Fleet typeIdentity
Owner-operator
1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 2588053 · MC-907365
NICHOLAS LEROY BURNS
DBA BURNS TRUCKING
1 power unitsavg 9.5 yrLocal · 2 statesPEACHLAND, NC
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-907365 ACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
1Power units
2 observed · MCS-150
2Trailers seen
Decoded · vPIC
9.5Avg age (yr)
1998–2026 · 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.
Active operating authorityInsurance on file
Operating authority1111 yr active
since 2015Insurance (BIPD)On file
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo0.00.0 %
▼ 22.26% nat'lCrashes · fatal00
1 in 24moVektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots
Fleet age vs peersTypical
9.5 yr
Model years 1998–2026 · peer benchmark computing.
Identity stabilityStable
11 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2015 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
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Is NICHOLAS LEROY BURNS safe to work with?
Is NICHOLAS LEROY BURNS safe to load? NICHOLAS LEROY BURNS (USDOT 2588053, MC-907365) is an active owner-operator motor carrier based in PEACHLAND, NC, operating 1 power unit and 1 driver. Operating authority has been active 11 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). Across 4 roadside inspections, its vehicle out-of-service rate is 0.0% (below the 22.26% national average), with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months. FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it clear to load (100/100). Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
NLNICHOLAS LEROY BURNS 100
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Safety
4 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 0.0% (24-mo)2 drv insp · 24-mo · nat'l 6.67%
030%nat'l 6.67%
OOS trajectory· trailing 6-mo vehicle-OOS rate vs national
25.0% now
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
≈1.0 / unit·yr
thin signalabundant signal
Within the expected band for a 1-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.
- Registered power units
- 1
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 2
- Annualized
- ≈1 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈1.0 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 Driving1
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
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Authority & insurance
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
- Common
- Active
- Contract
- Active
- Broker
- None
Insurance & bonds
BIPD / liability (required)Filed with FMCSA
CargoNone
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$1M BIPD · 3 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous
+3 earlier
Wilshire · 15–17
Stonewood · 17–21
Stonewood · 22–24
20152026
No BIPD policy is currently in force in the filing history. The authority record may still list one on file — request a COI to confirm current coverage.
6 insurer eras · collapsed from 16 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| STONEWOOD INSURANCE COMPANY | Mar 2025 → Mar 2026 | $1M | 2 |
| PROGRESSIVE SOUTHEASTERN INSURANCE COMPANY | May 2024 → Mar 2025 | $1M | 1 |
| STONEWOOD INSURANCE COMPANY | Mar 2022 → May 2024 | $1M | 5 |
| PROGRESSIVE SOUTHEASTERN INSURANCE COMPANY | Mar 2021 → Mar 2022 | $1M | 1 |
| STONEWOOD INSURANCE COMPANY | Mar 2017 → Mar 2021 | $1M | 5 |
| WILSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY | Mar 2015 → Mar 2017 | $1M | 2 |
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Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 1
- Observed power (24 mo)
- 2
- Trailers (towed)
- 2
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
2026
Newest model yr
1998
Oldest model yr
VINs decoded
04
Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density across 2 states · 24 mo
Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography
Operating radiusLocal
revealedStates observed22
US statesInspections · 24 mo22
NC busiestInspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
PEACHLAND, NC
Top corridor
NC
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 (2 trucks · 3 carriers)
Across all inspections on record: USDOT 82866USDOT 432441USDOT 4354364
Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units
Registered (MCS-150)11
Observed (24 mo)22
Shared w/ other carriers22
Roadside-observed power units materially exceed the registered MCS-150 fleet — confirm the carrier is operating within its filed capacity.
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 75 BUCHANAN ST, PEACHLAND, NC, 28133-8000
- Mailing address
- PO BOX 141, PEACHLAND, NC, 28133-0141
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (704) 690-8104
- Cell
- (704) 272-9125
Registration
- Officer
- Nicholas Leroy Burns
- USDOT / docket
- 2588053 · MC-907365
- First registered
- 03/11/2015
- Last MCS-150
- 05/01/2026 · 20,122 mi (2025)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- Recordable crash rate
- 99.00
- D-U-N-S
- —
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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 NICHOLAS LEROY BURNS's USDOT number?
NICHOLAS LEROY BURNS's USDOT number is 2588053, and its motor carrier number is MC-907365.
Is NICHOLAS LEROY BURNS authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, NICHOLAS LEROY BURNS is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
What is NICHOLAS LEROY BURNS's safety record?
NICHOLAS LEROY BURNS has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 4 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 100/100 (tier: clear).
How big is NICHOLAS LEROY BURNS's fleet?
NICHOLAS LEROY BURNS operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is NICHOLAS LEROY BURNS based?
NICHOLAS LEROY BURNS is based in PEACHLAND, NC, with roadside inspections recorded across 2 states.