Carrier profile · USDOT 517906 · MC-317121 · Updated Aug 16, 2026

Jim Hill Sand & Gravel Company Inc

10 power unitsavg 16.1 yrLocal · 2 statesWADESBORO, NC74/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-317121 ACTIVERATED CONDITIONALHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

10Power units

7 observed · MCS-150

4Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

16.1Avg age (yr)

2000–2020 · vPIC

Call dispatch(704) 694-0506 Email dispatchsandyhill@windstream.net

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

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Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average50.0% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record1 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 33 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1993.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo50.0%

▲ 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-mo50.0%

▲ 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

Asset-based

10 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

16.1 yr

Model years 2000–2020 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

33 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1993 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

10 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 50.0%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 10 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

50.0% · 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 50.0 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

10 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '26 · 3

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

≈0.5 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 10-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 10
Inspections · 24 mo: 10
Annualized: ≈5 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.5 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.

393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle 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: Active
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not 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

$1M BIPD last filed ’22 · 3 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Employers’00–now

1997200520132021now

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 · EMPLOYERS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO. · since Mar 2022

All 3 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
EMPLOYERS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO.	Aug 2000 → Mar 2022	$1M	3
PROVIDENCE WASHINGTON INSURANCE CO.	Aug 1999 → Mar 2002	$1M	2
HANOVER INSURANCE CO.	Jun 1997 → Jun 1997	$1M	3

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 10
Observed power (24 mo): 7
Trailers (towed): 4

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

16.1 yr

Average age

2020

Newest model yr

2000

Oldest model yr

54.5%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 2 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

NC busiest

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

Home base

WADESBORO, NC

3447 HWY 74 WEST

Top corridor

NC 8 · SC 2

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 461965

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@windstream.net — 5065 carriers: USDOT 3865 USDOT 6236 USDOT 7480 USDOT 28870 USDOT 33852 USDOT 34326 USDOT 38801 USDOT 47874

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: 3447 HWY 74 WEST, WADESBORO, NC, 28170
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (704) 694-0506
Fax: (704) 694-2064
Email: sandyhill@windstream.net

Registration

Officer: Sandy Hill
USDOT / docket: 517906 · MC-317121
First registered: Mar 26, 1993
Last MCS-150: Aug 12, 2026 · 320,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Conditional · Aug 16, 1993
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

320,000

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 JIM HILL SAND & GRAVEL COMPANY INC.

JIM HILL SAND & GRAVEL COMPANY INC (USDOT 517906) has a Vektor safety score of 74/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 16, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 16, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from EMPLOYERS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO. effective Mar 1, 2022 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 16, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 50.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 16, 2026.

The carrier received 10 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 4 vehicle-level and 10 driver-level — across 2 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 16, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 16, 2026.

It reports 10 power units and 6 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Aug 12, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Conditional assigned Aug 16, 1993 in the federal record refreshed Aug 16, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is JIM HILL SAND & GRAVEL COMPANY INC's USDOT number?

JIM HILL SAND & GRAVEL COMPANY INC's USDOT number is 517906, and its motor carrier number is MC-317121.

Is JIM HILL SAND & GRAVEL COMPANY INC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 16, 2026, JIM HILL SAND & GRAVEL COMPANY INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is JIM HILL SAND & GRAVEL COMPANY INC's safety record?

JIM HILL SAND & GRAVEL COMPANY INC has a 50.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 21 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Conditional" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 74/100 (tier: review).

How big is JIM HILL SAND & GRAVEL COMPANY INC's fleet?

JIM HILL SAND & GRAVEL COMPANY INC operates 10 power units and 6 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is JIM HILL SAND & GRAVEL COMPANY INC based?

JIM HILL SAND & GRAVEL COMPANY INC is based in WADESBORO, NC, with roadside inspections recorded across 2 states.

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