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USDOT 244723MC172944

Hbi Truck Lines — compliance record

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Vetting summary

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Authority age

42 years (granted 1984)

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Liability filing

$1M BIPD — meets the $750K federal minimum

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Inspections

171 on file

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Out-of-service

Within normal range vs national averages

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Email identity

Company domain, matches website

Federal identity

Registration snapshot

Legal name

Hornish Bros Inc

DBA

Hbi Truck Lines

Entity type

Carrier+broker

Physical address

2060 East Second Street Suite 101, Defiance, OH 43512

Phone

(419) 785-3100

Power units

160

Drivers

152

First on record

—

Last MCS-150 filing

—

Hazmat flag

No

Operating authority

Dockets & filings

MC172944

Common: Active · Contract: Active · Broker: Active

Property: ✓ · Passenger: — · HHG: — · BIPD filed: ✓ · Cargo: — · Bond: ✓

Authority history

  • 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

Insurance filings

84 — Nationwide Mutual Insurance Comp
91X — Arch Insurance Company · coverage $1M (as filed)

Out-of-service rates

Driver OOS

1.2%

National average ≈ 5.9% · 171 inspections on record

Vehicle OOS

9.4%

National average ≈ 20.9% · 171 inspections on record

Email & web forensics

✓

On-file email

swaxler@hbitrucklines.com — company domain

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Mail host

Microsoft 365

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Domain match

Email domain matches the company website

From the FMCSA on-file contact, public domain registration (RDAP), and live DNS.

Crash record — last 24 months

9

Reportable crashes

9

Tow-aways

6

With injuries

0

With fatalities

Most recent: OH 04/2026 · IN 02/2026 · GA 04/2025 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.

Safety record

Inspection history

2026: 462025: 692024: 542023: 2
Level III — Driver-only: 104Level II — Walk-around: 48Level I — Full: 19
DateStateLevel
Aug 12, 2026OHLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 11, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 11, 2026INLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 6, 2026INLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 29, 2026INLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 24, 2026NYLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 22, 2026INLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 22, 2026KYLevel I — Full
Jul 14, 2026KYLevel I — Full
Jun 26, 2026INLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 15, 2026INLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 15, 2026INLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 4, 2026INLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 4, 2026INLevel III — Driver-only
May 21, 2026INLevel III — Driver-only
May 15, 2026MILevel II — Walk-around
May 12, 2026MILevel I — Full
May 8, 2026INLevel III — Driver-only
May 4, 2026INLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 29, 2026KYLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 29, 2026OHLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 16, 2026SCLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 14, 2026OHLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 14, 2026KYLevel I — Full
Apr 8, 2026OHLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 2, 2026OHLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 2, 2026OHLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 27, 2026INLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 20, 2026INLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 10, 2026INLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 26, 2026ILLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 23, 2026INLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 13, 2026OHLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 11, 2026OHLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 9, 2026NYLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 5, 2026INLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 3, 2026INLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 29, 2026INLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 15, 2026KYLevel II — Walk-around
Jan 15, 2026IALevel II — Walk-around
Jan 14, 2026OHLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 14, 2026OHLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 13, 2026TNLevel I — Full
Jan 8, 2026INLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 7, 2026INLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 5, 2026INLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 29, 2025INLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 29, 2025INLevel I — Full
Dec 16, 2025INLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 3, 2025INLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 26, 2025INLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 24, 2025KYLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 14, 2025OHLevel II — Walk-around
Nov 6, 2025OHLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 3, 2025INLevel III — Driver-only
Oct 31, 2025MILevel III — Driver-only
Oct 29, 2025OHLevel III — Driver-only
Oct 24, 2025OHLevel II — Walk-around
Oct 13, 2025MILevel II — Walk-around
Oct 2, 2025INLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 26, 2025KYLevel I — Full
Sep 13, 2025KYLevel I — Full
Aug 25, 2025INLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 25, 2025OHLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 19, 2025OHLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 14, 2025INLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 13, 2025INLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 7, 2025MOLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 6, 2025INLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 29, 2025OHLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 16, 2025INLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 16, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 11, 2025INLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 10, 2025INLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 24, 2025OHLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 23, 2025OHLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 19, 2025MOLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 12, 2025INLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 6, 2025OHLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 4, 2025WILevel III — Driver-only
Jun 2, 2025KYLevel III — Driver-only
May 28, 2025TXLevel I — Full
May 27, 2025TXLevel I — Full
May 21, 2025INLevel III — Driver-only
May 17, 2025INLevel III — Driver-only
May 15, 2025TXLevel I — Full
May 14, 2025OHLevel II — Walk-around
May 12, 2025ILLevel III — Driver-only
May 2, 2025NYLevel I — Full
Apr 29, 2025OHLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 21, 2025OHLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 17, 2025GALevel III — Driver-only
Apr 14, 2025TXLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 10, 2025KYLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 10, 2025INLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 4, 2025INLevel I — Full
Apr 4, 2025INLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 31, 2025TXLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 26, 2025OHLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 24, 2025TXLevel II — Walk-around

Most recent 100 of 171 inspections on file.

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Record changes

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