Carrier profile · USDOT 827535 · MC-356596 · Updated Jul 18, 2026

Robert Don Hinkle & Kenneth W Hinkle

DBA HINKLE TRUCKING

12 power unitsavg 13.2 yrRegional · 3 statesPULASKI, TN100/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-356596 ACTIVEHAZMAT

Authority & Insurance

Active operating authority by type and the full insurance continuity timeline — insurer, policy, coverage, and any lapses — so you can confirm they can legally and adequately haul your load today.

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)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 ’13 · 7 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Clarendon National’99–’02

Nova’08–’12

Acuity A’12–now

1999200620132020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 7 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY · since Nov 2013

All 7 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2012 → Dec 2013	$1M	6
NOVA CASUALTY COMPANY	Mar 2008 → Mar 2012	$1M	5
PROGRESSIVE HAWAII INSURANCE CORP	Mar 2007 → Mar 2008	$1M	2
MOUNTAIN LAUREL ASSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2005 → Mar 2007	$1M	2
STRATFORD INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2003 → Mar 2005	$1M	2
OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	Mar 2002 → Mar 2003	$1M	1
CLARENDON NATIONAL INS. CO.	Mar 1999 → Mar 2002	$1M	1