Carrier profile · USDOT 30111 · MC-134113 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 2, 2026

Hi-ball Trucking Inc

23 power unitsavg 6.5 yrMulti-region · 13 statesBILLINGS, MT80/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-134113 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

23Power units

28 observed · MCS-150

30Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

6.5Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(406) 656-6700 Email dispatch[email protected]

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Load decision · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 2, 2026

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

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average44.8% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Multiple injury crashes7 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 52 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1974.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo44.8%

▲ 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

23 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

6.5 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

2 other inspections in border states, with no named crossing match.

A named inspection location does not confirm a border transit or operating authority. Counts cover retained inspection records.

Before you tender

What to check before you tender

CheckAsk for the last annual inspection and brake and equipment maintenance records
Vehicle OOS 44.83% on 29 vehicle inspections in 24 months, above the 22.26% CVSA national average.
CheckConfirm ELD provider and check recent HOS violations dates
28 hours-of-service violations on record, most recent Jun 23, 2026.

Safety

73 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 3, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 44.8%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 — 29 vehicle and 73 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

50.0% · 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 16.5 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

72 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '25 · 6

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

≈1.6 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 23-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 23
Inspections · 24 mo: 73
Annualized: ≈37 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.6 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 Driving23 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance14 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance7 · 1 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 6 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance6 · 1 OOS
393.118 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 5 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance5 · 0 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
393.100 Cargo securement (general)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Nov 2, 2026

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: Active
Broker: Active

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Recorded per census

Surety bond (census)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 ’13 · 3 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

beyond this history

1993200220112020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 3 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · since Jun 1995

All 3 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
YELLOWSTONE BANK	Aug 2011 → Oct 2013	$750K	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Jun 1995 → Jun 1995	$750K	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 1993 → Jun 1995	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 3, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 23
Observed power (24 mo): 28
Trailers (towed): 30

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

6.5 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

75.9%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 13 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 3, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

WY busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Wyoming: 17 inspections
Washington: 15 inspections
Montana: 11 inspections
South Dakota: 10 inspections
Idaho: 6 inspections
Utah: 3 inspections
Iowa: 3 inspections
North Dakota: 2 inspections
New Mexico: 2 inspections
Nebraska: 1 inspections
Colorado: 1 inspections
Kansas: 1 inspections

Home base

BILLINGS, MT

6925 COMMERCIAL AVENUE

Most inspections: WY

17 inspections

WY 17 · WA 15 · MT 11

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 2, 2026

Last 12 months: 2 trucks also ran under 2 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 4369666 USDOT 2478559Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (10 trucks · 9 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1691799 USDOT 4369666 USDOT 186272 USDOT 3178053 USDOT 1191304 USDOT 2478559 USDOT 166340 USDOT 4307510

Shares a company officer with other carriers

tanner smith — 3 carriers: USDOT 2572425 USDOT 4194247

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

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Nov 2, 2026

Location

Physical address: 6925 COMMERCIAL AVENUE, BILLINGS, MT, 59101
Mailing address: P O BOX 80325, BILLINGS, MT, 59108-0325
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (406) 656-6700
Fax: (406) 652-3642
Email: [email protected]
Web domain: hiballtrucking.com

Registration

Officer: Tanner Smith
USDOT / docket: 30111 · MC-134113
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Mar 4, 2026 · 2,200,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Feb 10, 1983
D-U-N-S: 48544936

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

2,200,000

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 2, 2026

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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45%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

13 of 29 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

63violation records

15OOS-tagged records

13 of 29inspections with OOS

What the violations were

FMCSA BASIC themes in plain language: vehicle maintenance, driver fitness, hours of service and unsafe driving. Roadside records grouped without double counting.

Hours of service

220%0 / 22

Unsafe driving

176%1 / 17

Other vehicle maintenance

1587%13 / 15

Brakes

911%1 / 9

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

Eligible vehicle inspections in six-month windows; no national comparison.

60%

15%

30%

20%Nov 24 to May 251 / 5

55%May 25 to Nov 256 / 11

40%Nov 25 to May 262 / 5

50%May 26 to Nov 264 / 8

Top 3 codes (18 of 63 records)

395.24C2III ELD — record edits / data8
393.45B2-B-AIR Brake tubing / hose defects5
393.75A3-TAOL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)5

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395.24 ELD — record edits / data5
392.2-SLLEWA2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)3
393.100B-C Cargo securement (general)3
392.2-SLLED State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLEWA1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
393.118D-CDL Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)2
393.45D-B Brake tubing / hose defects2
395.3A1-HOSPD Driving beyond hours-of-service limits2
395.3A2-HOSPD Driving beyond hours-of-service limits2
395.8E1PC Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing2
392.2-INAT State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLCP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLEWA3 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLEWG3 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLS4 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLTL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLUP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2MI State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.9A2-C Failure to secure load / cargo not secured1
392.9A3 Failure to secure load / cargo not secured1
393.130C-CHVE Cargo securement — heavy vehicles/equipment1
393.55C1 Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.55E-B Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.60C Windshield / glazing1
393.75G-TAOW Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.95A4-EENA Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
395.30B1-ELDDFR ELD — use / data transfer1
395.30B2-ELDDFC24 ELD — use / data transfer1
395.8D11-HOSF Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
396.3A1-BALR Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1

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Hours of service

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Unsafe driving

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Other vehicle maintenance

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Safety and violations

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for HI-BALL TRUCKING INC.

HI-BALL TRUCKING INC (USDOT 30111) has a Vektor safety score of 80/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Nov 2, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Nov 2, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. effective Jun 1, 1995 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 2, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 44.8% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier received 73 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 29 vehicle-level and 73 driver-level — across 13 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 3, 2026.

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

It reports 23 power units and 22 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 4, 2026. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 2, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Feb 10, 1983 in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 2, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is HI-BALL TRUCKING INC's USDOT number?

HI-BALL TRUCKING INC's USDOT number is 30111, and its motor carrier number is MC-134113.

Is HI-BALL TRUCKING INC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 2, 2026. HI-BALL TRUCKING INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is HI-BALL TRUCKING INC's safety record?

HI-BALL TRUCKING INC has a 44.8% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 111 roadside inspections, with 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 80/100 (tier: review).