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USDOT 329494MC213264MC344003

Hot-line Freight System Inc — compliance record

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Vetting summary

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Authority age

37 years (granted 1989)

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Liability filing

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

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Inspections

134 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

Hot-line Freight System Inc

DBA

—

Entity type

Carrier+broker

Physical address

N4690 Bangor Industrial Parkway, West Salem, WI 54669

Phone

(608) 486-1600

Power units

67

Drivers

69

First on record

—

Last MCS-150 filing

—

Hazmat flag

No

Operating authority

Dockets & filings

MC213264

Common: Active · Contract: Active · Broker: None

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

MC344003

Common: None · Contract: None · Broker: Active

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

Authority history

  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Granted — Motor Property Contract Carrier
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier

Insurance filings

91X — Sentry Select Insurance Company · coverage $1M (as filed)

Out-of-service rates

Driver OOS

3.0%

National average ≈ 5.9% · 134 inspections on record

Vehicle OOS

7.5%

National average ≈ 20.9% · 134 inspections on record

Email & web forensics

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On-file email

otr@hotlinefreight.com — company domain

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Domain age

hotlinefreight.com registered 2002-12-07 (24 years)

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Mail host

Enterprise (Proofpoint)

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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

2

Reportable crashes

2

Tow-aways

1

With injuries

0

With fatalities

Most recent: MI 12/2024 · MN 10/2024 · MN 05/2024 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.

Safety record

Inspection history

2026: 172025: 322024: 522023: 33
Level III — Driver-only: 59Level II — Walk-around: 46Level I — Full: 29
DateStateLevel
Jul 21, 2026VALevel III — Driver-only
Jun 30, 2026FLLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 26, 2026ILLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 24, 2026MNLevel I — Full
Jun 3, 2026WILevel II — Walk-around
May 5, 2026MDLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 27, 2026WILevel II — Walk-around
Apr 22, 2026ILLevel I — Full
Apr 22, 2026WILevel II — Walk-around
Apr 15, 2026WILevel II — Walk-around
Mar 23, 2026FLLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 19, 2026NVLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 16, 2026MDLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 15, 2026INLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 10, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 5, 2026IALevel III — Driver-only
Jan 29, 2026ILLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 17, 2025ILLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 28, 2025ILLevel II — Walk-around
Nov 19, 2025WILevel I — Full
Oct 18, 2025IALevel II — Walk-around
Oct 16, 2025MNLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 22, 2025ILLevel I — Full
Sep 15, 2025SDLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 26, 2025FLLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 23, 2025WILevel II — Walk-around
Jul 9, 2025WILevel II — Walk-around
Jun 24, 2025GALevel III — Driver-only
Jun 24, 2025ILLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 20, 2025AZLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 20, 2025IALevel III — Driver-only
Jun 9, 2025ILLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 4, 2025MNLevel III — Driver-only
May 15, 2025IALevel II — Walk-around
May 13, 2025WILevel I — Full
May 7, 2025USLevel I — Full
May 2, 2025MOLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 29, 2025WILevel III — Driver-only
Apr 29, 2025IALevel III — Driver-only
Apr 11, 2025ILLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 10, 2025IALevel III — Driver-only
Apr 2, 2025SDLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 13, 2025WILevel I — Full
Feb 20, 2025IALevel III — Driver-only
Feb 17, 2025GALevel III — Driver-only
Feb 17, 2025SDLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 7, 2025ILLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 31, 2025WILevel I — Full
Jan 9, 2025WILevel II — Walk-around
Dec 12, 2024MILevel I — Full
Dec 11, 2024INLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 3, 2024WILevel II — Walk-around
Nov 20, 2024GALevel III — Driver-only
Nov 14, 2024MNLevel I — Full
Oct 9, 2024CALevel I — Full
Oct 9, 2024USLevel I — Full
Sep 30, 2024IALevel III — Driver-only
Sep 25, 2024USLevel I — Full
Sep 24, 2024SDLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 22, 2024USLevel I — Full
Aug 21, 2024NVLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 20, 2024MNLevel I — Full
Aug 15, 2024WILevel III — Driver-only
Aug 5, 2024INLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 5, 2024AZLevel I — Full
Jul 30, 2024SDLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 29, 2024MNLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 26, 2024IALevel II — Walk-around
Jul 25, 2024NMLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 22, 2024ILLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 22, 2024WILevel II — Walk-around
Jul 11, 2024WILevel II — Walk-around
Jul 11, 2024USLevel I — Full
Jul 10, 2024MNLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 2, 2024WILevel II — Walk-around
Jun 16, 2024MOLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 12, 2024NVLevel III — Driver-only
May 31, 2024IALevel II — Walk-around
May 24, 2024MNLevel I — Full
May 13, 2024MNLevel III — Driver-only
May 7, 2024WILevel I — Full
Apr 14, 2024ILLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 12, 2024WILevel II — Walk-around
Apr 3, 2024OKLevel I — Full
Mar 30, 2024IALevel II — Walk-around
Mar 26, 2024WILevel II — Walk-around
Mar 14, 2024ILLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 7, 2024WILevel III — Driver-only
Mar 4, 2024CTLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 28, 2024PALevel III — Driver-only
Feb 13, 2024OHLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 7, 2024NCLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 7, 2024MNLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 6, 2024SDLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 2, 2024IALevel I — Full
Jan 30, 2024NYLevel II — Walk-around
Jan 24, 2024USLevel I — Full
Jan 23, 2024SDLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 11, 2024MILevel III — Driver-only
Jan 6, 2024IALevel III — Driver-only

Most recent 100 of 134 inspections on file.

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