Fleet typeIdentity
Small fleet
6 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 1564079
AMY NICHOLAS
DBA CITRUS PRODUCE
6 power unitsavg 8.3 yrLocal · 1 statesQUAKERTOWN, PA
CARRIER ACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
6Power units
4 observed · MCS-150
—Trailers seen
None observed · 24 mo
8.3Avg age (yr)
2012–2022 · vPIC
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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Clear to load
Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.
Established 20 yearsDriver out-of-service rate well above average
Operating authority1919 yr active
since 2006Insurance (BIPD)Unknown
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo0.00.0 %
▼ 22.26% nat'lCrashes · fatal00
clean 24 moVektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots
Fleet age vs peersTypical
8.3 yr
Model years 2012–2022 · peer benchmark computing.
Identity stabilityStable
19 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2006 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
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Is AMY NICHOLAS safe to work with?
Is AMY NICHOLAS safe to load? AMY NICHOLAS (USDOT 1564079) is an active small-fleet motor carrier based in QUAKERTOWN, PA, operating 6 power units and 6 drivers. Operating authority has been active 19 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). Across 11 roadside inspections, its vehicle out-of-service rate is 0.0% (below the 22.26% national average), with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months. FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it clear to load (88/100), with the leading concern: driver out-of-service rate well above average. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
ANAMY NICHOLAS 88
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Safety
11 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
Vehicle OOS 0.0% (24-mo)1 veh insp · 24-mo · nat'l 22.26%
050%nat'l 22.26%
Driver OOS 14.3% (24-mo)7 drv insp · 24-mo · nat'l 6.67%
030%nat'l 6.67%
OOS trajectory· trailing 6-mo vehicle-OOS rate vs national
14.3% now▲ Worsening
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.
Under-inspected
Expected
Well-monitored
Heavily inspected
≈0.6 / unit·yr
thin signalabundant signal
Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 6-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.
- Registered power units
- 6
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 7
- Annualized
- ≈4 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.6 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 Driving4
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving2
- 391.45 No medical examination / expiredDriver Fitness1
- 391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness1 · 1 OOS
- 392.82 Using a hand-held mobile phoneUnsafe Driving1
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance1
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance1
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Authority & insurance
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
No insurance filing history on record.
03
Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 6
- Observed power (24 mo)
- 4
- Trailers (towed)
- 0
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs
Average age
2022
Newest model yr
2012
Oldest model yr
VINs decoded
04
Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo
Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography
Operating radiusLocal
revealedStates observed11
US statesInspections · 24 mo77
PA busiestInspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
QUAKERTOWN, PA
Top corridor
PA
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months
None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.
Show all-time history (1 truck · 1 carriers)
Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2480134
Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units
Registered (MCS-150)66
Observed (24 mo)44
Shared w/ other carriers11
Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 1642 NORTH WEST END BLVD, QUAKERTOWN, PA, 18951
- Mailing address
- 49 MUHLENBERG CIR, QUAKERTOWN, PA, 18951
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (215) 536-1532
- Cell
- (215) 901-3934
- Fax
- (215) 536-5745
- Web domain
- comcast.net
Registration
- Officer
- Amy Nicholas
- USDOT / docket
- 1564079
- First registered
- 10/10/2006
- Last MCS-150
- 09/02/2025 · 60,000 mi (2024)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- Recordable crash rate
- 0.00
- D-U-N-S
- —
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
—CDL drivers
07
Federal activity
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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Frequently asked
What is AMY NICHOLAS's USDOT number?
AMY NICHOLAS's USDOT number is 1564079.
Is AMY NICHOLAS authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, AMY NICHOLAS is active in the FMCSA register.
What is AMY NICHOLAS's safety record?
AMY NICHOLAS has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 11 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).
How big is AMY NICHOLAS's fleet?
AMY NICHOLAS operates 6 power units and 6 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is AMY NICHOLAS based?
AMY NICHOLAS is based in QUAKERTOWN, PA, with roadside inspections recorded across 1 state.