HULCHER SERVICES INC

DOT# 78783 MC# 237759 DUNS# 53971644 Denton, TX Authorized For-Hire / Private Property
(940) 898-9608 dot@hulcher.com 611 Kimberly Dr Ste 101, Denton TX 76208-6385
332 power units · all leased 317 drivers
Satisfactory
FRED Score 75.0 / 100
Moderate confidence
52 yrs history · 77 roadside inspections
Upside capped

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
332
Drivers · CDL
317 · 317
Annual miles
8M unreliable
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 56 0 56
Tractors 0 276 0 276
Trailers 0 230 0 230

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
FMCSA Rating
Satisfactory (11-29-2000) · 25 yr old
Registered
06-01-1974 (52 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
01-22-2026 (Biennial Update)
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
FRANK GIVEN

Cargo

65.3
medium risk
Machinery/Large Objects Intermodal Containers General Freight Building Materials Construction
High-Risk Cargo
Machinery Large, 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.

Upside Withheld

Its risk relativity (0.54× similar fleets) would put it in Excellent; these rules hold it at Satisfactory:

  • Excellent withheld: driver-behaviour relativity above 1.0×
  • Held one band lower (interim): the filed fleet isn't corroborated roadside — see Exposure Unverified below

The downside is never capped.

Exposure Unverified

The expected crashes behind this grade assume the filed fleet of 332 power units is real, but the roadside record corroborates little of it — 65 units seen in 24 months, 0.12 inspections per filed unit-year. The grade's relativity to class is unchanged; its confidence tier is cut to reflect the unverified exposure, and until the fleet is confirmed an Excellent grade shows as Strong and a Strong as Satisfactory. Verify the fleet size before relying on the crash expectation.

Mileage Unreliable

MCS-150 annual mileage appears too low for fleet size given observed activity. The per-100k-mile rate benchmarks on this page are excluded; the FRED grade does not use mileage (crash exposure is power-unit-years, violation exposure is inspection counts).

Expected crash rate is about half that of similar fleets.

Similar fleets: for-hire fleets of 200–499 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 0.54×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
2.9 vs 5.4 for similar fleets
Likely 0–6 crashes
This motor carrier
2.9
Similar fleets
5.4
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~8%
Below similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Much better than peers. 3 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 1.5 a year), including 2 with injuries; similar fleets have about 5.4 a year. The grade counts 5 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Worse than peers. Unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 1.86× and out-of-service orders 1.60× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate +12%: roadside results weigh far less than crash history.

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
    2 crashes with 2 people hurt in 24 months.
    Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
  • Drivers put out of service
    4 out-of-service violations against drivers: 2 hours of service, 2 no valid CDL (Mar 2025 – Jun 2026).
    Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
  • Lights and brakes
    Lights are 27 of 108 violations (25%). Light or brake defects led to 14 out-of-service orders.
    Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
  • Vehicle out-of-service rate
    45.5% of vehicle inspections end out of service vs 22.3% nationally (25 of 55). Across all its inspections, out-of-service orders run 1.60× what's expected for where and how it's inspected.
  • Falsified logs
    4 false-log violations in 24 months.
    Ask: how hours are audited against ELD and fuel records.
  • Filed fleet not seen on the road
    Only 65 of the 332 filed power units were seen at a roadside inspection in 24 months (77 inspections in all). The crash expectation behind the grade assumes all 332 are running. Its grade is held one band lower until the fleet is confirmed.
    Ask: how many trucks are actually operating, with the vehicle schedule.
Strengths
  • Driver out-of-service rate 3.9% vs 6.7% national.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
  • Dangerous driving: 1
  • Unreliable reported mileage
    The motor carrier's self-reported annual mileage (MCS-150) looks implausible, so exposure- and mileage-based figures may be distorted.
  • Estimated mileage
    No usable mileage was reported, so exposure was estimated from similar motor carriers. Mileage-based metrics here are approximate.

Track record

FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
3
0 fatalities · 2 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
77
48% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
45.5%
25 of 55
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
3.9%
3 of 77
National avg 6.7%
Violations
108
37 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 11 inspections, 1 out of service 11 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 5 inspections, 3 out of service 5 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 10 inspections, 4 out of service 10 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 14 inspections, 5 out of service 14 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 10 inspections, 2 out of service 10 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 3 inspections, 1 out of service 3 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 15 inspections, 6 out of service 15 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 9 inspections, 4 out of service 9 Q3 '26
vs 1,008 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.006 0.022
Inspections 0.19 0.74
Violations 0.16 0.32
Critical violations 0.03 0.07

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 200–499 power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

108 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    84 · 33 OOS
    Lights 27 · Brakes 23 · Cargo securement 15 · Wheels & hubs 6 · Tires 5 · 8 more
  • Hours of service No alert
    16 · 2 OOS
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 6 · False log 4 · Over hours limit 4 · No log 2
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    6 · 0 OOS
    Seat belt 4 · Reckless / lane 1 · Other 1
  • Driver fitness No alert
    2 · 2 OOS
    No valid CDL 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
  • Feb
    5
    2026
    Texas
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jan
    13
    2026
    Kansas
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • May
    13
    2025
    Pennsylvania
    Property damage only
    Wet road, daylight, rain.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
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Liability (BIPD)
$1,000,000 · NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA
on record since Jan 1, 2017 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Nov 1996
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

Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Dec 8, 2005)

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 (HQ) 24
  • California 10
  • Washington 6
  • Louisiana 4
  • Missouri 4
  • New Mexico 4
  • Colorado 3
  • Arkansas 2

31% of inspections were in its home state.