Carrier profile · USDOT 919219 · MC-397702 · Updated Sep 6, 2026

Hillview Farms LLC

14 power unitsavg 13.8 yrLocal · 2 statesDOWAGIAC, MI100/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-397702 ACTIVEHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

14Power units

4 observed · MCS-150

4Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

13.8Avg age (yr)

1997–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(269) 782-5523 Email dispatchmark@truckingconsultant.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Sep 6, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Watch · 0

Nothing flagged.

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 26 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-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

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

14 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

13.8 yr

Model years 1997–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

25 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2000 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

9 inspections · 24 mo

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

Vehicle OOS —24-mo cumulative

050%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 0 vehicle and 9 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

8 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '24 · 1

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.

Thin coverage

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.3 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 14-unit fleet — the out-of-service and violation signals above rest on a small sample, so weight them cautiously. Thin coverage on a young authority is itself a flag.

Registered power units: 14
Inspections · 24 mo: 9
Annualized: ≈5 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.3 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 Driving1 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
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

$1M BIPD last filed ’24 · 2 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Northland’01–’13

Canal’15–’21

Northland’21–now

2001200820152022now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 4 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY · since Sep 2024

All 4 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2021 → Sep 2024	$1M	1
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Sep 2015 → Sep 2021	$1M	4
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Sep 2013 → Sep 2014	$1M	5
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2001 → Sep 2013	$1M	3

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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): 4
Trailers (towed): 4

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

13.8 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

75.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 2 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

IL busiest

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

Home base

DOWAGIAC, MI

31853 EDWARDS ST

Top corridor

IL ⇄ MI

IL 5 · IN 4

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

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

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@truckingconsultant.com — 857 carriers: USDOT 1163 USDOT 71693 USDOT 71734 USDOT 71752 USDOT 75881 USDOT 98548 USDOT 103486 USDOT 158011

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: 31853 EDWARDS ST, DOWAGIAC, MI, 49047
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (269) 782-5523
Email: mark@truckingconsultant.com
Web domain: truckingconsultant.com

Registration

Officer: Richard O Hill
USDOT / docket: 919219 · MC-397702
First registered: Dec 4, 2000
Last MCS-150: Sep 26, 2025 · 666,000 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

666,000

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 HILLVIEW FARMS LLC.

HILLVIEW FARMS LLC (USDOT 919219) has a Vektor safety score of 100/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

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

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY effective Sep 11, 2024 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier received 9 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 0 vehicle-level and 9 driver-level — across 2 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Sep 6, 2026.

It reports 14 power units and 11 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Sep 26, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is HILLVIEW FARMS LLC's USDOT number?

HILLVIEW FARMS LLC's USDOT number is 919219, and its motor carrier number is MC-397702.

Is HILLVIEW FARMS LLC authorized to operate?

As of Sep 6, 2026, HILLVIEW FARMS LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is HILLVIEW FARMS LLC's safety record?

HILLVIEW FARMS LLC has a — vehicle out-of-service rate across 11 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 100/100 (tier: clear).

How big is HILLVIEW FARMS LLC's fleet?

HILLVIEW FARMS LLC operates 14 power units and 11 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is HILLVIEW FARMS LLC based?

HILLVIEW FARMS LLC is based in DOWAGIAC, MI, with roadside inspections recorded across 2 states.

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