HARE EXPRESS LLC

DOT# 4144941 MC# 1590003 Billings, MT Authorized For-Hire
(406) 256-0330 julier@hareexp.com 831 Cerise Rd, Billings MT 59101
21 tractors · all owned 16 drivers 2.2M mi/yr · ~107k per unit
HazMat
Not graded

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
21
Drivers · CDL
16 · 16
Annual miles
2.2M
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 21 0 0 21
Trailers 30 0 0 30

Registration

Cargo Operation
Intrastate HM
Scope
Intrastate (Beyond 100 miles)
Registered
10-16-2023 (3 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
06-24-2025
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
JASON AHLEN
Officer
JULIE RUFF

Cargo

63.4
medium risk
Meat Refrigerated Food General Freight
High-Risk Cargo
General Freight, Refrigerated Food, Meat

Note: "General Freight" is a catch-all; the actual cargo mix and its risk may differ.

Estimated from the commodity types reported to FMCSA, not from loss history or the true cargo mix.

Not Graded

Not graded: operating authority revoked since Nov 10, 2025 (Revoked) with no roadside inspection or crash recorded since, and no active authority on file. Graded again once it is seen operating or the authority is reinstated; referral.

Worth a closer look

From the FMCSA record.

  • Injury crashes
    1 crash with 1 person hurt in 24 months.
    Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
  • Drivers put out of service
    3 out-of-service violations against drivers: 2 hours of service, 1 no valid CDL (Oct 2024 – Jul 2025).
    Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
  • Falsified logs
    2 false-log violations in 24 months.
    Ask: how hours are audited against ELD and fuel records.
Strengths
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.

Track record

FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Aug 2025 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
1
0 fatalities · 1 injury · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
52
64% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
26.3%
5 of 19
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
5.8%
3 of 52
National avg 6.7%
Violations
40
9 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 18 inspections, 3 out of service 18 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 11 inspections, 0 out of service 11 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 11 inspections, 2 out of service 11 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 12 inspections, 3 out of service 12 Q3 '25
vs 11,996 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.024 0.027
Inspections 2.36 1.02
Violations 0.95 0.71
Critical violations 0.29 0.14

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 20–49 power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

40 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    21 · 6 OOS
    Brakes 10 · Tires 5 · Lights 4 · Steering & suspension 1 · Other parts 1
  • Hours of service No alert
    12 · 2 OOS
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 6 · No log 3 · False log 2 · Over hours limit 1
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    6 · 0 OOS
    Speeding 3 · Reckless / lane 2 · Seat belt 1
  • Driver fitness No alert
    1 · 1 OOS
    No valid CDL 1
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
Out-of-service violations “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold

Violations by quarter

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No violation trend data

Crashes

24 months
  • Jan
    2
    2025
    Illinois
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.

No other reportable crashes on the FMCSA record.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA since
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Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026)
No liability filing on FMCSA's record through May 14, 2026.
Last filing: UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY, ended Oct 31, 2025 (cancellation notice took effect).
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: GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. → UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY (Aug 2025)
  • 2 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 2 took effect (the last Oct 31, 2025, not replaced on FMCSA's record)
  • No liability filing on FMCSA's file since Oct 31, 2025 (10 days through May 14, 2026) while the authority required one
Authority
  • FMCSA notices resolved in time: 2

Operating authority inactive (FMCSA's L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since Nov 10, 2025)

Who insures fleets like this →

FMCSA filings only, not a policy audit. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?

Where it happens

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Inspections by state
  • South Dakota 10
  • Montana (HQ) 9
  • New Mexico 8
  • Washington 5
  • Colorado 3
  • Iowa 3
  • Wyoming 2
  • Arkansas 1

17% of inspections were in its home state.