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DOT #65769 · HIRSCHBACH MOTOR LINES LLC
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HIRSCHBACH MOTOR LINES LLC

DBA: HIRSCHBACH

DOT# 65769 MC# 117686 DUNS# 168488054 Dubuque, IA Authorized For-Hire
(402) 404-2000 brian.kohlwes@hirschbach.com 2099 Southpark Ct, Dubuque IA 52003
2,948 tractors 2,556 drivers 298.8M mi/yr · ~101k per unit
Marginal
FRED Score 45.8 / 100
High confidence
52 yrs history · 4,201 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
2,948
Drivers · CDL
2,556 · 2,525
Annual miles
298.8M
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 1410 1538 0 2948
Trailers 5537 0 0 5537

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
FMCSA Rating
Satisfactory (09-25-2008) · 18 yr old
Registered
06-01-1974 (52 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
10-19-2026 (Biennial Update)
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
BRAD PINCHUCK
Officer
BRIAN KOHLWES

Cargo

67.6
medium risk
Household Goods Drive/Tow Away Mobile Homes Livestock Meat Refrigerated Food General Freight Building Materials Fresh Produce Beverages Grain/Feed/Hay US Mail Dry Bulk Paper Products Construction Chemicals
High-Risk Cargo
Drive/Tow Away, Mobile Homes, Livestock, General Freight, Household Goods, 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.

Expected crash rate is probably higher than similar fleets (about a 90% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.

Similar fleets: for-hire fleets of 500+ trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.

This motor carrier 1.16×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
102.7 vs 88.2 for similar fleets
Likely 79–127 crashes
This motor carrier
102.7
Similar fleets
88.2
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~93%
About typical for similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Worse than peers. 199 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 100 a year), including 4 fatal (4 deaths) and 71 with injuries; similar fleets have about 88 a year. The grade counts 300 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Better than peers. Violations 0.51× and out-of-service orders 0.75× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -7%: roadside results weigh far less than crash history. It's inspected more often than most fleets its size.

Worth a closer look

From the FMCSA record. The grade already counts the safety items; insurance filings and links to other motor carriers are not in it.

  • Fatal crashes
    4 crashes with 4 fatalities in 24 months (most recent Apr 22, 2026).
    Ask: the accident register and loss runs for these crashes.
  • Injury crashes
    71 crashes with 95 people hurt in 24 months.
    Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
  • Drivers put out of service
    32 out-of-service violations against drivers: 15 hours of service, 13 no valid CDL, 2 other qualification (Sep 2024 – Sep 2026).
    Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
  • Tires and brakes
    Tires are 394 of 1710 violations (23%). Tire or brake defects led to 421 out-of-service orders.
    Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
  • Falsified logs
    42 false-log violations in 24 months.
    Ask: how hours are audited against ELD and fuel records.
Strengths
  • Driver out-of-service rate 0.8% vs 6.7% national.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
  • Dangerous driving: 133
  • Excessive speeding: 104
  • Substance violations: 1

Track record

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
199
4 fatalities · 101 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
4,201
71% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
23.2%
466 of 2,007
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.8%
34 of 4,197
National avg 6.7%
Violations
1,710
560 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 493 inspections, 62 out of service 493 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 575 inspections, 67 out of service 575 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 604 inspections, 60 out of service 604 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 562 inspections, 67 out of service 562 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 518 inspections, 49 out of service 518 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 501 inspections, 84 out of service 501 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 478 inspections, 58 out of service 478 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 432 inspections, 50 out of service 432 Q3 '26
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 38 inspections.
vs 453 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.034 0.022
Inspections 1.00 0.63
Violations 0.29 0.22
Critical violations 0.11 0.05

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 500+ power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

1,710 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    1,108 · 528 OOS
    Tires 394 · Brakes 366 · Lights 147 · Wheels & hubs 52 · Steering & suspension 27 · 122 more
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    359 · 0 OOS
    Reckless / lane 169 · Speeding 114 · Seat belt 9 · Phone use 8 · Other 59
  • Hours of service No alert
    218 · 15 OOS
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 92 · Over hours limit 64 · False log 42 · No log 20
  • Driver fitness No alert
    25 · 17 OOS
    No valid CDL 20 · Medical certificate 3 · Other qualification 2
  • 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
  • Aug
    23
    2026
    Kansas
    Property damage only
    Daylight.
  • Aug
    12
    2026
    Indiana
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Wet road, daylight, rain.
  • Aug
    9
    2026
    Missouri
    Injury · 2 people hurt
    Daylight.
  • Aug
    6
    2026
    North Carolina
    Property damage only
    Wet road, daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jul
    28
    2026
    Arizona
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jul
    28
    2026
    Maryland
    Property damage only
    Wet road, dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jul
    28
    2026
    Virginia
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jul
    25
    2026
    Oklahoma
    Property damage only
    Dark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Apr
    22
    2026
    Oklahoma
    Fatal · 1 death
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
    In the news
    Oklahoma man killed in 18-wheeler crash on Interstate 40
    KNWA/KFTA (NWA Homepage)

    Why this link: FMCSA crash report OK2605001091 (Oklahoma Highway Patrol) lists HIRSCHBACH MOTOR LINES LLC’s truck in this crash. This third-party news report covers a crash with the same date, place and number of deaths, matched automatically. It may not name HIRSCHBACH MOTOR LINES LLC and doesn't establish fault. Wrong article?

About “In the news”: these links go to third-party news reports that FRED Score matched automatically to FMCSA crash records — same date and place, with a truck or bus involved, and the same number of deaths or, for a crash that released hazardous materials, the release — and checked a second time before showing. A link doesn't mean this motor carrier caused the crash: FMCSA crash reports don't assign fault, and news coverage can be incomplete or wrong. FRED Score doesn't verify or endorse what the articles say.

190 more in the FMCSA records below.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
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Liability (BIPD)
$1,000,000 · Overdrive Risk Retention Group, LLC (risk retention group)
on record since Aug 1, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Aug 2022
1 other liability filing also on file
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to Nov 2, 2026
  • One liability insurer throughout
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority
  • FMCSA notice resolved in time: 1

Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Mar 6, 1984)

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
  • California 422
  • Illinois 256
  • Tennessee 251
  • Nebraska 208
  • North Carolina 207
  • Missouri 188
  • New Mexico 180
  • Kansas 167

Runs well beyond its home state: 146 of 4,201 inspections were in Iowa.

Data sourced from FMCSA. The FRED Score is an analytical opinion and is not an FMCSA safety rating. Unless a motor carrier has received an Unsatisfactory safety rating under 49 CFR Part 385 or has otherwise been ordered to discontinue operations by FMCSA, it is authorized to operate. This information is provided for informational purposes only and should not be the sole basis for any decision. Report generated · fred-score.com/carrier/65769