JOE AND JON HILDEBRAND BROTHERS INC

USDOT 2090084 MC 1559538 Watsonville, CA Authorized For-Hire
63 power units 60 drivers 3M mi/yr
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FRED Score 68.8 / 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
16 yrs history · 300 roadside inspections in 24 months
Scored Nov 8, 2026
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  • 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
63 all owned
Drivers · CDL
60 · 60
Annual miles
3M ~48k per unit
TypeOwnTermTripTotal
Trucks130013
Tractors500050
Trailers800080

Registration

Operation
Intrastate (non-hazmat)
Authority type
Authorized For-Hire
Registered
Oct 27, 2010 (16 yrs)
MCS-150 update
Apr 1, 2026
Officer
JANE HILDEBRAND
Phone
(831) 768-9104
Email
joeandjonbrosinc@att.net
Address
6 Lewis Rd, Watsonville CA 95076

Cargo

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General FreightFresh ProduceOther: SAND GRAVEL ASPHALT PRODUCTS DIRTCoal/Coke

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Roadside and crash record

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
Crashes
4
0 fatal (0 deaths) · 1 injury · 1 person hurt in all
Inspections
300
36% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
36.5%
91 of 249 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
3.9%
11 of 283 driver inspections
Violations
533
157 out-of-service violations
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 35 inspections, 10 out of service 35 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 39 inspections, 13 out of service 39 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 47 inspections, 14 out of service 47 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 42 inspections, 14 out of service 42 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 21 inspections, 3 out of service 21 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 53 inspections, 14 out of service 53 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 33 inspections, 15 out of service 33 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 29 inspections, 15 out of service 29 Q3 '26
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 1 inspection.
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Violations

533 on the FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    502 · 147 out-of-service
    Brakes 153 · Lights 96 · Steering & suspension 65 · Tires 62 · Wheels & hubs 30 · 96 more
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    20 · 0 out-of-service
    Reckless / lane 11 · Speeding 4 · Phone use 2 · Seat belt 1 · Other 2
  • Driver fitness No alert
    9 · 9 out-of-service
    No valid CDL 8 · Medical certificate 1
  • Hours of service No alert
    2 · 1 out-of-service
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 1 · No log 1
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
Out-of-service share of each category. “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold.

Violations by quarter

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3 violations fall outside the charted quarters; the 24-month totals include them.

Crashes

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026
  • May
    11
    2026
    May 11, 2026 · California
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Mar
    4
    2026
    Mar 4, 2026 · California
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Feb
    6
    2025
    Feb 6, 2025 · California
    Property damage only
    Wet road, dark - lighted, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jan
    29
    2025
    Jan 29, 2025 · California
    Property damage only
    Dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA since
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On FMCSA's filing record
Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026)
$750,000 · THIRD COAST INSURANCE COMPANY
on record since Jun 24, 2025 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jun 2023
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to May 14, 2026
  • 2 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 1 change: CLEAR SPRING PROPERTY AND CASUALTY COMPANY → THIRD COAST INSURANCE COMPANY (Jun 2025)
  • 3 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 1 took effect (the last Jun 24, 2025, replaced the same day); 2 replaced before they took effect
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
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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 (HQ) 300

Mostly inspected in its home state (100%).

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