Carrier profile · USDOT 506004 · MC-259291 · FMCSA profile data as of Aug 16, 2026

Hickman Transport Company Inc

228 power unitsavg 10.5 yrRegional · 4 statesVALDOSTA, GA88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-259291 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

228Power units

73 observed · MCS-150

12Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

10.5Avg age (yr)

1998–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(229) 247-4150 Email dispatch[email protected]

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Load decision · FMCSA profile data as of Aug 16, 2026

Clear to load

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Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record3 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 4

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 34 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1992.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 177 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo12.5%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

7 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

228 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

10.5 yr

Model years 1998–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

33 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1992 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

A named inspection location does not confirm a border transit or operating authority. Counts cover retained inspection records.

Safety

99 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Sep 3, 2026

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

Vehicle OOS 12.5%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 5.1%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 24 vehicle and 99 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

33.3% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 10.5 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

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

97 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '25 · 10

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

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.

Thin coverage

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.2 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 228-unit fleet — the out-of-service and violation signals above rest on a small sample, so weight them cautiously. Thin coverage on a young authority is itself a flag.

Registered power units: 228
Inspections · 24 mo: 99
Annualized: ≈50 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.2 inspections / unit · yr

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

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

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving51 · 1 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance39 · 3 OOS
391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness9 · 3 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving9 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 1 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance6 · 1 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Aug 16, 2026

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)Not 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 ’25 · 4 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Home’93–’17

Cincinnati’17–’22

1993200220112020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 4 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · CLEAR BLUE INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jul 2025

All 4 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
CLEAR BLUE INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2024 → Jul 2025	$750K	1
GREAT AMERICAN ASSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2022 → Jul 2024	$750K	1
THE CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO.	Jul 2017 → Jul 2022	$750K	1
THE HOME INSURANCE CO.	Jul 1993 → Jul 2017	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Sep 10, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 228
Observed power (24 mo): 73
Trailers (towed): 12

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

10.5 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1998

Oldest model yr

51.8%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 4 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Sep 17, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

FL busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Florida: 75 inspections
Georgia: 18 inspections
Mississippi: 5 inspections
South Carolina: 1 inspections

Home base

VALDOSTA, GA

200 EAST GORDON ST

Top corridor

FL ⇄ GA

FL 75 · GA 18 · MS 5

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Sep 3, 2026

Last 12 months: 2 trucks also ran under 2 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 2859701 USDOT 482746Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (12 trucks · 16 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 189169 USDOT 327574 USDOT 917131 USDOT 936885 USDOT 3396337 USDOT 702613 USDOT 1029241 USDOT 825788

Shares a company officer with other carriers

matthew white — 24 carriers: USDOT 756483 USDOT 878394 USDOT 1205993 USDOT 1230264 USDOT 1387886 USDOT 1488618 USDOT 1594521 USDOT 2038920

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

228

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Sep 3, 2026

Location

Physical address: 200 EAST GORDON ST, VALDOSTA, GA, 31601
Mailing address: PO BOX 5325, VALDOSTA, GA, 31603
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (229) 247-4150
Fax: (229) 247-0513
Email: [email protected]
Web domain: hickmantransport.com

Registration

Officers: Matthew White · Kathryn White
USDOT / docket: 506004 · MC-259291
First registered: Dec 2, 1992
Last MCS-150: Mar 9, 2026 · 7,738,044 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Feb 7, 2001
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

228

Power units

204

Drivers

CDL drivers

7,738,044

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

FMCSA federal activity data as of Sep 3, 2026

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 HICKMAN TRANSPORT COMPANY INC.

HICKMAN TRANSPORT COMPANY INC (USDOT 506004) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Aug 16, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Sep 3, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from CLEAR BLUE INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jul 20, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Aug 16, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 12.5% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Sep 17, 2026.

The carrier received 99 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 24 vehicle-level and 99 driver-level — across 4 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Sep 17, 2026.

The carrier has 7 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 3 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Sep 17, 2026.

It reports 228 power units and 204 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 9, 2026. FMCSA identity data as of Sep 3, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Feb 7, 2001 in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Sep 3, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is HICKMAN TRANSPORT COMPANY INC's USDOT number?

HICKMAN TRANSPORT COMPANY INC's USDOT number is 506004, and its motor carrier number is MC-259291.

Is HICKMAN TRANSPORT COMPANY INC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Sep 3, 2026. HICKMAN TRANSPORT COMPANY INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is HICKMAN TRANSPORT COMPANY INC's safety record?

HICKMAN TRANSPORT COMPANY INC has a 12.5% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 177 roadside inspections, with 7 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).