HOT-ROCK HAULERS LLC
USDOT 1496668 · Doing business as A J TRANSPORT
Active, interstate carrier, large fleet (200 power units) — no FMCSA safety rating on record (common).
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Out-of-service rate7.7% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)14 reported — involvement does not imply fault
- Linked registrations1 share this carrier's phone or address
These signals summarize the records shown below — they are a starting point for your own checks, not a judgment of the carrier.
Registration
Carrier identity
| USDOT Number | 1496668 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-562561 |
| Legal Name | HOT-ROCK HAULERS LLC |
| DBA Name | A J TRANSPORT |
| Entity Type | — |
| Phone | 4345722477 |
| Address | 2100 PHILPOTT RD, South Boston, VA, 24592 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | None on record — most carriers have not received a formal FMCSA safety rating. |
| Hazmat Flag | false |
Safety ratings: S = Satisfactory, C = Conditional, U = Unsatisfactory. A carrier with no rating has not been through a full FMCSA compliance review — this is common and not itself a red flag.
Our scoring
Safety scores
| Unsafe Driving | 80 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 82 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 86 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 0 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 70 / 100 |
Scores are 0-100 rankings computed by us from public FMCSA inspection measures; higher = worse relative to peers. Not official CSA/BASIC percentiles. How these scores are computed.
Safety events
Inspections & crashes (last 24 months)
| Inspections | 208 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 7.7% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 14 total (0 fatal, 4 with injuries, 14 towaway) |
- 2026-07-01 — VA — towaway
- 2026-06-19 — NC — 1 injured, towaway
- 2026-04-21 — NC — towaway
- 2026-01-13 — NC — towaway
- 2025-12-17 — NC — 1 injured, towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 47 (17), 12 (16), 16 (13).
Crash involvement does not imply fault. FMCSA crash records list all reportable crashes involving a carrier, regardless of who caused them.
Signals
Linked registrations
1 other active carrier registration share this carrier's phone or address in FMCSA records.
Shared contact details can have many ordinary explanations, such as a shared dispatch service, registration agent, or office address.
Equipment
Fleet & operations
| Power Units (trucks) | 200 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 132 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 8,231,262 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 16-OCT-25 |
HOT-ROCK HAULERS LLC operates 200 power units — a larger fleet than 100% of carriers registered in VA.
Nearby
Other carriers in South Boston, VA
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- BOSTON LUMBER & BUILDERS CORP — USDOT 1397254, 6 power units
- MAST BROS LOGGING LLC — USDOT 1208059, 5 power units
- MCDANNALD CONSTRUCTION INC — USDOT 1238885, 4 power units
- SOUTHSIDE TRUCKING LLC — USDOT 1451710, 4 power units
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