Carrier profile · USDOT 827535 · MC-356596 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Robert Don Hinkle & Kenneth W Hinkle

DBA HINKLE TRUCKING

12 power unitsavg 13.4 yrRegional · 3 statesPULASKI, TN94/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-356596 ACTIVEHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

12Power units

7 observed · MCS-150

8Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

13.4Avg age (yr)

2006–2024 · vPIC

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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 · 1

Multiple injury crashes7 crashes involving injuries are on record.

In good standing · 4

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 27 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1999.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 25 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

▼ 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

12 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

13.4 yr

Model years 2006–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

27 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1999 — 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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Clean inspections11 inspections, 0 OOS in 24 months
0 out-of-service inspections at any level in that window.

Safety

11 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 7, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 0.0%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 — 3 vehicle and 11 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

0.0% · latest 6-mo window● Steady

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

11 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '25 · 2

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

≈0.5 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 12-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 12
Inspections · 24 mo: 11
Annualized: ≈6 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.5 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 Driving8 · 0 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
172.516 Other violationOther1 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
172.600 Other violationOther1 · 0 OOS
177.801 Other violationOther1 · 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$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 ’13 · 7 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Clarendon National’99–’02

Nova’08–’12

Acuity A’12–now

1999200620132020now

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

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY · since Nov 2013

All 7 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2012 → Dec 2013	$1M	6
NOVA CASUALTY COMPANY	Mar 2008 → Mar 2012	$1M	5
PROGRESSIVE HAWAII INSURANCE CORP	Mar 2007 → Mar 2008	$1M	2
MOUNTAIN LAUREL ASSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2005 → Mar 2007	$1M	2
STRATFORD INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2003 → Mar 2005	$1M	2
OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	Mar 2002 → Mar 2003	$1M	1
CLARENDON NATIONAL INS. CO.	Mar 1999 → Mar 2002	$1M	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 7, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 12
Observed power (24 mo): 7
Trailers (towed): 8

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

13.4 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

2006

Oldest model yr

73.3%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 3 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 7, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

TN busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Tennessee: 6 inspections
Alabama: 4 inspections
Georgia: 1 inspections

Home base

PULASKI, TN

850 SHADY LANE

Most inspections: TN

6 inspections

TN 6 · AL 4 · GA 1

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 7, 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.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2632995

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

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

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Nov 7, 2026

Location

Physical address: 850 SHADY LANE, PULASKI, TN, 38478
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (931) 424-9902
Email: [email protected]

Registration

Officers: Robert Donald Hinkle · Michele Hinkle
USDOT / docket: 827535 · MC-356596
First registered: Sep 13, 1999
Last MCS-150: Jul 10, 2025 · 700,000 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

700,000

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 7, 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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vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

0 of 3 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

12violation records

0OOS-tagged records

0 of 3inspections 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.

Unsafe driving

70%0 / 7

Other / unclassified

30%0 / 3

Brakes

10%0 / 1

Other vehicle maintenance

10%0 / 1

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

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

30%Stable

15%

30%

0%Nov 24 to May 250 / 2

n/aMay 25 to Nov 250 / 0

n/aNov 25 to May 260 / 0

0%May 26 to Nov 260 / 1

Top 3 codes (7 of 12 records)

392.2-SLLS2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)5
172.516C6-HMPMC Other violation1
172.600C1-HMER Other violation1

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177.801-HMHCNP Other violation1
392.2-SLLS4 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLSR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
393.55E-B Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.78A-WS Windshield wipers1

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Unsafe driving

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Brakes

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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 ROBERT DON HINKLE & KENNETH W HINKLE.

ROBERT DON HINKLE & KENNETH W HINKLE (USDOT 827535) has a Vektor safety score of 94/100 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 7, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY effective Nov 10, 2013 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 0.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 7, 2026.

The carrier received 11 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 3 vehicle-level and 11 driver-level — across 3 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 7, 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 7, 2026.

It reports 12 power units and 10 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jul 10, 2025. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 7, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 7, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is ROBERT DON HINKLE & KENNETH W HINKLE's USDOT number?

ROBERT DON HINKLE & KENNETH W HINKLE's USDOT number is 827535, and its motor carrier number is MC-356596.

Is ROBERT DON HINKLE & KENNETH W HINKLE authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 7, 2026. ROBERT DON HINKLE & KENNETH W HINKLE is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is ROBERT DON HINKLE & KENNETH W HINKLE's safety record?

ROBERT DON HINKLE & KENNETH W HINKLE has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 25 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 94/100 (tier: clear).

How big is ROBERT DON HINKLE & KENNETH W HINKLE's fleet?

ROBERT DON HINKLE & KENNETH W HINKLE operates 12 power units and 10 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is ROBERT DON HINKLE & KENNETH W HINKLE based?

ROBERT DON HINKLE & KENNETH W HINKLE is based in PULASKI, TN, with roadside inspections recorded across 3 states.

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Contact & documents

Call dispatch(931) 424-9902 Email dispatch[email protected]Carrier packetDownload / print · free

USDOT: 827535
MC / Docket: MC-356596
Officer: ROBERT DONALD HINKLE
Address: 850 SHADY LANE
PULASKI, TN, 38478

At a glance

Active for-hire authority

Contract authority · 27 yr continuous

$1M BIPD in force

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY · since Nov 2013

Vehicle OOS 0.0%

vs 22.26% national — at or below benchmark.

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