The verified answer
As of Aug 2026, DEPLOY verifies Hirschbach Motor Lines: 1 model, 4 deployments across 1 region, 2 active incidents. 8 sources back the record.
CategoryTrucks
Overview
American trucking company specializing in refrigerated freight, founded 1935 in Sioux City, Iowa. Operates ~3,000 trucks and ~5,000 trailers with $1B+ revenue. Deploying Aurora Driver autonomous trucking platform with a non-binding MOU for 500 autonomous trucks starting 2027. 800,000+ autonomous miles and 2,000+ loads delivered via Aurora partnership.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- 4 deployments on file
- Active incidents
- 2 incidents on file
Key facts
Private
Scale
Autonomous trucking
Service type
Industry
Autonomous trucks
Fleet size
Revenue
Employees
Autonomous platform
Autonomous miles
HQ
Key acquisition
Subsidiary
Data & sources
Press releases
4
Web sources
4
8 sources backing this record.View all →
Models (1)
View all models →Partnerships
Every company Hirschbach Motor Lines has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most recent
- with Aurora Innovationoperating
Hirschbach Motor Lines on the deployment map
View the global map4 verified deployments across 1 region, newest verified Jan 2025. Explore where Hirschbach Motor Lines's robots are operating, by place and type.
- operationalHirschbach Autonomous Freight Operations at Dallas→Laredo, Texas, USA →Southwest · verified Jan 2025
- operationalHirschbach Autonomous Freight Operations at Phoenix, Arizona, USA →Southwest · verified Jan 2025
- operationalHirschbach Autonomous Freight Operations at Fort Worth→El Paso, Texas, USA →Southwest · verified Jun 2024
- operationalHirschbach Autonomous Freight Operations at Houston, Texas, USA →Southwest · verified Jan 2024
View the full Hirschbach Motor Lines deployment record →
Relationships
Current leadership (7)
- Darren Wright executive
- Richard Stocking ceo
- Brad Pinchuk executive
- Andrew Hadland executive
- TJ Pressley executive
- Brian Kohlwes executive
- Ivan Ramirez cto
Founders (1)
- Ray Hirschbachcofounderno longer at company
Former / Previously (1)
- Ray Hirschbach founder
Safety record
2 incidents on record (1 critical, 1 serious). Most recent: Mar 2023.
Most recent: Mar 2023
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Incidents affecting Hirschbach Motor Lines (2)
- Hirschbach truck driver killed in fall from semi trailer2023-03-31 · Fatality
- Hirschbach truck rear-ends stopped vehicle; $1.67M settlement2020-01-01 · Collision
Includes incidents linked directly to this company, to its models, or to deployments of its models or under its operation. Retracted incidents are excluded from this view but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Operator customers (1)
- Hirschbach Motor Lines4 deployments
Recent coverage
Hirschbach Motor Lines in third-party press
Peer companies
- Tesla4 models
- Aurora Innovation3 models
- Waymo3 models
- BelAZ2 models
- Caterpillar2 models
- Caterpillar Mining2 models
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- private_reported
- Lifecycle stage
- mature
- Counterparty risk class
- low
Each numeric field carries its own basis marker. Aggregators report a number; this surface preserves the source class so verification depth travels with the value.
Partnerships
3 total · 3 operating
Every company Hirschbach Motor Lines has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most recent
- with Aurora Innovationoperating
All 3 partnerships
open in the atlas →- hirschbach x awswithAWS976technology—operating
- technology—operating
- Hirschbach x Aurora Innovation Autonomous TruckingwithAurora Innovationdeployment2025-01-01operating
Timeline
Every recorded move in Hirschbach Motor Lines’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
PartnershipHirschbach x Aurora Innovation Autonomous Trucking
2025-01-01Hirschbach Motor Lines expanded its strategic partnership with Aurora Innovation with plans to deploy 500 Aurora Driver-powered autonomous trucks starting in 2027. Hirschbach subscribes to Aurora's Driver-as-a-Service model for its refrigerated trucking fleet.
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdMay 31, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJan 1, 2025
Hirschbach Autonomous Freight Operations at Dallas→Laredo, Texas, USA
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJan 1, 2025
Hirschbach Autonomous Freight Operations at Phoenix, Arizona, USA
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJun 1, 2024
Hirschbach Autonomous Freight Operations at Fort Worth→El Paso, Texas, USA
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJan 1, 2024
Hirschbach Autonomous Freight Operations at Houston, Texas, USA
Sources (8)
- https://hirschbach.com/about-us
- https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260430066071/en/Leading-Carrier-Selects-Aurora-to-Scale-Autonomous-Fleet-to-500-Trucks
- https://ir.aurora.tech/news-events/press-releases/detail/136/leading-carrier-selects-aurora-to-scale-autonomous-fleet-to-500-trucks
- https://ir.aurora.tech/news-events/press-releases/detail/119/aurora-begins-commercial-driverless-trucking-in-texas-ushering-in-a-new-era-of-freight
- https://www.freightwaves.com/news/aurora-goes-driverless-with-partners-uber-freight-hirschbach
- https://www.ccjdigital.com/equipment-controls/article/15824006/hirschbach-plans-to-add-500-autonomous-trucks-to-fleet
- https://www.truckinginfo.com/news/hirschbach-announces-plan-to-deploy-500-aurora-autonomous-trucks
- https://www.freightwaves.com/news/hirschbach-motor-lines-acquires-fellow-refrigerated-carrier-lessors
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Methodology: Verified · 8 sources (4 primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-21
Verification posture
Verified
High confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-08-21
Sources by quality tier
- 4
- primary-company-ir
- Company IR disclosure
- 4
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Hirschbach Motor Lines.Peer companies
- Tesla4 models
- Aurora Innovation3 models
- Waymo3 models
- BelAZ2 models
- Caterpillar2 models
- Caterpillar Mining2 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Hirschbach Motor Lines from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Inside Hirschbach’s push into AI driver communication
Hirschbach Motor Lines' CTO explains why the carrier chose a startup partner over building AI in-house, and how automation is reshaping driver communication today. The post Inside…
Large fleet plans to add 500 autonomous trucks, starting next year - overdriveonline.com
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Hirschbach plans to add 500 autonomous trucks to fleet - Commercial Carrier Journal
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Leading Carrier Selects Aurora to Scale Autonomous Fleet to 500 Trucks
Hirschbach Motor Lines signed non-binding MOU with Aurora Innovation for 500 autonomous trucks starting 2027. 800,000+ autonomous miles and 2,000+ loads already delivered.
Aurora and Hirschbach expand partnership for 500 Aurora Driver-powered trucks - FreightWaves
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Hirschbach Motor Lines will buy 500 autonomous truck systems - DC Velocity
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Hirschbach Plans to Scale Aurora-Powered Autonomous Fleet to 500 Trucks - act-news.com
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Hirschbach Motor Lines says it will deploy 500 Aurora autonomous trucks - Truck News
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Hirschbach Announces Plan to Deploy 500 Aurora Autonomous Trucks - Heavy Duty Trucking
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Aurora, Hirschbach expand autonomous freight partnership to 500 trucks
Hirschbach plans 500 Aurora Driver-powered trucks. Hybrid network model: autonomous for long-haul, human drivers for regional. Up to 500M driverless miles across network.
Machine-readable surfaces
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- RSS feed: /companies/hirschbach/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/d1176cd4-ea3a-4dda-a048-fb1e4808f717
- Revision history: /companies/hirschbach/history
- Data documentation: /data
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Peer companies
- Tesla4 models
- Aurora Innovation3 models
- Waymo3 models
- BelAZ2 models
- Caterpillar2 models
- Caterpillar Mining2 models
Video
Reality vs attention
Hirschbach Motor Lines draws attention at the 38th percentile but verifies reality at the 70th percentile among truck robots. Hype Gap -32.2, 37th widest among truck robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Safety profile within acceptable range for category. Limited public funding data for capital position assessment.
Signal flags
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
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Last computed: Aug 29, 2026