Hillman's Bus Service Bus Accidents — What the Federal Record Shows
Hillman's Bus Service vehicles were involved in 8 federally reported crashes in the past two years (since Jul 2024).
9
Crashes on record
Apr 2026
Most recent crash
$4M
Liability insurance on file
8
Crashes · past 2 years
Hillman's Bus Service has more crashes on record than 3 in 4 fleets this size with crash records.
HILLMAN'S BUS SERVICE INC · USDOT 17109 · West Berlin, NJ · 119 power units · large fleet
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What crashes are on Hillman's Bus Service's federal record?
| Date | State | Severity | Deaths | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 21, 2026 | NJ | Property damage | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 8, 2026 | NJ | Injury | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 12, 2026 | NJ | Injury | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 4, 2026 | NJ | Severe injury | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Jul 24, 2025 | NJ | Severe injury | 0 | 7 | No |
| Mar 5, 2025 | NJ | Severe injury | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Dec 4, 2024 | NJ | Injury | 0 | 1 | No |
| Oct 15, 2024 | NJ | Property damage | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 13, 2024 | NJ | Injury | 0 | 1 | Yes |
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Why these columns: a crash enters the federal file only when it involved a death, an injury taken for immediate medical care, or a vehicle towed disabled from the scene — the federal reportable-crash threshold. Property-damage-only crashes below that threshold are not in this record.
Who insures Hillman's Bus Service vehicles — and for how much?
Liability insurance is the coverage carriers file with federal regulators (the federal category is called "BIPD" — Bodily Injury & Property Damage). The figure below is this carrier's filed limit — a compliance floor, not necessarily the full coverage available.
Filed Liability Limit
$4M
Primary Insurer
Philadelphia Indemnity Insurance Company
ACTIVE FILINGS (ALL TYPES): 2 | SELF-INSURED: No
A qualified attorney in your state uses this federal record to identify any additional policies and defendants that could contribute to a claim.
How often do Hillman's Bus Service vehicles fail safety inspections?
Vehicle Out-of-Service (OOS) Rate
CARRIER: 0.0% | NATL AVG: 14.5%
Driver Out-of-Service (OOS) Rate
CARRIER: 0.0% | NATL AVG: 6.2%
At or below the national average (▸ marker).
What these records mean if you were injured
Fleet-wide averages don't decide individual cases. Liability turns on what this specific driver, dispatcher, and vehicle's logs show in the hours before your crash.
Hillman's Bus Service vehicles were inspected 5 times in the past two years — 0.0% of them ended with a vehicle ordered out of service; nationally, about 14.5% of vehicle inspections end that way.
$4M in liability coverage is on file. The federal minimum for passenger carriers is $1.5M–$5M depending on seating capacity.
In New Jersey, a personal-injury lawsuit must generally be filed within 2 years of the crash.
For the most recent crash on this record, that general window runs to about Apr 2028.
There are exceptions — which ones apply to your case is a lawyer's job.
What to do if you were injured in a Hillman's Bus Service crash
Federal records document crashes; they don't assign fault — fault is established by investigation, police reports, and litigation.
The carrier named here may not be the only responsible party — brokers, shippers, and manufacturers sit outside this record, each on their own clock.
Federal driver-log retention for this crash: expires Oct 2026.
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USDOT 17109 · Hillman'S Bus Service Inc
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Night-driving crash pattern
The Safeny Night-Driving Pattern: Of 7 documented crashes in the past 5 years, 0 occurred in dark conditions. This represents a 0% dark-condition share, which is not statistically distinct (p=0.12) from the national FMCSA baseline of 25.7%.
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