Fleet typeIdentity
Asset-based
19 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 998322 · MC-422952
HINZ ENTERPRISES LLC
19 power unitsOSAGE, IA
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-422952 ACTIVEHAZMAT
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
19Power units
Self-reported · MCS-150
—Trailers seen
None observed · 24 mo
—Avg age (yr)
Awaiting decode
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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Limited record
Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.
Established 25 yearsUSDOT registration inactive
Watch · 4
USDOT registration inactiveThe USDOT record is flagged inactive — the carrier may not be authorized to operate.No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 19 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 13.7 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority2424 yr active
since 2002Insurance (BIPD)Unknown
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo—%
▼ 22.26% nat'lCrashes · fatal11
clean 24 moVektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots
Fleet age vs peersDecoding
—
Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityStable
24 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2002 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is HINZ ENTERPRISES LLC safe to work with?
Is HINZ ENTERPRISES LLC safe to load? HINZ ENTERPRISES LLC (USDOT 998322, MC-422952) is an inactive asset-based motor carrier based in OSAGE, IA, operating 19 power units and 17 drivers. Operating authority has been active 24 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it unrated (50/100), with the leading concern: usdot registration inactive. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
HEHINZ ENTERPRISES LLC 50
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Safety
Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
No roadside inspections on record.
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Authority & insurance
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
- Common
- None
- Contract
- Inactive
- Broker
- None
Insurance & bonds
BIPD / liability (required)Not on file
CargoNone
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$1M BIPD · 7 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn
+4 earlier
Sagamore · 02–05
Northland · 05–07
Continental Western · 07–09
National · 10–12
20022012
No BIPD policy is currently in force in the filing history. The authority record may still list one on file — request a COI to confirm current coverage.
8 insurer eras · collapsed from 19 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY | Jun 2010 → Jun 2012 | $1M | 4 |
| MAIDEN REINSURANCE COMPANY | Jul 2009 → Jun 2010 | $1M | 1 |
| EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO. | Jul 2009 → Jun 2009 | $1M | 1 |
| INTEGON NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY | Jun 2009 → Aug 2009 | $1M | 2 |
| EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO. | Jan 2009 → Jun 2009 | $1M | 3 |
| CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE CO. | Jan 2007 → Jan 2009 | $1M | 1 |
| NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY | Jan 2005 → Jan 2007 | $1M | 1 |
| SAGAMORE INSURANCE COMPANY | Feb 2002 → Jan 2005 | $1M | 6 |
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Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 19
- Observed power (24 mo)
- —
- Trailers (towed)
- —
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
04
Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
OSAGE, IA
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@osage.net — 18 carriers: USDOT 53805USDOT 165834USDOT 428837USDOT 584646USDOT 939314USDOT 1275406USDOT 1313568USDOT 1352047
Shares a company officer with other carriers
jason lacour — 2 carriers: USDOT 2339404
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 632 CHASE ST, OSAGE, IA, 50461
- Operation
- Interstate· Hazmat
Contact
- Phone
- (641) 732-4249
- Cell
- (319) 230-2349
- Fax
- (641) 732-5283
- Web domain
- osage.net
Registration
- Officers
- Jason Lacour · Rodney Hinz
- USDOT / docket
- 998322 · MC-422952
- First registered
- 01/14/2002
- Last MCS-150
- 10/30/2012 · 2,250,000 mi (2011)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- —
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
—CDL drivers
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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 HINZ ENTERPRISES LLC's USDOT number?
HINZ ENTERPRISES LLC's USDOT number is 998322, and its motor carrier number is MC-422952.
Is HINZ ENTERPRISES LLC authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, HINZ ENTERPRISES LLC is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is HINZ ENTERPRISES LLC's fleet?
HINZ ENTERPRISES LLC operates 19 power units and 17 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is HINZ ENTERPRISES LLC based?
HINZ ENTERPRISES LLC is based in OSAGE, IA.