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Hello Transport LLC

As of Oct 21, 2026, Hello Transport LLC in Catonsville, Maryland has broker authority status “Active”, in force since Jul 30, 2026, with 0 suspensions or revocations on record.

4 Dwelling House Ct, Catonsville, Maryland 21228 (443) 220-1078

Verified Oct 21, 2026 against FMCSA Licensing & Insurance: Motus and legacy L&I files (data.transportation.gov)

Hello Transport LLC (MC1818817, USDOT 4572171) is a freight broker of property based in Catonsville, Maryland. Broker authority: active (FMCSA Motus record). Latest authority action: authority granted on July 30, 2026. The current authority has been in force since July 30, 2026. Surety bond, BMC-84 on file with Merchants National Bonding, Inc., effective May 2026, filed with FMCSA on June 12, 2026.

Key facts

Authority status Active Status of the broker's FMCSA operating authority: active, application pending, suspended, revoked, voluntarily suspended or withdrawn. source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
Authority age 1–3 months Time since FMCSA first granted this docket broker authority, whatever its status now; a suspension, revocation or reinstatement does not reset it. source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
Broker bond ($75,000) Bond or trust fund on file Brokers must keep a $75,000 surety bond (BMC-84) or trust fund (BMC-85) on file with FMCSA. source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
Bond type Surety bond (BMC-84) Surety bond (BMC-84) or trust fund (BMC-85). source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
Surety or trust provider Merchants National Bonding, Inc. source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
Suspensions and revocations on record 0 FMCSA revocation and suspension actions on the broker authority: involuntary (bond, insurance or process-agent lapses) and voluntary, legacy and Motus history combined and counted once per date. Notices and discontinued proceedings are excluded; a count alone does not establish a coverage gap. source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
Also a motor carrier No Yes means the same docket also holds active motor carrier of property authority. source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
USDOT number 4572171 source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
Status source FMCSA Motus registration record source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
Latest authority action Authority granted source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
Latest action date Jul 30, 2026 source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
Authority in force since Jul 30, 2026 source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
Broker authority first granted Jul 30, 2026 source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
Bond effective date May 4, 2026 source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
Bond filed with FMCSA Jun 12, 2026 source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
Bond amount 75,000 USD source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026

Source event history

Source dates and first observation are different.

  1. Jul 30, 2026: Authority granted Official source
  2. Jun 12, 2026: Bond filing recorded

    Merchants National Bonding, Inc.; Surety bond (BMC-84)

    Official source
  3. May 4, 2026: Bond effective date recorded

    Merchants National Bonding, Inc.; Surety bond (BMC-84)

    Official source

Dates on this record

Source updatedUnknown (the source gives no update date for this record or its dataset)
CollectedOct 21, 2026, 10:47 AM ET (the last successful check of the source that included this record)
EffectiveNot given by the source (when the source says each fact took effect)
RetiredNot retired: Motus, FMCSA's registration system, is maintained (whether the dataset is still maintained)

In Maryland

296 freight brokers in the dataset are in Maryland; 25 have profiles on this site. Freight brokers in Maryland

Authority status (all 296 here): Suspended 1 (<1%) · Revoked 1 (<1%) · Active 281 (95%) · Application pending 12 (4%) · Application withdrawn 1 (<1%)

Recent change (all 296 here): Application filed (last 14 days) 6 (2%) · New authority (last 14 days) 1 (<1%) · Reinstated (last 30 days) 1 (<1%) · Suspended or revoked (last 30 days) 1 (<1%) · None on record 287 (97%)

Authority age (all 296 in this group): 3–10 years (97) · 10+ years (77) · 1–3 years (66) · 3–12 months (31) · 1–3 months (8) · Under 30 days (2) · None on record (15)

City, state (all 296 in this group): Baltimore, Maryland (48) · Glen Burnie, Maryland (13) · Annapolis, Maryland (9) · Hagerstown, Maryland (8) · Upper Marlboro, Maryland (7) · Columbia, Maryland (7) · 110 other values (204)

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