Carrier profile · USDOT 244723 · MC-172944 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

HORNISH BROS INC

DBA HBI TRUCK LINES

160 power unitsavg 7.1 yrMulti-region · 15 statesDEFIANCE, OH81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-172944 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

160Power units

90 observed · MCS-150

111Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

7.1Avg age (yr)

2003–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(419) 785-3100 Email dispatchswaxler@hbitrucklines.com

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

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileVehicle out-of-service rate above average

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average26.3% vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record5 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's 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 42 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1984.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo26.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

9 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo26.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

9 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

160 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

7.1 yr

Model years 2003–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

42 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1984 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

134 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 26.3%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 1.5%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 57 vehicle and 134 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

58.3% · 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 28.0 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

129 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '26 · 9

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

≈0.4 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 160-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 160
Inspections · 24 mo: 134
Annualized: ≈67 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.4 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 Driving73 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance21 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance14 · 13 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance6 · 3 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance6 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance5 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving5 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance3 · 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)Not 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 ’25 · 8 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Wausau’98–’01

Sentry Select’04–’08

Sentry Select’08–’17

Cincinnati’17–’24

1993200220112020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 10 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY · since Aug 2025

All 10 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2024 → Aug 2025	$750K	4
THE CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO.	Feb 2017 → Feb 2024	$750K	3
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2008 → Feb 2017	$750K	3
LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2004 → Apr 2004	$750K	2
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2004 → Dec 2008	$750K	1
LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2002 → Apr 2004	$750K	1
REDLAND INSURANCE CO.	Apr 2001 → Apr 2002	$750K	1
WAUSAU UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 1998 → Apr 2001	$750K	3
FIDELITY & GUARANTY INSURANCE UNDERWRITERS	Apr 1996 → Apr 1998	$750K	1
UNITED STATES FIDELITY & GUARANTY CO.	Dec 1993 → Apr 1996	$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): 160
Observed power (24 mo): 90
Trailers (towed): 111

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

7.1 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2003

Oldest model yr

10.9%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 15 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

134

IN busiest

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

Home base

DEFIANCE, OH

2060 EAST SECOND STREET SUITE 101

Top corridor

IN ⇄ OH

IN 48 · OH 40 · KY 11

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: 2 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 623018Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (43 trucks · 15 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3515965 USDOT 3887374 USDOT 71955 USDOT 1441162 USDOT 54283 USDOT 623018 USDOT 4125629 USDOT 3055431

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

160

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 2060 EAST SECOND STREET SUITE 101, DEFIANCE, OH, 43512
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (419) 785-3100
Email: swaxler@hbitrucklines.com
Web domain: hbitrucklines.com

Registration

Officers: Steven A. Waxler · Chad Baer
USDOT / docket: 244723 · MC-172944
First registered: Apr 5, 1984
Last MCS-150: Aug 13, 2025 · 5,945,184 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Aug 27, 2012
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

160

Power units

152

Drivers

150

CDL drivers

5,945,184

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 HORNISH BROS INC.

HORNISH BROS INC (USDOT 244723) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 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 ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY effective Aug 1, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 26.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 134 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 57 vehicle-level and 134 driver-level — across 15 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 9 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 5 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 160 power units and 152 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Aug 13, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Aug 27, 2012 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is HORNISH BROS INC's USDOT number?

HORNISH BROS INC's USDOT number is 244723, and its motor carrier number is MC-172944.

Is HORNISH BROS INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, HORNISH BROS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is HORNISH BROS INC's safety record?

HORNISH BROS INC has a 26.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 170 roadside inspections, with 9 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).