Skip to main content
TruckCodex
Hubs

HALL'S BRAKE INC

Joins 24 inspections on file, 1 authority docket, BIPD on file (NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA) from FMCSA public filings. Data as of Nov 3, 2026. Booking triage is above; confirm on SAFER before tendering.

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
Coverage resumed · Feb 25, 2002
Common (Property) reinstated · Apr 10, 2017
Common (Property) reinstated · Nov 16, 2004
Policy effective · May 26, 2026
Review these
  • Prior insurance gap · 28 days Jan 28, 2002 → Feb 25, 2002
  • Common (Property) gap · 63 days Inactive Feb 6, 2017 → reinstated Apr 10, 2017
  • Common (Property) gap · 250 days Inactive Mar 11, 2004 → reinstated Nov 16, 2004
  • Vehicle OOS Rate above national average 28.6% vs 23.4% national (+5.2 pts).
On file
  • 1 active operating authority
  • Insurance on file · $1,000,000 NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA · 91X Details →
  • BOC-3 process agent on file PROCESS AGENT SERVICE COMPANY, INC. Details →
  • Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating
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. Open full book-check tool
Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)
TruckCodex risk summary — HALL'S BRAKE INC (USDOT 264631)
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
Active BIPD limit: $1,000,000

Blockers:
  (none)

Cautions:
  • Prior insurance gap · 28 days — Jan 28, 2002 → Feb 25, 2002
  • Common (Property) gap · 63 days — Inactive Feb 6, 2017 → reinstated Apr 10, 2017
  • Common (Property) gap · 250 days — Inactive Mar 11, 2004 → reinstated Nov 16, 2004
  • Vehicle OOS Rate above national average — 28.6% vs 23.4% national (+5.2 pts).

On file:
  • 1 active operating authority
  • Insurance on file · $1,000,000 — NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA · 91X
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — PROCESS AGENT SERVICE COMPANY, INC.
  • Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/264631/
As of: Nov 3, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
USDOT 264631 Active CORPORATION AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Satisfactory rated Company officer: ANN NICHOLS Company officer 2: BRANDON NICHOLS General Freight Logs / Poles / Beams / Lumber Grain / Feed / Hay Dry Bulk Farm Supplies Construction +1 more Based in CLOUTIERVILLE, LA

FMCSA census as of Nov 3, 2026 · Sources · Freshness · Methodology · Disclaimer

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · A

Composite of 4/5 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 80% · 4/5 signals · expand
Authority / census
Active · 100/100

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

Insurance / BIPD
BIPD active · 100/100

Active BIPD/Primary-like policy on file in our insurance history.

OOS vs peers
NR

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

NR reason: Peer OOS benchmark not available for this carrier.

FMCSA safety rating
Satisfactory · 100/100

Official FMCSA Satisfactory 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
common 1 active
Insurance

NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA · BMC-91X · $1,000,000

1 active liability filing

Company profile

Company details
USDOT 264631
In FMCSA records since Sep 19, 1985 (~41y)
MC / docket MC339391
Entity CORPORATION
Company officer ANN NICHOLS
Company officer 2 BRANDON NICHOLS
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Cargo carried
General Freight, Logs / Poles / Beams / Lumber, Grain / Feed / Hay, Dry Bulk, Farm Supplies, Construction, Other (SAW DUST.)
Fleet size 5 units
Drivers 4
Annual mileage 310,000 mi
Contact & address
Physical
15596 HIGHWAY 1
CLOUTIERVILLE, LA 71416
Mailing address matches physical.
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 264631
In FMCSA records since Sep 19, 1985 (~41y)
Entity CORPORATION
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 310,000 mi
Safety Rating Satisfactory
Active liability insurance
BMC-91X · $1,000,000 · 014-25-0839
Effective May 26, 2026
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.

Broker setup by MC age
Open MC age checker · Check brokers for this MC age

Based on FMCSA authority grant of 2017-04-10 (2,000+ days). Published gates only — not a guarantee they will accept. Confirm with the broker.

Related filings

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type Owned Term leased Trip leased
Truck tractors 5 0 0
Trailers 8 0 0

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

Power Units
5
Drivers
4
Inspections
24
FMCSA roadside history on file
OOS Rate (peak)
28.6%
driver or vehicle, whichever higher
Crashes
10
None in last 24 months · all-time on file
Authorities
1
1 active

Risk Signals

High OOS rate
Peak OOS rate of 28.6% is well above FMCSA MCSAP national averages (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%).
Authority revoked
3 revocations on record.

Authority gaps detected (2)

  • Common (Property) authority was inactive from Feb 6, 2017 to Apr 10, 2017 (63 days)
  • Common (Property) authority was inactive from Mar 11, 2004 to Nov 16, 2004 (250 days)

Historical coverage gap detected (1)

  • No active BIPD/Primary insurance from Jan 28, 2002 to Feb 25, 2002 (28 days)
SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores
BASIC Inspections Serious Measure Percentile Alert As Of
Driver Fitness 1 — 0.60 1 — Nov 2, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol 0 — 0.00 0 — Nov 2, 2026
Hours of Service 0 — 0.00 0 — Nov 2, 2026
Unsafe Driving 1 — 4.20 4 — Nov 2, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance 6 — 6.50 7 — Nov 2, 2026

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

Recent Inspections (24 rows) View all 24 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
89308992 Oct 19, 2026 LA 3 HORNBECK LA
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
0 — No
88993957 Sep 11, 2026 LA 3 MERRYVILLE LA
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
1 392.16-D No
88614224 Aug 4, 2026 LA 1 —
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
2 393.47E, 393.53B-B No
87910492 May 19, 2026 LA 2 —
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
0 — No
87392584 Mar 25, 2026 LA 3 LEESVILLE LA
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
0 — No
87394162 Mar 23, 2026 LA 2 DERIDDER LA
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
2 393.75A3-TAOL, 393.55E-B Yes
87080453 Feb 16, 2026 TX 2 tx-lat:31¿¿-30-18.72n
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
0 — No
86990521 Feb 5, 2026 LA 3 LEESVILLE LA
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
1 392.2-SLLUCR No
86301254 Nov 6, 2025 TX 2 —
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
4 393.9TS, 393.9, 393.9T No
86091811 Oct 17, 2025 LA 2 OBERLIN LA
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
2 383.23A2-LCDLN, 393.45B2-BHTD Yes
85977163 Oct 3, 2025 LA 3 LEESVILLE LA
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
0 — No
85950766 Oct 3, 2025 MS 3 G93 SCALES
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
0 — No
85176824 Jul 9, 2025 LA 1 HORNBECK LA
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
5 396.3A1-BALR, 393.60D, 393.47E Yes
84848661 Jun 2, 2025 LA 1 CHOUDRANT LA
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
0 — No
84735551 May 19, 2025 LA 2 FERRIDAY LA
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
0 — No
84673781 May 14, 2025 LA 2 BOYCE LA
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
2 396.17C-PI, 393.95A1 No
82668506 Sep 13, 2024 LA 3 ROADSIDE
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
0 — No
80828776 Feb 8, 2024 TX 2 US 84 HASLAM
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
5 393.47(b), 393.53(b), 393.9(a) Yes
80742138 Jan 31, 2024 LA 3 ROADSIDE
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
0 — No
80801184 Jan 3, 2024 LA 1 ROADSIDE
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
3 393.45(b)(2), 393.45(d) No
79740032 Sep 23, 2023 LA 3 ROADSIDE
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
1 392.16(a) No
78955789 Jun 20, 2023 LA 1 ROADSIDE
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
0 — No
78542149 May 4, 2023 LA 2 ROADSIDE
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
6 392.2, 393.9(a), 393.55(d)(3) No
78400768 Apr 18, 2023 LA 2 ROADSIDE
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
5 393.9(a), 392.2 No
Recent Crashes View all 10 →
No crashes on file for this carrier.
Authority Records (1 docket)
MC Certificate Documents (3 letters, 1 PDF available)

Authority Records (above) are FMCSA docket status and lifecycle events. MC Certificate Documents here are the archived PDF letters for each action — grants, reinstatements, revocations, name changes, and transfers. They are related but not the same dataset: one row per PDF letter, not one file per docket.

Each row is a distinct FMCSA letter (grant, reinstatement, revocation, name change, transfer, etc.). When a PDF is archived, click the link to open that letter. Rows without a link still show the action type and date from our index. FMCSA stopped publishing new daily certificate PDFs after the May 2026 Motus cutover — rows below are historical archive only.

Some letters share the same legacy archived file path — we show one PDF link for the primary document and list the other actions as metadata (type + date) until per-letter PDFs are re-extracted.

Date Docket Action Authority PDF
Apr 10, 2017 MC339391-C Reinstatement Letter Reinstatement Reinstatement Letter →
Mar 16, 2006 MC339391-C Reinstatement Letter Reinstatement Metadata only
Nov 16, 2004 MC339391-C Reinstatement Letter Reinstatement Metadata only
Insurance Coverage Timeline (59 rows)

Every insurance policy on file, newest effective date first. Amber rows mark BIPD/Primary coverage gaps.

Insurer Policy # Type Limit Effective Cancel Status
NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA 014-25-0839 91X $1,000,000 May 26, 2026 On file ACTIVE
NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA 014-25-0839 BIPD/Primary $1,000,000 Jan 27, 2026 May 26, 2026 CANCELLED
HARCO NATIONAL INSURANCE CO. GAT0000381 BIPD/Primary — Jan 27, 2024 Jan 27, 2026 CANCELLED
WATFORD INSURANCE COMPANY W22AF00321 BIPD/Primary — Jan 27, 2023 Jan 27, 2024 CANCELLED
SCOTTSDALE INSURANCE COMPANY LFS0000791 BIPD/Primary — Apr 15, 2021 Jan 27, 2023 CANCELLED
SCOTTSDALE INSURANCE COMPANY LFS0000790 BIPD/Primary — Jul 3, 2020 Apr 15, 2021 CANCELLED
SCOTTSDALE INSURANCE COMPANY LFS0000790 BIPD/Primary — Jan 27, 2020 Jul 3, 2020 CANCELLED
SCOTTSDALE INSURANCE COMPANY CTS0232491 BIPD/Primary — Jan 27, 2019 Jan 27, 2020 CANCELLED
SCOTTSDALE INSURANCE COMPANY CTS0059196 BIPD/Primary — Aug 14, 2018 Jan 27, 2019 CANCELLED
SCOTTSDALE INSURANCE COMPANY CTS0059196 BIPD/Primary — Jul 16, 2018 Aug 14, 2018 CANCELLED
SCOTTSDALE INSURANCE COMPANY CTS0059196 BIPD/Primary — Jun 22, 2018 Jul 16, 2018 CANCELLED
SCOTTSDALE INSURANCE COMPANY CTS0059196 BIPD/Primary — Jan 27, 2018 Jun 22, 2018 CANCELLED
PRIME INSURANCE COMPANY SC1702997 BIPD/Primary — Jan 28, 2017 Jan 28, 2018 CANCELLED
NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO. 73TRB001338 BIPD/Primary — Jan 28, 2016 Jan 28, 2017 CANCELLED
NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO. 73TRS043167 BIPD/Primary — Jan 28, 2015 Jan 28, 2016 CANCELLED
NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO. 73TRS028556 BIPD/Primary — Jan 28, 2014 Jan 28, 2015 CANCELLED
NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO. 73TRS020673 BIPD/Primary — Jan 28, 2013 Jan 28, 2014 CANCELLED
NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO. 73TRS017091 BIPD/Primary — Jan 28, 2012 Jan 28, 2013 CANCELLED
THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA TP 9880539 01 BIPD/Primary — Jan 28, 2011 Jan 28, 2012 REPLACED
UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON 2987EQXARKCJC879802M09 CARGO — Jan 27, 2011 Mar 21, 2011 CANCELLED
THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA TP 9880197 01 BIPD/Primary — Jan 28, 2010 Jan 28, 2011 CANCELLED
UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON 2987EQXARKCJC879766M09 CARGO — Jan 27, 2010 Jan 27, 2011 CANCELLED
THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA TP 9891832 01 BIPD/Primary — Jan 28, 2009 Jan 28, 2010 CANCELLED
UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON 2987EQXARKCRA386677M08 CARGO — Jan 27, 2009 Jan 27, 2010 REPLACED
UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON 2987EQXARKCRA386677M08 CARGO — Jan 27, 2009 Feb 7, 2010 CANCELLED
Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events
  1. Apr 30, 2026
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  2. Jan 27, 2026
    insurance
    CANCEL — HARCO NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.
  3. Jan 26, 2026
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  4. Jan 27, 2024
    insurance
    CANCEL — WATFORD INSURANCE COMPANY
  5. Jan 25, 2024
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  6. Jan 31, 2023
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  7. Jan 27, 2023
    insurance
    CANCEL — SCOTTSDALE INSURANCE COMPANY
  8. Apr 15, 2021
    insurance
    CANCEL — SCOTTSDALE INSURANCE COMPANY
  9. Mar 26, 2021
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  10. Jul 3, 2020
    insurance
    CANCEL — SCOTTSDALE INSURANCE COMPANY
  11. Jun 19, 2020
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  12. Jan 28, 2020
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  13. Jan 27, 2020
    insurance
    CANCEL — SCOTTSDALE INSURANCE COMPANY
  14. Jan 28, 2019
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  15. Jan 27, 2019
    insurance
    CANCEL — SCOTTSDALE INSURANCE COMPANY
  16. Aug 14, 2018
    insurance
    CANCEL — SCOTTSDALE INSURANCE COMPANY
  17. Jul 16, 2018
    insurance
    CANCEL — SCOTTSDALE INSURANCE COMPANY
  18. Jun 22, 2018
    insurance
    CANCEL — SCOTTSDALE INSURANCE COMPANY
  19. May 30, 2018
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  20. Jan 29, 2018
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  21. Jan 28, 2018
    insurance
    CANCEL — PRIME INSURANCE COMPANY
  22. Apr 10, 2017
    authority
    REINSTATED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
  23. Feb 6, 2017
    authority
    REVOKED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
  24. Feb 6, 2017
    authority
    Authority revoked — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
  25. Feb 6, 2017
    authority gap
    Common (Property) authority inactive: 63 days (through Apr 10, 2017)
  26. Jan 28, 2017
    insurance
    CANCEL — NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO.
  27. Jan 28, 2016
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  28. Jan 28, 2016
    insurance
    CANCEL — NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO.
  29. Jan 29, 2015
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  30. Jan 28, 2015
    insurance
    CANCEL — NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO.
  31. Jan 28, 2014
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  32. Jan 28, 2014
    insurance
    CANCEL — NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO.
  33. Jan 28, 2013
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  34. Jan 28, 2013
    insurance
    CANCEL — NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO.
  35. Jan 28, 2012
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA
  36. Mar 21, 2011
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  37. Mar 21, 2011
    insurance
    CANCEL — UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON
  38. Jan 28, 2011
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  39. Jan 28, 2011
    insurance
    CANCEL — THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA
  40. Jan 27, 2011
    insurance
    CANCEL — UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON

Booking & risk tools

Open dedicated checkers pre-filled with this USDOT — same public filings as the triage card above.

Related Records

All cross-references Authority, BOC-3, risk tools, explainers, and more
Directory
Authority Records
Insurance Carriers
Process Agent (BOC-3)
Carrier Records
Discover
Explainers
Booking & risk tools