Hank's Specialties Inc — compliance record
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Vetting summary
Inspections
36 on file
Out-of-service
Within normal range vs national averages
Email identity
Company domain, matches website
Federal identity
Registration snapshot
Legal name
Hank's Specialties Inc
DBA
—
Entity type
Carrier
Physical address
2050 Old Hwy 8, New Brighton, MN 55112
Phone
(651) 633-5020
Power units
19
Drivers
19
First on record
—
Last MCS-150 filing
—
Hazmat flag
No
Operating authority
Dockets & filings
No L&I dockets on file for this DOT number.
Out-of-service rates
Driver OOS
2.8%
National average ≈ 5.9% · 36 inspections on record
Vehicle OOS
2.8%
National average ≈ 20.9% · 36 inspections on record
Email & web forensics
On-file email
rich@hanksspec.com — company domain
Domain age
hanksspec.com registered 1999-07-28 (27 years)
Mail host
Enterprise (Mimecast)
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
1
Reportable crashes
1
Tow-aways
1
With injuries
0
With fatalities
Most recent: IL 11/2024 · WI 01/2022 · MN 09/2018 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.
Safety record
Inspection history
| Date | State | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 1, 2026 | MN | Level III — Driver-only |
| Mar 27, 2026 | MN | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jan 29, 2026 | WI | Level III — Driver-only |
| Dec 15, 2025 | MN | Level II — Walk-around |
| Nov 18, 2025 | IA | Level III — Driver-only |
| Oct 16, 2025 | SD | Level III — Driver-only |
| Oct 8, 2025 | ND | Level I — Full |
| Aug 26, 2025 | WI | Level I — Full |
| Aug 5, 2025 | MN | Level I — Full |
| Jul 29, 2025 | US | Level I — Full |
| Jul 28, 2025 | NE | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jul 8, 2025 | SD | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jan 28, 2025 | WI | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jan 17, 2025 | MN | Level II — Walk-around |
| Dec 20, 2024 | ND | Level II — Walk-around |
| Dec 17, 2024 | WI | Level I — Full |
| Oct 1, 2024 | WI | Level I — Full |
| Aug 13, 2024 | WI | Level II — Walk-around |
| Aug 7, 2024 | MN | Level I — Full |
| Jul 9, 2024 | SD | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jun 25, 2024 | IL | Level I — Full |
| Jun 11, 2024 | WI | Level I — Full |
| May 15, 2024 | MN | Level I — Full |
| Apr 12, 2024 | IA | Level I — Full |
| Apr 3, 2024 | ND | Level I — Full |
| Feb 13, 2024 | MN | Level I — Full |
| Jan 22, 2024 | MN | Level I — Full |
| Dec 29, 2023 | MN | Level III — Driver-only |
| Dec 13, 2023 | SD | Level III — Driver-only |
| Dec 12, 2023 | WI | Level III — Driver-only |
| Dec 6, 2023 | MN | Level III — Driver-only |
| Dec 5, 2023 | WI | Level II — Walk-around |
| Dec 1, 2023 | MN | Level III — Driver-only |
| Oct 19, 2023 | MN | Level I — Full |
| Oct 17, 2023 | NE | Level I — Full |
| Jul 27, 2023 | NE | Level I — Full |
Most recent 36 of 36 inspections on file.
Activity log
Record changes
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