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Carrier profile · USDOT 853373 · MC-375748 · Updated 06/13/2026

RICK NELSEN

DBA NELSEN FARMS

4 power unitsVERMILLION, SD

CARRIER INACTIVEMC-375748 INACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

4Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Awaiting decode

Call dispatch(605) 624-6542 Email dispatchgera@speednet.com

Carrier verification summary for RICK NELSEN

RICK NELSEN (USDOT 853373) is unrated by Vektor because the deterministic FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of 06/13/2026.

RICK NELSEN (USDOT 853373) has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of 06/13/2026.

RICK NELSEN (USDOT 853373) has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot row is available as of 06/13/2026.

RICK NELSEN (USDOT 853373) has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of 06/13/2026.

RICK NELSEN (USDOT 853373) reports 4 power units and 3 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated 05/27/2025.

RICK NELSEN (USDOT 853373) has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed 06/13/2026.

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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 26 yearsNo active operating authority

Watch · 2

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 4 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.

In good standing · 1

Established 26 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2000.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

4 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Awaiting VIN decode

Identity stabilityStable

26 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2000 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

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: None
Contract: Inactive
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD filing (census)Not recorded per census

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750k BIPD last filed · 3 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

Northland’06–’12

National’12–’20

Great West’20–’26

2000200720142021now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 5 insurers are named in the list below.

This timeline is the FMCSA filing history, and it ends at the most recent superseded filing — current policy status is not tracked here. Request a certificate of insurance to confirm active coverage before tendering.

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Feb 2020 → Apr 2026	$750k	1
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Mar 2012 → Feb 2020	$750k	4
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2006 → Mar 2012	$750k	4
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Nov 2001 → Jun 2002	$750k	2
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2000 → Apr 2001	$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): 4
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

VERMILLION, SD

46028 SD HWY 50

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@speednet.com — 52 carriers: USDOT 23136 USDOT 71452 USDOT 112184 USDOT 351031 USDOT 463783 USDOT 468816 USDOT 472092 USDOT 505366

Shares a company officer with other carriers

rick nelsen — 3 carriers: USDOT 2103436 USDOT 2206852

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 46028 SD HWY 50, VERMILLION, SD, 57069
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (605) 624-6542
Cell: (605) 670-7919
Email: gera@speednet.com
Web domain: speednet.com

Registration

Officer: Rick Nelsen
USDOT / docket: 853373 · MC-375748
First registered: 02/07/2000
Last MCS-150: 05/27/2025 · 7,000 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

7,000

Annual mileage

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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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