Fleet typeIdentity
Owner-operator
2 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 3990346 · MC-1496773
HICKORY CREEK TRANSFER LLC
2 power unitsLUANA, IA
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1496773 ACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
2Power 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
Limited record
Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.
USDOT registration inactive
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USDOT registration inactiveThe USDOT record is flagged inactive — the carrier may not be authorized to operate.No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 2 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.
In good standing · 0
Nothing flagged.
Operating authority33 yr active
since 2022Insurance (BIPD)Unknown
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
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Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityStable
3 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2022 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
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Is HICKORY CREEK TRANSFER LLC safe to work with?
Is HICKORY CREEK TRANSFER LLC safe to load? HICKORY CREEK TRANSFER LLC (USDOT 3990346, MC-1496773) is an inactive owner-operator motor carrier based in LUANA, IA, operating 2 power units and 2 drivers. Operating authority has been active 3 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it unrated (50/100), with the leading concern: usdot registration inactive. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
HCHICKORY CREEK TRANSFER LLC 50
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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
- Inactive
- Contract
- None
- Broker
- None
Insurance & bonds
BIPD / liability (required)Not on file
CargoNone
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$750k BIPD · 1 insurer · 0 lapsesContinuous
Grinnell Reinsurance · 22–25
20222025
No BIPD policy is currently in force in the filing history. The authority record may still list one on file — request a COI to confirm current coverage.
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Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 2
- 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
LUANA, IA
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@johansenconsulting.us — 32 carriers: USDOT 770778USDOT 1446227USDOT 2117984USDOT 2581492USDOT 3532096USDOT 3723621USDOT 3842313USDOT 3979570
Shares a company officer with other carriers
daniel pape — 3 carriers: USDOT 1259940USDOT 4318119
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 957 JACKSON HOLLOW DRIVE, LUANA, IA, 52156
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (563) 380-4924
- Fax
- (563) 880-7012
- Web domain
- johansenconsulting.us
Registration
- Officer
- Daniel Pape
- USDOT / docket
- 3990346 · MC-1496773
- First registered
- 11/27/2022
- Last MCS-150
- 12/23/2024 · 1 mi (2023)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- Recordable crash rate
- 0.00
- D-U-N-S
- —
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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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
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Frequently asked
What is HICKORY CREEK TRANSFER LLC's USDOT number?
HICKORY CREEK TRANSFER LLC's USDOT number is 3990346, and its motor carrier number is MC-1496773.
Is HICKORY CREEK TRANSFER LLC authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, HICKORY CREEK TRANSFER LLC is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is HICKORY CREEK TRANSFER LLC's fleet?
HICKORY CREEK TRANSFER LLC operates 2 power units and 2 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is HICKORY CREEK TRANSFER LLC based?
HICKORY CREEK TRANSFER LLC is based in LUANA, IA.