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HI-LINE FORWARDERS INC

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Company CheckHI-LINE FORWARDERS INC · DOT 2972731

4500 NORTH STAR BOULEVARD, GREAT FALLS, MT, 59405

DOT# 2972731 MC# 1364 Great Falls, Montana 34 years

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Power Units

0

Drivers

0

Crashes (24-Month)

$1,000,000

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

0

Inspections

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Company Information

Legal NameHI-LINE FORWARDERS INC

DOT Number2972731

MC Number1364

Entity TypeCarrier

Operating StatusA - Active

LocationGreat Falls, Montana

Added02/10/2017

MCS-15010/01/2025

Contact Details

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Physical Address4500 NORTH STAR BOULEVARD, GREAT FALLS, MT, 59405

Mailing Address4500 NORTH STAR BOULEVARD, GREAT FALLS, MT, 59405

Broker Surety Bond FMCSA BMC-84/85

Brokers must keep a $75,000 surety bond or trust fund on file with FMCSA. If it lapses, FMCSA revokes the broker’s authority, so an active bond is the key thing a carrier should verify before hauling for a broker.

Bond StatusActive

On File (FMCSA)$75,000

VerifiedFMCSA · 06/22/2026

Required$75,000 (FMCSA min)

Last checked07/24/2026

TypeSurety Bond (BMC-84)

Surety / TrusteeTRAVELERS CASUALTY & SURETY CO. OF AMERICA

Contact☎ (866) 336-2077
🌐 travelers.com

Bond history

TRAVELERS CASUALTY & SURETY CO. OF AMERICAsince Jan 1, 2025 · active

GREAT AMERICAN INSURANCE CO.Oct 2013 to Jan 2025 · replaced

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Other Companies at This Address

Address4500 NORTH STAR BOULEVARD, GREAT FALLS, MT 59405

3

Others here

2

Distinct phones

3

Active

Company	DOT	Phone	Status
HI-LINE FORWARDERS INC this company	2972731	Sign in	Active
HI-LINE MOVING SERVICES INC	2214358	Sign in	Active
NORTH AMERICAN TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC	798150	Sign in	Active
THREE FLAGS TRANSPORTATION INC	798126	Sign in	Inactive

Note: sharing an address is legal and common (registered agents, virtual offices, business centers). A shared address never reduces the Trust Score.

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketFF001364

CommonNot Active

ContractActive

BrokerNot Active

Operating34 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 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Driver Fitness

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Safety Summary

Safety RatingNot Rated

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS0.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Insurance

Amount$1,000,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 06/22/2026

CompanyVANLINER INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #MMA 7037800-00

Last checked07/24/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Operating34 years

MCS-15010/2025

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Driver Inspections

Total0

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Vehicle Inspections

Total0

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg20.7%

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
84	SURETY	GREAT AMERICAN INSURANCE CO.	2521428	$0	10/01/2013	01/01/2025	Replaced
34	CARGO	TRUCK INSURANCE EXCHANGE	06572-28-37	$0	06/08/1992	02/01/1995	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	SIRIUS AMERICA INSURANCE COMPANY	LHT2005368B201	$1,000,000	06/01/2001	03/11/2003	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	SIRIUS AMERICA INSURANCE COMPANY	LHT2005133	$750,000	06/01/2001	06/01/2001	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	TRUCK INSURANCE EXCHANGE	06572 2837	$750,000	05/20/1992	02/01/1995	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	GULF INSURANCE CO.	GA0606698-00	$1,000,000	03/10/2000	04/18/2001	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	TRANSGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA INC.	TCP100599	$750,000	02/01/2003	01/01/2024	Replaced
34	CARGO	TRANSGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA INC.	TCP100599	$0	02/01/2003	01/01/2024	Replaced
34	CARGO	FEDERAL INSURANCE CO.	6590825	$0	02/01/1997	02/01/2003	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	REDLAND INSURANCE CO.	RTP200997	$1,000,000	02/01/1997	05/11/2000	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	RANGER INS. CO./FAIRMONT SPECIALTY INS. CO.	TPO222724	$1,000,000	02/01/1996	02/22/1997	Cancelled
34	CARGO	RANGER INS. CO./FAIRMONT SPECIALTY INS. CO.	CIM444201	$0	02/01/1996	02/01/1997	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	RANGER INS. CO./FAIRMONT SPECIALTY INS. CO.	TPO222175	$1,000,000	02/01/1995	02/01/1996	Replaced
34	CARGO	RANGER INS. CO./FAIRMONT SPECIALTY INS. CO.	CIM444119	$0	02/01/1995	02/01/1996	Replaced

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
FF001364	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/07/2005	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/16/2005
FF001364	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/01/2013	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/20/2013
FF001364	HOUSEHOLD GOODS FREIGHT FORWARDER	GRANTED	06/23/1992	-	-
FF001364	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/07/2000	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/26/2000
FF001364	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/14/2001	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/07/2001
FF001364	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/29/2021	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/08/2021
FF001364	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/20/1997	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	04/03/1997

No revocation records.

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100/100

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

100, no deductions

Clean record, the bar stays full at 100.

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

Active for-hire authority on file, FMCSA requires insurance to keep it active.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

What's lowering this score

Clean record, no deductions. This carrier starts and stays at 100.

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.