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USDOT 84328MC066900

Houff Transfer Incorporated — compliance record

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Vetting summary

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Authority age

47 years (granted 1979)

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Liability filing

$1M BIPD — meets the $750K federal minimum

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Inspections

73 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

Houff Transfer Incorporated

DBA

—

Entity type

Carrier

Physical address

46 Houff Rd, Weyers Cave, VA 24486

Phone

(540) 234-9233

Power units

117

Drivers

111

First on record

—

Last MCS-150 filing

—

Hazmat flag

No

Operating authority

Dockets & filings

MC066900

Common: Active · Contract: Active · Broker: Inactive

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

Authority history

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

Revocation records

  • type license: BROKER · order1 serve date: 11/01/2013 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION · order2 effective date: 12/04/2013

Insurance filings

85 — Pacific Financial Association, Inc.
91X — The Travelers Indemnity Co. Of Connecticut · coverage $1M (as filed)

Out-of-service rates

Driver OOS

0.0%

National average ≈ 5.9% · 73 inspections on record

Vehicle OOS

8.2%

National average ≈ 20.9% · 73 inspections on record

Email & web forensics

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On-file email

quinh@houff.com — company domain

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Domain age

houff.com registered 1999-11-04 (27 years)

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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

11

Reportable crashes

11

Tow-aways

6

With injuries

0

With fatalities

Most recent: VA 06/2026 · VA 03/2026 · MD 10/2025 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.

Safety record

Inspection history

2026: 102025: 272024: 262023: 10
Level III — Driver-only: 41Level II — Walk-around: 21Level I — Full: 11
DateStateLevel
Jul 13, 2026TNLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 12, 2026VALevel III — Driver-only
Jun 2, 2026VALevel III — Driver-only
May 27, 2026MDLevel II — Walk-around
May 7, 2026WVLevel III — Driver-only
May 5, 2026VALevel I — Full
May 5, 2026VALevel I — Full
Mar 26, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 12, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 3, 2026PALevel III — Driver-only
Nov 30, 2025VALevel III — Driver-only
Nov 13, 2025VALevel III — Driver-only
Nov 5, 2025KYLevel I — Full
Sep 10, 2025VALevel III — Driver-only
Sep 10, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 3, 2025VALevel II — Walk-around
Aug 11, 2025MDLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 9, 2025MDLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 4, 2025OHLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 22, 2025VALevel III — Driver-only
Jul 14, 2025VALevel III — Driver-only
Jun 6, 2025VALevel II — Walk-around
May 12, 2025MDLevel III — Driver-only
May 12, 2025VALevel I — Full
May 1, 2025PALevel III — Driver-only
Apr 9, 2025NCLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 1, 2025VALevel III — Driver-only
Mar 18, 2025NCLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 18, 2025VALevel III — Driver-only
Mar 13, 2025MDLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 13, 2025VALevel I — Full
Mar 13, 2025VALevel III — Driver-only
Mar 13, 2025USLevel I — Full
Mar 10, 2025VALevel III — Driver-only
Mar 7, 2025VALevel III — Driver-only
Feb 26, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 25, 2025MDLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 18, 2024VALevel III — Driver-only
Dec 3, 2024VALevel III — Driver-only
Nov 18, 2024WVLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 18, 2024VALevel I — Full
Nov 12, 2024MDLevel II — Walk-around
Sep 13, 2024VALevel III — Driver-only
Sep 5, 2024OHLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 1, 2024VALevel III — Driver-only
Jul 17, 2024VALevel III — Driver-only
Jul 10, 2024MDLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 6, 2024WVLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 5, 2024VALevel III — Driver-only
Jun 28, 2024VALevel III — Driver-only
Jun 27, 2024VALevel III — Driver-only
Jun 25, 2024MDLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 7, 2024VALevel III — Driver-only
Jun 6, 2024MDLevel II — Walk-around
May 31, 2024NCLevel III — Driver-only
May 24, 2024MDLevel II — Walk-around
May 7, 2024VALevel III — Driver-only
May 1, 2024PALevel III — Driver-only
Apr 25, 2024MDLevel I — Full
Apr 24, 2024VALevel I — Full
Mar 28, 2024MDLevel I — Full
Feb 21, 2024NCLevel II — Walk-around
Jan 10, 2024DELevel II — Walk-around
Dec 6, 2023NCLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 28, 2023VALevel II — Walk-around
Nov 22, 2023VALevel III — Driver-only
Nov 20, 2023NCLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 15, 2023MDLevel II — Walk-around
Sep 12, 2023MDLevel I — Full
Aug 11, 2023VALevel III — Driver-only
Aug 11, 2023PALevel II — Walk-around
Jul 26, 2023VALevel II — Walk-around
Jul 25, 2023VALevel III — Driver-only

Most recent 73 of 73 inspections on file.

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Record changes

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No changes recorded since TenFourHQ began tracking this company.

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