Fleet typeIdentity
Owner-operator
1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 55690 · MC-41240
NELSON TRUCKING SERVICE INC
DBA CURRY'S TRUCK AND TRAILER REPAIR INC
1 power unitsMUSCATINE, IA
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-41240 ACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
1Power 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.
Established 52 yearsUSDOT registration inactive
Watch · 4
USDOT registration inactiveThe USDOT record is flagged inactive — the carrier may not be authorized to operate.No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 1 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 3.5 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority5252 yr active
since 1974Insurance (BIPD)Unknown
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo—%
▼ 22.26% nat'lCrashes · fatal22
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
52 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is NELSON TRUCKING SERVICE INC safe to work with?
Is NELSON TRUCKING SERVICE INC safe to load? NELSON TRUCKING SERVICE INC (USDOT 55690, MC-41240) is an inactive owner-operator motor carrier based in MUSCATINE, IA, operating 1 power unit and 1 driver. Operating authority has been active 52 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
NTNELSON TRUCKING SERVICE 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?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
- Common
- Inactive
- Contract
- Inactive
- Broker
- None
Insurance & bonds
BIPD / liability (required)Not on file
CargoNone
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$750k BIPD · 6 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse
+2 earlier
Continental Western · 89–95
St Paul · 95–97
St Paul · 97–00
Continental Western · 00–06
Acuity A · 07–17
Grinnell Reinsurance · 17–23
19892026
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.
8 insurer eras · collapsed from 15 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY | Aug 2024 → Jan 2026 | $750k | 1 |
| GRINNELL MUTUAL REINSURANCE CO. | Jan 2017 → Feb 2023 | $750k | 1 |
| ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY | Jan 2007 → Jan 2017 | $750k | 5 |
| EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO. | Jan 2006 → Jan 2007 | $750k | 2 |
| CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE CO. | Jan 2000 → Jan 2006 | $750k | 2 |
| ST. PAUL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO. | Jan 1997 → Jan 2000 | $750k | 1 |
| ST. PAUL PROTECTIVE INSURANCE COMPANY | Jan 1995 → Jan 1997 | $750k | 2 |
| CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE CO. | Jan 1989 → Jan 1995 | $750k | 1 |
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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)
- —
- 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
MUSCATINE, IA
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@curryinc.net — 2 carriers: USDOT 864537
Shares a company officer with other carriers
jason curry — 4 carriers: USDOT 864537USDOT 1497964USDOT 3038333
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 4200 HIGHWAY 61 SOUTH, MUSCATINE, IA, 52761
- Mailing address
- P O BOX 232, MUSCATINE, IA, 52761
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (563) 263-4100
- Cell
- (563) 506-0319
- Fax
- (563) 264-5858
- jason@curryinc.net
- Web domain
- curryinc.net
Registration
- Officer
- Jason Curry
- USDOT / docket
- 55690 · MC-41240
- First registered
- 06/01/1974
- Last MCS-150
- 01/27/2023 · 1 mi (2020)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- 9863127
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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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 NELSON TRUCKING SERVICE INC's USDOT number?
NELSON TRUCKING SERVICE INC's USDOT number is 55690, and its motor carrier number is MC-41240.
Is NELSON TRUCKING SERVICE INC authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, NELSON TRUCKING SERVICE INC is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is NELSON TRUCKING SERVICE INC's fleet?
NELSON TRUCKING SERVICE INC operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is NELSON TRUCKING SERVICE INC based?
NELSON TRUCKING SERVICE INC is based in MUSCATINE, IA.