HOT SHOT FREIGHT AND SERVICE INC
USDOT 443653 · Doing business as HOT SHOT FREIGHT
Active, interstate carrier, small fleet (9 power units) — no FMCSA safety rating on record (common).
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Out-of-service rate12.5% 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 | 443653 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-241949 |
| Legal Name | HOT SHOT FREIGHT AND SERVICE INC |
| DBA Name | HOT SHOT FREIGHT |
| Entity Type | CORPORATION |
| Phone | 7316420229 |
| Address | 3025 DINKINS LANE, Paris, TN, 38242 |
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 | 85 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 84 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 0 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 0 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 66 / 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 | 32 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 12.5% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 1 total (0 fatal, 1 with injuries, 1 towaway) |
- 2026-04-06 — TN — 1 injured, towaway
- 2024-02-23 — TN — towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 15 (6), 12 (2), 16 (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) | 9 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 24 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 1,801,294 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 26-NOV-25 |
HOT SHOT FREIGHT AND SERVICE INC operates 9 power units — a larger fleet than 94% of carriers registered in TN.
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