Fleet typeIdentity
Small fleet
8 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 350143 · MC-344591
HICKORY SPRINGS OF CALIFORNIA LLC
8 power unitsHICKORY, NC
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-344591 ACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
8Power units
Self-reported · MCS-150
—Trailers seen
None observed · 24 mo
—Avg age (yr)
Awaiting decode
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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Review before loading
Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.
Active operating authorityInsurance on fileNo inspection history despite active fleet
Watch · 2
Operating authority3737 yr active
since 1989Insurance (BIPD)On file
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo—%
▼ 22.26% nat'lCrashes · fatal00
clean 24 moVektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots
Fleet age vs peersDecoding
—
Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityStable
37 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1989 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is HICKORY SPRINGS OF CALIFORNIA LLC safe to work with?
Is HICKORY SPRINGS OF CALIFORNIA LLC safe to load? HICKORY SPRINGS OF CALIFORNIA LLC (USDOT 350143, MC-344591) is an inactive small-fleet motor carrier based in HICKORY, NC, operating 8 power units and 7 drivers. Operating authority has been active 37 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it review before loading (80/100), with the leading concern: no inspection history despite active fleet. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
HSHICKORY SPRINGS OF CALIFORNIA LLC 80
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Safety
Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
No roadside inspections on record.
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Authority & insurance
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
- Common
- Active
- Contract
- None
- Broker
- None
Insurance & bonds
BIPD / liability (required)Filed with FMCSA
CargoFiled with FMCSA
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
1 filing on record — no auto-liability (BIPD) continuity to chart.
03
Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 8
- Observed power (24 mo)
- —
- Trailers (towed)
- —
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
04
Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
HICKORY, NC
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@hsmsolutions.com — 5 carriers: USDOT 46480USDOT 264626USDOT 362513USDOT 3059589
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 235 2ND AVE NW, HICKORY, NC, 28601
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (828) 328-2213
- Cell
- (336) 909-5639
- Fax
- (828) 328-5501
- Web domain
- hsmsolutions.com
Registration
- Officers
- Valerie Reid · Richard Derian
- USDOT / docket
- 350143 · MC-344591
- First registered
- 04/11/1989
- Last MCS-150
- 01/12/2018 · 1 mi (2017)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- 148522436
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
07
Federal activity
Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor
Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor
No licensing or insurance changes captured since Vektor began monitoring this carrier (June 2026). Quiet is usually good.
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Reviews
Verified broker, shipper & driver reviews — moderated
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Frequently asked
What is HICKORY SPRINGS OF CALIFORNIA LLC's USDOT number?
HICKORY SPRINGS OF CALIFORNIA LLC's USDOT number is 350143, and its motor carrier number is MC-344591.
Is HICKORY SPRINGS OF CALIFORNIA LLC authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, HICKORY SPRINGS OF CALIFORNIA LLC is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is HICKORY SPRINGS OF CALIFORNIA LLC's fleet?
HICKORY SPRINGS OF CALIFORNIA LLC operates 8 power units and 7 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is HICKORY SPRINGS OF CALIFORNIA LLC based?
HICKORY SPRINGS OF CALIFORNIA LLC is based in HICKORY, NC.