CSA
Authorized · PropertyUSDOT 3825091· MC1716582· CARRIER· EIN 83-0883719
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DASHON EQUIPMENT SALES LLC

165 COUNTY ROAD 783, CULLMAN, AL, 35055(205) 288-3684danielhicks8969@gmail.comDANIEL HICKS
Vetting snapshot
Authority
Active
operating authority
Insurance
$750K BIPD
CANAL INSURANCE CO.
Vehicle OOS
0%
below 22% national avg
Driver OOS
0%
below 6.7% national avg
Crashes 24mo
0
clean
Red flags
1 flag
see details below
80
/ 100

Risk factors

Low riskVioCodes score
Possible reincarnation pattern — tied to an older inactive carrier

A weighted read of the public FMCSA signals below — authority, insurance, out-of-service, crashes, roadside OOS rates, and carrier connections. A starting point for vetting, not a guarantee.

Authority & insurance

MC1716582

Operating authority and insurance on file — from FMCSA Licensing & Insurance (L&I).

Common
Active
Contract
None
Broker
None
Authorized for: Property
Liability (BIPD)
$750K on file
$750K required
Cargo
Not on file
not required
Bond / surety
Not on file
not required
Insurance filings
ON FILELiability (BIPD) — BMC-91X$750K coverageeff 03/30/2026
CANAL INSURANCE CO.· policy CT1311389278
Authority history (2) ▾
03/30/2026COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (03/31/2026)
04/04/2025MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIERGRANTED
Insurance history1 insurer on record
Filing timeline (2) ▾
  1. CANAL INSURANCE CO.$750KCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 03/19/2025 → 04/24/2026
  2. CANAL INSURANCE CO.$750KReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 03/19/2025 → 03/30/2026

Source: FMCSA Licensing & Insurance (L&I), public data. This shows the carrier’s federal insurance filings (BMC-91X liability, BMC-34 cargo) — the federally-required minimums on file for operating authority — not the carrier’s full commercial policy (its actual auto combined-single-limit, general liability, cargo, or workers’ comp, which appear on the carrier’s ACORD certificate of insurance). Always confirm current coverage with a COI from the carrier’s agent before making a vetting decision.

Roadside inspection performance

Out-of-service rate vs national average. Lower is better.

Vehicle1 inspections · 0% OOS · National 22%
Driver1 inspections · 0% OOS · National 6.7%

CSA performance breakdown

FMCSA · Sep 2026

1 inspections · 3 violations (0 OOS) · 0% of inspections had an OOS finding.

1
Inspections
3
Violations
0
OOS violations
3
Distinct codes

Violations by BASIC

click to filter codes

3
total

Most inspected in · top 2 states

  • AL2
  • TN1

Latest FMCSA SMS snapshot. Codes link to the lookup — severity weighting, contest angles, and the DataQs Drafter for each. Click a BASIC to filter the codes.

Recommendations

What’s driving each score, what to do about it, and where it could go.

Hours-of-Service Compliance needs attention

Low impact

Estimated Hours-of-Service Compliance percentile of 0% is under the 65% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.

What to do
  • Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment

Driver Fitness needs attention

Low impact

Estimated Driver Fitness percentile of 0% is under the 80% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.

What to do
  • Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment

Controlled Substances/Alcohol needs attention

Low impact

Estimated Controlled Substances/Alcohol percentile of 0% is under the 80% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.

What to do
  • Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment

Recommendations are generated from the carrier’s public FMCSA roadside-inspection record. Percentiles and projections are VioCodes estimates, not official FMCSA figures. Informational, not legal advice.

90-day safety improvement plan

What this carrier has struggled with most in the last 90 days — where to focus now.

No roadside inspections in the last 90 days — nothing to work on right now.

Inspection & crash map

live · FMCSA MCMIS

Every inspection and crash on record — hover a point for the summary, click for full detail (codes, severity, CSA points).

3
Inspections
3
Violations
0
Out-of-service
10
CSA points
0
Crashes
2
States
cleanviolOOS

CSA points = violation severity weight × FMCSA time weight (3× in the last 6 months, 2× at 6–12, 1× at 12–24). Points are spread within each state — FMCSA records the inspection state, not an exact location. Source: FMCSA MCMIS.

Equipment

VINs via NHTSA

4 distinct vehicles seen in this carrier’s roadside inspections.

2 truck 2 trailer
2006 PETERBILT 379seen 2×
1XP5DB9X36D883467· 25AB0ER AL
2017 WESTERN TRAILER COMPANY Western Trailer Companyseen 2×
5DN154421HB001223· 52AB3D5 AL
2002 PETERBILT 379
1XP5DB9X22N584024· 1221365 AL
2023 WESTERN TRAILER COMPANY Western Trailer Company
5DN154422PB000645· 25C0NMY AL

Equipment is inferred from VINs recorded on roadside inspections (FMCSA MCMIS), decoded via the NHTSA vPIC API — it reflects vehicles inspected, not a current fleet roster.

Company profile

FMCSA census

AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Power units
1
on file (MCS-150)
Drivers
1
1 hold a CDL
Annual mileage
0M mi
reported 2024
Recordable crash rate
0.00
per million miles
How far they run · drivers by operating lane
  • Interstate · 100+ mi1 drivers
Company officer
DANIEL HICKS
Operation
Interstate
Registered since
2022-02-18
Last MCS-150 update
2025-05-19
Census status
Active

Fleet: 1 trucks · 1 owned tractors · 1 owned trailers.

Source: FMCSA Company Census File (data.transportation.gov). Fleet and driver counts are self-reported on the carrier’s most recent MCS-150 filing.

Data change history

Every FMCSA record change we’ve detected — address, fleet size, contacts, MCS-150 — newest first.

Connections

carrier graph

This carrier shares officers with 7 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.

7
Connected carriers
0
Fleet-transfer links
0
Most shared VINs
7
Strong links
Possible reincarnation pattern: D&P DELIVERY LLC (USDOT 3408084, registered 2020) is inactive, shares this carrier’s officer, and predates it — worth checking whether this carrier re-registered to shed a prior record.
Strong· 7
1
D&P DELIVERY LLC
USDOT 3408084Inactive· HEPHZIBAH, GA
Strong
Officer
2
DANIEL E HICKS
USDOT 1009944Inactive· INDIANAPOLIS, IN
Strong
Officer
3
DANIEL JOSEPH HICKS
USDOT 2021127Inactive· WINLOCK, WA
Strong
Officer
4
GO WITH GIG LLC
USDOT 4309580Active· DOUGLASVILLE, GA
Strong
Officer
5
HICKS BUS LINE INC
USDOT 881390Active· LITCHFIELD, MN
Strong
Officer
6
HICKS EXCAVATING
USDOT 1519292Active· HAYDEN, AL
Strong
Officer
7
VYSTAR CREDIT UNION
USDOT 3277986Active· JACKSONVILLE, FL
Strong
Officer

Shared VINs come from FMCSA roadside-inspection records — a vehicle inspected under more than one carrier, often a fleet transfer or trailer interchange. Other links come from the FMCSA census. Shared identifiers are common and often legitimate — treat these as leads to investigate, not proof of wrongdoing.

Activity history

7 events
  1. 04/24/2026Insurance cancelled — CANAL INSURANCE CO.

    BIPD/Primary · policy CT1311389278

  2. 03/30/2026COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (03/31/2026)

  3. 03/30/2026Insurance filed — CANAL INSURANCE CO.

    Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy CT1311389278

  4. 03/30/2026Insurance replaced — CANAL INSURANCE CO.

    BIPD/Primary · policy CT1311389278

  5. 05/19/2025MCS-150 update filed

    0.0M mi reported (2024)

  6. 04/04/2025MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — GRANTED
  7. 02/18/2022Registered with FMCSA

    AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Merged from FMCSA authority, insurance, out-of-service, and census records.

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Operations

Classification

  • AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Area served

  • Interstate
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FMCSA safety rating

Rating
Not rated
Type
—
Rated
—
Last review
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MCS-150 registration

Form date
2025-05-19
Reported mileage
1 mi (2024)
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Data sourced from public FMCSA records via safer.fmcsa.dot.gov · Latest FMCSA update: Sep 2026 · Page refreshed: Sep 29, 2026, 10:48 AM. VioCodes is not affiliated with FMCSA. To dispute incorrect data, file a DataQs Request for Data Review.