Carrier profile · USDOT 877828 · MC-297732 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Hi-line Moving Services Inc

45 power unitsavg 11.8 yrNational · 19 statesGREAT FALLS, MT88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-297732 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

45Power units

32 observed · MCS-150

37Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

11.8Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

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

Clear to load

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Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record1 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's 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 2000.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 121 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo15.2%

▼ 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

45 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

11.8 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

26 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2000 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

13 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

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10 hours-of-service violations on record, most recent Aug 6, 2026.

Safety

59 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 6, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 15.2%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 5.1%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 33 vehicle and 59 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 3.1 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

59 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '26 · 7

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

≈0.7 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 45-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 45
Inspections · 24 mo: 59
Annualized: ≈30 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.7 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.

393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance10 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance10 · 9 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving7 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance3 · 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: Active
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)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

$750K BIPD last filed ’23 · 5 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Redland’97–’00

Transguard America’03–’23

1996200420122020now

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

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · VANLINER INSURANCE COMPANY · since Oct 2023

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
TRANSGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA INC.	Feb 2003 → Oct 2023	$750K	3
SIRIUS AMERICA INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2001 → Mar 2003	$750K	2
GULF INSURANCE CO.	Mar 2000 → Mar 2001	$750K	3
REDLAND INSURANCE CO.	Feb 1997 → Mar 2000	$750K	1
RANGER INS. CO./FAIRMONT SPECIALTY INS. CO.	Feb 1996 → Feb 1997	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 6, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 45
Observed power (24 mo): 32
Trailers (towed): 37

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

11.8 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

69.6%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 19 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 6, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

AK busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Alaska: 23 inspections
Montana: 11 inspections
New Mexico: 4 inspections
North Carolina: 3 inspections
North Dakota: 2 inspections
South Dakota: 2 inspections
Colorado: 2 inspections
Washington: 1 inspections
Utah: 1 inspections
Iowa: 1 inspections
South Carolina: 1 inspections
California: 1 inspections
Kansas: 1 inspections
Nevada: 1 inspections
Arkansas: 1 inspections
Wisconsin: 1 inspections
Maryland: 1 inspections
Louisiana: 1 inspections

Home base

GREAT FALLS, MT

4500 NORTH STAR BLVD

Most inspections: AK

23 inspections

AK 23 · MT 11 · NM 4

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 5, 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 (23 trucks · 18 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 729038 USDOT 3762743 USDOT 4093102 USDOT 469756 USDOT 4473586 USDOT 2349839 USDOT 113676 USDOT 125550

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@hilinemoving.com — 10 carriers: USDOT 278760 USDOT 602751 USDOT 798126 USDOT 798150 USDOT 1081377 USDOT 1722287 USDOT 2972731 USDOT 3013922

Shares a company officer with other carriers

gregory lindstrom — 7 carriers: USDOT 278760 USDOT 561051 USDOT 798150 USDOT 1081377 USDOT 2297448 USDOT 3013922

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 5, 2026

Location

Physical address: 4500 NORTH STAR BLVD, GREAT FALLS, MT, 59405
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (406) 455-8610
Fax: (406) 455-8620
Email: [email protected]
Web domain: hilinemoving.com

Registration

Officers: Jennifer Patera · Gregory Lindstrom
USDOT / docket: 877828 · MC-297732
First registered: May 3, 2000
Last MCS-150: Jun 16, 2026 · 531,107 mi (2026)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Dec 1, 2015
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

531,107

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 5, 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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15%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

5 of 33 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

60violation records

11OOS-tagged records

5 of 33inspections 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

2433%8 / 24

Brakes

190%0 / 19

Unsafe driving

60%0 / 6

Hours of service

520%1 / 5

Lights

40%0 / 4

Driver fitness

2100%2 / 2

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

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

40%

15%

30%

0%Nov 24 to May 250 / 3

19%May 25 to Nov 253 / 16

0%Nov 25 to May 260 / 8

33%May 26 to Nov 262 / 6

Top 3 codes (14 of 60 records)

393.45D-B Brake tubing / hose defects5
396.17C-PI Periodic (annual) inspection5
393.47E Brake actuators / linings / components4

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393.45B2-B-AIR Brake tubing / hose defects3
393.95A4-EEUS Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)3
393.47A-BCLMBD Brake actuators / linings / components2
393.53B-B Automatic brake adjusters / indicators2
393.75A3-TAOL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)2
395.8E-HOSPD Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing2
396.3A1-BOS Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed2
383.23A2-LCDLN Operating without a valid CDL1
390.21TB2-DOT USDOT number marking on vehicle1
391.41APC No / expired medical certificate1
392.2-SLLIRP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.22A-D Driving of commercial motor vehicles1
392.22B-DFPWD Driving of commercial motor vehicles1
392.7A Driving of commercial motor vehicles1
392.82A1 Using a hand-held mobile phone1
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.11A1-CSLRR Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.201A-FRMC Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.201B-FR Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.203B-CBP Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.207F-SLAS Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.209D-STPAL Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.53BMAN Automatic brake adjusters / indicators1
393.55D2 Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.55E-B Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.60D Windshield / glazing1
393.75A1-TBSP Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.75A3-TAOLTIS Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.75C-TAOTD-LT2/32 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.95A Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.95A1 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.95F Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.9A-LBL Inoperative required lamps1
393.9TS Inoperative required lamps1
395.24 ELD — record edits / data1
395.3A1-HOSPD Driving beyond hours-of-service limits1
395.8A1-HOSP Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1

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Other vehicle maintenance

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Brakes

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Unsafe driving

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Safety and violations

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for HI-LINE MOVING SERVICES INC.

HI-LINE MOVING SERVICES INC (USDOT 877828) 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 common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Nov 5, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from VANLINER INSURANCE COMPANY effective Oct 1, 2023 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 15.2% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 6, 2026.

The carrier received 59 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 33 vehicle-level and 59 driver-level — across 19 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 6, 2026.

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

It reports 45 power units and 38 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jun 16, 2026. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 5, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Dec 1, 2015 in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 5, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is HI-LINE MOVING SERVICES INC's USDOT number?

HI-LINE MOVING SERVICES INC's USDOT number is 877828, and its motor carrier number is MC-297732.

Is HI-LINE MOVING SERVICES INC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 5, 2026. HI-LINE MOVING SERVICES INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is HI-LINE MOVING SERVICES INC's safety record?

HI-LINE MOVING SERVICES INC has a 15.2% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 121 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).

How big is HI-LINE MOVING SERVICES INC's fleet?

HI-LINE MOVING SERVICES INC operates 45 power units and 38 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is HI-LINE MOVING SERVICES INC based?

HI-LINE MOVING SERVICES INC is based in GREAT FALLS, MT, with roadside inspections recorded across 19 states.

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Contact & documents

Call dispatch(406) 455-8610 Email dispatch[email protected]Carrier packetDownload / print · free

USDOT: 877828
MC / Docket: MC-297732
Officer: JENNIFER PATERA
Address: 4500 NORTH STAR BLVD
GREAT FALLS, MT, 59405

At a glance

Active for-hire authority

Common authority · 26 yr continuous

$1M BIPD in force

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · VANLINER INSURANCE COMPANY · since Oct 2023

Vehicle OOS 15.2%

vs 22.26% national — at or below benchmark.

1 fatal crash

On the FMCSA crash record.

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