Carrier profile · USDOT 847192 · MC-654161 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Hiltrans Express LLC

14 power unitsavg 15.7 yrMulti-region · 13 statesWILLS POINT, TX83/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-654161 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

14Power units

13 observed · MCS-150

18Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

15.7Avg age (yr)

1998–2026 · vPIC

Email dispatchthilferty@gmail.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 2026

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

Watch · 3

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average27.8% vs the 22.26% national average.MCS-150 update dueThe biennial MCS-150 update is overdue.Multiple injury crashes6 crashes involving injuries are on record.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 27 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2000.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo27.8%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo27.8%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

14 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

15.7 yr

Model years 1998–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

26 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2000 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

30 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

Vehicle OOS 27.8%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 18 vehicle and 30 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

66.7% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 24.4 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

29 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jul '25 · 5

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

How heavily FMCSA inspects this fleet for its size — it tells you how much to trust the safety signals above. Thin coverage on a young authority is a fraud signal nobody else surfaces.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.1 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 14-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 14
Inspections · 24 mo: 30
Annualized: ≈15 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.1 inspections / unit · yr

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving30 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance13 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance10 · 1 OOS
393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance8 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance4 · 2 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance4 · 4 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance4 · 3 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M meets or exceeds the $750K federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’25 · 6 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Progressive County’16–’18

Progressive Hawaii’20–’23

National Union’24–now

2008201320182023now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 8 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA · since Aug 2025

All 8 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	Aug 2024 → Aug 2025	$750K	1
OBSIDIAN SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2023 → Aug 2024	$750K	1
PROGRESSIVE HAWAII INSURANCE CORP	Sep 2020 → Aug 2023	$750K	1
PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL	Aug 2020 → Aug 2020	$750K	3
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Aug 2019 → Aug 2020	$750K	1
REDWOOD FIRE AND CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Aug 2018 → Aug 2019	$750K	3
PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL	Aug 2016 → Aug 2018	$750K	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Aug 2008 → Oct 2009	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 14
Observed power (24 mo): 13
Trailers (towed): 18

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

15.7 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1998

Oldest model yr

52.9%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 13 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

TN busiest

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

WILLS POINT, TX

21562 INTERSTATE 20

Top corridor

TN ⇄ TX

TN 12 · NE 4 · AR 3

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

Last 12 months: 1 truck also ran under 1 other carrier

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 2557552Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (11 trucks · 10 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 204961 USDOT 649444 USDOT 120673 USDOT 2129132 USDOT 10558 USDOT 272542 USDOT 2945919 USDOT 4177503

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 21562 INTERSTATE 20, WILLS POINT, TX, 75169
Mailing address: 104 GRAND PLAZA CT, GRAND SALINE, TX, 75140
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: —
Email: thilferty@gmail.com

Registration

Officers: Theodore Hilferty · Mindy Dawn Hilferty
USDOT / docket: 847192 · MC-654161
First registered: Jan 4, 2000
Last MCS-150: Jul 26, 2024 · 1,091,096 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: 80393566

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,091,096

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor

No licensing or insurance changes captured since Vektor began monitoring this carrier (June 2026). Quiet is usually good.

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for HILTRANS EXPRESS LLC.

HILTRANS EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 847192) has a Vektor safety score of 83/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 20, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA effective Aug 12, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 27.8% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 30 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 18 vehicle-level and 30 driver-level — across 13 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 14 power units and 15 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jul 26, 2024.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is HILTRANS EXPRESS LLC's USDOT number?

HILTRANS EXPRESS LLC's USDOT number is 847192, and its motor carrier number is MC-654161.

Is HILTRANS EXPRESS LLC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 20, 2026, HILTRANS EXPRESS LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is HILTRANS EXPRESS LLC's safety record?

HILTRANS EXPRESS LLC has a 27.8% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 68 roadside inspections, with 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 83/100 (tier: review).

How big is HILTRANS EXPRESS LLC's fleet?

HILTRANS EXPRESS LLC operates 14 power units and 15 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is HILTRANS EXPRESS LLC based?

HILTRANS EXPRESS LLC is based in WILLS POINT, TX, with roadside inspections recorded across 13 states.

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