HUGHES NEWS & TRANSPORT INC
USDOT 2385340 · Doing business as HUGHES TRANSPORT
Active, interstate carrier, small fleet (10 power units) — no FMCSA safety rating on record (common).
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Out-of-service rate0% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)1 reported — involvement does not imply fault
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 | 2385340 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-819549 |
| Legal Name | HUGHES NEWS & TRANSPORT INC |
| DBA Name | HUGHES TRANSPORT |
| Entity Type | — |
| Phone | 5084774913 |
| Address | 19 LUSCOMBE LANE, Sandwich, MA, 02563 |
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 | 81 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 0 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 0 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 0 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 0 / 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 | 4 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 0% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 1 total (0 fatal, 1 with injuries, 1 towaway) |
- 2024-08-21 — MA — 1 injured, towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 29 (4), 51 (3), 14 (2).
Crash involvement does not imply fault. FMCSA crash records list all reportable crashes involving a carrier, regardless of who caused them.
Equipment
Fleet & operations
| Power Units (trucks) | 10 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 10 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 50,000 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 03-APR-25 |
HUGHES NEWS & TRANSPORT INC operates 10 power units — a larger fleet than 95% of carriers registered in MA.
Nearby
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