MARVIN L HICKSON

DOT# 227280 Salem, VA Authorized For-Hire / Exempt For-Hire
(540) 389-2631 1610 Starview Drive, Salem VA 24153
1 tractors · all owned 1 drivers 30k mi/yr · ~30k per unit
Marginal Provisional: the record is still thin. A fleet of 1 power unit would expect only about 0.0 crashes over the 36-month scoring window, and it had 0 inspections and 1 crash in that time, so the grade leans mostly on what's typical for similar fleets and can move as more inspections and time on the road build up.
FRED Score 30.0 / 100
Prior-only confidence
43 yrs history · 0 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
1
Drivers · CDL
1 · 1
Annual miles
30k
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 1 0 0 1
Trailers 1 0 0 1

Registration

Organization
INDIVIDUAL
Cargo Operation
Interstate
Scope
Interstate (Beyond 100 miles)
FMCSA Rating
Conditional (11-06-1987)historical — superseded by active authority (reviewed 39 yr ago)
Registered
01-17-1983 (43 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
10-04-2024 (Biennial Update)
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
MARVIN L HICKSON

Cargo

60.5
medium risk
Meat Refrigerated Food Fresh Produce
High-Risk Cargo
Refrigerated Food, Meat

Estimated from the commodity types reported to FMCSA, not from loss history or the true cargo mix.

Advisory Grade — Outside the Ranked Book

Fleets under 10 power units are graded against their size cohort (pu1) for reference, but sit outside the 10+ power-unit underwriting book the FRED rank covers.

Expected crash rate is probably higher than similar fleets (about a 60% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.

Similar fleets: interstate fleets of 1 truck with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.

This motor carrier 1.77×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Leaning Poor. Its estimate (1.77× similar fleets) is in the Poor range, but the record isn't strong enough to be 60% sure it is above the Poor line (1.57×), so the grade stays Marginal.
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.1 vs 0.0 for similar fleets
Most likely none
This motor carrier
0.1
Similar fleets
0.0
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
<1%
About 1.8× similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Leans worse, not yet proven. 1 fatal crash (1 death) on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 0.5 a year); similar fleets have under 0.1 a year.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
No roadside record. No inspections in the scoring window, so roadside results leave its estimate at typical.

Worth a closer look

From the FMCSA record. The grade already counts the safety items; insurance filings and links to other motor carriers are not in it.

  • Fatal crash
    1 crash with 1 fatality in 24 months (most recent Sep 11, 2025).
    Ask: the accident register and loss runs for these crashes.
Data flags
  • Historical FMCSA safety rating
    FMCSA once rated this motor carrier Conditional or Unsatisfactory, but the rating is stale or superseded — the motor carrier still holds active operating authority (a current Unsatisfactory would have it revoked), so it does not reflect current standing. Shown for context, not as a current finding.
  • Limited inspection history
    Fewer than 5 roadside inspections on record, so there isn't enough data to score this motor carrier with high confidence — the score leans more on peers.

Track record

FMCSA record, last 24 months · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
1
1 fatality · 4 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
0
roadside inspections
Vehicle out-of-service
—
no inspections
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
—
no inspections
National avg 6.7%
Violations
0
0 out-of-service

Inspected less often than interstate fleets of 1 truck in Virginia (about 1 in 24 months would be typical; 60% of them had none).

vs 29,453 peer fleets
Inspections per power unit look like an outlier vs peers; read these rates with care.
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.500 0.055
Inspections 0.00 2.39
Violations 0.00 2.15
Critical violations 0.00 0.42

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, Owner-Operator power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

0 violations · 24 months

No violations on the FMCSA record in the last 24 months.

Violations by quarter

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Crashes

24 months
  • Sep
    11
    2025
    Virginia
    Fatal · 1 death
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
    In the news
    23-year-old man dies in Rockbridge County crash with tractor trailer
    WDBJ · Sep 12, 2025

    Why this link: FMCSA crash report VA0252550136 (Virginia State Police) lists MARVIN L HICKSON’s truck in this crash. This third-party news report covers a crash with the same date, place and number of deaths, matched automatically. It may not name MARVIN L HICKSON and doesn't establish fault. Wrong article?

About “In the news”: these links go to third-party news reports that FRED Score matched automatically to FMCSA crash records — same date and place, with a truck or bus involved, and the same number of deaths or, for a crash that released hazardous materials, the release — and checked a second time before showing. A link doesn't mean this motor carrier caused the crash: FMCSA crash reports don't assign fault, and news coverage can be incomplete or wrong. FRED Score doesn't verify or endorse what the articles say.

No other reportable crashes on the FMCSA record.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

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No MC, FF or MX docket on FMCSA's registration for this motor carrier, so there are no insurance filings to show. FMCSA collects filings only from registered for-hire authorities; other motor carriers keep proof of insurance (MCS-90) at their place of business.

FMCSA filings only, not a policy audit. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?

Where it happens

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