Stephens Hardwood Llc — compliance record
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Vetting summary
Inspections
16 on file
Out-of-service
OOS rate at 2x national average or worse
Email identity
Company domain
Federal identity
Registration snapshot
Legal name
Stephens Hardwood Llc
DBA
—
Entity type
Carrier
Physical address
146 Straight Fork Church Rd, Huntsville, TN 37756
Phone
(423) 663-2564
Power units
8
Drivers
7
First on record
—
Last MCS-150 filing
—
Hazmat flag
No
Operating authority
Dockets & filings
No L&I dockets on file for this DOT number.
Out-of-service rates
Driver OOS
12.5%
National average ≈ 5.9% · 16 inspections on record
Vehicle OOS
25.0%
National average ≈ 20.9% · 16 inspections on record
Email & web forensics
On-file email
stephenshardwood@highland.net — company domain
Domain age
highland.net registered 1995-05-22 (31 years)
Mail host
Self-hosted / other
From the FMCSA on-file contact, public domain registration (RDAP), and live DNS.
Crash record — last 24 months
0
Reportable crashes
0
Tow-aways
0
With injuries
0
With fatalities
Most recent: TN 06/2024 · TN 08/2023 · TN 11/2017 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.
Safety record
Inspection history
| Date | State | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 30, 2026 | KY | Level II — Walk-around |
| Apr 3, 2026 | KY | Level I — Full |
| Nov 5, 2025 | KY | Level I — Full |
| Oct 21, 2025 | TN | Level III — Driver-only |
| Oct 15, 2025 | KY | Level I — Full |
| Apr 17, 2025 | KY | Level III — Driver-only |
| Apr 7, 2025 | TN | Level II — Walk-around |
| Dec 5, 2024 | TN | Level III — Driver-only |
| Oct 22, 2024 | KY | Level II — Walk-around |
| Oct 14, 2024 | TN | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jun 27, 2024 | TN | Level III — Driver-only |
| May 7, 2024 | KY | Level II — Walk-around |
| Apr 25, 2024 | KY | Level II — Walk-around |
| Apr 2, 2024 | KY | Level II — Walk-around |
| Feb 22, 2024 | KY | Level III — Driver-only |
| Nov 30, 2023 | TN | Level III — Driver-only |
Most recent 16 of 16 inspections on file.
Activity log
Record changes
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No changes recorded since TenFourHQ began tracking this company.
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