CSA
Authorized · PropertyUSDOT 3629324· MC1242772· CARRIER· EIN 86-2734907
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HFI HARVESTING INC

2351 190TH AVE, CALAMUS, IA, 52729(563) 449-6911hfiharvesting@gmail.comAUSTIN FORRET
Vetting snapshot
Authority
Active
revocation pending
Insurance
No active filing
$750K required — verify
Vehicle OOS
60%
above 22% national avg
Driver OOS
40%
above 6.7% national avg
Crashes 24mo
0
clean
Red flags
2 flags
see details below
0
/ 100

Risk factors

High riskVioCodes score
No active liability (BIPD) insurance filing on fileAuthority revocation pendingVehicle OOS 60% — well above the 22% national averageDriver OOS 40% — above the 6.7% national average

A weighted read of the public FMCSA signals below — authority, insurance, out-of-service, crashes, roadside OOS rates, and carrier connections. A starting point for vetting, not a guarantee.

Authority & insurance

MC1242772

Operating authority and insurance on file — from FMCSA Licensing & Insurance (L&I).

Authority revocation pending Most recent liability (BIPD) filing ended 06/03/2026 (GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.) — no active federal filing shown; verify current coverage
Common
Active
Contract
None
Broker
None
Authorized for: Property, Private
Liability (BIPD)
No active filing
$750K required
Cargo
Not on file
not required
Bond / surety
Not on file
not required
Insurance filings
ENDED 06/03/2026Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X$1M coverageeff 04/11/2025
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.· policy GRT02853A
Authority history (1) ▾
06/11/2021MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIERGRANTED
Insurance history2 insurers on record
Filing timeline (2) ▾
  1. GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.$1MReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 06/03/2023 → 04/11/2025
  2. WEST BEND MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.$750KReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 06/03/2021 → 06/03/2023

Source: FMCSA Licensing & Insurance (L&I), public data. This shows the carrier’s federal insurance filings (BMC-91X liability, BMC-34 cargo) — the federally-required minimums on file for operating authority — not the carrier’s full commercial policy (its actual auto combined-single-limit, general liability, cargo, or workers’ comp, which appear on the carrier’s ACORD certificate of insurance). Always confirm current coverage with a COI from the carrier’s agent before making a vetting decision.

Roadside inspection performance

Out-of-service rate vs national average. Lower is better.

Vehicle5 inspections · 60% OOS · National 22%
Driver10 inspections · 40% OOS · National 6.7%

CSA performance breakdown

FMCSA · Sep 2026

10 inspections · 30 violations (9 OOS) · 33% of inspections had an OOS finding.

10
Inspections
30
Violations
9
OOS violations
10
Distinct codes

Violations by BASIC

click to filter codes

18
total

Most inspected in · top 8 states

  • MT2
  • TX2
  • IA2
  • IL2
  • NC1
  • VT1
  • SD1
  • WY1

Latest FMCSA SMS snapshot. Codes link to the lookup — severity weighting, contest angles, and the DataQs Drafter for each. Click a BASIC to filter the codes.

Recommendations

What’s driving each score, what to do about it, and where it could go.

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

High impact

Estimated Hours-of-Service Compliance percentile of 76% is at/over the 65% intervention line. Carriers with a BASIC in alert are prioritized for enforcement (warning letters, audits) and inspected more often — which tends to generate still more violations.

What’s contributing4 violations · 3 OOS (24 mo)
False log / RODS3 OOS3 viol96%
  • 395.8A1-HOSPHOS (Property) - Failing to have a record of duty status using the method prescribed2× · 58%
  • 395.8E-HOSPCDOOSHOS (Property) - Co-driver produces a false record of duty status with an apparent attempt to conceal hours. Explain1× · 38%
Log / ELD device1 viol4%
  • 395.24HOS (ELD) - ELD Form and Manner1× · 4%
What to do
  • 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
  • Prioritize the out-of-service items — they carry the heaviest weight
Projected estimatecould improve up to 37 pts in ~12 mo
nowin 12 months
Current trend 50% followed 100% followed 65% line

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

High impact

Vehicle OOS rate is 50% vs the 22% national average. Driver OOS rate is 33.3% vs the 6.7% national average. Carriers above the national OOS average draw more enforcement attention (audits, roadside stops) and can see higher insurance premiums.

What to do
  • 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
  • Reinforce thorough pre-trip and post-trip inspections; retrain where needed

Unsafe Driving needs attention

Low impact

Estimated Unsafe Driving percentile of 0% is under the 65% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.

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

Controlled Substances/Alcohol needs attention

Low impact

Estimated Controlled Substances/Alcohol percentile of 0% is under the 80% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.

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

Recommendations are generated from the carrier’s public FMCSA roadside-inspection record. Percentiles and projections are VioCodes estimates, not official FMCSA figures. Informational, not legal advice.

90-day safety improvement plan

What this carrier has struggled with most in the last 90 days — where to focus now.

▼ Improving
3
Inspections
4
Violations
0
Out-of-service
0
Clean
Where the violations are
Not in SMS 50%Vehicle Maintenance 25%Other 25%
Focus here first
1Not in SMS
2 violations · 50% of recent
  • 392.2WG×2State/Local Laws - Excessive Weight Violations
Do this
  • Review these violations with drivers and add the fix to your pre-trip and PM routine
2Vehicle Maintenance
1 violation · 25% of recent
Do this
  • Tighten pre-trip/post-trip DVIR discipline and the PM schedule
  • Fix defects before dispatch — don’t “drive it in”
3Other
1 violation · 25% of recent
Do this
  • Review these violations with drivers and add the fix to your pre-trip and PM routine
Repeat offenders (same code, multiple times)
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Turn these into driver coaching — and prove it
FleetTrained (my companion project) makes branded, multilingual training videos for these exact violations — your driver watches and gets a completion certificate for the file.

Based on roadside inspections in the last 90 days, ranked by what recurs most. Informational, not legal advice.

Inspection & crash map

live · FMCSA MCMIS

Every inspection and crash on record — hover a point for the summary, click for full detail (codes, severity, CSA points).

15
Inspections
30
Violations
9
Out-of-service
77
CSA points
0
Crashes
11
States
cleanviolOOS

CSA points = violation severity weight × FMCSA time weight (3× in the last 6 months, 2× at 6–12, 1× at 12–24). Points are spread within each state — FMCSA records the inspection state, not an exact location. Source: FMCSA MCMIS.

Equipment

VINs via NHTSA

19 distinct vehicles seen in this carrier’s roadside inspections.

9 trailer 7 truck 2 other 1 incomplete vehicle
2017 MUV-ALL Muv-Allseen 4×
4M9KB5333HS012015· FP8413 IA
2019 KENWORTH T880seen 3×
1XKZDP9X6KJ250557· FW8112 IA
2003 PETERBILT 379seen 3×
1XP5DB9X03D598642· FZ0422 IA
2017 PETERBILT 579seen 3×
1XPBDP9X4HD413628· FZ0730 IA
2018 KENWORTH T880seen 2×
1XKZDP9XXJJ209203· FS6380 IA
2020 TRAVIS BODY & TRAILER, INC. TRAVIS BODY & TRAILER, INC.seen 2×
48X1F3927L1013979· 975072ST IL
2019 GM GM515
1HTKJPVK4KH586928· KTR962 IA
2019 KENWORTH T880
1XKZDP9X3KJ250547· 63025VZ IL
2023 ITI ITI
1Z92B4520PT199253· FW2190 IA
2022 TRAILTECH TRAILERS Trailtech Trailers
2CUFLU8S2N2040715· FY1639 IA
2023 TIMPTE, INC Timpte
1TDH42223PB178064· FX3200 IA
2021 KRUZ
1K9SD392XMK226454· NONE1 IL
2004 WILSON TRAILER CO. Wilson Trailer Co.
1W1MAFYA54A237829· FP1689 IA
2020 WILSON
1W14412A2L7718698· 918449ST IL
HMDE
1B9A1262XHB180326· MX2574 IA
2017 PETERBILT 579
1XPBDP9X2HD413630· FZ0731 IA
Unknown vehicle
1B9A12627TB180373· TUD2666 OH
2020 KRUZ
1K9SF482XLK226244· 694951ST IL
2023 PETERBILT 389
1XPXD49X9PD796243· FT9325 IA

Equipment is inferred from VINs recorded on roadside inspections (FMCSA MCMIS), decoded via the NHTSA vPIC API — it reflects vehicles inspected, not a current fleet roster.

Company profile

FMCSA census

PRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE;EXEMPT FOR HIRE

Power units
5
on file (MCS-150)
Drivers
6
6 hold a CDL
Annual mileage
0.3M mi
reported 2025
Recordable crash rate
0.00
per million miles
How far they run · drivers by operating lane
  • Interstate · 100+ mi6 drivers
Company officer
AUSTIN FORRET
Operation
Interstate
Registered since
2021-05-06
Last MCS-150 update
2026-05-05
Census status
Active

Fleet: 5 trucks · 5 owned tractors · 3 owned trailers.

Source: FMCSA Company Census File (data.transportation.gov). Fleet and driver counts are self-reported on the carrier’s most recent MCS-150 filing.

Data change history

Every FMCSA record change we’ve detected — address, fleet size, contacts, MCS-150 — newest first.

Connections

carrier graph

This carrier shares VINs, addresses or officers with 5 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.

5
Connected carriers
4
Fleet-transfer links
4
Most shared VINs
1
Strong links
Strong· 1
1
AUSTIN FORRET TRUCKING LLC
USDOT 2421216Active· CALAMUS, IA
Strong
OfficerShared VIN · 4
1B9A1262XHB1803261XKZDP9X6KJ2505571XPXD49X9PD7962434M9KB5333HS012015
Medium· 1
E & F LOGISTICS LLC
USDOT 4251518Active· CALAMUS, IA
Medium
Address

Shared VINs come from FMCSA roadside-inspection records — a vehicle inspected under more than one carrier, often a fleet transfer or trailer interchange. Other links come from the FMCSA census. Shared identifiers are common and often legitimate — treat these as leads to investigate, not proof of wrongdoing.

Activity history

7 events
  1. 06/03/2026Insurance ended — GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.

    policy GRT02853A

  2. 05/05/2026MCS-150 update filed

    0.3M mi reported (2025)

  3. 04/11/2025Insurance filed — GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.

    Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy GRT02853A

  4. 04/11/2025Insurance replaced — GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.

    BIPD/Primary · policy GRT02853A

  5. 06/03/2023Insurance replaced — WEST BEND MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.

    BIPD/Primary · policy 1000303676

  6. 06/11/2021MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — GRANTED
  7. 05/06/2021Registered with FMCSA

    PRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE;EXEMPT FOR HIRE

Merged from FMCSA authority, insurance, out-of-service, and census records.

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Operations

Classification

  • PRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE;EXEMPT FOR HIRE

Area served

  • Interstate
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FMCSA safety rating

Rating
Not rated
Type
—
Rated
—
Last review
—
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MCS-150 registration

Form date
2026-05-05
Reported mileage
312,000 mi (2025)
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Data sourced from public FMCSA records via safer.fmcsa.dot.gov · Latest FMCSA update: Sep 2026 · Page refreshed: Sep 28, 2026, 8:31 AM. VioCodes is not affiliated with FMCSA. To dispute incorrect data, file a DataQs Request for Data Review.