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HILLS TRUCKING COMPANY

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Company CheckHILLS TRUCKING COMPANY · DOT 259465

7080 CARROLTON PIKE, GALAX, VA, 24333

DOT# 259465 MC# 183648 Galax, Virginia 40 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$750,000

Insurance

Satisfactory

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

9 events tracked · latest Sep 8, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 7

Jul 13, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Jul 8, 2026
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Jul 7, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Jun 15, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.
May 26, 2026
Roadside inspection, 2 violations (no OOS).
Sep 18, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Sep 9, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).

Insurance 2

Current
Active insurance on file ($750,000).
Dec 1, 2025
Insurance policy cancelled (CANAL INSURANCE CO.).

Public FMCSA record · blue clean · orange change · red risk.

Contact Details

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Physical Address7080 CARROLTON PIKE, GALAX, VA, 24333

Mailing AddressPO BOX 148, FRIES, VA, 24330

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC183648

CommonActive

ContractActive

BrokerNot Active

Operating40 years

Operation Classification

Authorized For Hire

SMS BASIC Scores

FMCSA safety categories, last 24 months. Above Cutoff = FMCSA flags a problem · Below cutoff = within limits · Clean = no violations.

Unsafe Driving

measure 1.69 · 10 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure .64 · 4 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Driver Fitness

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 5.03 · 11 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage2,871,808 miles

Mileage Year2023

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Safety Summary

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Total Crashes (24-mo)4

Fatal1

Driver OOS2.7% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS35.7% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review03/05/2026

Insurance

Amount$750,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 06/05/2026

CompanyCANAL INSURANCE CO.

Policy #CT98941001

Last checked09/08/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet42 units

Drivers31

Mileage2,871,808 mi

Operating40 years

MCS-15012/2025

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)4

Fatal1

Injury1

Tow-Away2

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Driver Inspections

Total37

Out of Service1

OOS Rate2.7%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total14

Out of Service5

OOS Rate35.7%

National Avg20.7%

Above National Average

Last FMCSA Review: 03/05/2026 | Rated: 05/23/2013

Safety Trends by Year

Roadside inspections and crashes on file, year over year. The red portion of each inspection bar is the out-of-service share; ▲/▼ compares to the prior year.

Inspections · red = OOS

2023

10 · 1 OOS -

2024

16 · 2 OOS ▲

2025

25 · 5 OOS ▲

2026

10 · 1 OOS ▼

Crashes

2023

0 crashes -

2024

0 crashes =

2025

4 crashes ▲

2026

1 crash ▼

Based on FMCSA crash and roadside inspection records (rolling 3-year window). The latest year may be partial.

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Live FMCSA roadside inspections through Jul 2026, 40 inspections, 7 resulted in out-of-service (17.5% OOS rate).

Driver Out-of-Service 1 OOS

Vehicle Out-of-Service 6 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (5)

Full crash history on file (all years), newest first. This list may show more than the headline Crashes figure above, because that figure follows the official FMCSA 24-month SMS window used for the Trust Score, older crashes still appear here for transparency.

Date	Location	State	Fatal	Injuries	Tow	Vehicles	Weather	Road	Light
07/08/2026	LEXINGTON	NC	0	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
09/18/2025	Not Reported	VA	0	1	1	4	Clear	Dry	Dawn
09/09/2025	Not Reported	VA	0	0	1	3	Clear	Dry	Dark - Not Lighted
09/08/2025	Not Reported	VA	0	0	1	3	Clear	Dry	Daylight
07/20/2025	RICHMOND	KY	1	1	1	4	Clear	Dry	Daylight

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

53 roadside violations across 40 inspections, grouped into FMCSA safety-behavior categories. The shaded portion shows how many were serious enough to result in an out-of-service order.

ViolationsOut-of-service

Vehicle Maintenance 31 violations · 13 OOS

Unsafe Driving 13 violations · 0 OOS

Hours-of-Service (HOS) Compliance 9 violations · 1 OOS

Categories follow FMCSR violation parts (Part 393/396 = Vehicle Maintenance, Part 395 = HOS; "Other" = general/administrative parts such as 390). Raw violation counts and out-of-service results, not FMCSA percentile rankings, which are not published for property carriers.

Inspection Records (61)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
07/13/2026	NC	Driver-Only (Level III)	ELKIN NC	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/07/2026	NC	Driver-Only (Level III)	ASHEVILLE NC	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/15/2026	NC	Walk-Around (Level II)	WYTHEVILLE NC	1	1	0	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
05/26/2026	NC	Full (Level I)	MT. AIRY WEIGH STATION S	2	0	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
04/28/2026	VA	Walk-Around (Level II)	OAKWOOD VA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/28/2026	VA	Walk-Around (Level II)	FISHERSVILLE VA	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
04/10/2026	VA	Driver-Only (Level III)	CEDAR BLUFF VA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/09/2026	VA	Walk-Around (Level II)	COEBURN VA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/02/2026	VA	Driver-Only (Level III)	MADISON HEIGHTS VA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/31/2026	SC	Driver-Only (Level III)	COLUMBIA SC	2	0	2	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/10/2025	NC	Walk-Around (Level II)	HILLSBOROUGH WEIGH STATION, I-	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/05/2025	KY	Walk-Around (Level II)	PRESTONSBURG	2	0	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
10/22/2025	VA	Driver-Only (Level III)	COEBURN VA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/20/2025	NC	Walk-Around (Level II)	MT. AIRY WEIGH STATION N	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/12/2025	VA	Driver-Only (Level III)	ROSE HILL VA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/25/2025	WV	Driver-Only (Level III)	CAMP CREEK WV	4	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/20/2025	VA	Walk-Around (Level II)	OAKWOOD VA	1	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
07/30/2025	NC	Driver-Only (Level III)	I77	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/28/2025	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	SPICELAND IN	5	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/20/2025	KY	Full (Level I)	RICHMOND	18	1	1	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
07/17/2025	WV	Walk-Around (Level II)	GLEN LYN WV	3	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/15/2025	NC	Driver-Only (Level III)	ROADSIDE I-77 SB	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/03/2025	NC	Driver-Only (Level III)	MONTGOMERY COUNTY, I-73 NB	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/23/2025	OH	Walk-Around (Level II)	PIKETON OH	1	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
05/21/2025	KY	Driver-Only (Level III)	MOREHEAD	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/13/2025	KY	Walk-Around (Level II)	PRESTONSBURG	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/08/2025	NC	Driver-Only (Level III)	I 73	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/14/2025	NC	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-587	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/07/2025	WV	Driver-Only (Level III)	NEW YORK NY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/10/2025	KY	Driver-Only (Level III)	RICHMOND	2	0	2	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/06/2025	NC	Driver-Only (Level III)	HILLSBOROUGH WEIGH STATION, I-	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/28/2025	VA	Walk-Around (Level II)	WISE VA	3	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
02/05/2025	VA	Driver-Only (Level III)	CEDAR BLUFF VA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/17/2025	VA	Driver-Only (Level III)	COEBURN VA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/02/2025	NC	Walk-Around (Level II)	MT. AIRY WEIGH STATION N	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/05/2024	NC	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-285 N, ROADSIDE	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/21/2024	VA	Driver-Only (Level III)	EDINBURG VA	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/15/2024	VA	Full (Level I)	ROANOKE VA	2	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/02/2024	NC	Walk-Around (Level II)	MT. AIRY WEIGH STATION S	1	1	0	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
09/18/2024	NC	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-77 SB SURRY COUNTY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/17/2024	VA	Driver-Only (Level III)	ROANOKE VA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/28/2024	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	I-70 NEW MARKET SCALE HOUSE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/01/2024	VA	Driver-Only (Level III)	LEBANON VA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/21/2024	KY	Walk-Around (Level II)	GLASGOW	3	0	3	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/23/2024	NC	Driver-Only (Level III)	MT. AIRY WEIGH STATION S	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/19/2024	NC	Driver-Only (Level III)	LUMBERTON WEIGH STATION, I-95,	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/14/2024	MD	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-70 W FRIENDSHIP SCALE HOUSE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/07/2024	NC	Driver-Only (Level III)	I 285 NORTH NEAR HICKORY TREE	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/06/2024	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	I-70 NEW MARKET SCALE HOUSE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/10/2024	PA	Walk-Around (Level II)	ON MILE HILL RD 450 FEET NORTH	9	1	2	0	7	1	-	▲Detail
01/10/2024	KY	Walk-Around (Level II)	PRESTONSBURG	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
12/21/2023	NC	Driver-Only (Level III)	LUMBERTON WEIGH STATION, I-95,	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/24/2023	NC	Driver-Only (Level III)	I 73	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/23/2023	NC	Driver-Only (Level III)	MT. AIRY WEIGH STATION S	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/15/2023	NC	Driver-Only (Level III)	73	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/02/2023	KY	Driver-Only (Level III)	LONDON	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/17/2023	NC	Driver-Only (Level III)	HILLSBOROUGH WEIGH STATION, I-	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/16/2023	NC	Walk-Around (Level II)	HILLSBOROUGH WEIGH STATION, I-	1	1	0	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
09/28/2023	NC	Driver-Only (Level III)	I73 SB NEAR EXIT 61	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/06/2023	NC	Driver-Only (Level III)	ROADSIDE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/22/2023	VA	Driver-Only (Level III)	I81 OFF EXIT 13	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

FMCSA SMS percentile rankings. Higher percentile = worse performance relative to peers.

Total Inspections40

Unsafe Driving 10 viols

HOS Compliance 4 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 11 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	CT98941001	$750,000	12/01/2024	12/01/2025	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	CT98941001	$750,000	12/01/2024	12/01/2024	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	CT98941001	$750,000	12/01/2023	12/01/2024	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	98941001	$750,000	12/01/2018	07/24/2019	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	PIA08313003	$750,000	12/01/2017	12/01/2018	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	PIA08313002	$750,000	12/01/2016	12/01/2017	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	PIA08313001	$750,000	12/01/2015	12/01/2016	Replaced
34	CARGO	MARKEL AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	IMS14226	$0	12/01/2009	12/01/2010	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	PIA02843400	$750,000	12/01/2007	12/01/2015	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	279004	$750,000	12/01/1992	01/07/1999	Cancelled
34	CARGO	ESSEX INSURANCE COMPANY	IMN04260	$0	11/09/2007	12/01/2009	Replaced
34	CARGO	MARKEL AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	IMN03068	$0	11/09/2006	11/09/2007	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	V115737	$1,000,000	11/09/2004	12/01/2007	Replaced
34	CARGO	MARKEL AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	IMR3627	$0	11/09/2004	11/09/2006	Replaced
34	CARGO	MARKEL AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	IMR3043	$0	11/09/2002	11/09/2004	Replaced
34	CARGO	MARKEL AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	IMR3043	$0	11/09/2002	12/05/2004	Cancelled
34	CARGO	MARKEL AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	IMR0752	$0	11/09/1999	04/16/2003	Cancelled
34	CARGO	MARKEL AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	IMR0752	$0	11/09/1999	11/09/2002	Replaced
34	CARGO	ALBANY INSURANCE COMPANY	GF 91 00 352	$0	11/09/1998	11/09/1999	Cancelled
34	CARGO	ALBANY INSURANCE COMPANY	GF9100352 AP	$0	11/09/1994	12/10/1998	Cancelled
34	CARGO	ALBANY INSURANCE COMPANY	8F 30122	$0	11/09/1994	12/10/1998	Cancelled
34	CARGO	ALBANY INSURANCE COMPANY	8F 30122	$0	11/09/1994	11/09/1994	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	98941001	$750,000	07/24/2019	12/01/2023	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	V104203	$1,000,000	01/07/1999	11/09/2004	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	V104203	$1,000,000	01/07/1999	01/05/2005	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC183648	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	12/20/1992	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	01/13/1993
MC183648	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	12/07/1999	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	12/27/1999
MC183648	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	10/23/1985	-	-
MC183648	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/10/1988	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/22/1988
MC183648	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	02/10/1994	-	-
MC183648	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	02/10/1994	-	-
MC183648	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/07/1999	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	01/26/1999

No revocation records.

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91/100

Excellent

VERIFIED

Every carrier starts at 100. We subtract points for each missing requirement or risk factor below. Verified means all four core requirements pass.

Score breakdown, from 100 to 91

Starts at 100−9 totalFinal 91

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average−5

Fatal crash on record (rate-adjusted)−4

Verification, 4 core requirements

Active operating authority

FMCSA shows the USDOT registration and authority are active.

Authorized for hire

Holds active for-hire (common or contract) authority.

Active insurance on file

Insurance coverage and carrier are on file with FMCSA.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating.

What's lowering this score

-5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average

Vehicle OOS 35.7143% vs national avg 20.72%.

-4

Fatal crash on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 4 crash(es) across 42 vehicles (~0.1 per vehicle); 1 fatal (25% fatal). Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Crash history (rate-adjusted)−4 of 28

0 pts · low risk−28 pts · high risk

Crash rate: 4 crash(es) across 42 vehicles (~0.1 per vehicle); 1 fatal (25% fatal). Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Vehicle out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Vehicle OOS 35.7143% vs national avg 20.72%.

How we calculate the Trust Score

Every company starts at 100

We subtract points for each missing requirement or risk factor. Verified means all the core requirements for that company's type pass. Nothing is added back, the score is a deduction model built only on public FMCSA data. No pay-to-play, no opinions.

Requirements differ by company type

Each company is judged fairly on its own FMCSA obligations. Anything that doesn't apply shows as a grey N/A, not required, never a penalty.

Carrier (for-hire)

Operating authority, authorized-for-hire, insurance on file, safety rating.

Broker

Broker authority + $75k surety bond (BMC-84/85). MCS-150 not required (no fleet).

Freight forwarder

FF authority + $75k bond + BOC-3. MCS-150 not required (no trucks).

Private carrier

Active USDOT + MCS-150 + safety. No operating authority / for-hire / insurance filing required (hauls its own goods).

Crashes are scaled, not flat

Crash history is proportional. We don't apply a flat penalty, we scale it to (a) crashes per vehicle in the fleet and (b) the share of those crashes that were fatal. So a big, safe fleet barely moves; a small fleet with many (and fatal) crashes takes a large hit.

0 pts deductedscaled by rate & severityup to −28 pts

Low end

50,000 vehicles + 1 crash → ~0 pts. A huge fleet with very few crashes per vehicle is almost untouched.

High end

5 vehicles + 3 crashes incl. fatal → large deduction (near the −28 cap). Many crashes per truck, fatal-heavy.

Mechanics: deduction is capped at 28 points, weighted roughly 60% on crashes-per-vehicle and 40% on the fatal ratio. Zero crashes = zero deduction. If fleet size is unknown, only crash severity can move the score (conservative).

Out-of-service rate vs. the national average

Driver and vehicle out-of-service rates are measured against the FMCSA national average, not a flat number. A company only takes the deduction when it sits above the national benchmark, for example “Vehicle OOS 37% vs national avg 20.7%”.

Point reference, the full menu

Every factor and exactly how many points it can remove. Knockout factors (they also fail Verification) are marked.

Factor	Points
USDOT / authority not active with FMCSA knockout	−25
Missing operating authority (when required) knockout	−15
No insurance or surety bond on file (when required) knockout	−25
Unsatisfactory safety rating knockout	−30
Conditional safety rating	−12
MCS-150 biennial update overdue (carriers)	−10
Crashes, rate-adjusted (per-vehicle & fatal share)	0 to −28
Driver OOS rate above national average	−5
Vehicle OOS rate above national average	−5
Very new carrier (under 1 year)	−10
Limited operating history (1-3 years)	−6
Moderate operating history (3-5 years)	−3
Operating history unknown	−3
No public phone number	−3
No public email address	−2

All inputs come from public FMCSA records (operating authority, insurance/bond filings, the SAFER/SMS safety profile, crash & inspection reports). If FMCSA updates a record, the score updates with it. For the full deduction table, see the methodology page.

HILLS TRUCKING COMPANY

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Quick Facts

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Safety Trends by Year

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Crash Records (5)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (61)

Safety Performance Percentiles

Licensing & Insurance

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