RED HOT AUTO CARRIERS INC

USDOT 2409275 · MC829051 · read from FMCSA data 2026-11-08 23:16 UTC

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Red flags

FMCSA notice: operating authority involuntary suspension notice takes effect 2026-12-08FMCSA served this notice on 2026-11-08 for MC829051. Unless the carrier fixes the cause (usually insurance), its authority stops on 2026-12-08. A load booked today may still be on the road that day.
Source: Motus RevokeSuspend - All With History (order1_type_desc, order1_effective_date)

FMCSA served a suspension or revocation notice in the last 12 monthsMC829051 (Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)): operating authority involuntary suspension notice served 2026-09-09, effective 2026-10-09. Later: Reinstated on 2026-10-20.
Source: Motus RevokeSuspend - All With History (order1_type_desc, order1_effective_date)

Authority suspended for lack of insurance once in the last 2 years2026-10-10: Involuntary Suspension - insurance cancellation effective; no active insurance meeting minimum coverage on file
Source: Motus AuthHist - All With History (reason, status_change_date)

Same phone number as 2 other USDOT numbersUSDOT 2235157 RED HOT AUTO CARRIERS INC (active); USDOT 2084307 RED HOT RECOVERY INC (inactive). Shared contacts can be innocent, for example a family business or a shared office.
Source: Company Census File (phone)

The road so far, and what's ahead

2026-10-09Operating Authority Involuntary Suspension Notice takes effect (MC829051)
2026-10-09Insurance ended: Northland Insurance Company (cancel)
2026-10-10MC829051: Involuntary Suspension - insurance cancellation effective; no active insurance meeting minimum coverage on file
2026-10-13Insurance filing in effect: BMC-91X UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY
2026-10-20MC829051: Reinstated
2026-11-08Operating Authority Involuntary Suspension Notice served (MC829051)
2026-11-09Today
2026-12-08Operating Authority Involuntary Suspension Notice takes effect (MC829051) in 29 days

1 dated event is already on FMCSA's record for after today. Dates from FMCSA's Motus AuthHist - All With History, Motus RevokeSuspend - All With History, Motus Insur - All With History, Motus InsHist - All With History files (details and sources in the tables below). Last two years shown. On a phone, swipe the road right for earlier events.

Contacts shared with other USDOT numbers

Shares a phone with 2 other USDOT numbers on FMCSA's census

USDOT	Legal name	USDOT status	Matched on	Source
2235157	RED HOT AUTO CARRIERS INC	Active	phone	Company Census File
2084307	RED HOT RECOVERY INC	Inactive	phone	Company Census File

A shared contact can be innocent, for example a family business or a shared office. Read from FMCSA's Company Census File.

Got an email or call from this carrier? Check the contact against FMCSA's record.

Registration

USDOT status	Active Company Census File · status_code
Operation	Interstate · Authorized for hire
Trucks / drivers	1 power unit · 1 driver
USDOT created	2013-05-28
Last MCS-150 update	2025-05-22
Process agent (BOC-3)	Process Agent Service Company, Inc. Motus BOC3 - All With History · co_name
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Operations

What the carrier reported on its MCS-150 registration.

Cargo carried	General freight, Motor vehicles Company Census File · crgo_*
Hazardous materials	Yes Company Census File · hm_ind
Carrier operation	Interstate Company Census File · carrier_operation
Operation classification	Authorized for hire Company Census File · classdef
Registered as	Carrier Company Census File · carship
Drivers	1 total · 1 interstate · 0 intrastate · 1 with a CDL Company Census File · total_drivers, driver_inter_total, total_intrastate_drivers, total_cdl
Drivers by radius	0 interstate within 100 miles · 1 interstate beyond 100 miles · 0 intrastate within 100 miles · 0 intrastate beyond 100 miles Company Census File · interstate_within_100_miles, interstate_beyond_100_miles, intrastate_within_100_miles, intrastate_beyond_100_miles
Vehicles	1 power unit · 1 truck · 0 buses Company Census File · power_units, truck_units, bus_units
Owned equipment	1 truck tractor · 1 trailer Company Census File · owntract, owntrail
Miles driven	42,842 miles in 2024 Company Census File · mcs150_mileage, mcs150_mileage_year

Operating authority

MC829051 · Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)	Active until 2026-12-08 suspension notice served 2026-11-08 · liability on file $1,000,000 (required $1,000,000) Motus Carrier - All With History · op_auth_status, bipd_file, bond_file

Suspension and revocation notices

Served	Notice	Takes effect
2026-11-08	Operating Authority Involuntary Suspension Notice	2026-12-08
2026-09-09	Operating Authority Involuntary Suspension Notice	2026-10-09

Authority history

Date	Docket	Status	Reason
2026-10-20	MC829051	Active	Reinstated
2026-10-10	MC829051	Inactive	Involuntary Suspension - insurance cancellation effective; no active insurance meeting minimum coverage on file
2015-09-11	MC829051	Active	REINSTATED

Insurance on file

Cover	Form	Insurer or surety	Policy or bond	Coverage	Effective	Filed with FMCSA
Liability (BIPD)	BMC-91X	UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	CA880988933	$1,000,000	2026-10-13	2026-10-13

Source: FMCSA Motus Insur - All With History (insurance_company_name, policy_no, max_cov_amount, underl_lim_amount, effective_date, trans_date).

Past insurance filings

Cover	Form	Insurer or surety	Policy or bond	Coverage	Effective	Ended	Why it ended
BIPD	BMC-91X	Northland Insurance Company	WN292868	$750,000	2020-11-27	2026-10-09	Cancelled

Source: FMCSA Motus InsHist - All With History (filing_status_reason, effective_date, cancl_effective_date, max_cov_amount). Every past filing FMCSA lists for this USDOT number.

Days with no filing on record

Docket	Cover	No filing from	Next filing effective	Days
MC829051	Liability (BIPD)	2026-10-09 Northland Insurance Company WN292868 ended	2026-10-13 UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY CA880988933	4

Worked out from the two tables above: the time between one filing's cancellation date (Motus InsHist - All With History) and the next effective date for the same docket and cover (Motus InsHist - All With History or Motus Insur - All With History). Excess layers are left out. FMCSA's own insurance-related suspensions are in the authority history.

Check it yourself

Every line above comes from these public FMCSA datasets. Times are UTC; how and when we read them.

Dataset	Last read for this record	FMCSA last published
Company Census File	2026-11-08 23:16 UTC	2026-11-09 15:19 UTC
Motus Carrier - All With History	2026-11-08 23:16 UTC	2026-11-09 10:10 UTC
Motus AuthHist - All With History	2026-11-08 23:16 UTC	2026-11-09 10:09 UTC
Motus Insur - All With History	2026-11-08 23:16 UTC	2026-11-09 10:09 UTC
Motus InsHist - All With History	2026-11-08 23:16 UTC	2026-11-09 10:08 UTC
Motus RevokeSuspend - All With History	2026-11-08 23:16 UTC	2026-11-09 10:07 UTC
Motus BOC3 - All With History	2026-11-08 23:16 UTC	2026-11-09 10:08 UTC

FMCSA publish times last checked 2026-11-09 17:00 UTC, from the data portal's own dataset information.

FMCSA's live page: SAFER snapshot for USDOT 2409275.