Carrier profile · USDOT 30111 · MC-134113 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Hi-ball Trucking Inc

23 power unitsavg 5.7 yrMulti-region · 13 statesBILLINGS, MT80/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-134113 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

23Power units

28 observed · MCS-150

29Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

5.7Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(406) 656-6700 Email dispatchTANNER@hiballtrucking.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

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

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average43.3% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% 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 52 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1974.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo43.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo43.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

23 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

5.7 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

72 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 43.3%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 — 30 vehicle and 72 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

66.7% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 20.0 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

72 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '25 · 6

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

≈1.6 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 23-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 23
Inspections · 24 mo: 72
Annualized: ≈36 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.6 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 Driving20 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance13 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance7 · 1 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance6 · 1 OOS
393.118 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 5 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance5 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
393.100 Cargo securement (general)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: Active
Broker: Active

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Recorded per census

Surety bond (census)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 ’13 · 3 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

beyond this history

1993200220112020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 3 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · since Jun 1995

All 3 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
YELLOWSTONE BANK	Aug 2011 → Oct 2013	$750K	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Jun 1995 → Jun 1995	$750K	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 1993 → Jun 1995	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 23
Observed power (24 mo): 28
Trailers (towed): 29

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

5.7 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

60.3%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 13 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

WA busiest

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

Home base

BILLINGS, MT

6925 COMMERCIAL AVENUE

Top corridor

WA ⇄ MT

WA 16 · WY 16 · MT 13

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

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

Last 12 months: 1 truck also ran under 1 other carrier

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 2478559Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (10 trucks · 7 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1191304 USDOT 2478559 USDOT 166340 USDOT 4307510 USDOT 53554 USDOT 186272 USDOT 1691799

Shares a company officer with other carriers

tanner smith — 5 carriers: USDOT 473429 USDOT 2528657 USDOT 2572425 USDOT 4194247

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

Location

Physical address: 6925 COMMERCIAL AVENUE, BILLINGS, MT, 59101
Mailing address: P O BOX 80325, BILLINGS, MT, 59108-0325
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (406) 656-6700
Cell: (406) 698-6700
Fax: (406) 652-3642
Email: tanner@hiballtrucking.com
Web domain: hiballtrucking.com

Registration

Officer: Tanner Smith
USDOT / docket: 30111 · MC-134113
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Mar 4, 2026 · 2,200,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Feb 10, 1983
D-U-N-S: 48544936

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

2,200,000

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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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for HI-BALL TRUCKING INC.

HI-BALL TRUCKING INC (USDOT 30111) has a Vektor safety score of 80/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. effective Jun 1, 1995 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 43.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 72 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 30 vehicle-level and 72 driver-level — across 13 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 23 power units and 22 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 4, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Feb 10, 1983 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is HI-BALL TRUCKING INC's USDOT number?

HI-BALL TRUCKING INC's USDOT number is 30111, and its motor carrier number is MC-134113.

Is HI-BALL TRUCKING INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, HI-BALL TRUCKING INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is HI-BALL TRUCKING INC's safety record?

HI-BALL TRUCKING INC has a 43.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 103 roadside inspections, with 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 80/100 (tier: review).

How big is HI-BALL TRUCKING INC's fleet?

HI-BALL TRUCKING INC operates 23 power units and 22 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is HI-BALL TRUCKING INC based?

HI-BALL TRUCKING INC is based in BILLINGS, MT, with roadside inspections recorded across 13 states.

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