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HERCULES FORWARDING LLC

DOT# 424572 MC# 236993 DUNS# 622220580 Vernon, CA Authorized For-Hire
(323) 263-6100 kdunne@herculesfreight.com 2720 E 26th Street, Vernon CA 90058
166 power units · all owned 163 drivers 8.8M mi/yr · ~53k per unit
HazMat
Satisfactory
FRED Score 74.7 / 100
Moderate confidence
36 yrs history · 260 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
166
Drivers · CDL
163 · 125
Annual miles
8.8M
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 38 0 0 38
Tractors 128 0 0 128
Trailers 280 0 0 280

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
FMCSA Rating
Satisfactory (10-01-2009) · 17 yr old
Registered
10-18-1990 (36 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
03-19-2026 (Address Change)
FRED Score Date
Nov 08, 2026
Officer
KAL ATWAL
Officer
SHARON SCHROEDER

Cargo

65.6
medium risk
Household Goods Motor Vehicles Metal: Sheets/Coils/Rolls Machinery/Large Objects Liquids/Gases Intermodal Containers Oilfield Equipment General Freight Logs/Poles/Beams/Lumber Building Materials Grain/Feed/Hay Dry Bulk Paper Products Construction
High-Risk Cargo
Motor Vehicles, Machinery Large, Oilfield Equipment, General Freight, Household Goods

Note: "General Freight" is a catch-all; the actual cargo mix and its risk may differ.

Estimated from the commodity types reported to FMCSA, not from loss history or the true cargo mix.

Expected crash rate is probably lower than similar fleets (about an 80% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.

Similar fleets: interstate fleets of 100–199 trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.

This motor carrier 0.76×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
3.6 vs 4.7 for similar fleets
Likely 1–7 crashes
This motor carrier
3.6
Similar fleets
4.7
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~9%
Below similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
About typical. 7 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 3.5 a year), including 1 fatal (1 death) and 2 with injuries; similar fleets have about 4.7 a year. The grade counts 13 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Much better than peers. Unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 0.35×, violations 0.40× and out-of-service orders 0.57× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -21%. It's inspected more often than most fleets its size.

Worth a closer look

From the FMCSA record. The grade already counts the safety items; insurance filings and links to other motor carriers are not in it.

  • Fatal crash
    1 crash with 1 fatality in 24 months (most recent Aug 9, 2025).
    Ask: the accident register and loss runs for these crashes.
  • Injury crashes
    2 crashes with 2 people hurt in 24 months.
    Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
  • Drivers put out of service
    6 out-of-service violations against drivers: 4 no valid CDL, 1 medical certificate, 1 hours of service (Dec 2024 – Jun 2026).
    Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
  • Brakes and lights
    Brakes are 26 of 94 violations (28%). Brake or light defects led to 12 out-of-service orders.
    Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
  • Hazmat violations
    10 hazmat violations.
Strengths
  • Vehicle out-of-service rate 10.6% vs 22.3% national; driver 2.5% vs 6.7%.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
  • 76% of inspections found no violations.
Data flags
  • Dangerous driving: 3

Track record

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026 · grade scored on Oct 1, 2023 → Oct 31, 2026
Crashes
7
1 fatality · 2 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
260
76% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
10.6%
20 of 189
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
2.5%
6 of 239
National avg 6.7%
Violations
94
27 out-of-service

Inspected about as often as interstate fleets of 100–199 trucks in California (about 392 in 24 months would be typical).

Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 56 inspections, 7 out of service 56 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 42 inspections, 2 out of service 42 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 42 inspections, 6 out of service 42 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 27 inspections, 2 out of service 27 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 21 inspections, 3 out of service 21 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 24 inspections, 0 out of service 24 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 20 inspections, 3 out of service 20 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 23 inspections, 1 out of service 23 Q3 '26
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 5 inspections.
vs 1,732 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.021 0.025
Inspections 1.25 0.97
Violations 0.28 0.54
Critical violations 0.05 0.10

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 100–199 power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

94 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    66 · 21 OOS
    Brakes 26 · Lights 16 · Tires 9 · Cargo securement 5 · Steering & suspension 2 · 8 more
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    9 · 0 OOS
    Reckless / lane 3 · Seat belt 3 · Phone use 1 · Speeding 1 · Other 1
  • Driver fitness No alert
    5 · 5 OOS
    No valid CDL 4 · Medical certificate 1
  • Hours of service No alert
    4 · 1 OOS
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 4
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
  • Hazmat
    10 · 0 OOS
Out-of-service violations “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold

Violations by quarter

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No violation trend data

Crashes

24 months
  • Apr
    10
    2026
    Illinois
    Property damage only
    Dark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Sep
    15
    2025
    New Jersey
    Property damage only
    Dark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Aug
    9
    2025
    Texas
    Fatal · 1 death
    Dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
    In the news
    Truck driver killed in Madison Co. semi-rollover
    FOX 44 (KWKT Waco), syndicated via Yahoo News · Aug 11, 2025

    Why this link: FMCSA crash report TX7828HQE1WI (Department of Public Safety, State) lists HERCULES FORWARDING LLC’s truck in this crash. This third-party news report covers a crash with the same date, place and number of deaths, matched automatically. It may not name HERCULES FORWARDING LLC and doesn't establish fault. Wrong article?

  • Jul
    31
    2025
    Illinois
    Property damage only
    Daylight.
  • Apr
    26
    2025
    California
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Wet road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
  • Feb
    18
    2025
    Missouri
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Snow road, dark - not lighted, snow, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jan
    9
    2025
    Texas
    Property damage only
    Slush road, daylight, sleet hail, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.

About “In the news”: these links go to third-party news reports that FRED Score matched automatically to FMCSA crash records — same date and place, with a truck or bus involved, and the same number of deaths or, for a crash that released hazardous materials, the release — and checked a second time before showing. A link doesn't mean this motor carrier caused the crash: FMCSA crash reports don't assign fault, and news coverage can be incomplete or wrong. FRED Score doesn't verify or endorse what the articles say.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 7, 2026
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Liability (BIPD)
primary $1,000,000 + excess $1,000,000 + excess $1,000,000 · Ace American Insurance Company
on record since Oct 27, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jun 1994
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
Broker or forwarder bond
$75,000 surety bond (BMC-84) · LM Insurance Corporation since Sep 4, 2024
36 months to Nov 7, 2026
  • 3 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 2 changes: Obsidian Insurance Company → Ace American Insurance Company (Oct 2026); THE TRAVELERS INDEMNITY CO. OF CONNECTICUT → Obsidian Insurance Company (Oct 2024)
  • 1 cancellation notice filed by an insurer; 1 took effect (the last Oct 29, 2026, replaced the same day)
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority
  • FMCSA notice served Sep 30, 2026 (suspension effective Oct 30, 2026); the authority stayed active. FMCSA's new registration system launched May 14, 2026 and has recorded some insurance suspensions and requirement changes in error; confirm with the insurer or motor carrier before acting.
  • FMCSA notices resolved in time: 7

Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Aug 18, 2021)

Who insures fleets like this →

FMCSA filings only, not a policy audit. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?

Where it happens

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Inspections by state
  • California (HQ) 176
  • Missouri 22
  • Washington 17
  • New York 11
  • Illinois 10
  • North Carolina 7
  • Nevada 4
  • New Jersey 3

68% of inspections were in its home state.

Data sourced from FMCSA. The FRED Score is an analytical opinion and is not an FMCSA safety rating. Unless a motor carrier has received an Unsatisfactory safety rating under 49 CFR Part 385 or has otherwise been ordered to discontinue operations by FMCSA, it is authorized to operate. This information is provided for informational purposes only and should not be the sole basis for any decision. Report generated · fred-score.com/carrier/424572