HERCULES INDUSTRIES INC

DOT# 427896 MC# 562932 DUNS# 31985484 Denver, CO Authorized For-Hire / Private Property
(303) 937-1000 rvaldez@hercmail.com 1310 W Evans Ave, Denver CO 80223
90 power units 90 drivers
Excellent
FRED Score 93.6 / 100
Moderate confidence
36 yrs history · 81 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
90
Drivers · CDL
90 · 15
Annual miles
1.7M unreliable
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 6 70 0 76
Tractors 14 0 0 14
Trailers 50 0 0 50

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
FMCSA Rating
Satisfactory (07-06-1992) · 34 yr old
Registered
11-14-1990 (36 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
04-14-2026 (Biennial Update)
FRED Score Date
Nov 08, 2026
Officer
ANDREW NEWLAND
Officer
DAN LUZIETTI

Cargo

63.1
medium risk
Metal: Sheets/Coils/Rolls Machinery/Large Objects General Freight Logs/Poles/Beams/Lumber Building Materials Construction
High-Risk Cargo
Machinery Large, General Freight

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.

Mileage Unreliable

MCS-150 annual mileage appears too low for fleet size given observed activity. The per-100k-mile rate benchmarks on this page are excluded; the FRED grade does not use mileage (crash exposure is power-unit-years, violation exposure is inspection counts).

Expected crash rate is about one-third that of similar fleets.

Similar fleets: interstate fleets of 50–99 trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.

Per truck, fleets like this one are expected to crash about 0.6× as often as the median active fleet of 50–99 trucks.

This motor carrier 0.38×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.8 vs 2.2 for similar fleets
Likely 0–2 crashes
This motor carrier
0.8
Similar fleets
2.2
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~2%
Below similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Better than peers. 0 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months; similar fleets have about 2.2 a year.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Much better than peers. Unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 0.32×, violations 0.34× and out-of-service orders 0.38× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -25%.

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.

  • Driver qualification
    2 out-of-service violations against drivers: 2 no valid CDL (Dec 2025 – May 2026).
    Ask: driver qualification files and hiring standards.
Strengths
  • No reportable crashes in 24 months.
  • Vehicle out-of-service rate 5.1% vs 22.3% national; driver 2.5% vs 6.7%.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
  • Unreliable reported mileage
    The motor carrier's self-reported annual mileage (MCS-150) looks implausible, so exposure- and mileage-based figures may be distorted.
  • Estimated mileage
    No usable mileage was reported, so exposure was estimated from similar motor carriers. Mileage-based metrics here are approximate.

Track record

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026 · grade scored on Oct 1, 2023 → Oct 31, 2026
Crashes
0
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
81
74% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
5.1%
3 of 59
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
2.5%
2 of 81
National avg 6.7%
Violations
36
5 out-of-service

Inspected more often than interstate fleets of 50–99 trucks in Colorado (about 47 in 24 months would be typical).

Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 9 inspections, 1 out of service 9 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 7 inspections, 0 out of service 7 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 9 inspections, 0 out of service 9 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 10 inspections, 0 out of service 10 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 10 inspections, 2 out of service 10 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 13 inspections, 0 out of service 13 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 11 inspections, 1 out of service 11 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 11 inspections, 1 out of service 11 Q3 '26
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 1 inspection.
vs 4,136 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.000 0.026
Inspections 0.66 0.97
Violations 0.20 0.57
Critical violations 0.04 0.12

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 50–99 power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

36 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    29 · 3 OOS
    Lights 10 · Brakes 9 · Tires 3 · Cargo securement 2 · Other parts 5
  • Hours of service No alert
    3 · 0 OOS
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 2 · False log 1
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    2 · 0 OOS
    Seat belt 2
  • Driver fitness No alert
    2 · 2 OOS
    No valid CDL 2
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
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

No reportable crashes on the FMCSA record in the last 24 months.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 7, 2026
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Liability (BIPD)
$1,000,000 · CNA Insurance Companies
on record since Jan 1, 2006 · FMCSA minimum $750,000
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to Nov 7, 2026
  • One liability insurer throughout
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required

Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Jun 6, 2006)

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
  • Colorado (HQ) 43
  • New Mexico 27
  • Wyoming 4
  • Arizona 3
  • Utah 3
  • Texas 1

53% of inspections were in its home state.