Fleet typeIdentity
Owner-operator
2 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 3953328
NICHOLS EROSION CONTROL INC
2 power unitsSMITHVILLE, OK
CARRIER INACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
2Power units
Self-reported · MCS-150
—Trailers seen
None observed · 24 mo
—Avg age (yr)
Awaiting decode
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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Limited record
Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.
USDOT registration inactive
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USDOT registration inactiveThe USDOT record is flagged inactive — the carrier may not be authorized to operate.No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 2 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 3.2 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
In good standing · 0
Nothing flagged.
Operating authority33 yr active
since 2022Insurance (BIPD)Unknown
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo—%
▼ 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 peersDecoding
—
Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityStable
3 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2022 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
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Is NICHOLS EROSION CONTROL INC safe to work with?
Is NICHOLS EROSION CONTROL INC safe to load? NICHOLS EROSION CONTROL INC (USDOT 3953328) is an inactive owner-operator motor carrier based in SMITHVILLE, OK, operating 2 power units and 12 drivers. Operating authority has been active 3 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it unrated (50/100), with the leading concern: usdot registration inactive. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
NENICHOLS EROSION CONTROL INC 50
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Safety
Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
No roadside inspections on record.
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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)
- 2
- Observed power (24 mo)
- —
- Trailers (towed)
- —
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
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Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
SMITHVILLE, OK
Density
fewermore
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Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@nicholserosion.com — 3 carriers: USDOT 1858592USDOT 2381395
Shares a company officer with other carriers
dustin nichols — 3 carriers: USDOT 1080408USDOT 1858592
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 27032 STATE HIGHWAY 144, SMITHVILLE, OK, 74957
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (580) 244-3531
- Cell
- (479) 763-6399
- Fax
- (580) 244-3530
- Web domain
- nicholserosion.com
Registration
- Officers
- Dustin Nichols · Nicole Nichols
- USDOT / docket
- 3953328
- First registered
- 09/14/2022
- Last MCS-150
- 05/19/2023
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- 831822742
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
—Annual mileage
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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Reviews
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Frequently asked
What is NICHOLS EROSION CONTROL INC's USDOT number?
NICHOLS EROSION CONTROL INC's USDOT number is 3953328.
Is NICHOLS EROSION CONTROL INC authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, NICHOLS EROSION CONTROL INC is inactive in the FMCSA register.
How big is NICHOLS EROSION CONTROL INC's fleet?
NICHOLS EROSION CONTROL INC operates 2 power units and 12 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is NICHOLS EROSION CONTROL INC based?
NICHOLS EROSION CONTROL INC is based in SMITHVILLE, OK.