JOHN HERMAN TRUCKING LLC

DBA: JOHN HERMAN TRUCKING

JOHN HERMAN TRUCKING LLC is a small fleet, operating 1 power unit and 1 driver, organized as an individual, based in Hot Springs, MT. Across 2 roadside inspections in the last 24 months, the fleet's 0.0% out-of-service rate sits below the 19.4% national average, with no reportable crashes on file. 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 Vehicle 100.0% vs peer 0.00% Details →

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Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)

TruckCodex risk summary — JOHN HERMAN TRUCKING LLC (USDOT 327611)
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 — Vehicle 100.0% vs peer 0.00%

On file:
  (none)

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/327611/
As of: Sep 21, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.

USDOT 327611 Active INDIVIDUAL AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE;EXEMPT FOR HIRE Conditional rated Owner: JOHN E. HERMAN Livestock Grain / Feed / Hay Farm Supplies Based in HOT SPRINGS, MT

FMCSA census as of Sep 21, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · B

Composite of 4/5 scored components (mean 71/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

B 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

Mixed vs peers · 40/100

Driver OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). Vehicle OOS 100% vs peer median 0% (worse). n=233819 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.

Recent changes

Field change history → Daily change log ↓

DBA — → JOHN HERMAN TRUCKING · Aug 19, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census

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 327611

In FMCSA records since Sep 20, 1988 (~38y)

Entity INDIVIDUAL

Owner JOHN E. HERMAN

Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE;EXEMPT FOR HIRE

Cargo carried

Livestock, Grain / Feed / Hay, Farm Supplies

Fleet size 1 units

Drivers 1

Annual mileage 82,000 mi

Contact & address

Phone: (406) 250-9450

Email: [email protected]

Physical

29714 HWY 28

HOT SPRINGS, MT 59845

Mailing

P O BOX 7

HOT SPRINGS, MT 59845

Registration & safety rating

USDOT 327611

In FMCSA records since Sep 20, 1988 (~38y)

Entity INDIVIDUAL

Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE;EXEMPT FOR HIRE

Annual mileage (MCS-150) 82,000 mi

Safety Rating Conditional

vs. National Average

Vehicle OOS Rate 100.0% vs 23.4% +76.6 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	1	0	0
Trailers	6	0	0

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

Inspections (24 months)

All 5 inspections →

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

100.0%

driver or vehicle, whichever higher

Crashes

None in last 24 months · all-time on file

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

JOHN HERMAN TRUCKING had 2 roadside inspections over the past 24 months with an out-of-service rate of 0.0%, which is below the national average of 19.4%. Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is Unsafe Driving at 0.0.

Inspection profile

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

Violation profile

0.0% out-of-service rate, well below the 19.4% national average; top code 393.75(a) (Flat tire or fabric exposed) cited 2 times, 2 of them OOS.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 1 power unit (small fleet) and 1 driver; Peterbilt is the most-inspected make.

Risk Signals

High OOS rate

Peak OOS rate of 100.0% 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 233,819 ACTIVE carriers operating 1–2 power units (±50% of this carrier's 1 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS

Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

Median across 233,819 same-size peers

Verdict

On par with peers

Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

This carrier — Vehicle OOS

100%

Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

Median across 233,819 same-size peers

Verdict

Riskier than peers

Delta +100 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Fleet History

Field change history →

Sourced from FMCSA daily imports; field-level change log. 1 tracked change on record.

Record Changes

Aug 19, 2026 As-of snapshot →
- DBA — JOHN HERMAN TRUCKING
  FMCSA Company Census

Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (5 months)

2024-02 2025-03

Activity by State

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

State	Inspections	OOS	OOS %	Last Inspection
North Carolina (NC)	2	0	0.0%	Mar 12, 2025

Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections

Make	Model	Inspections
Peterbilt		4
Ford		1
Kerr		1

SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores

BASIC	Serious	Alert	As Of
Driver Fitness	—	—	Sep 21, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol	—	—	Sep 21, 2026
Hours of Service	—	—	Sep 21, 2026
Unsafe Driving	—	—	Sep 21, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance	—	—	Sep 21, 2026

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

Recent Inspections (5 rows) View all 5 →

Inspection #	Date ▼	State	Level	Station	Vehicle	Violations	Top Codes	OOS
84118262	Mar 12, 2025	NC	3	NC 54	PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK NC BYS12 · 3BPZLJ0X4EF242168	0	—	No
83364035	Dec 10, 2024	NC	3	NC 87	PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK NC BYS12 · 3BPZLJ0X4EF242168	0	—	No
82756333	Sep 12, 2024	NC	3	HILLSBOROUGH WEIGH STATION I-4	PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK NC YA168778 · 2NP2HJ7X2NM786283	0	—	No
81174238	Mar 20, 2024	NC	1	nc-hillsborough-weigh-station,-i-	FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK NC TM8352 · 1FT8W3DA9PED40573	5	393.75(a), 393.43, 393.95(f)	Yes
80989505	Feb 29, 2024	NC	3	—	PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK NC YA168778 · 2NP2HJ7X2NM786283	0	—	No

Recent Crashes (3 rows)

Report #	Date ▼	State	Tow	Hazmat	Severity
SD0202401978	Feb 15, 2024	SD	Yes	No	Tow
UT2306220266	Sep 2, 2023	UT	Yes	No	Tow
MT0312151209	Dec 17, 2003	MT	Yes	No	Tow

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

Most-Inspected Stations

Station	State	Inspections
HILLSBOROUGH WEIGH STATION I-4	NC	1
NC 54	NC	1
NC 87	NC	1

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code	Description	Category	Cited	OOS
393.75(a)	Flat tire or fabric exposed	Vehicle Maintenance	2	2
393.43	No/improper breakaway or emergency braking	Vehicle Maintenance	1	1
393.95(a)	No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher	Vehicle Maintenance	1	0
393.95(f)	Emergency Equipment - Stopped vehicle warning devices missing or improper.	Vehicle Maintenance	1	0

Related Records

Montana carriers Hot Springs carriers 5 inspections 3 reportable crashes

All cross-references Authority, BOC-3, explainers, and more

Field change history

Field change history
History-watch change dates and as-of snapshots