Carrier profile · USDOT 970198 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Nickelston Industries Inc

85 power unitsavg 5.2 yrLocal · 2 statesLAWSONVILLE, NC87/100

AUTHORITY STATUS UNKNOWNHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

85Power units

12 observed · MCS-150

3Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

5.2Avg age (yr)

2014–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(336) 871-3435 Email dispatch[email protected]

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Load decision · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average33.3% vs the 22.26% national average.Multiple injury crashes6 crashes involving injuries are on record.

In good standing · 1

Established 25 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2001.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo33.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

85 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

5.2 yr

Model years 2014–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

25 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2001 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

A named inspection location does not confirm a border transit or operating authority. Counts cover retained inspection records.

Before you tender

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CheckAsk for the last annual inspection and brake and equipment maintenance records
Vehicle OOS 33.33% on 6 vehicle inspections in 24 months, above the 22.26% CVSA national average.

Safety

21 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 3, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 33.3%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 6 vehicle and 21 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

66.7% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 12.0 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

20 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '25 · 3

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

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.

Thin coverage

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.1 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 85-unit fleet — the out-of-service and violation signals above rest on a small sample, so weight them cautiously. Thin coverage on a young authority is itself a flag.

Registered power units: 85
Inspections · 24 mo: 21
Annualized: ≈11 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.1 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.

393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 5 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness1 · 1 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
383.71 Commercial Driver's License (CDL)Driver Fitness1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

No insurance filing history on record.

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 3, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 85
Observed power (24 mo): 12
Trailers (towed): 3

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

5.2 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2014

Oldest model yr

53.3%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 2 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 3, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

NC busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

North Carolina: 19 inspections
Virginia: 2 inspections

Home base

LAWSONVILLE, NC

1040 FENCE RD

Most inspections: NC

19 inspections

NC 19 · VA 2

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 3, 2026

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.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1728528 USDOT 3753092

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Nov 3, 2026

Location

Physical address: 1040 FENCE RD, LAWSONVILLE, NC, 27022-0133
Mailing address: P O BOX 133, LAWSONVILLE, NC, 27022-0133
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (336) 871-3435
Email: [email protected]

Registration

Officers: Timothy W Nickelston · Sheree H Nickelston
USDOT / docket: 970198
First registered: Jul 31, 2001
Last MCS-150: Sep 9, 2025 · 1,050,873 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: 4891730

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,050,873

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 3, 2026

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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33%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

2 of 6 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

4violation records

2OOS-tagged records

2 of 6inspections with OOS

What the violations were

FMCSA BASIC themes in plain language: vehicle maintenance, driver fitness, hours of service and unsafe driving. Roadside records grouped without double counting.

Other vehicle maintenance

367%2 / 3

Unsafe driving

10%0 / 1

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

Eligible vehicle inspections in six-month windows; no national comparison.

100%

15%

30%

n/aNov 24 to May 250 / 0

0%May 25 to Nov 250 / 3

100%Nov 25 to May 262 / 2

0%May 26 to Nov 260 / 1

Top 3 codes (4 of 4 records)

393.75A Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)2
392.2-SLLEWG3 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
393.60D Windshield / glazing1

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Other vehicle maintenance

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Unsafe driving

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Safety and violations

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for NICKELSTON INDUSTRIES INC.

NICKELSTON INDUSTRIES INC (USDOT 970198) has a Vektor safety score of 87/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier has an unknown current for-hire authority status because no FMCSA L&I authority row is available. FMCSA authority data as of Nov 3, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 33.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier received 21 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 6 vehicle-level and 21 driver-level — across 2 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 3, 2026.

It reports 85 power units and 50 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Sep 9, 2025. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 3, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 3, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is NICKELSTON INDUSTRIES INC's USDOT number?

NICKELSTON INDUSTRIES INC's USDOT number is 970198.

Is NICKELSTON INDUSTRIES INC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 3, 2026. NICKELSTON INDUSTRIES INC is active in the FMCSA register.

What is NICKELSTON INDUSTRIES INC's safety record?

NICKELSTON INDUSTRIES INC has a 33.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 40 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 87/100 (tier: clear).

How big is NICKELSTON INDUSTRIES INC's fleet?

NICKELSTON INDUSTRIES INC operates 85 power units and 50 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is NICKELSTON INDUSTRIES INC based?

NICKELSTON INDUSTRIES INC is based in LAWSONVILLE, NC, with roadside inspections recorded across 2 states.

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