Carrier profile · USDOT 563556 · MC-275598 · Updated Sep 6, 2026

Hirschbach Transportation Services LLC

DBA HIRSCHBACH SOLUTIONS

3 power unitsRegional · 4 statesDUBUQUE, IA88/100

AUTHORITY STATUS UNKNOWNMC-275598 STATUS UNKNOWNRATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Sep 6, 2026

Clear to load

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Fatal crash on record7 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 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 11 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)On file

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

Owner-operator

3 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

32 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1994 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

6 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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 — 4 vehicle and 6 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

6 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '26 · 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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.0 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 3-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 3
Inspections · 24 mo: 6
Annualized: ≈3 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.0 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.

177.801 Other violationOther2 · 1 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

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 ’26 · 8 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Liberty Fire’96–’00

Firemans Fund’00–’03

Discover Property’03–’07

Sentry Select’07–’13

Great West’13–’17

United States’17–’20

Overdrive Risk’20–now

1994200220102018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 8 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · OVERDRIVE RISK RETENTION GROUP LLC · since Mar 2026

All 8 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
OVERDRIVE RISK RETENTION GROUP LLC	Aug 2020 → Mar 2026	$1M	11
UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Aug 2017 → Aug 2020	$1M	4
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	May 2013 → Aug 2017	$1M	1
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2007 → May 2013	$1M	2
DISCOVER PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Mar 2003 → Mar 2007	$1M	2
FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE CO.	Mar 2000 → Mar 2003	$1M	2
LIBERTY MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Jan 1996 → Feb 2000	$1M	1
NEW HAMPSHIRE INSURANCE CO.	May 1994 → Jan 1996	$1M	5

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 3
Observed power (24 mo): —
Trailers (towed): —

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

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 4 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

NM busiest

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

Home base

DUBUQUE, IA

2099 SOUTHPARK CT

Top corridor

NM ⇄ IA

NM 2 · WI 2 · MS 1

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: 3 trucks 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 65769Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (10 trucks · 5 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 65769 USDOT 3503486 USDOT 3186674 USDOT 3118291 USDOT 3708414

Shares a company officer with other carriers

brian kohlwes — 4 carriers: USDOT 65769 USDOT 273897 USDOT 3815703

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 2099 SOUTHPARK CT, DUBUQUE, IA, 52003
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (402) 404-2000
Email: brian.kohlwes@hirschbach.com
Web domain: hirschbach.com

Registration

Officer: Brian Kohlwes
USDOT / docket: 563556 · MC-275598
First registered: May 17, 1994
Last MCS-150: May 12, 2025 · 340,000 mi (2022)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Nov 6, 2006
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

—CDL drivers

340,000

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 HIRSCHBACH TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC.

HIRSCHBACH TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC (USDOT 563556) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier has an unknown current for-hire authority status because no FMCSA L&I authority row is available as of Sep 6, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available as of Sep 6, 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 refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier received 6 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 4 vehicle-level and 6 driver-level — across 4 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 7 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Sep 6, 2026.

It reports 3 power units and 3 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 12, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Nov 6, 2006 in the federal record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is HIRSCHBACH TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC's USDOT number?

HIRSCHBACH TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC's USDOT number is 563556, and its motor carrier number is MC-275598.

Is HIRSCHBACH TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC authorized to operate?

As of Sep 6, 2026, HIRSCHBACH TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC is active in the FMCSA register.

What is HIRSCHBACH TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC's safety record?

HIRSCHBACH TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 11 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).