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HINZ TRUCKING INC

USDOT 263874 MC 191805 Elm Creek, NE Authorized For-Hire
254 power units 234 drivers 21.4M mi/yr
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Marginal
FRED Score 38.2 / 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.
High confidence
41 yrs history · 596 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
254
Drivers · CDL
234 · 225
Annual miles
21.4M ~84k per unit
TypeOwnTermTripTotal
Trucks0000
Tractors224100234
Trailers3652025410

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
Operation
Interstate
Authority type
Authorized For-Hire
FMCSA rating
Satisfactory (Feb 26, 2019)7 yrs old
Registered
Aug 22, 1985 (41 yrs)
MCS-150 update
Dec 10, 2025 (Address Change)
DUNS
153550587
Officers
ROD HINZ · Alec Hinz
Phone
(308) 237-3116
Email
contact@hinztrucking.com
Address
125 Odessa Road, Elm Creek NE 68836

Cargo

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Metal: Sheets/Coils/RollsMachinery/Large ObjectsIntermodal ContainersGeneral FreightLogs/Poles/Beams/LumberBuilding MaterialsGrain/Feed/HayPaper ProductsUtilityFarm SuppliesConstruction

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Roadside and crash record

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
Crashes
28
0 fatal (0 deaths) · 6 injury · 10 people hurt in all
Inspections
596
70% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
18.4%
52 of 283 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
1.3%
8 of 596 driver inspections
Violations
265
65 out-of-service violations
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 58 inspections, 5 out of service 58 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 78 inspections, 5 out of service 78 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 63 inspections, 3 out of service 63 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 88 inspections, 8 out of service 88 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 78 inspections, 7 out of service 78 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 74 inspections, 8 out of service 74 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 74 inspections, 10 out of service 74 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 80 inspections, 13 out of service 80 Q3 '26
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 3 inspections.
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Violations

265 on the FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    161 · 55 out-of-service
    Brakes 51 · Lights 40 · Tires 27 · Cargo securement 21 · Steering & suspension 3 · 19 more
  • Hours of service No alert
    49 · 2 out-of-service
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 38 · Over hours limit 7 · No log 3 · False log 1
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    46 · 0 out-of-service
    Speeding 19 · Reckless / lane 13 · Seat belt 6 · Phone use 4 · Other 4
  • Driver fitness No alert
    9 · 8 out-of-service
    No valid CDL 7 · Medical certificate 1 · Other qualification 1
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
Out-of-service share of each category. “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold.

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Crashes

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026
  • Jun
    7
    2026
    Jun 7, 2026 · Missouri
    Property damage only
    Wet road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • May
    6
    2026
    May 6, 2026 · Nebraska
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Apr
    7
    2026
    Apr 7, 2026 · Kansas
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
  • Jan
    31
    2026
    Jan 31, 2026 · Kentucky
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
  • Jan
    22
    2026
    Jan 22, 2026 · Colorado
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Dark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Dec
    29
    2025
    Dec 29, 2025 · Minnesota
    Property damage only
    Ice road, dusk, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Dec
    3
    2025
    Dec 3, 2025 · Indiana
    Property damage only
    Wet road, daylight, one-way trafficway not divided.
  • Nov
    30
    2025
    Nov 30, 2025 · Utah
    Property damage only
    Snow road, daylight, snow, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.

20 more on the FMCSA record.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 7, 2026
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On FMCSA's filing record
Liability (BIPD)
$750,000 · Sentry Select Insurance Company
on record since Nov 1, 2019 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Oct 1994
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
  • One liability insurer throughout
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
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Where it operates

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Inspections by state
  • Colorado 90
  • Nebraska (HQ) 69
  • Kansas 56
  • California 36
  • New Mexico 36
  • South Dakota 34
  • Texas 27
  • Montana 25

12% of inspections were in its home state.

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