HARDINGER TRANSFER CO INC
USDOT 41545 · Doing business as HARDINGER TRUCKING
Active, interstate carrier, mid-size fleet (56 power units) — safety rating: satisfactory.
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Insurance on fileNational Interstate Insurance Company
- Coverage gapsNone detected
- Out-of-service rate8.8% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)3 reported — involvement does not imply fault
- Authority ageGranted 42 years ago
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 | 41545 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-143511 |
| Legal Name | HARDINGER TRANSFER CO INC |
| DBA Name | HARDINGER TRUCKING |
| Entity Type | CORPORATION |
| Phone | 8144536587 |
| Address | 1314 WEST 18 ST, Erie, PA, 16502 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | S — Satisfactory (rated 20030902) |
| 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.
Filings
Insurance
| Current Insurer | National Interstate Insurance Company |
|---|---|
| Coverage on File | $1,000,000 |
| Insurance on File Since | 2024-10-07 |
| Insurer | Coverage | Form | Effective | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Interstate Insurance Company | $1,000,000 | BMC-91X | 2024-10-07 | — |
| National Interstate Insurance Company | $5,000 | BMC-34 | 2024-03-01 | — |
Timeline
Authority history
| Authority First Granted | 1984-03-08 Established authority |
|---|---|
| Authority Events on Record | 2 |
- 1984-03-08 — Granted — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) Active GRANTED
- 2026-06-09 — Other — Broker of Property (Except Household Goods) Inactive Administrative status adjustment
Our scoring
Safety scores
| Unsafe Driving | 82 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 82 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 88 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 0 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 67 / 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 | 80 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 8.8% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 3 total (0 fatal, 3 with injuries, 2 towaway) |
- 2026-05-08 — PA — 1 injured
- 2025-09-25 — IL — 2 injured, towaway
- 2025-01-20 — PA — 3 injured, towaway
- 2024-01-09 — IA — towaway
- 2023-10-06 — PA — towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 12 (8), 23 (5), 51 (5).
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) | 56 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 47 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 4,544,820 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 13-MAR-24 |
HARDINGER TRANSFER CO INC operates 56 power units — a larger fleet than 99% of carriers registered in PA.
Nearby
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