Vetting Report — USDOT 2953696

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Generated Oct 18, 2026

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TOP NOTCH TRUCKING LLC

USDOT 2953696 · MC598 · EIN 35-2578310 · AUTHORIZED FOR Property

195 WILDLIFE ROAD, MAGNOLIA, KY, 42757

(270) 299-5690 · ERIC HILL

High risk

Risk factors

Possible reincarnation pattern — tied to an older inactive carrierVehicle OOS 45.5% — well above the 22% national averageDriver OOS 15% — above the 6.7% national average3 crashes in the last 24 months

Snapshot

Operating authority

Active

Liability insurance

$750K on file

Safety rating

Not rated

Power units / drivers

13 / 12

Inspections / CSA pts (24mo)

19 / 245

Crashes (24 mo)

Authority & insurance

Common

Active

Contract

None

Broker

None

SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY — $750K BIPD · policy A0165952001 · eff 12/30/2020

Federal BMC-91X filing; actual commercial limits (per COI) may be higher.

Roadside inspection performance

Vehicle OOS rate45.5% · nat 22%

Driver OOS rate15% · nat 6.7%

CSA breakdown — violations by BASIC

Vehicle Maintenance172 pts

Unsafe Driving66 pts

Hours-of-Service Compliance19 pts

Other10 pts

Not in SMS2 pts

Top cited violations (by CSA points)

Code	BASIC	Count	OOS	CSA pts
393.75A3-TAOL	Vehicle Maintenance	5	5	90
392.2-SLLS4	Unsafe Driving	2		50
395.8A1-HOSP	Hours-of-Service Compliance	2	2	14
393.9A-LFTSI	Vehicle Maintenance	2		12
396.5B-L	Vehicle Maintenance	1		9
393.53B-B	Vehicle Maintenance	2		8
393.47A-BCLMBD	Vehicle Maintenance	2		8
393.75C-TAOTD-LT2/32	Vehicle Maintenance	1		8
396.5B-HWSL	Vehicle Maintenance	2	2	8
392.16AD	Unsafe Driving	1		7

Most inspected states

KY13

IN2

TN1

MI1

WI1

OH1

Next monthly SMS run — projection

BASIC	Official (Oct 2026)	Projected	Est. %ile	Trend
Unsafe Driving	6.00	6.00	≈59–66% (near 65)	steady
Hours-of-Service Compliance	0.72	0.80	≈44–51%	▲ worse
Driver Fitness	0.30	0.00	—	▼ better
Controlled Substances/Alcohol	0.00	0.00	≈0–0%	steady
Vehicle Maintenance	11.09	11.31	≈97–100% (over 80)	▲ worse

Latest inspection 2026-07-06. “Projected” recomputes the SMS formula on today’s record — an estimate, not an official FMCSA figure. “Est. %ile” is a VioCodes estimate of how the carrier ranks against its peers (FMCSA marks the percentile itself “Not Public”), shown as a likely range.

Recommendations — what's driving each score

Tires violations are the leading contributor to Vehicle Maintenance · high impact

Tires 57% (5 OOS) · Brakes 14% · Lighting / lamps 12%

• Gauge and thump every tire on the walk-around, including inner duals

• Replace before tread hits the limit; correct low pressure immediately

Projected: could improve up to 41 pts in ~12 months if worked down.

Vehicle and driver out-of-service rate exceeds the national average · high impact

• Review recent inspections with out-of-service violations and fix the root causes with equipment and drivers

• Run a preventative-maintenance program; periodically inspect tires, brakes and lights

Speeding violations are the leading contributor to Unsafe Driving · medium impact

Speeding 82% · Seat belt 11% · Following / lane / reckless 8%

• Coach the drivers with speeding violations directly — Unsafe Driving points are weighted heavily

• Set and enforce a governed road speed; review telematics/dashcam speed events weekly

Projected: could improve up to 31 pts in ~12 months if worked down.

False log / RODS violations are the leading contributor to Hours-of-Service Compliance · low impact

False log / RODS 100% (2 OOS)

• Audit ELD edits and duty-status annotations weekly; a false log is a high-severity, high-visibility violation

• Retrain on correct logging and never letting a load pressure a driver into a false entry

Projected: could improve up to 21 pts in ~12 months if worked down.

Controlled Substances/Alcohol needs attention · low impact

• Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment

Generated from the public inspection record. Percentiles/projections are VioCodes estimates, not official FMCSA figures.

Crash record — 3 in 24 months

Date	Location	Inj	Tow
12/22/2025	CLARKSON, KY		✓
10/02/2025	FLORENCE, KY		✓
05/19/2025	BOWLING GREEN, KY	1	✓

Equipment — 27 vehicles seen in inspections

14 trailer13 truck

Company profile

Officer

ERIC HILL

Recordable crash rate

0 / MM mi

Annual mileage

0.7M mi (2025)

CDL drivers

Registered since

2016-12-12

Operation

Interstate

Connections — 20 carriers

Shares identifiers with 20 carriers (2 via shared VINs).

Carrier	USDOT	Link	Strength
DC TRUCKIN LLC	2821228	4 VINs	strong
4 HILLS TRUCKING LLC	3530212	officer	strong
AMERICAN CONCRETE COMPANY LLC	3568996	officer	strong
BIG HILL TRANSPORTATION INC	1059598	officer	strong
CHATTANOOGA LASER CUTTING	925949	officer	strong
CHRISTIAN & TY TOUR AND TRAVEL LLC	2832486	officer	strong
EH TOOLS LLC	3578310	officer	strong
ERIC D HILL	1338265	officer	strong

⚠ Possible reincarnation: BIG HILL TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 1059598, 2002).

Activity history (recent)

05/06/2026 — MCS-150 update filed

0.7M mi reported (2025)

02/03/2021 — Insurance cancelled — GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.

BIPD/Primary · policy MCP45824A

12/30/2020 — Insurance filed — SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY

Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy A0165952001

12/30/2020 — Insurance replaced — GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.

BIPD/Primary · policy MCP45824A

12/30/2018 — Insurance replaced — UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY

BIPD/Primary · policy CA 6425124

12/30/2017 — Insurance cancelled — NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY

BIPD/Primary · policy 70TRS071310

12/04/2017 — COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (12/26/2017)

01/06/2017 — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — GRANTED

12/12/2016 — Registered with FMCSA

AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

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