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HFT Inc

As of Oct 25, 2026, HFT Inc in Avenel, New Jersey has broker authority status “Application pending”, with 0 suspensions or revocations on record.

18 Engelhard Ave, Avenel, New Jersey 07001 (917) 682-1163

Verified Oct 25, 2026 against FMCSA Licensing & Insurance: Motus and legacy L&I files (data.transportation.gov)

MC docket: MC69743363

HFT Inc (MC69743363, USDOT 7158235) is a freight broker of property based in Avenel, New Jersey. Broker authority: application pending (FMCSA Motus record). Latest authority action: application published in the FMCSA register on October 16, 2026. It applied for broker authority on October 12, 2026; FMCSA has not granted it yet. Surety bond, BMC-84 on file with United States Fire Insurance Company, effective October 2026, filed with FMCSA on October 23, 2026; a filing stays in force until it is cancelled, and FMCSA's current record still lists this one on file.

Key facts

Authority status Application pending Status of the broker's FMCSA operating authority: active, application pending, suspended, revoked, voluntarily suspended or withdrawn. source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
Recent change Application filed (last 14 days) New authority (a docket's first grant) or application in the last 14 days, or authority granted again on a docket that held it before; suspension or revocation in the last 30 days when FMCSA's authority row also shows the broker suspended or revoked (a logged suspension on a row that still reads Active is a source disagreement, noted on the profile, and is not counted here); reinstatement in the last 30 days. 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
Bond type Surety bond (BMC-84) Surety bond (BMC-84) or trust fund (BMC-85). FMCSA's records can flag a bond on file without naming its type, so this field can hold fewer records than “Bond or trust fund on file”. source
Surety or trust provider United States Fire Insurance Company source
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 7158235 source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
BOC-3 process agents Fmca Filings LLC source, unchanged since Oct 21, 2026
Registration row status Application pending source
Status source FMCSA Motus registration record source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
Latest authority action Application published in the FMCSA Register source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
Latest action date Oct 16, 2026 source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
Application filed Oct 12, 2026 source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
Bond effective date Oct 23, 2026 source
Bond filed with FMCSA Oct 23, 2026 source
Bond amount 75,000 USD source

Source event history

Source dates and first observation are different.

  1. Oct 23, 2026: Bond filing recorded

    United States Fire Insurance Company; Surety bond (BMC-84)

    Official source
  2. Oct 21, 2026: Process-agent record first observed · first observed by this site; source date unavailable

    Fmca Filings LLC; 8450 NW Prairie View Rd, Kansas City, MO, 64154; government filing date not supplied

    Official source
  3. Oct 16, 2026: Application published in the FMCSA Register Official source
  4. Oct 12, 2026: Application filed Official source

Changes this site observed

Between two of this site's collections, the source record's rows and these values changed.

Dates on this record

Source updatedOct 24, 2026 (FMCSA Motus registration rows last updated (portal metadata) (the whole dataset, not this record))
CollectedOct 25, 2026, 2:07 AM ET (the last successful check of the source that included this record)
EffectiveBond effective: Oct 23, 2026; Application published in the FMCSA Register: Oct 16, 2026; Application filed: Oct 12, 2026 (when the source says each fact took effect)
RetiredNot retired: Motus, FMCSA's registration system, is maintained (whether the dataset is still maintained)

In New Jersey

832 freight brokers in the dataset are in New Jersey; 41 have profiles on this site. Freight brokers in New Jersey

Authority status (all 832 here): Suspended 4 (<1%) · Active 779 (94%) · Application pending 31 (4%) · Application withdrawn 11 (1%) · Voluntarily suspended 7 (<1%)

Recent change (all 832 here): Application filed (last 14 days) 9 (1%) · New authority (last 14 days) 7 (<1%) · None on record 816 (98%)

Authority age (all 832 in this group): 10+ years (297) · 3–10 years (260) · 1–3 years (137) · 3–12 months (65) · Under 30 days (14) · 1–3 months (14) · None on record (45)

City, state (all 832 in this group): Elizabeth, New Jersey (33) · Newark, New Jersey (30) · Edison, New Jersey (26) · Jersey City, New Jersey (22) · Secaucus, New Jersey (16) · Camden, New Jersey (15) · 298 other values (690)

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