Carrier profile · USDOT 566463 · MC-276107 · Updated Aug 2, 2026

HILL TOP TRANSPORTATION INC

27 power unitsavg 7.4 yrRegional · 6 statesLONDON, KY94/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-276107 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

27Power units

19 observed · MCS-150

39Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

7.4Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(606) 877-2537 Email dispatchap@htwarehousing.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 2, 2026

Clear to load

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

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileMultiple injury crashes

Watch · 1

Multiple injury crashes8 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 32 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1994.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 66 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo21.4%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo21.4%

▼ 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

27 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

7.4 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

32 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1994 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

46 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 21.4%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 2.2%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 14 vehicle and 46 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

25.0% · 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 12.1 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

41 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Nov '24 · 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

≈0.9 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 27-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 27
Inspections · 24 mo: 46
Annualized: ≈23 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.9 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 Driving18 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving6 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance6 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 4 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
383.51 Commercial Driver's License (CDL)Driver Fitness2 · 2 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

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)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 ’99 · 3 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Great West’97–now

1994200220102018now

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 May 1999

All 3 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	May 1997 → May 1999	$750K	4
ACCEPTANCE INSURANCE COMPANY	May 1995 → May 1997	$750K	2
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	May 1994 → May 1995	$750K	1

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 27
Observed power (24 mo): 19
Trailers (towed): 39

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

7.4 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

20.7%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 6 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

KY busiest

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

Home base

LONDON, KY

227 AIR PARK DRIVE

Top corridor

KY 22 · TN 14 · GA 7

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

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

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 154712 USDOT 4143876 USDOT 434067

Shares a company officer with other carriers

kenneth reid — 7 carriers: USDOT 1659324 USDOT 1730044 USDOT 2687053 USDOT 3035041 USDOT 3131868 USDOT 4038963

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 & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 227 AIR PARK DRIVE, LONDON, KY, 40744
Mailing address: PO BOX 1773, LONDON, KY, 40743-1773
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (606) 877-2537
Email: ap@htwarehousing.com
Web domain: htwarehousing.com

Registration

Officer: Kenneth Reid
USDOT / docket: 566463 · MC-276107
First registered: Jun 17, 1994
Last MCS-150: Jun 15, 2026 · 2,001,027 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

2,001,027

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 HILL TOP TRANSPORTATION INC.

HILL TOP TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 566463) has a Vektor safety score of 94/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 2, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 2, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. effective May 19, 1999 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 2, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 21.4% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 2, 2026.

The carrier received 46 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 14 vehicle-level and 46 driver-level — across 6 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 2, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 2, 2026.

It reports 27 power units and 29 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jun 15, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Aug 2, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is HILL TOP TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number?

HILL TOP TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number is 566463, and its motor carrier number is MC-276107.

Is HILL TOP TRANSPORTATION INC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 2, 2026, HILL TOP TRANSPORTATION INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is HILL TOP TRANSPORTATION INC's safety record?

HILL TOP TRANSPORTATION INC has a 21.4% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 66 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).