GILBERT HINTZ

DBA: BENCHMARK FARMS INC

USDOT 1960313 Active PRIVATE PROPERTY Company officer: GILBERT R HINTZ Machinery / Large Objects Produce Grain / Feed / Hay Dry Bulk Farm Supplies Based in EPHRATA, WA

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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Vehicle OOS Rate above national average 33.3% vs 23.4% national (+9.9 pts).

Built for brokers and shippers deciding whether to tender. Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before booking — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.

Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)

TruckCodex risk summary — GILBERT HINTZ (USDOT 1960313)
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:
  • Vehicle OOS Rate above national average — 33.3% vs 23.4% national (+9.9 pts).

On file:
  (none)

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/1960313/
As of: Jul 29, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · A

Composite of 2/5 scored components (mean 100/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

A confidence 40% · 2/5 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

Peer OOS benchmark unavailable (missing power units, OOS rates, or fewer than 5 same-size peers).

NR reason: getCarrierPeerSafety returned null.

FMCSA safety rating

Unrated

FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. We do not invent one.

NR reason: No published FMCSA 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 1960313

In FMCSA records since Oct 28, 2009 (~16y)

Company officer GILBERT R HINTZ

Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY

Cargo carried

Machinery / Large Objects, Produce, Grain / Feed / Hay, Dry Bulk, Farm Supplies

Fleet size 9 units

Drivers 11

Contact & address

Phone: (509) 766-6914

Physical

29 RD 7 NE

EPHRATA, WA 98823

Mailing address matches physical.

Registration & safety rating

USDOT 1960313

In FMCSA records since Oct 28, 2009 (~16y)

Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY

vs. National Average

Vehicle OOS Rate 33.3% vs 23.4% +9.9 pts

Driver OOS Rate 0.0% vs 6.7% -6.7 pts

Violations per Inspection 0.00 vs 1.80 -1.80

Peer tier (small fleets (≤10 power units)) median OOS rate: 50%

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	6	0	0
Trailers	9	0	0
Trucks	3	0	0

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

Inspections (24 months)

All 3 inspections →

	Driver	Vehicle	Hazmat
Inspections	2	2	0
OOS inspections	0	1	0
OOS percentage	0%	50%	—
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)

33.3%

driver or vehicle, whichever higher

Crashes (24m)

Authorities

Carrier analysis & narrative context SEO summary, status notes, AI overview, and safety profiles

GILBERT HINTZ is a motor carrier based in EPHRATA, WA, registered with the FMCSA under USDOT 1960313. The carrier is currently active in FMCSA's records, and has not yet received a formal FMCSA safety rating. MCS-150 self-reporting puts the fleet at 9 power units and 11 drivers, with 3 roadside inspections on file and a peak out-of-service rate of 33.3%. Use this page to verify the carrier's authority and insurance, review its inspection and crash history, and cross-reference live data on FMCSA SAFER before booking a load or onboarding a partner.

Carrier is unrated

FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. Use the inspection history and BASIC scores below to assess on-road performance.

Carrier overview

GILBERT HINTZ is a small fleet, operating 9 power units and 11 drivers, based in Ephrata, WA. Across 2 roadside inspections in the last 24 months, the fleet's 50.0% out-of-service rate sits above the 19.2% national average, with no reportable crashes on file. An active insurance filing is on record, and no operating authority record was located.

Inspection profile

2 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, most heavily in WA (2 stops).

Violation profile

50.0% out-of-service rate, well above the 19.2% national average.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 9 power units (small fleet) and 11 drivers; Peterbilt and Unknown are the most-inspected makes.

Risk Signals

High OOS rate

Peak OOS rate of 33.3% is well above FMCSA MCSAP national averages (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%).

Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (24 months)

2025-09 2026-01

Activity by State

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

State	Inspections	OOS	OOS %	Last Inspection
Washington (WA)	2	1	50.0%	Jan 9, 2026

Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections

Make	Model	Inspections
Peterbilt		3
Unknown		2

SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores

BASIC	Inspections	Serious	Measure	Percentile	Alert	As Of
Driver Fitness	0	—	0.00	0	—	Jul 27, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol	0	—	0.00	0	—	Jul 27, 2026
Hours of Service	0	—	0.00	0	—	Jul 27, 2026
Unsafe Driving	0	—	0.00	0	—	Jul 27, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance	3	—	14.33	14	—	Jul 27, 2026

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

Recent Inspections (3 rows) View all 3 →

Inspection #	Date ▼	State	Level	Station	Vehicle	Violations	Top Codes	OOS
86787037	Jan 9, 2026	WA	2	EPHRATA WA	PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK WA A25815U · 1XPFLB9X9KD272781	7	—	Yes
85861446	Sep 19, 2025	WA	2	MOSES LAKE WA	PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR WA 89185Q · 1XPVDP9X5CD165475	2	—	No
82031973	Jul 2, 2024	WA	2	MOSES LAKE WA	PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK WA C79324C · 3BPNHD7X3WF449580	3	—	No

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

Most-Inspected Stations

Station	State	Inspections	OOS
MOSES LAKE WA	WA	2	0
EPHRATA WA	WA	1	1

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