Owner-operator
1 power unit. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026
Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.
Owner-operator
1 power unit. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
4.8 yr
Model years 2017–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.
52 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
HICKORY TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC (USDOT 183052) has a Vektor safety score of 100/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.
The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.
It has no active BIPD insurance filing in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.
Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 0.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.
The carrier received 7 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 2 vehicle-level and 7 driver-level — across 6 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.
The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash 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 May 13, 2025.
It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned May 13, 1988 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.
HICKORY TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC's USDOT number is 183052, and its motor carrier number is MC-624657.
As of Jun 13, 2026, HICKORY TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
HICKORY TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 12 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 100/100 (tier: clear).
HICKORY TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
HICKORY TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC is based in JACKSONVILLE, FL, with roadside inspections recorded across 6 states.
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7 inspections · 24 mo
Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national
Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing
Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay
5 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Nov '24 · 2
Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal
How heavily FMCSA inspects this fleet for its size — it tells you how much to trust the safety signals above. Thin coverage on a young authority is a fraud signal nobody else surfaces.
Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC
What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
Insurance & bonds
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 9 insurers are named in the list below.
No active BIPD filing in FMCSA's current snapshot.
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| PROGRESSIVE EXPRESS INSURANCE COMPANY | Oct 2025 → Nov 2025 | $750K | 1 |
| ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY | Aug 2025 → Oct 2025 | $750K | 1 |
| PROGRESSIVE EXPRESS INSURANCE COMPANY | May 2025 → Aug 2025 | $750K | 1 |
| SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY | May 2021 → May 2025 | $750K | 2 |
| NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY | May 2019 → May 2021 | $750K | 1 |
| CANAL INSURANCE CO. | May 2016 → May 2019 | $750K | 4 |
| ILLINOIS NATIONAL INSURANCE CO. | May 2015 → May 2016 | $750K | 1 |
| THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA | May 2013 → May 2015 | $750K | 2 |
| OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANY | Oct 2007 → May 2013 | $750K | 2 |
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs
Revealed by inspection density across 6 states · 24 mo
Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
Shares a company officer with other carriers
Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units
Roadside-observed power units materially exceed the registered MCS-150 fleet — confirm the carrier is operating within its filed capacity.
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
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Contact
Registration
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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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