HILLYARD INC
DBA HILLYARD
84 power units
139 drivers
5.2M mi/yr
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FRED Score 59.9 / 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
52 yrs history · 213 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
- 84
- Drivers · CDL
- 139 · 60
- Annual miles
- 5.2M ~62k per unit
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 1 | 55 | 0 | 56 |
| Tractors | 1 | 27 | 0 | 28 |
| Trailers | 0 | 39 | 0 | 39 |
Registration
- Organization
- CORPORATION
- Operation
- Interstate
- Authority type
- Authorized For-Hire / Private Property
- FMCSA rating
- Satisfactory (Feb 26, 2001)25 yrs old
- Registered
- Jun 1, 1974 (52 yrs)
- MCS-150 update
- May 6, 2026 (Biennial Update)
- DUNS
- 6966865
- Officers
- DREW CATRON · BRETT CAROLUS
- Phone
- (816) 273-4150
- rcook@hillyard.com
- Address
- 302 North 4Th Street, St. Joseph MO 64501
Cargo
Cargo risk score
FRED’s estimate from the commodities it hauls
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Household GoodsLiquids/GasesMeatRefrigerated FoodGeneral FreightFresh ProduceBeveragesDry BulkPaper ProductsChemicals
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Roadside and crash record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026Crashes
6
1 fatal (1 death) · 2 injury · 3 people hurt in all
Inspections
213
80% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
4.2%
6 of 144 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
1.9%
4 of 213 driver inspections
Violations
56
9 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 1 inspection.
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
56 on the FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026-
Vehicle maintenance No alert32 · 5 out-of-serviceBrakes 11 · Lights 9 · Cargo securement 4 · Wheels & hubs 3 · Steering & suspension 2 · 3 more
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Unsafe driving No alert13 · 0 out-of-serviceReckless / lane 5 · Speeding 5 · Seat belt 2 · Other 1
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Hours of service No alert7 · 1 out-of-serviceLogbook / ELD paperwork 5 · False log 1 · No log 1
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Driver fitness No alert4 · 3 out-of-serviceMedical certificate 2 · No valid CDL 2
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
Out-of-service share of each category. “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold.
Violations by quarter
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FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026-
Aug142026Aug 14, 2026 · PennsylvaniaProperty damage onlyDaylight.
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Aug42026Aug 4, 2026 · MinnesotaFatal · 1 deathDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jan212026Jan 21, 2026 · MinnesotaProperty damage onlySnow road, daylight, snow, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Dec92025Dec 9, 2025 · KentuckyInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Nov302025Nov 30, 2025 · WyomingProperty damage onlySnow road, daylight, snow, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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Jan72025Jan 7, 2025 · KansasInjury · 2 people hurtSlush road, daylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
News reports linked to these crashes
Third-party reports matched to FMCSA crash records
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1 of the 6 crashes was fatal.
2 of the 6 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 · Hartford Fire Insurance Companyon record since Dec 31, 2022 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Dec 1993
- Cargo filing
- on file · The Hanover Insurance Company since Sep 1, 2009
36 months to Nov 7, 2026
- One liability insurer throughout
- 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 54
- New York 27
- Kentucky 19
- Pennsylvania 15
- Connecticut 13
- Missouri (HQ) 13
- Minnesota 8
- Arizona 7
Runs well beyond its home state: 13 of 213 inspections were in Missouri.
How this grade is calculated, and its history
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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| Vehicle maintenance | 22 | 0.93 | No alert |
| Unsafe driving | 13 | 0.53 | No alert |
| Hours of service | 7 | 0.06 | No alert |
| Driver fitness | 4 | 0.10 | No alert |
| Drugs & alcohol | 0 | 0.00 | No alert |
213 driver inspections · 144 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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