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Joins 27 roadside inspections (24 mo), 1 authority docket, BIPD on file (NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA) from FMCSA public filings. Data as of Oct 9, 2026. Booking triage is above; confirm on SAFER before tendering.

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

Caution
Coverage resumed · Aug 12, 2016
Common (Property) reinstated · Aug 15, 2016
Policy effective · Aug 12, 2025
Review these
  • Prior insurance gap · 2506 days Oct 2, 2009 → Aug 12, 2016
  • Common (Property) gap · 2509 days Inactive Oct 2, 2009 → reinstated Aug 15, 2016
  • OOS rate worse than size peers Vehicle 20.8% vs peer 11.8% Details →
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 Evilsizor Process Servers Inc Details →
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Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)
TruckCodex risk summary — HILTRANS EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 847192)
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 · 2506 days — Oct 2, 2009 → Aug 12, 2016
  • Common (Property) gap · 2509 days — Inactive Oct 2, 2009 → reinstated Aug 15, 2016
  • OOS rate worse than size peers — Vehicle 20.8% vs peer 11.8%

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 — Evilsizor Process Servers Inc

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/847192/
As of: Oct 9, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
USDOT 847192 Active AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Company officer: THEODORE HILFERTY Company officer 2: MINDY DAWN HILFERTY General Freight Driveaway / Towaway Machinery / Large Objects Oilfield Equipment Utilities Construction Based in WILLS POINT, TX

FMCSA census as of Oct 9, 2026 · Sources · Freshness · Methodology · Disclaimer

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · A

Composite of 4/5 scored components (mean 85/100). 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
Mixed vs peers · 40/100

Driver OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). Vehicle OOS 20.8% vs peer median 11.8% (worse). n=65079 same-size ACTIVE peers.

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
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 847192
In FMCSA records since Jan 4, 2000 (~26y)
MC / docket MC654161
Company officer THEODORE HILFERTY
Company officer 2 MINDY DAWN HILFERTY
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Cargo carried
General Freight, Driveaway / Towaway, Machinery / Large Objects, Oilfield Equipment, Utilities, Construction
Fleet size 14 units
Drivers 15
Annual mileage 1,091,096 mi
Contact & address
Physical
21562 INTERSTATE 20
WILLS POINT, TX 75169
Mailing address matches physical.
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 847192
In FMCSA records since Jan 4, 2000 (~26y)
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 1,091,096 mi
vs. National Average
Vehicle OOS Rate 20.8% vs 23.4% -2.6 pts
Driver OOS Rate 0.0% vs 6.7% -6.7 pts
Violations per Inspection 2.15 vs 1.80 +0.35
Peer tier (mid-sized fleets (11-100 power units)) median OOS rate: 27.6%
Active liability insurance
BMC-91X · $1,000,000 · 014-64-6357
Effective Aug 12, 2025
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
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Based on FMCSA authority grant of 2016-08-15 (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 14 0 0
Trailers 16 0 0

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

Accident reports (24 months)

All 11 crashes →
Last 6 months 6–12 months 12–24 months Total
Fatalities 0 0 0 0
Injuries 0 0 3 3
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 77 inspections →
Driver Vehicle Hazmat
Inspections 27 27 0
OOS inspections 0 5 0
OOS percentage 0% 18.52% —
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
14
Drivers
15
Inspections
77
FMCSA roadside history on file
OOS Rate (peak)
20.8%
driver or vehicle, whichever higher
Crashes (24m)
3
11 all-time
Authorities
1
1 active

Risk Signals

High OOS rate
Peak OOS rate of 20.8% is well above FMCSA MCSAP national averages (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~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 65,079 ACTIVE carriers operating 7–21 power units (±50% of this carrier's 14 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS
0%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 65,079 same-size peers
Verdict
On par with peers
Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
This carrier — Vehicle OOS
20.8%
Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
11.8%
Median across 65,079 same-size peers
Verdict
Riskier than peers
Delta +9 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Authority gap detected (1)

  • Common (Property) authority was inactive from Oct 2, 2009 to Aug 15, 2016 (2509 days)

Historical coverage gap detected (1)

  • No active BIPD/Primary insurance from Oct 2, 2009 to Aug 12, 2016 (2506 days)
Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (25 months)

2023-10 2026-09

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
Tennessee (TN) 12 2 16.7% Oct 17, 2025
Arkansas (AR) 3 0 0.0% Sep 12, 2026
Louisiana (LA) 2 1 50.0% Jul 11, 2026
Nebraska (NE) 2 0 0.0% Nov 7, 2024
Ohio (OH) 1 0 0.0% Mar 16, 2026
Oklahoma (OK) 1 0 0.0% Nov 20, 2024
Texas (TX) 1 0 0.0% Mar 1, 2026
Alabama (AL) 1 0 0.0% May 27, 2026
Wyoming (WY) 1 1 100.0% Oct 28, 2025
Colorado (CO) 1 1 100.0% Sep 24, 2025
Kansas (KS) 1 0 0.0% Feb 4, 2025
Kentucky (KY) 1 0 0.0% Dec 17, 2024
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
Make Model Inspections
Peterbilt 37
Unknown 14
Freightliner 7
Fontaine 5
Xlst 4
International 3
Trailer 3
Doonan Tra 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 — Oct 5, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol 0 — 0.00 0 — Oct 5, 2026
Hours of Service 5 — 0.80 1 — Oct 5, 2026
Unsafe Driving 0 — 0.00 0 — Oct 5, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance 5 — 8.76 9 — Oct 5, 2026

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

Recent Inspections (77 rows) View all 77 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
88987408 Sep 12, 2026 AR 3 BIGGERS AR — 0 — No
88388616 Jul 11, 2026 LA 2 —
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
4 393.9A-LSLIWR, 393.45B2-BHTD, 395.30B1-ELDDFR Yes
87998749 May 27, 2026 AL 2 —
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
0 — No
87320527 Mar 17, 2026 LA 3 NATCHITOCHES LA
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
0 — No
87318732 Mar 16, 2026 OH 3 NORWICH OH
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
1 392.2-SLLTL No
87192014 Mar 1, 2026 TX 3 IH45 NB NEW WAVERLY SCALE
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
2 395.8 No
86612681 Dec 17, 2025 AR 3 VAN BUREN AR
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
1 392.2-SLLED No
86181585 Oct 28, 2025 WY 1 TORRINGTON POE
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
22 393.43A-TPV, 393.45A-BHTIJ, 396.3A1-BOS Yes
86087693 Oct 17, 2025 TN 3 CROSSVILLE TN
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
0 — No
85887252 Sep 24, 2025 CO 1 FORT COLLINS CO
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
10 396.5B-HWSL, 396.3A1-BOS, 393.47E Yes
85643474 Aug 29, 2025 TN 1 KINGSTON TN
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
15 393.45D-BAAL, 396.5B-HWSL, 393.45B2-BHTD Yes
85454811 Aug 10, 2025 TN 2 FAYETTEVILLE TN
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
0 — No
85435746 Aug 7, 2025 TN 2 FAYETTEVILLE TN
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
0 — No
85427088 Aug 6, 2025 TN 2 FAYETTEVILLE TN
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
0 — No
85391037 Aug 2, 2025 TN 2 FAYETTEVILLE TN
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
0 — No
85368286 Jul 30, 2025 TN 2 FLINTVILLE TN
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
0 — No
85331080 Jul 26, 2025 TN 2 FAYETTEVILLE TN
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
0 — No
85313655 Jul 23, 2025 TN 3 CROSSVILLE TN
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
0 — No
85303590 Jul 23, 2025 TN 2 FAYETTEVILLE TN
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
0 — No
85241018 Jul 16, 2025 TN 2 FAYETTEVILLE TN
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
0 — No
84598382 May 6, 2025 TN 2 MOHAWK TN
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
4 393.75A3-TAOL, 395.8A, 392.2-SLL Yes
84474949 Apr 22, 2025 AR 3 WEST MEMPHIS AR
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
1 392.2-SLLED No
83788432 Feb 4, 2025 KS 2 ks-shawnee-county---177
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
0 — No
83424781 Dec 17, 2024 KY 2 BEAVER DAM
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
0 — No
83205264 Nov 20, 2024 OK 3 —
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
1 392.2-SLLS1 No
Recent Crashes (11 rows)
Report # Date ▼ State Fatalities Injuries Tow Hazmat Severity
TX7B0GHQE157 Nov 14, 2025 TX 0 0 Yes No Tow
TN0400292905 Jul 23, 2025 TN 0 2 Yes No Injury
KY0073185174 May 16, 2025 KY 0 1 Yes No Injury
TX6YIAHQE176 Aug 26, 2024 TX 0 2 Yes No Injury
MS2502245769 Aug 13, 2024 MS 0 0 Yes No Tow
ILX003172955 Sep 29, 2023 IL 0 2 No No Injury
NE0223045907 Aug 31, 2023 NE 0 0 Yes No Tow
OK0021026520 Nov 13, 2021 OK 0 1 Yes No Injury
OK2021056854 Nov 4, 2021 OK 0 2 Yes No Injury
TX612EHQE1TP May 6, 2021 TX 0 0 Yes No Tow
NM0710389546 Apr 12, 2018 NM 0 0 Yes No Tow
Authority Records (1 docket)
MC Certificate Documents (4 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
Aug 15, 2016 MC654161-C Reinstatement Letter Reinstatement Metadata only
Aug 2, 2016 MC654161 Name Change Reinstatement Metadata only
Oct 2, 2009 MC654161-C Voluntary Revocation Revocation Metadata only
Sep 4, 2008 MC654161-C Original MC Certificate Revocation Original MC Certificate →
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
NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA 014-64-6357 91X $1,000,000 Aug 12, 2025 On file ACTIVE
NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA 014-64-6357 BIPD/Primary — Aug 12, 2024 Aug 12, 2025 CANCELLED
OBSIDIAN SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY AWTS-00000076-00 BIPD/Primary — Aug 12, 2023 Aug 12, 2024 REPLACED
PROGRESSIVE HAWAII INSURANCE CORP CA2481129 BIPD/Primary — Sep 17, 2020 Aug 12, 2023 REPLACED
PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL CA2481129 BIPD/Primary — Aug 12, 2020 Aug 12, 2020 REPLACED
PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL CA2481129 BIPD/Primary — Aug 12, 2020 Sep 17, 2020 REPLACED
PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL CA2481129 BIPD/Primary — Aug 12, 2020 Aug 12, 2020 REPLACED
PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL CA2481129 BIPD/Primary — Aug 12, 2020 Aug 12, 2020 REPLACED
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. MCP51741A BIPD/Primary — Aug 12, 2019 Aug 12, 2020 REPLACED
REDWOOD FIRE AND CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. 01TRM030199-01 BIPD/Primary — Oct 3, 2018 Aug 12, 2019 CANCELLED
REDWOOD FIRE AND CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. 01TRM030199-01 BIPD/Primary — Aug 12, 2018 Oct 25, 2018 CANCELLED
REDWOOD FIRE AND CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. 01TRM030199-01 BIPD/Primary — Aug 12, 2018 Oct 3, 2018 REPLACED
PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL CA 3886173 BIPD/Primary — Aug 12, 2016 Aug 12, 2018 REPLACED
Coverage gap — 2506 days without BIPD/Primary coverage from Oct 2, 2009 to Aug 12, 2016
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. GWP57273A CARGO — Aug 28, 2008 Oct 2, 2009 CANCELLED
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. GWP57273A BIPD/Primary — Aug 28, 2008 Oct 2, 2009 CANCELLED
Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events
  1. Aug 12, 2025
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  2. Aug 12, 2025
    insurance
    CANCEL — NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA
  3. Aug 12, 2024
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — OBSIDIAN SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
  4. Aug 12, 2023
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — PROGRESSIVE HAWAII INSURANCE CORP
  5. Sep 17, 2020
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL
  6. Aug 12, 2020
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL
  7. Aug 12, 2020
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.
  8. Aug 12, 2019
    insurance
    CANCEL — REDWOOD FIRE AND CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.
  9. Aug 9, 2019
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  10. Oct 25, 2018
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — REDWOOD FIRE AND CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.
  11. Oct 4, 2018
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  12. Oct 3, 2018
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — REDWOOD FIRE AND CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.
  13. Aug 12, 2018
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL
  14. Aug 15, 2016
    authority
    REINSTATED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
  15. Oct 2, 2009
    authority
    REVOKED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
  16. Oct 2, 2009
    insurance
    CANCEL — GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.
  17. Oct 2, 2009
    insurance gap
    Coverage gap: 2506 days without BIPD/Primary insurance (through Aug 12, 2016)
  18. Oct 2, 2009
    authority gap
    Common (Property) authority inactive: 2509 days (through Aug 15, 2016)
Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code Description Category Cited OOS
392.2 Violation of Local Laws Unsafe Driving 24 0
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps Vehicle Maintenance 4 1
396.17(c) Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection Vehicle Maintenance 4 0
393.47(e) Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt Vehicle Maintenance 3 0
393.53(b) CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear Vehicle Maintenance 3 0
393.11 No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required Vehicle Maintenance 2 0
393.78 Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers. Vehicle Maintenance 2 0
395.8 Record of Duty Status violation (general/form and manner) Hours of Service 2 0
396.3(a)(1) Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories Vehicle Maintenance 2 2
396.5(b) Oil and/or grease leak Vehicle Maintenance 2 0

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