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HUNT TRANSPORTATION INC

DOT# 72097 MC# 82841 DUNS# 7493836 Omaha, NE Authorized For-Hire
(402) 339-3003 jbesco@hunttransportation.com 10770 I Street, Omaha NE 68127
164 tractors 157 drivers 16.7M mi/yr · ~102k per unit
HazMat
Marginal
FRED Score 40.5 / 100
High confidence
52 yrs history · 335 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
164
Drivers · CDL
157 · 157
Annual miles
16.7M
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 145 19 0 164
Trailers 294 0 0 294

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
FMCSA Rating
Satisfactory (04-06-1999) · 27 yr old
Registered
06-01-1974 (52 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
07-02-2025 (Biennial Update)
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
Josh Besco
Officer
WINSTON OSTERGARD

Cargo

65.8
medium risk
Motor Vehicles Drive/Tow Away Metal: Sheets/Coils/Rolls Machinery/Large Objects Intermodal Containers Oilfield Equipment General Freight Logs/Poles/Beams/Lumber Building Materials Fresh Produce Grain/Feed/Hay Utility Farm Supplies Construction Garbage/Refuse
High-Risk Cargo
Motor Vehicles, Drive/Tow Away, Machinery Large, Oilfield Equipment, General Freight

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 an 80% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.

Similar fleets: for-hire fleets of 100–199 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 1.30×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
6.5 vs 5.0 for similar fleets
Likely 2–11 crashes
This motor carrier
6.5
Similar fleets
5.0
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~16%
About typical for similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Leans worse, not yet proven. 14 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 7 a year), including 6 with injuries; similar fleets have about 5 a year. The grade counts 24 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Mixed. Unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 1.57× the rate expected for its inspections, but violations 0.59×. Together they barely move its crash estimate: 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.

  • Injury crashes
    6 crashes with 10 people hurt in 24 months.
    Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
  • Driver qualification
    3 out-of-service violations against drivers: 3 no valid CDL (Oct 2024 – May 2025).
    Ask: driver qualification files and hiring standards.
  • Brakes and cargo securement
    Brakes are 41 of 212 violations (19%). Brake or cargo securement defects led to 34 out-of-service orders.
    Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
  • Unsafe driving
    Cited 6 for speeding 15+ mph over or in a work zone and 1 for phone use.
    Ask: telematics, speed governance and phone policy.
  • Vehicle out-of-service rate
    27.3% of vehicle inspections end out of service vs 22.3% nationally (50 of 183), but across all its inspections out-of-service orders are 0.83× what's expected for where and how it's inspected, the measure the grade uses.
Strengths
  • Driver out-of-service rate 0.9% vs 6.7% national.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
  • Dangerous driving: 10
  • Excessive speeding: 12

Track record

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
14
0 fatalities · 10 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
335
61% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
27.3%
50 of 183
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.9%
3 of 335
National avg 6.7%
Violations
212
67 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 50 inspections, 8 out of service 50 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 35 inspections, 2 out of service 35 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 39 inspections, 6 out of service 39 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 46 inspections, 6 out of service 46 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 45 inspections, 7 out of service 45 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 55 inspections, 12 out of service 55 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 38 inspections, 5 out of service 38 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 25 inspections, 4 out of service 25 Q3 '26
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 2 inspections.
vs 1,871 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.040 0.024
Inspections 1.56 0.91
Violations 0.65 0.51
Critical violations 0.18 0.10

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 100–199 power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

212 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    139 · 64 OOS
    Brakes 41 · Cargo securement 32 · Tires 27 · Lights 20 · Wheels & hubs 3 · 16 more
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    38 · 0 OOS
    Reckless / lane 15 · Speeding 13 · Seat belt 6 · Phone use 1 · Other 3
  • Hours of service No alert
    30 · 0 OOS
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 21 · Over hours limit 5 · False log 2 · No log 2
  • Driver fitness No alert
    5 · 3 OOS
    No valid CDL 5
  • 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
  • Jun
    20
    2026
    Missouri
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • May
    28
    2026
    Tennessee
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Feb
    6
    2026
    Tennessee
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
  • Jan
    13
    2026
    Nebraska
    Property damage only
    Dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
  • Dec
    20
    2025
    Illinois
    Injury · 2 people hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
  • Nov
    6
    2025
    Pennsylvania
    Injury · 2 people hurt
    Dawn.
  • Nov
    1
    2025
    Kentucky
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Sep
    23
    2025
    Virginia
    Property damage only
    Wet road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.

6 more in the FMCSA records below.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
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Liability (BIPD)
$3,000,000 · Great West Casualty Co
on record since Jul 1, 2016 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jun 1993
Cargo filing
required · on file · LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY since Jul 1, 2010
Broker or forwarder bond
required · none on file
36 months to Nov 2, 2026
  • One liability insurer throughout
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required

Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Jun 9, 2026)

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
  • Texas 32
  • California 23
  • Colorado 20
  • Tennessee 20
  • Utah 17
  • Nebraska (HQ) 16
  • New Mexico 14
  • Missouri 13

Runs well beyond its home state: 16 of 335 inspections were in Nebraska.

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/72097