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Carrier profile · USDOT 480255 · MC-488671 · Updated 06/13/2026

HILL BUILDERS INC

DBA HILL TRUCKING CO

11 power unitsavg 2 yrLocal · 1 statesSARALAND, AL

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-488671 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

11Power units

17 observed · MCS-150

1Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

2.0Avg age (yr)

2015–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(251) 675-4888 Email dispatchHILLTRUCKINGCO@BELLSOUTH.NET

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13

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

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileDriver out-of-service rate above average

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Driver out-of-service rate above average7.1% vs the 6.7% national average.Reincarnated carrier — prior authority revokedFMCSA links this carrier to a previously revoked operating authority — the classic chameleon-carrier pattern. Verify it is not evading an enforcement history.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 34 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1992.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)On file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo

15.4

▼ 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

Small fleet

11 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

2 yr

Model years 2015–2026 · peer benchmark computing.

Identity stabilityFlagged

34 yr unchanged

Linked to a previously revoked authority — verify before tendering.

AI readLocal operator, 34-yr registration, 15% vehicle OOS — review first.Full read

Is HILL BUILDERS INC safe to load? HILL BUILDERS INC (USDOT 480255, MC-488671) is an active small-fleet motor carrier based in SARALAND, AL, operating 11 power units and 11 drivers. Operating authority has been active 34 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). Across 43 roadside inspections, its vehicle out-of-service rate over the last 24 months is 15.4% (below the 22.26% national average), with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months. FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it review before loading (73/100), with the leading concern: reincarnated carrier — prior authority revoked. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.

FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13

HBHILL BUILDERS INC 73

Safety

43 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 15.4%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 7.1%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 13 vehicle and 28 driver inspections over 24 months.

Out-of-service trend· any OOS · all inspection levels · 6-month trailing

27.3% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of all roadside inspections — vehicle checks and driver-only checks alike — that ended in any out-of-service order, vehicle or driver. Trending down 6.2 pts across the window. It is a different measure from the vehicle-OOS rate beside it — not the same rate over a shorter window — so the two are not directly comparable, and the national vehicle benchmark is not applied to this line.

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

≈1.3 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 11-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 11
Inspections · 24 mo: 28
Annualized: ≈14 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.3 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.

396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance5
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance4 · 2 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving4
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
383.71 Commercial Driver's License (CDL)Driver Fitness2
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance2
383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness1 · 1 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving1
391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness1
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance1

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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 (required)Filed with FMCSA

CargoNone

Surety bond (BMC-84)None

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750k BIPD last filed · 5 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Brookwood’05–’07

Zurich American’07–’10

Carolina’10–’13

Cincinnati’13–’20

beyond this history

2003200920152021now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 5 insurers are named in the list below.

This timeline is the FMCSA filing history, and it ends at the most recent superseded filing — current policy status is not tracked here. Request a certificate of insurance to confirm active coverage before tendering.

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
THE CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO.	Sep 2013 → Sep 2020	$750k	1
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Sep 2010 → Sep 2013	$750k	3
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2007 → Sep 2010	$750k	2
BROOKWOOD INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2005 → Oct 2007	$750k	3
FCCI INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2003 → Sep 2005	$750k	1

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 11
Observed power (24 mo): 17
Trailers (towed): 1

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

2.0 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2015

Oldest model yr

22%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

AL busiest

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

Home base

SARALAND, AL

1456 INDUSTRIAL PARKWAY

Top corridor

AL 28

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

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

Reincarnated carrier — prior authority was revoked

FMCSA links this carrier to a previously revoked authority: USDOT 480255. Reincarnation is a primary chameleon-carrier pattern.

Named as the prior authority of newer carriers

1 carrier list this USDOT as their revoked predecessor: USDOT 480255.

No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3003016 USDOT 925129 USDOT 4297308

Shares a company officer with other carriers

brent hill — 2 carriers: USDOT 2566356

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Roadside-observed power units materially exceed the registered MCS-150 fleet — confirm the carrier is operating within its filed capacity.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 1456 INDUSTRIAL PARKWAY, SARALAND, AL, 36571-3903
Mailing address: PO BOX 81, SARALAND, AL, 36571-3903
Operation: Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)

Contact

Phone: (251) 675-4888
Fax: (251) 675-9877
Email: hilltruckingco@bellsouth.net
Web domain: bellsouth.net

Registration

Officer: Brent Hill
USDOT / docket: 480255 · MC-488671
First registered: 04/20/1992
Last MCS-150: 06/30/2025 · 702,500 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

702,500

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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Frequently asked

What is HILL BUILDERS INC's USDOT number?

HILL BUILDERS INC's USDOT number is 480255, and its motor carrier number is MC-488671.

Is HILL BUILDERS INC authorized to operate?

As of 2026-06-13, HILL BUILDERS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is HILL BUILDERS INC's safety record?

HILL BUILDERS INC has a 15.4% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 43 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 73/100 (tier: review).

How big is HILL BUILDERS INC's fleet?

HILL BUILDERS INC operates 11 power units and 11 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is HILL BUILDERS INC based?

HILL BUILDERS INC is based in SARALAND, AL, with roadside inspections recorded across 1 state.

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Contact & documents

Call dispatch(251) 675-4888 Email dispatchHILLTRUCKINGCO@BELLSOUTH.NETCarrier packetDownload / print · free

USDOT: 480255
MC / Docket: MC-488671
Officer: BRENT HILL
Address: 1456 INDUSTRIAL PARKWAY
SARALAND, AL, 36571-3903

At a glance

Active for-hire authority

Contract authority · 34 yr continuous

Insurance on file

BIPD limit not itemized in the filing.

Vehicle OOS 15%

vs 22.26% national — at or below benchmark.

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