HOT SHOT EXPRESS INC
USDOT 269495
Active, interstate carrier, mid-size fleet (88 power units) — safety rating: satisfactory.
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Insurance on fileNational Union Fire Ins Co of Pitts PA
- Coverage gapsNone detected
- Out-of-service rate14.1% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)9 reported — involvement does not imply fault
- Linked registrations14 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 | 269495 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-186984 |
| Legal Name | HOT SHOT EXPRESS INC |
| DBA Name | — |
| Entity Type | CORPORATION |
| Phone | 4127888878 |
| Address | 200 AIRSIDE DRIVE, Moon Township, PA, 15108 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | S — Satisfactory (rated 19870202) |
| Hazmat Flag | true |
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.
Filings
Insurance
| Current Insurer | National Union Fire Ins Co of Pitts PA |
|---|---|
| Coverage on File | $2,000,000 |
| Insurance on File Since | 2024-08-01 |
| Insurer | Coverage | Form | Effective | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Union Fire Ins Co of Pitts PA | $2,000,000 | BMC-91X | 2024-08-01 | — |
| Colony Management Services Inc. | $5,000 | BMC-34 | 2021-08-01 | — |
| THE HARTFORD | $75,000 | BMC-84 | 2019-09-17 | — |
Timeline
Authority history
| Authority Events on Record | 2 |
|---|
- 1986-12-22 — Other — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) Active Discontinued Revocation
- 2004-12-29 — Reinstated — Broker of Property (Except Household Goods) Active REINSTATED
Our scoring
Safety scores
| Unsafe Driving | 85 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 85 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 86 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 0 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 76 / 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 | 227 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 14.1% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 9 total (1 fatal, 3 with injuries, 9 towaway) |
- 2026-05-23 — PA — towaway
- 2025-11-05 — MO — towaway
- 2025-08-27 — FL — towaway
- 2025-08-18 — LA — towaway
- 2025-05-20 — MS — 1 injured, towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 16 (35), 20 (29), 7 (21).
Crash involvement does not imply fault. FMCSA crash records list all reportable crashes involving a carrier, regardless of who caused them.
Signals
Linked registrations
14 other active carrier registrations share this carrier's phone or address in FMCSA records.
USDOT 204961 · USDOT 208049 · USDOT 260501 · USDOT 282721 · USDOT 308155
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) | 88 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 93 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 7,590,029 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 13-OCT-25 |
HOT SHOT EXPRESS INC operates 88 power units — a larger fleet than 99% of carriers registered in PA.
Nearby
Other carriers in Moon Township, PA
- AMERICAN TRANSPORT INC — USDOT 282721, 242 power units
- GREENTREE TRANSPORTATION COMPANY — USDOT 204961, 199 power units
- EAST-WEST EXPRESS LLC — USDOT 260501, 83 power units
- AETNA FREIGHT LINES INC — USDOT 459728, 71 power units
- JONES EXPRESS INC — USDOT 308155, 51 power units
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