HORNISH BROS INC
USDOT 244723 · Doing business as HBI TRUCK LINES
Active, interstate carrier, large fleet (160 power units) — safety rating: satisfactory.
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Out-of-service rate11.1% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)9 reported — involvement does not imply fault
These signals summarize the records shown below — they are a starting point for your own checks, not a judgment of the carrier.
Registration
Carrier identity
| USDOT Number | 244723 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-172944 |
| Legal Name | HORNISH BROS INC |
| DBA Name | HBI TRUCK LINES |
| Entity Type | CORPORATION |
| Phone | 4197853100 |
| Address | 2060 EAST SECOND STREET SUITE 101, Defiance, OH, 43512 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | S — Satisfactory (rated 20120827) |
| Hazmat Flag | false |
Safety ratings: S = Satisfactory, C = Conditional, U = Unsatisfactory. A carrier with no rating has not been through a full FMCSA compliance review — this is common and not itself a red flag.
Our scoring
Safety scores
| Unsafe Driving | 88 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 84 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 86 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 99 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 80 / 100 |
Scores are 0-100 rankings computed by us from public FMCSA inspection measures; higher = worse relative to peers. Not official CSA/BASIC percentiles. How these scores are computed.
Safety events
Inspections & crashes (last 24 months)
| Inspections | 135 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 11.1% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 9 total (0 fatal, 6 with injuries, 9 towaway) |
- 2026-04-24 — OH — 1 injured, towaway
- 2026-02-02 — IN — towaway
- 2025-04-17 — GA — 1 injured, towaway
- 2025-03-21 — MI — towaway
- 2025-01-28 — OH — towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 12 (49), 20 (21), 23 (16).
Crash involvement does not imply fault. FMCSA crash records list all reportable crashes involving a carrier, regardless of who caused them.
Equipment
Fleet & operations
| Power Units (trucks) | 160 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 152 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 5,945,184 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 13-AUG-25 |
HORNISH BROS INC operates 160 power units — a larger fleet than 100% of carriers registered in OH.
Nearby
Other carriers in Defiance, OH
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- SNS EXPRESS INC — USDOT 267986, 24 power units
- F & K ENTERPRISE INC — USDOT 363018, 19 power units
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