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USDOT 269495MC186984

Hot Shot Express Inc — compliance record

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Vetting summary

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Authority age

40 years (granted 1985)

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Liability filing

$2M BIPD — meets the $750K federal minimum

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Inspections

324 on file

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Out-of-service

Within normal range vs national averages

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Email identity

Company domain, matches website

Federal identity

Registration snapshot

Legal name

Hot Shot Express Inc

DBA

—

Entity type

Carrier+broker

Physical address

200 Airside Drive, Moon Township, PA 15108

Phone

(412) 788-8878

Power units

88

Drivers

93

First on record

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Last MCS-150 filing

—

Hazmat flag

No

Operating authority

Dockets & filings

MC186984

Common: Active · Contract: Active · Broker: Active

Property: ✓ · Passenger: — · HHG: — · BIPD filed: ✓ · Cargo: ✓ · Bond: ✓

Authority history

  • Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Reinstated — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Involuntary Revocation — Broker
  • Granted — Property Broker
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Granted — Motor Property Contract Carrier
  • Reinstated — Property Broker
  • Involuntary Revocation — Broker
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract

Revocation records

  • type license: COMMON · order1 serve date: 11/13/2007 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION · order2 effective date: 12/17/2007
  • type license: BROKER · order1 serve date: 11/08/2004 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION · order2 effective date: 12/13/2004

Insurance filings

84 — Hartford Fire Insurance Company
91X — National Union Fire Ins. Co. Of Pitsbgh. Pa · coverage $2M (as filed)
34 — Argonaut Insurance Co.

Out-of-service rates

Driver OOS

1.2%

National average ≈ 5.9% · 324 inspections on record

Vehicle OOS

14.5%

National average ≈ 20.9% · 324 inspections on record

Email & web forensics

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On-file email

jonesgroupmgmt@bridgeway.io — company domain

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Mail host

Microsoft 365

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Domain match

Email domain matches the company website

From the FMCSA on-file contact, public domain registration (RDAP), and live DNS.

Crash record — last 24 months

9

Reportable crashes

9

Tow-aways

3

With injuries

1

With fatalities

Most recent: PA 05/2026 · MO 11/2025 · FL 08/2025 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.

Safety record

Inspection history

2026: 482025: 1172024: 1112023: 48
Level II — Walk-around: 130Level III — Driver-only: 108Level I — Full: 84Level IV — Special: 1Level V — Vehicle-only: 1
DateStateLevel
Jun 26, 2026ALLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 23, 2026MOLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 17, 2026TXLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 17, 2026MSLevel I — Full
Jun 3, 2026GALevel III — Driver-only
May 23, 2026PALevel III — Driver-only
May 20, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
May 14, 2026MSLevel I — Full
May 13, 2026AZLevel II — Walk-around
May 2, 2026NCLevel II — Walk-around
May 1, 2026LALevel II — Walk-around
Apr 28, 2026NYLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 25, 2026COLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 23, 2026TNLevel I — Full
Apr 22, 2026TNLevel I — Full
Apr 15, 2026ALLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 13, 2026SDLevel I — Full
Apr 10, 2026MOLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 9, 2026MOLevel I — Full
Apr 2, 2026COLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 31, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 26, 2026CALevel III — Driver-only
Mar 24, 2026FLLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 24, 2026NMLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 19, 2026NMLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 17, 2026OHLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 8, 2026ARLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 6, 2026NCLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 5, 2026NMLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 26, 2026SCLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 25, 2026LALevel III — Driver-only
Feb 25, 2026CALevel I — Full
Feb 19, 2026LALevel III — Driver-only
Feb 17, 2026MOLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 17, 2026LALevel III — Driver-only
Feb 16, 2026NCLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 12, 2026ILLevel I — Full
Feb 10, 2026ALLevel I — Full
Feb 9, 2026ALLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 9, 2026MSLevel I — Full
Feb 6, 2026CALevel III — Driver-only
Jan 28, 2026NMLevel I — Full
Jan 23, 2026GALevel III — Driver-only
Jan 21, 2026IDLevel II — Walk-around
Jan 15, 2026AZLevel II — Walk-around
Jan 14, 2026TXLevel I — Full
Jan 14, 2026SCLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 10, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 29, 2025MSLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 19, 2025LALevel III — Driver-only
Dec 19, 2025MSLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 18, 2025TXLevel I — Full
Dec 14, 2025MSLevel I — Full
Dec 12, 2025COLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 12, 2025OHLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 10, 2025GALevel I — Full
Dec 4, 2025CALevel I — Full
Dec 2, 2025LALevel I — Full
Nov 30, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 26, 2025MSLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 24, 2025NMLevel II — Walk-around
Nov 20, 2025TNLevel I — Full
Nov 14, 2025ILLevel II — Walk-around
Nov 13, 2025FLLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 11, 2025SCLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 10, 2025MOLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 8, 2025TNLevel III — Driver-only
Oct 30, 2025LALevel III — Driver-only
Oct 29, 2025TNLevel III — Driver-only
Oct 28, 2025MTLevel II — Walk-around
Oct 25, 2025NMLevel II — Walk-around
Oct 23, 2025WALevel III — Driver-only
Oct 22, 2025TNLevel I — Full
Oct 22, 2025LALevel II — Walk-around
Oct 20, 2025LALevel II — Walk-around
Oct 18, 2025NMLevel II — Walk-around
Oct 16, 2025SCLevel I — Full
Oct 15, 2025TNLevel I — Full
Oct 13, 2025KYLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 28, 2025TNLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 23, 2025LALevel I — Full
Sep 22, 2025SCLevel II — Walk-around
Sep 19, 2025NMLevel II — Walk-around
Sep 18, 2025IDLevel II — Walk-around
Sep 17, 2025KYLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 11, 2025ALLevel I — Full
Sep 5, 2025NCLevel I — Full
Sep 3, 2025GALevel II — Walk-around
Sep 3, 2025ILLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 29, 2025COLevel I — Full
Aug 25, 2025LALevel II — Walk-around
Aug 22, 2025TNLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 21, 2025NYLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 21, 2025ALLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 19, 2025ARLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 15, 2025ALLevel I — Full
Aug 15, 2025TXLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 14, 2025MSLevel I — Full
Aug 14, 2025MSLevel I — Full
Aug 6, 2025MSLevel III — Driver-only

Most recent 100 of 324 inspections on file.

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