Carrier profile · USDOT 46480 · MC-393887 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

HICKORY SPRINGS MFG

DBA HSM SOLUTIONS

1 power unitHICKORY, NC50/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-393887 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

1Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

Call dispatch(828) 328-2201 Email dispatchBEWinn@HSMSOLutions.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Limited record

Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileNot enough inspection history to rate

Watch · 1

Not enough inspection history to rateNo federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. There is no recent safety record to judge this carrier on — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 52 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1974.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

1 power unit. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

Vehicle OOS —24-mo cumulative

050%

Driver OOS —24-mo cumulative

030%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 0 vehicle and 0 driver inspections over 24 months.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K meets or exceeds the $750K federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’17 · 1 insurer · 0 lapsesContinuous

Liberty Fire’00–now

2000200720142021now

BIPD in force — $750,000 · LIBERTY MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO. · since Sep 2017

All 1 insurer era · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
LIBERTY MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Sep 2000 → Dec 2017	$750K	2

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 1
Observed power (24 mo): —
Trailers (towed): —

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

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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

235 2ND AVE NW

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

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.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 84036 USDOT 181069 USDOT 223836 USDOT 3491067

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@hsmsolutions.com — 5 carriers: USDOT 264626 USDOT 350143 USDOT 362513 USDOT 3059589

Shares a company officer with other carriers

jeff gilliam — 3 carriers: USDOT 586750 USDOT 1568880

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 235 2ND AVE NW, HICKORY, NC, 28601
Mailing address: PO BOX 128, HICKORY, NC, 28603
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (828) 328-2201
Fax: (828) 328-4228
Email: bewinn@hsmsolutions.com
Web domain: hsmsolutions.com

Registration

Officer: Jeff Gilliam
USDOT / docket: 46480 · MC-393887
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Mar 11, 2026 · 100,000 mi (2019)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Mar 7, 2003
D-U-N-S: 3216850

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

—CDL drivers

100,000

Annual mileage

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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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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for HICKORY SPRINGS MFG.

HICKORY SPRINGS MFG (USDOT 46480) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from LIBERTY MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO. effective Sep 30, 2017 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 0 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 0 vehicle-level and 0 driver-level, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 3 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 1 power unit and 1 driver in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 11, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Mar 7, 2003 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is HICKORY SPRINGS MFG's USDOT number?

HICKORY SPRINGS MFG's USDOT number is 46480, and its motor carrier number is MC-393887.

Is HICKORY SPRINGS MFG authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, HICKORY SPRINGS MFG is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is HICKORY SPRINGS MFG's safety record?

HICKORY SPRINGS MFG has a — vehicle out-of-service rate across 2 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor does not assign this carrier a safety score: No federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. There is no recent safety record to judge this carrier on — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.