HME INC

DOT# 962203 MC# 476160 DUNS# 943307058 Topeka, KS Authorized For-Hire / Private Property
(785) 235-1524 krake@hmeinc.net 2828 Nw Button Rd, Topeka KS 66618-1456
678 power units 20 drivers
Satisfactory Provisional: the filed fleet isn't backed up by the roadside record (only 8 of the 678 filed power units were seen at a roadside inspection in 24 months), so the grade can't lean on this motor carrier's own history until the fleet size is confirmed.
FRED Score 75.0 / 100
Prior-only confidence
25 yrs history · 9 roadside inspections
Upside capped

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
678
Drivers · CDL
20 · 20
Annual miles
424k unreliable
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 2 0 0 2
Tractors 9 11 0 20
Trailers 150 7 0 157

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
FMCSA Rating
Satisfactory (08-06-2022) · 4 yr old
Registered
06-15-2001 (25 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
10-12-2026 (Biennial Update)
FRED Score Date
Nov 08, 2026
Officer
KEVIN RAKE
Officer
JONNY HAAS

Cargo

54.8
medium risk
Metal: Sheets/Coils/Rolls General Freight Logs/Poles/Beams/Lumber Building Materials Construction
High-Risk Cargo
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 (0.34× similar fleets) would put it in Excellent; this rule holds it at Satisfactory:

  • Upside withheld: under 0.1 inspections per filed power unit

The downside is never capped.

Exposure Unverified

The expected crashes behind this grade assume the filed fleet of 678 power units is real, but the roadside record corroborates little of it — 8 units seen in 24 months, 0.01 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).

Too little record to tell how this motor carrier's crash rate compares with similar fleets.

Similar fleets: interstate 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 0.34×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
1.3 vs 3.8 for similar fleets
Likely 0–3 crashes
This motor carrier
1.3
Similar fleets
3.8
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~3%
Below similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Much better than peers. 1 crash on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 0.5 a year); similar fleets have about 3.8 a year.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Better than peers. Violations 0.78× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -3%.

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.

  • Filed fleet not seen on the road
    Only 8 of the 678 filed power units were seen at a roadside inspection in 24 months (9 inspections in all). The crash expectation behind the grade assumes all 678 are running.
    Ask: how many trucks are actually operating, with the vehicle schedule (the MCS-150 was last updated Oct 2026).
Strengths
  • 1 crash in 24 months. No injuries, no fatalities.
Data flags
  • 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, Feb 2025 – Jul 2026 · grade scored on Oct 1, 2023 → Oct 31, 2026
Crashes
1
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
9
67% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
50.0%
2 of 4
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 9
National avg 6.7%
Violations
5
2 out-of-service

Inspected less often than interstate fleets of 500+ trucks in Kansas (about 426 in 24 months would be typical).

Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q1 '25: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 2 inspections, 1 out of service 2 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 2 inspections, 1 out of service 2 Q3 '26
vs 437 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.001 0.022
Inspections 0.01 0.64
Violations 0.00 0.22
Critical violations 0.00 0.05

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

What they get cited for

5 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    4 · 2 OOS
    Lights 3 · Tires 1
  • Hours of service No alert
    1 · 0 OOS
    No log 1
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    0
  • Driver fitness No alert
    0
  • 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
  • Dec
    3
    2025
    Missouri
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.

No other reportable crashes on the FMCSA record.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 7, 2026
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Liability (BIPD)
$1,000,000 · Employers Mutual Casualty Company
on record since Jul 14, 2024 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Dec 2003
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
  • 1 cancellation notice filed by an insurer; 1 took effect (the last Jul 14, 2024, replaced the same day)
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority
  • FMCSA notice served Aug 12, 2026 (suspension effective Sep 11, 2026); the authority stayed active. FMCSA's new registration system launched May 14, 2026 and has recorded some insurance suspensions and requirement changes in error; confirm with the insurer or motor carrier before acting.
  • FMCSA notice resolved in time: 1

Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Jan 5, 2004)

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
  • Kansas (HQ) 5
  • Missouri 2
  • Montana 1
  • South Dakota 1