Carrier profile · USDOT 34199 · MC-40494 · Updated Sep 6, 2026

Hilburn Trucking Inc

15 power unitsavg 8.3 yrMulti-region · 9 statesINDEPENDENCE, MO81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-40494 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

15Power units

9 observed · MCS-150

13Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

8.3Avg age (yr)

2007–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(309) 792-1895 Email dispatchdhilburn@hilburntrucking.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Sep 6, 2026

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

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average30.0% vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record1 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's 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 52 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1974.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo30.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo30.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

15 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

8.3 yr

Model years 2007–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

21 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 30.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 4.8%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 10 vehicle and 21 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

0.0% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 7.7 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

21 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '25 · 4

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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.7 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 15-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 15
Inspections · 24 mo: 21
Annualized: ≈11 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.7 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 Driving12 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
383.51 Commercial Driver's License (CDL)Driver Fitness2 · 2 OOS
383.71 Commercial Driver's License (CDL)Driver Fitness2 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 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$750,000 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

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K 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 ’14 · 5 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Liberty Fire’91–’02

Continental Western’02–’08

Northland’08–’12

Acuity A’14–now

1991200020092018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 7 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY · since Dec 2015

All 7 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2014 → Dec 2014	$750K	2
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2014 → Dec 2015	$750K	1
ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2013 → Jan 2015	$750K	3
MAXUM CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2012 → Dec 2013	$750K	2
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2008 → Dec 2012	$750K	1
CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE CO.	Dec 2002 → Dec 2008	$750K	4
LIBERTY MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Dec 1991 → Dec 2002	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 15
Observed power (24 mo): 9
Trailers (towed): 13

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

8.3 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

2007

Oldest model yr

68.2%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 9 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

IA busiest

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

Home base

INDEPENDENCE, MO

2920 S JACKSON DR

Top corridor

IA ⇄ MO

IA 7 · SD 3 · WI 3

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

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

No shared-identity links detected — no reincarnation flag, shared trucks, registration domain, or officer overlap with other carriers.

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 2920 S JACKSON DR, INDEPENDENCE, MO, 64057
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (309) 792-1895
Fax: (309) 792-1977
Email: dhilburn@hilburntrucking.com
Web domain: hilburntrucking.com

Registration

Officers: Ronald W. Hilburn Jr · Ronald W. Hilburn Sr.
USDOT / docket: 34199 · MC-40494
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Mar 15, 2026 · 549,309 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Nov 16, 1990
D-U-N-S: 135152999

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

549,309

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 HILBURN TRUCKING INC.

HILBURN TRUCKING INC (USDOT 34199) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Sep 6, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY effective Dec 31, 2015 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Sep 6, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 30.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier received 21 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 10 vehicle-level and 21 driver-level — across 9 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Sep 6, 2026.

It reports 15 power units and 10 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 15, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Nov 16, 1990 in the federal record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is HILBURN TRUCKING INC's USDOT number?

HILBURN TRUCKING INC's USDOT number is 34199, and its motor carrier number is MC-40494.

Is HILBURN TRUCKING INC authorized to operate?

As of Sep 6, 2026, HILBURN TRUCKING INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is HILBURN TRUCKING INC's safety record?

HILBURN TRUCKING INC has a 30.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 38 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).

How big is HILBURN TRUCKING INC's fleet?

HILBURN TRUCKING INC operates 15 power units and 10 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is HILBURN TRUCKING INC based?

HILBURN TRUCKING INC is based in INDEPENDENCE, MO, with roadside inspections recorded across 9 states.

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