⬥ Dual authority — carrier & broker
Hbi Truck Lines
Hornish Bros Inc · Defiance, OH · Interstate
Motor Carrier
✓ Authority Active
Freight Broker
✓ Authority Active
160
Power units
152
Drivers
1946
In business since
171
Roadside inspections
Services
What we move
For-hire trucking
Authorized interstate freight transportation with a fleet of 160 power units.
Property freight
Federal authority on file to haul general property freight.
Capacity sourcing
Licensed to arrange freight: matching shipper loads with vetted motor carriers.
Licensed & bonded brokerage
Federal broker authority with the required surety bond on file — the credentials shippers verify first.
Interstate operations
Operating scope on federal record: interstate, based out of OH.
As advertised on hbitrucklines.com
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Fleet & safety
The operation
Fleet photos from hbitrucklines.com
171
Inspections
Aug 12, 2026
Most recent
Oct 6, 2023
Earliest on file
| Date | State | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 12, 2026 | OH | Level III — Driver-only |
| Aug 11, 2026 | NC | Level III — Driver-only |
| Aug 11, 2026 | IN | Level III — Driver-only |
| Aug 6, 2026 | IN | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jul 29, 2026 | IN | Level III — Driver-only |
Carrier network
Licensed, bonded, verifiable
The credentials every shipper should verify before tendering a load — on federal record for Hbi Truck Lines:
MC172944
Broker authority: Active · Surety bond on file ✓
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Call (419) 785-3100 to get set up as a carrier partner.
About
Who we are
Hbi Truck Lines is an interstate motor carrier and licensed freight broker based in Defiance, OH.
“HBI was founded in 1946 and began as an intra-state carrier, operating strictly within the state of Ohio. In 1984, HBI received Interstate Commerce Commission interstate authority, enabling its trucks to run in 48 states and the province of Ontario.”— in their own words, from hbitrucklines.com
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Contact
Work with Hbi Truck Lines
Address
2060 East Second Street Suite 101
Defiance, OH 43512
Phone
(419) 785-3100
SW•••@H•••.COM
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Claim Hbi Truck Lines — free →Authority history (8 actions)
- Granted — Motor Property Contract Carrier
- Involuntary Revocation — Common
- Involuntary Revocation — Broker
- Involuntary Revocation — Broker
- Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
- Granted — Property Broker
- Involuntary Revocation — Common
- Involuntary Revocation — Contract