HFC INC OF SIDNEY IOWA
DBA HFC
70 power units
65 drivers
5.6M mi/yr
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FRED Score 51.8 / 100
The FRED Score (0–100, higher is better) compares this motor carrier's expected crash rate with that of similar fleets. It is an analytical opinion, not an FMCSA safety rating.
Moderate confidence
24 yrs history · 186 roadside inspections in 24 months
Scored Nov 8, 2026
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- Expected crashes over the next 12 months, against similar fleets
- What drives the grade: crash history and roadside record
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- How it compares with similar fleets, per power unit and per mile
- Cargo risk, and news reports linked to its crashes
- How the grade is calculated, and its history week by week
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Fleet, registration and cargo
Fleet and equipment
- Power units
- 70 all leased
- Drivers · CDL
- 65 · 65
- Annual miles
- 5.6M ~81k per unit
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 0 | 70 | 0 | 70 |
| Trailers | 0 | 90 | 0 | 90 |
Registration
- Operation
- Interstate
- Authority type
- Authorized For-Hire
- Registered
- Oct 16, 2002 (24 yrs)
- MCS-150 update
- Apr 30, 2025
- DUNS
- 117307525
- Officers
- NICHOLE FOCHT · HEATH FOCHT
- Phone
- (712) 355-9040
- hfocht@hfctransport.com
- Address
- 22381 South 221St St, Glenwood IA 51534
Cargo
Cargo risk score
FRED’s estimate from the commodities it hauls
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Household GoodsMetal: Sheets/Coils/RollsMachinery/Large ObjectsLivestockMeatRefrigerated FoodGeneral FreightBuilding MaterialsFresh ProduceBeveragesGrain/Feed/HayDry BulkPaper ProductsFarm SuppliesConstructionChemicals
“General Freight” is a catch-all; the actual cargo mix and its risk may differ.
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Roadside and crash record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026Crashes
7
1 fatal (1 death) · 1 injury · 1 person hurt in all
Inspections
186
71% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
11.8%
9 of 76 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
2.2%
4 of 186 driver inspections
Violations
80
14 out-of-service violations
Inspections per quarter
With an out-of-service order
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 2 inspections.
How it compares with similar fleets
Crashes, inspections and violations per power unit and per mile, against fleets like this one
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Violations
80 on the FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026-
Hours of service No alert31 · 3 out-of-serviceFalse log 10 · Logbook / ELD paperwork 10 · Over hours limit 9 · No log 2
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Vehicle maintenance No alert26 · 8 out-of-serviceBrakes 10 · Tires 6 · Lights 5 · Cargo securement 2 · Other parts 3
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Unsafe driving No alert19 · 0 out-of-serviceReckless / lane 9 · Speeding 4 · Other 6
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Driver fitness No alert3 · 3 out-of-serviceNo valid CDL 3
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
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Hazmat1 · 0 out-of-service
Out-of-service share of each category. “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold.
Violations by quarter
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Crashes
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026-
Mar152026Mar 15, 2026 · PennsylvaniaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Feb82026Feb 8, 2026 · OhioFatal · 1 deathDark - not lighted, one-way trafficway not divided.
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Dec312025Dec 31, 2025 · OhioProperty damage onlySnow road, dark - not lighted, snow, one-way trafficway not divided. Citation issued.
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Dec182025Dec 18, 2025 · WyomingProperty damage onlyIce road, dark - not lighted, severe crosswinds, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Oct232025Oct 23, 2025 · TexasProperty damage onlyDaylight.
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Apr162025Apr 16, 2025 · ColoradoInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway not divided.
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Mar152025Mar 15, 2025 · WyomingProperty damage onlyIce road, dark - not lighted, snow, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier. Citation issued.
1 of the 7 crashes was fatal.
1 of the 7 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
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On FMCSA's filing record
- Liability (BIPD)
- $1,000,000 · MS Transverse Insurance Companyon record since Oct 30, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Nov 2002
- Cargo filing
- not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to Nov 7, 2026
- 2 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 1 change: NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY → MS Transverse Insurance Company (Mar 2026)
- 1 cancellation notice filed by an insurer, replaced before it took effect
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority events and every filing
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Where it operates
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Map: inspections and crashes from FMCSA's weekly files over 24 months.
Inspections by state
- California 36
- Iowa (HQ) 17
- Nebraska 14
- Utah 14
- Missouri 13
- Kansas 11
- New Mexico 8
- Ohio 8
Runs well beyond its home state: 17 of 186 inspections were in Iowa.
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The model behind the grade: factors, credibility, peer group and the score week by week
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FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
| BASIC | Inspections with violations | Measure | Alert |
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| Hours of service | 22 | 0.81 | No alert |
| Vehicle maintenance | 19 | 1.87 | No alert |
| Unsafe driving | 17 | 1.62 | No alert |
| Driver fitness | 3 | 0.10 | No alert |
| Drugs & alcohol | 0 | 0.00 | No alert |
| Hazmat | — | — | — |
186 driver inspections · 76 vehicle inspections
These records come from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026; the grade counts crashes Oct 1, 2023 – Sep 30, 2026 and inspections Nov 1, 2024 – Oct 31, 2026 from FMCSA's weekly files, so counts can differ.
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