HERCULES FORWARDING LLC
USDOT 424572
Active, interstate carrier, large fleet (166 power units) — safety rating: satisfactory.
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Insurance on fileObsidian Insurance Company
- Coverage gapsNone detected
- Out-of-service rate11% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)8 reported — involvement does not imply fault
- Authority ageGranted 13 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 | 424572 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-236993 |
| Legal Name | HERCULES FORWARDING LLC |
| DBA Name | — |
| Entity Type | CORPORATION |
| Phone | 3232636100 |
| Address | 2720 E 26TH STREET, Vernon, CA, 90058 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | S — Satisfactory (rated 20091001) |
| 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 | Obsidian Insurance Company |
|---|---|
| Coverage on File | $1,000,000 |
| Insurance on File Since | 2024-10-01 |
| Insurer | Coverage | Form | Effective | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Obsidian Insurance Company | $1,000,000 | BMC-91X | 2024-10-01 | — |
| LIBERTY INSURANCE | $75,000 | BMC-84 | 2024-09-04 | — |
Timeline
Authority history
| Authority First Granted | 2013-09-26 Established authority |
|---|---|
| Authority Events on Record | 3 |
- 1997-01-13 — Reinstated — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) Active REINSTATED
- 2013-09-26 — Granted — Freight Forwarder of Property (Except Household Goods) Active GRANTED
- 2021-08-18 — Reinstated — Broker of Property (Except Household Goods) Active REINSTATED
Our scoring
Safety scores
| Unsafe Driving | 80 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 82 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 87 / 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 | 263 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 11% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 8 total (1 fatal, 2 with injuries, 8 towaway) |
- 2026-04-10 — IL — towaway
- 2025-09-15 — NJ — towaway
- 2025-08-09 — TX — 1 fatal, towaway
- 2025-07-31 — IL — towaway
- 2025-04-26 — CA — 1 injured, towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 51 (26), 16 (25), 20 (17).
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) | 166 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 163 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 8,785,636 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 19-MAR-26 |
HERCULES FORWARDING LLC operates 166 power units — a larger fleet than 100% of carriers registered in CA.
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