HARDIN TRUCKING INC

BRUCE, MS

USDOT 403019 Active CORPORATION AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE;EXEMPT FOR HIRE Satisfactory rated Company officer: HARVEY HARDIN General Freight Logs / Poles / Beams / Lumber Other (WOOD CHIPS, SAW DUST) Based in BRUCE, MS
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, 2014
Contract (Property) reinstated · Mar 25, 2014
Policy effective · Feb 25, 2021
Review these
  • Prior insurance gap · 365 days Feb 25, 2013 → Feb 25, 2014
  • Contract (Property) gap · 1371 days Inactive Jun 23, 2010 → reinstated Mar 25, 2014
  • OOS mixed vs peers Driver 4.30% (worse, peer 0.00%) · Vehicle 11.1% (better, peer 16.7%) — one mixed line, not dual better/worse claims. Details →
  • 3 fatalities on crash record 81 FMCSA-reportable crashes on file. Details →
On file
  • Insurance on file · $750,000 SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY · 91X Details →
  • BOC-3 process agent on file MULTI-STATES AGENT FOR PROCESS, INC. Details →
  • Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating
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Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)
TruckCodex risk summary — HARDIN TRUCKING INC (USDOT 403019)
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: $750,000

Blockers:
  (none)

Cautions:
  • Prior insurance gap · 365 days — Feb 25, 2013 → Feb 25, 2014
  • Contract (Property) gap · 1371 days — Inactive Jun 23, 2010 → reinstated Mar 25, 2014
  • OOS mixed vs peers — Driver 4.30% (worse, peer 0.00%) · Vehicle 11.1% (better, peer 16.7%) — one mixed line, not dual better/worse claims.
  • 3 fatalities on crash record — 81 FMCSA-reportable crashes on file.

On file:
  • Insurance on file · $750,000 — SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY · 91X
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — MULTI-STATES AGENT FOR PROCESS, INC.
  • Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/403019/
As of: Jul 29, 2026
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TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · A

Composite of 5/5 scored components (mean 88/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

A confidence 100% · 5/5 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
Mixed vs peers · 40/100

Driver OOS 4.3% vs peer median 0% (worse). Vehicle OOS 11.1% vs peer median 16.7% (better). n=20006 same-size ACTIVE peers.

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
Insurance

1 active liability filing

Company profile

Company details
USDOT 403019
In FMCSA records since Jul 30, 1990 (~35y)
Entity CORPORATION
Company officer HARVEY HARDIN
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE;EXEMPT FOR HIRE
Cargo carried
General Freight, Logs / Poles / Beams / Lumber, Other (WOOD CHIPS, SAW DUST)
Fleet size 50 units
Drivers 33
Annual mileage 3,425,459 mi
Contact & address
Physical
441 S PONTOTOC ROAD
BRUCE, MS 38915
Mailing
P O BOX 399
BRUCE, MS 38915
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 403019
In FMCSA records since Jul 30, 1990 (~35y)
Entity CORPORATION
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE;EXEMPT FOR HIRE
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 3,425,459 mi
Safety Rating Satisfactory
vs. National Average
Vehicle OOS Rate 11.1% vs 23.4% -12.3 pts
Driver OOS Rate 4.3% vs 6.7% -2.4 pts
Violations per Inspection 0.27 vs 1.80 -1.53
Peer tier (mid-sized fleets (11-100 power units)) median OOS rate: 27.3%
Active liability insurance
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.

Related filings

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type Owned Term leased Trip leased
Truck tractors 50 0 0
Trailers 92 0 0

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

Accident reports (24 months)

All 81 crashes →
Last 6 months 6–12 months 12–24 months Total
Fatalities 0 0 2 2
Injuries 0 0 2 2
Tow-away 0 1 2 3
Crash reports 0 1 2 3

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

Inspections (24 months)

All 96 inspections →
Driver Vehicle Hazmat
Inspections 45 45 0
OOS inspections 1 2 0
OOS percentage 2.22% 4.44%
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
50
Drivers
33
Inspections
96
FMCSA roadside history on file
OOS Rate (peak)
11.1%
driver or vehicle, whichever higher
Crashes (24m)
3
81 all-time
Authorities
1
0 active
Carrier analysis & narrative context SEO summary, status notes, AI overview, and safety profiles

HARDIN TRUCKING INC is a corporation based in BRUCE, MS, registered with the FMCSA under USDOT 403019. The carrier is currently active in FMCSA's records, with a safety rating of Satisfactory. MCS-150 self-reporting puts the fleet at 50 power units and 33 drivers, with 96 roadside inspections on file and a peak out-of-service rate of 11.1%. 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 overview

HARDIN TRUCKING INC is a mid-sized fleet, operating 50 power units and 33 drivers, organized as a corporation, based in Bruce, MS. Across 45 roadside inspections in the last 24 months, the fleet's 6.7% out-of-service rate sits below the 19.2% national average, with 3 reportable crashes. BMC-91 liability filing is on file with SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY, and operating authority is on file.

Inspection profile

45 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, concentrated in MS (39) and TN (4).

Violation profile

6.7% out-of-service rate, well below the 19.2% national average; led by Unsafe Driving (0.0% of violations); top code 393.75(a) (Flat tire or fabric exposed) cited 2 times, 2 of them OOS.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 50 power units (mid-sized fleet) and 33 drivers; Freightliner, Perl, and Volvo are the most-inspected makes.

Risk Signals

Elevated OOS rate
Peak OOS rate of 11.1% is above the driver national average (~6.7%); vehicle national average is ~23.4%.
Authority revoked
1 revocation on record.

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

Compared against 20,006 ACTIVE carriers operating 25–75 power units (±50% of this carrier's 50 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS
4.3%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 20,006 same-size peers
Verdict
Riskier than peers
Delta +4.3 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
This carrier — Vehicle OOS
11.1%
Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
16.7%
Median across 20,006 same-size peers
Verdict
Safer than peers
Delta -5.6 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Authority gap detected (1)

  • Contract (Property) authority was inactive from Jun 23, 2010 to Mar 25, 2014 (1371 days)

Historical coverage gap detected (1)

  • No active BIPD/Primary insurance from Feb 25, 2013 to Feb 25, 2014 (365 days)
Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (24 months)

2024-08 2026-07

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
Mississippi (MS) 39 2 5.1% Jul 6, 2026
Tennessee (TN) 4 0 0.0% Nov 19, 2025
Alabama (AL) 1 1 100.0% Jun 29, 2026
Illinois (IL) 1 0 0.0% Oct 8, 2024
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
Make Model Inspections
Freightliner 55
Perl 36
Volvo 19
Trailer 12
Comm 4
Peerless D 4
Coml 3
Dors 2
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 6 1.66 2 Jul 27, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance 3 0.60 1 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 (96 rows) View all 96 →
Inspection # Date State ▼ Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
79132388 Jul 12, 2023 MS 3 ms-w/b-exit-81
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
79042299 Jun 30, 2023 MS 2
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
79034364 Jun 29, 2023 MS 2 CHICKASAW COUNTY
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
79022570 Jun 20, 2023 MS 2 ALCORN COUNTY
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
79021559 Jun 21, 2023 MS 2 MATHISTON
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
79021215 Jun 28, 2023 MS 2 ALCORN COUNTY
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
78980457 Jun 25, 2023 MS 3 KEMPER COUNTY
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
78786128 May 31, 2023 MS 3 ms-w/b-w-of-exit-81
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
78702046 May 23, 2023 MS 3
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
78618047 May 12, 2023 MS 3 ms-w/b-exit-82
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
78491216 Apr 28, 2023 MS 3 CHICKASAW COUNTY
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
78491211 Apr 28, 2023 MS 2 CHICKASAW COUNTY
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
78438691 Apr 21, 2023 MS 3 ALCORN COUNTY
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
78401500 Apr 19, 2023 MS 3 ms-e/b-exit-82
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
78363155 Apr 16, 2023 MS 3 ms-w/b-e-of-exit-82
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
78351895 Apr 13, 2023 MS 3 BELDEN 0 No
78285757 Apr 5, 2023 MS 3 BELDEN 0 No
82869225 Oct 8, 2024 IL 3 I-70
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
88271323 Jun 29, 2026 AL 3
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
2 383.23A2-LCDLN, 391.41APC Yes
81756663 May 31, 2024 AL 2 ROADSIDE
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
78838494 Jun 8, 2023 AL 3 ROADSIDE
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
Recent Crashes (81 rows) View all 81 →
Report # Date ▼ State Fatalities Injuries Tow Hazmat Severity
MS2025073483 Dec 17, 2025 MS 0 0 Yes No Tow
TN0400246252 Apr 15, 2025 TN 2 1 Yes No Fatal
MS9007240001 Aug 20, 2024 MS 0 1 Yes No Injury
MS5804230600 Aug 15, 2023 MS 0 0 Yes No Tow
LA3202000453 Jun 15, 2022 LA 0 3 Yes No Injury
LA3202000297 Apr 8, 2022 LA 0 0 Yes No Tow
MS9007220004 Feb 28, 2022 MS 0 0 Yes No Tow
MS9058220004 Jan 10, 2022 MS 0 0 Yes No Tow
MS0702210301 Dec 23, 2021 MS 0 0 Yes No Tow
LA0210032082 Aug 2, 2021 LA 1 0 Yes No Fatal
MS9029210002 May 24, 2021 MS 0 0 Yes No Tow
LA0210022559 May 21, 2021 LA 0 2 Yes No Injury
MS9074210002 Feb 2, 2021 MS 0 2 Yes No Injury
LA0200044800 Dec 22, 2020 LA 0 0 Yes No Tow
MS2504206883 Apr 23, 2020 MS 0 1 Yes No Injury
LA1701003308 Mar 17, 2020 LA 0 1 Yes No Injury
LA0200013786 Mar 4, 2020 LA 0 1 Yes No Injury
LA0200007963 Jan 16, 2020 LA 0 2 Yes No Injury
MS4101190008 Dec 13, 2019 MS 0 0 Yes No Tow
MS4105190132 Dec 11, 2019 MS 0 0 Yes No Tow
AL0009751228 Dec 11, 2019 AL 0 1 Yes No Injury
LA0190005743 Oct 25, 2019 LA 0 1 Yes No Injury
LA0190029988 Jul 30, 2019 LA 0 1 Yes No Injury
AL0009676559 Jun 27, 2019 AL 0 1 Yes No Injury
MS9048190002 May 10, 2019 MS 0 0 Yes No Tow
Authority Records (1 docket)

Revocations & Inactive Status

Authority actions other than active status — revocations, voluntary surrenders, and dormant dockets.

Date Docket Authority Status Applied
Unknown MC475842 common N
MC Certificate Documents (2 PDFs)

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.

Click a row to open that specific letter. Multiple letters per docket are listed separately by action type and date.

Date Docket Action Authority PDF
Mar 25, 2014 MC475842-P REI REINSTATEMENT REI →
Dec 30, 2003 MC475842-P CPL REVOCATION CPL →
Insurance Coverage Timeline (16 rows)

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

Insurer Policy # Type Limit Effective Cancel Status
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY A0053846001 91X $750,000 Feb 25, 2021 On file ACTIVE
IMPERIUM INSURANCE COMPANY ITIM-CA-0000628-01 BIPD/Primary Feb 25, 2020 Feb 25, 2021 CANCELLED
IMPERIUM INSURANCE COMPANY ITIM-CA-0000628-00 BIPD Feb 25, 2019 Feb 25, 2020 CANCELLED
HOUSTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY HTIM-CA-0000019-00 BIPD/Primary Feb 25, 2018 Mar 15, 2019 CANCELLED
HOUSTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY HTIM-CA-0000019-00 BIPD/Primary Feb 25, 2018 Feb 25, 2019 REPLACED
PLAZA INSURANCE COMPANY PCATS000838-01 BIPD/Primary Feb 25, 2016 Feb 25, 2018 REPLACED
LIBERTY INSURANCE UNDERWRITERS TIA-000882-0214 BIPD/Primary Feb 25, 2014 Feb 25, 2016 CANCELLED
Coverage gap — 365 days without BIPD/Primary coverage from Feb 25, 2013 to Feb 25, 2014
AMERICAN ALTERNATIVE INSURANCE CORPORATION B6A2CA0001493-01 BIPD/Primary Feb 25, 2012 Feb 25, 2013 CANCELLED
AMERICAN ALTERNATIVE INSURANCE CORPORATION B6A2CA0001493-00 BIPD/Primary Feb 25, 2011 Feb 25, 2012 REPLACED
EVEREST NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY 72FP000715081 BIPD/Primary Feb 25, 2008 Feb 25, 2011 REPLACED
STONINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY FPSP001204000 BIPD/Primary Feb 25, 2007 Feb 25, 2008 CANCELLED
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY LVA100127-02 BIPD/Primary Feb 25, 2006 Feb 25, 2007 CANCELLED
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY LVA100127-01 BIPD/Primary Feb 25, 2005 Feb 25, 2006 CANCELLED
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY LVA100127 BIPD/Primary Feb 25, 2004 Feb 25, 2005 CANCELLED
ACCEPTANCE INDEMNITY INSURANCE CO CT00009605 BIPD/Primary Dec 22, 2003 Feb 25, 2004 CANCELLED
Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events
  1. Feb 25, 2021
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — CONTRACT
    Details →
  2. Feb 25, 2021
    insurance
    CANCEL — IMPERIUM INSURANCE COMPANY
  3. Feb 27, 2020
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — CONTRACT
    Details →
  4. Feb 25, 2020
    insurance
    CANCEL — IMPERIUM INSURANCE COMPANY
  5. Mar 15, 2019
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — HOUSTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
  6. Mar 1, 2019
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — CONTRACT
    Details →
  7. Feb 25, 2019
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — HOUSTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
  8. Feb 25, 2018
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — PLAZA INSURANCE COMPANY
  9. Feb 26, 2016
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — CONTRACT
    Details →
  10. Feb 25, 2016
    insurance
    CANCEL — LIBERTY INSURANCE UNDERWRITERS
  11. Mar 25, 2014
    authority
    REINSTATED — MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER
    Details →
  12. Feb 25, 2013
    insurance
    CANCEL — AMERICAN ALTERNATIVE INSURANCE CORPORATION
  13. Feb 25, 2013
    insurance gap
    Coverage gap: 365 days without BIPD/Primary insurance (through Feb 25, 2014)
  14. Feb 25, 2012
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — AMERICAN ALTERNATIVE INSURANCE CORPORATION
  15. Feb 25, 2011
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — EVEREST NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY
  16. Jun 23, 2010
    authority
    REVOKED — MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER
    Details →
  17. Jun 23, 2010
    authority
    Authority revoked — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
  18. Jun 23, 2010
    authority gap
    Contract (Property) authority inactive: 1371 days (through Mar 25, 2014)
  19. Feb 26, 2008
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — CONTRACT
    Details →
  20. Feb 25, 2008
    insurance
    CANCEL — STONINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY
  21. Feb 26, 2007
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — CONTRACT
    Details →
  22. Feb 25, 2007
    insurance
    CANCEL — LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY
  23. Feb 25, 2006
    insurance
    CANCEL — LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY
  24. Feb 24, 2006
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — CONTRACT
    Details →
  25. Mar 1, 2005
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — CONTRACT
    Details →
  26. Feb 25, 2005
    insurance
    CANCEL — LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY
  27. Feb 25, 2004
    insurance
    CANCEL — ACCEPTANCE INDEMNITY INSURANCE CO
Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Station State Inspections OOS
ALCORN COUNTY MS 18 2
CHICKASAW COUNTY MS 11 0
PONTOTOC COUNTY MS 7 0
LOWNDES COUNTY MS 6 1
BELDEN MS 5 0
COUNCE TN TN 4 0
CALHOUN COUNTY MS 3 1
MONROE COUNTY MS 3 0
ROADSIDE AL 2 0
BRUCE MS 2 0

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code Description Category Cited OOS
393.75(a) Flat tire or fabric exposed Vehicle Maintenance 2 2
391.15(a) Driving a CMV while disqualified Driver Fitness 1 1
392.2 Violation of Local Laws Unsafe Driving 1 0
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps Vehicle Maintenance 1 1
395.8(a)(1) Not using the appropriate method to record hours of service Hours of Service 1 1
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