HICKS TRUCKING COMPANY OF LITCHFIELD INC
50 power units
50 drivers
4.5M mi/yr
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FRED Score 40.4 / 100
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Moderate confidence
31 yrs history · 120 roadside inspections in 24 months
Scored Nov 8, 2026
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- Cargo risk, and news reports linked to its crashes
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Fleet, registration and cargo
Fleet and equipment
- Power units
- 50 all leased
- Drivers · CDL
- 50 · 48
- Annual miles
- 4.5M ~90k per unit
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 0 | 50 | 0 | 50 |
| Trailers | 69 | 6 | 0 | 75 |
Registration
- Organization
- CORPORATION
- Operation
- Interstate
- Authority type
- Authorized For-Hire
- FMCSA rating
- Satisfactory (Apr 1, 1999)27 yrs old
- Registered
- Apr 11, 1995 (31 yrs)
- MCS-150 update
- Jan 26, 2026 (Biennial Update)
- Officers
- MIKE HICKS · AMANDA KIESLING
- Phone
- (800) 338-9409
- mike@hickstruckingcompany.com
- Address
- 24400 Mn Hwy 22, Litchfield MN 55355
Cargo
Cargo risk score
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Motor VehiclesMetal: Sheets/Coils/RollsMachinery/Large ObjectsLiquids/GasesGeneral FreightLogs/Poles/Beams/LumberBuilding MaterialsPaper ProductsFarm SuppliesConstruction
“General Freight” is a catch-all; the actual cargo mix and its risk may differ.
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Roadside and crash record
FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026Crashes
8
0 fatal (0 deaths) · 3 injury · 4 people hurt in all
Inspections
120
67% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
30.4%
17 of 56 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
0.8%
1 of 120 driver inspections
Violations
64
20 out-of-service violations
Inspections per quarter
With an out-of-service order
How it compares with similar fleets
Crashes, inspections and violations per power unit and per mile, against fleets like this one
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Violations
64 on the FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026-
Vehicle maintenance No alert40 · 19 out-of-serviceLights 11 · Cargo securement 9 · Tires 9 · Brakes 3 · Wheels & hubs 2 · 6 more
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Unsafe driving No alert14 · 0 out-of-serviceSpeeding 9 · Reckless / lane 4 · Seat belt 1
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Hours of service No alert9 · 0 out-of-serviceLogbook / ELD paperwork 8 · No log 1
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Driver fitness No alert1 · 1 out-of-serviceNo valid CDL 1
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
Out-of-service share of each category. “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold.
Violations by quarter
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FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026-
May52026May 5, 2026 · North CarolinaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jan152026Jan 15, 2026 · NebraskaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Sep192025Sep 19, 2025 · West VirginiaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Mar262025Mar 26, 2025 · VirginiaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway not divided. Citation issued.
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Jan272025Jan 27, 2025 · OregonProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway not divided. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Jan172025Jan 17, 2025 · IndianaInjury · 2 people hurtDaylight.
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Jan152025Jan 15, 2025 · TexasInjury · 1 person hurtWet road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Dec52024Dec 5, 2024 · New YorkProperty damage onlySnow road, daylight, snow, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
3 of the 8 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
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On FMCSA's filing record
- Liability (BIPD)
- $1,000,000 · Great West Casualty Coon record since Oct 1, 2025 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Apr 1995
- Cargo filing
- not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
- Broker or forwarder bond
- required · none on file
36 months to Nov 7, 2026
- 2 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 1 change: CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. → Great West Casualty Co (Oct 2025)
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority events and every filing
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Where it operates
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Map: inspections and crashes from FMCSA's weekly files over 24 months.
Inspections by state
- Iowa 11
- South Dakota 10
- California 7
- North Dakota 7
- New Mexico 7
- Minnesota (HQ) 5
- Alaska 4
- Colorado 4
Runs well beyond its home state: 5 of 120 inspections were in Minnesota.
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FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
| BASIC | Inspections with violations | Measure | Alert |
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| Vehicle maintenance | 23 | 3.93 | No alert |
| Unsafe driving | 14 | 2.99 | No alert |
| Hours of service | 7 | 0.08 | No alert |
| Driver fitness | 1 | 0.05 | No alert |
| Drugs & alcohol | 0 | 0.00 | No alert |
120 driver inspections · 56 vehicle inspections
These records come from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026; the grade counts crashes Oct 1, 2023 – Sep 30, 2026 and inspections Nov 1, 2024 – Oct 31, 2026 from FMCSA's weekly files, so counts can differ.
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