FRANK HINTON & SON INC

DBA: HINTON MILLS

FRANK HINTON & SON INC is a mid-sized fleet, operating 21 power units and 13 drivers, organized as a corporation, based in Flemingsburg, KY. Across 3 roadside inspections in the last 24 months, the fleet's 33.3% out-of-service rate sits above the 19.4% national average, with 1 reportable crash. An active insurance filing is on record, and no operating authority record was located.

Brokers & shippers · booking check

Book with caution — review signals below

No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.

Caution

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Conditional safety rating Carrier did not meet the safety fitness standard at the last compliance review.
OOS rate worse than size peers Driver 25.0% vs peer 0.00% · Vehicle 50.0% vs peer 14.3% Details →
2 fatalities on crash record 5 FMCSA-reportable crashes on file. Details →

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Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)

TruckCodex risk summary — FRANK HINTON & SON INC (USDOT 113052)
Verdict: CAUTION
Book with caution — review signals below
No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.

Authority / census status: Active

Blockers:
  (none)

Cautions:
  • Conditional safety rating — Carrier did not meet the safety fitness standard at the last compliance review.
  • OOS rate worse than size peers — Driver 25.0% vs peer 0.00% · Vehicle 50.0% vs peer 14.3%
  • 2 fatalities on crash record — 5 FMCSA-reportable crashes on file.

On file:
  (none)

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/113052/
As of: Sep 20, 2026
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USDOT 113052 Active CORPORATION PRIVATE PROPERTY Hazmat Conditional rated Company officer: FRANK HINTON Company officer 2: MATT HINTON Grain / Feed / Hay Dry Bulk Farm Supplies Based in FLEMINGSBURG, KY

FMCSA census as of Sep 20, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · C

Composite of 4/5 scored components (mean 65/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

C confidence 80% · 4/5 signals · expand

Authority / census

Active · 100/100

Active census status with no OOS order or revoked authority on file.

Insurance / BIPD

Insurance/BIPD signal not resolved for this carrier.

NR reason: No active policies and no uninsured flag to score against.

OOS vs peers

Riskier than peers · 15/100

Driver OOS 25% vs peer median 0% (worse). Vehicle OOS 50% vs peer median 14.3% (worse). n=49845 same-size ACTIVE peers.

FMCSA safety rating

Conditional · 45/100

Official FMCSA Conditional safety rating.

Insurance-watch tier

Not on watch · 100/100

No BMC-91 insurance-lapse watch classification on file for this USDOT.

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard from authority, BIPD, peer OOS, FMCSA safety rating, and insurance-watch signals. Not a booking verdict and not legal advice. See methodology. Booking triage on this page: Caution.

Operating authority

No authority breakdown on file.

Insurance

No active policies on file.

BOC-3 agent

No BOC-3 filing on file.

Company profile

Company details

USDOT 113052

In FMCSA records since Jun 1, 1974 (~52y)

Entity CORPORATION

Company officer FRANK HINTON

Company officer 2 MATT HINTON

Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY

Hazmat Yes (MCS-150)

Cargo carried

Grain / Feed / Hay, Dry Bulk, Farm Supplies

Fleet size 21 units

Drivers 13

Annual mileage 145,000 mi

Contact & address

Phone: (606) 845-1821

Email: [email protected]

Physical

1724 MAYSVILLE RD

FLEMINGSBURG, KY 41041

Mailing address matches physical.

Registration & safety rating

USDOT 113052

In FMCSA records since Jun 1, 1974 (~52y)

Entity CORPORATION

Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY

Annual mileage (MCS-150) 145,000 mi

Safety Rating Conditional

Hazmat Yes (MCS-150)

vs. National Average

Vehicle OOS Rate 50.0% vs 23.4% +26.6 pts

Driver OOS Rate 25.0% vs 6.7% +18.3 pts

Violations per Inspection 7.00 vs 1.80 +5.20

Peer tier (mid-sized fleets (11-100 power units)) median OOS rate: 27.5%

FMCSA cargo filing (BMC-34/83)

No active FMCSA cargo filing on file.

FMCSA L&I filing evidence — not a shipper certificate of insurance (COI). Cargo (BMC-34) is primarily an HHG / household-goods requirement; general freight carriers often have none.

Broker bond / trust (BMC-84/85)

No active broker surety bond or trust fund on file.

BMC-84 is a surety bond; BMC-85 is a trust-fund agreement. Required for property brokers / freight forwarders — not motor-carrier BIPD liability insurance.

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type	Owned	Term leased	Trip leased
Truck tractors	3	0	0
Trailers	6	0	0
Trucks	18	0	0

Self-reported on the carrier’s Form MCS-150 (FMCSA Company Census).

Accident reports (24 months)

All 5 crashes →

	6–12 months	Total
Fatalities	1	1
Injuries	0	0
Tow-away	1	1
Crash reports	1	1

Reportable crashes from FMCSA MCMIS for the trailing 24 months. Counts may differ slightly from SAFER due to reporting lag.

Inspections (24 months)

All 6 inspections →

	Driver	Vehicle	Hazmat
Inspections	3	3	0
OOS inspections	0	1	0
OOS percentage	0%	33.33%	—
National average	6.7%	23.4%	4.4%

Roadside inspections in the last 24 months. National averages are FMCSA MCSAP reference rates (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%, hazmat ~4.4%).

Power Units

Drivers

Inspections

FMCSA roadside history on file

OOS Rate (peak)

50.0%

driver or vehicle, whichever higher

Crashes (24m)

5 all-time

Authorities

Carrier analysis & narrative context Status notes, risk intelligence, and safety profiles

Conditional safety rating

FMCSA has assigned this carrier a Conditional safety rating.

Risk intelligence

HINTON MILLS had 3 roadside inspections over the past 24 months with an out-of-service rate of 33.3%, which is above the national average of 19.4%. Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is vehicle_maint at 4.0. 1 reportable crash occurred in the same 24-month window.

Inspection profile

3 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, concentrated in KY (2) and OH (1).

Violation profile

33.3% out-of-service rate, well above the 19.4% national average; led by Vehicle Maintenance (50.0% of violations); top code 392.2 (Violation of Local Laws) cited 2 times.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 21 power units (mid-sized fleet) and 13 drivers; Kenworth, Great Dane, and Peterbilt are the most-inspected makes.

Risk Signals

High OOS rate

Peak OOS rate of 50.0% is well above FMCSA MCSAP national averages (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%).

Out-of-Service rate vs same-size peers FMCSA roadside inspections, % placed out-of-service

Compared against 49,845 ACTIVE carriers operating 10–32 power units (±50% of this carrier's 21 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS

25%

Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

Median across 49,845 same-size peers

Verdict

Riskier than peers

Delta +25 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

This carrier — Vehicle OOS

50%

Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

14.3%

Median across 49,845 same-size peers

Verdict

Riskier than peers

Delta +35.7 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (5 months)

2024-03 2026-05

Violations by BASIC Category

Federal BASIC buckets for every citation issued against this carrier over the past 24 months.

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.

State	Inspections	OOS	OOS %	Last Inspection
Kentucky (KY)	2	1	50.0%	May 8, 2026
Ohio (OH)	1	0	0.0%	Mar 19, 2025

Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections

Make	Model	Inspections
Kenworth		3
Great Dane		2
Wilson		2
International		1
Peterbilt		1

SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores

BASIC	Inspections	Serious	Measure	Percentile	Alert	As Of
Driver Fitness	0	—	0.00	0	—	Sep 14, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol	0	—	0.00	0	—	Sep 14, 2026
Hours of Service	0	—	0.00	0	—	Sep 14, 2026
Unsafe Driving	0	—	0.00	0	—	Sep 14, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance	1	—	4.00	4	—	Sep 14, 2026

Higher percentiles indicate worse performance relative to peer carriers. Carriers at or above the FMCSA intervention threshold are marked ALERT.

Recent Inspections (6 rows) View all 6 →

Inspection #	Date ▼	State	Level	Station	Vehicle	Violations	Top Codes	OOS
87795393	May 8, 2026	KY	2	—	INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK KY R1X261 · 2HSCAAXN43C058795	0	—	No
86221322	Nov 3, 2025	KY	1	—	PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR KY 002018A · 1XPXD49X7AD798550	19	393.207A-SAPPAS, 393.48A-BI-SA, 396.5B-HWSL	Yes
84188839	Mar 19, 2025	OH	2	ABERDEEN OH	KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR KY 002020A · 1NKWGGGG10R471652	2	392.2-SLLIFTA, 392.2-SLLEWG3	No
82300214	Aug 5, 2024	KY	2	OWINGSVILLE	KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR KY A27746 · 1XKWD49X1CJ329900	0	—	No
81059519	Mar 7, 2024	KY	2	LEXINGTON	KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR KY A27746 · 1XKWD49X1CJ329900	5	393.75(a)(3), 383.23(a)(2), 392.2	Yes
78644218	May 16, 2023	KY	3	LEXINGTON	RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK Ticket: Dodge KY 663890 · 3C7WRTALXFG500698	1	392.2	No

Recent Crashes (5 rows)

Report #	Date ▼	State	Fatalities	Injuries	Tow	Hazmat	Severity
KY0073256819	Nov 3, 2025	KY	1	0	Yes	No	Fatal
KY0070887521	Jul 30, 2010	KY	0	1	Yes	No	Injury
KY0070777360	Nov 2, 2009	KY	1	2	Yes	No	Fatal
KY0001774193	Sep 19, 2005	KY	0	0	Yes	No	Tow
KY0070197473	Mar 1, 2005	KY	0	0	Yes	No	Tow

Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Station	State	Inspections	OOS
LEXINGTON	KY	2	1
OWINGSVILLE	KY	1	0
ABERDEEN OH	OH	1	0

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code	Description	Category	Cited	OOS
392.2	Violation of Local Laws	Unsafe Driving	2	0
393.75(a)(3)	Tire-flat and/or audible air leak	Vehicle Maintenance	2	2
383.23(a)(2)	Operating a CMV without a CDL	Driver Fitness	1	1
391.45(b)	Expired medical examiner's certificate	Driver Fitness	1	0

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