882856 03	$1,000,000	09/01/2020

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC409556	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/14/2014	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	12/12/2014
MC409556	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/24/2012	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/12/2012
MC409556	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/15/2004	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/28/2004
MC409556	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	09/13/2001	REVOKED	06/08/2021
MC409556	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	08/08/2016	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/01/2016
MC409556	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	08/07/2017	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/01/2017
MC409556	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	08/06/2018	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	08/29/2018
MC409556	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	08/06/2007	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/04/2007
MC409556	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	08/05/2021	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/01/2021
MC409556	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	08/05/2020	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	08/26/2020
MC409556	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	08/05/2019	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/03/2019
MC409556	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	08/05/2014	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/02/2014
MC409556	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	08/05/2011	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/01/2011
MC409556	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	08/05/2010	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	08/27/2010
MC409556	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	08/05/2008	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/04/2008
MC409556	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	08/05/2004	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	08/23/2004
MC409556	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	REINSTATED	06/11/2021	-	-
MC409556	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/09/2012	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	01/20/2012

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93/100

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 93

Starts at 100−7 totalFinal 93

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

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)−2

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 25% vs national avg 20.72%.

-2

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 1 crash(es) across 7 vehicles (~0.14 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Crash history (rate-adjusted)−2 of 28

0 pts · low risk−28 pts · high risk

Crash rate: 1 crash(es) across 7 vehicles (~0.14 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 25% 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.

AM HOT SHOT EXPRESS L L C

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Quick Facts

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Safety Trends by Year

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Crash Records (2)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (33)

Safety Performance Percentiles

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