Carrier profile · USDOT 480255 · MC-488671 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Hill Builders Inc

DBA HILL TRUCKING COMPANY

11 power unitsavg 1.8 yrLocal · 1 statesSARALAND, AL88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-488671 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

11Power units

14 observed · MCS-150

1Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

1.8Avg age (yr)

2015–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(251) 675-4888 Email dispatch[email protected]

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Load decision · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Clear to load

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

Watch · 2

Driver out-of-service rate above average7.4% vs the 6.7% 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 35 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1992.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo10.0%

▼ 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

Small fleet

11 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

1.8 yr

Model years 2015–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

34 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1992 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

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

Before you tender

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1 hours-of-service violation on record, most recent Mar 25, 2026.

Safety

27 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 10.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 7.4%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 10 vehicle and 27 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

33.3% · 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 7.5 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

27 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.2 / 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: 27
Annualized: ≈14 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.2 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 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance5 · 3 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving4 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
383.71 Commercial Driver's License (CDL)Driver Fitness2 · 0 OOS
391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness2 · 1 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
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 ’20 · 5 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Zurich American’07–’10

Carolina’10–’13

Cincinnati’13–now

2003200920152021now

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

BIPD in force — $750,000 · THE CINCINNATI INDEMNITY COMPANY · since Sep 2020

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

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): 11
Observed power (24 mo): 14
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

1.8 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2015

Oldest model yr

66.7%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 3, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

AL busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Alabama: 27 inspections

Home base

SARALAND, AL

1456 INDUSTRIAL PARKWAY

Most inspections: AL

27 inspections

AL 27

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 3, 2026

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.

Show all-time history (7 trucks · 4 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 4297308 USDOT 1547231 USDOT 3003016 USDOT 925129

Shares a company officer with other carriers

brent hill — 3 carriers: USDOT 94076 USDOT 2566356

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 3, 2026

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: [email protected]

Registration

Officer: Brent Hill
USDOT / docket: 480255 · MC-488671
First registered: Apr 20, 1992
Last MCS-150: Jun 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

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 3, 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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10%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

1 of 10 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

15violation records

4OOS-tagged records

1 of 10inspections 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.

Other vehicle maintenance

40%0 / 4

Unsafe driving

40%0 / 4

Driver fitness

367%2 / 3

Lights

333%1 / 3

Hours of service

1100%1 / 1

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

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

50%

15%

30%

0%Nov 24 to May 250 / 2

0%May 25 to Nov 250 / 4

0%Nov 25 to May 260 / 2

50%May 26 to Nov 261 / 2

Top 3 codes (5 of 15 records)

396.17C-PI Periodic (annual) inspection3
383.23A2-LCDLN Operating without a valid CDL1
383.71H Commercial Driver's License (CDL)1

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390.21TB2-DOT USDOT number marking on vehicle1
391.41APC No / expired medical certificate1
392.2-SLLEWA3 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLEWG2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLS3 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
393.11A1-LTNRV Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.78A-WS Windshield wipers1
393.9A-LFTSI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LTSI Inoperative required lamps1
395.8A1-HOSP Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1

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Other vehicle maintenance

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Unsafe driving

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Driver fitness

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Safety and violations

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for HILL BUILDERS INC.

HILL BUILDERS INC (USDOT 480255) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Nov 3, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from THE CINCINNATI INDEMNITY COMPANY effective Sep 12, 2020 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 10.0% 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 27 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 10 vehicle-level and 27 driver-level — across 1 state, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash 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 11 power units and 11 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jun 30, 2025. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 3, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 3, 2026.

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?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 3, 2026. 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 10.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 46 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).