Carrier profile · USDOT 2948278 · MC-998142 · Updated Jun 13, 2026
HICKORY EXPRESS TRUCKING LLC
3 power unitsavg 14.3 yrLocal · 1 statesGREEN FOREST, AR50/100
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-998142 ACTIVE
Network & Fraud
Reincarnation chains, shared-VIN links, common domains and officers, and owner-group affiliations — the chameleon / double-broker signals that name-and-USDOT lookups miss.
No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months
None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.
Show all-time history (1 truck · 1 carriers)
Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1468540
Shares a company officer with other carriers
austin smothers — 2 carriers: USDOT 1969685
Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units
Registered (MCS-150)33
Observed (24 mo)11
Shared w/ other carriers11
Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.
Shared-VIN cross-links· units inspected under more than one USDOT
| VIN | Carriers | Inspections | First seen | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1V9DS4820FN062843View sourced platform decode | 2 | 2 | Apr 6, 2024 | May 14, 2025 |
Owner / group view· confidence: officer
Owner / group view
Affiliated authorities
Collapses 2 related authorities · joined by officer
- Authorities
- 2
- Combined power
- 3
- States
- 1
- Oldest authority
- Nov 24, 2009
- Active now
- 1
- HICKORY EXPRESS TRUCKING LLC· viewingUSDOT 29482783PU
- AUSTIN SMOTHERSUSDOT 19696850PU
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