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Carrier profile · USDOT 778706 · MC-348385 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

DUANE NELSON

DBA DUANE NELSON TRUCKING

1 power unitsLocal · 1 statesROCK FALLS, IL

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-348385 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

1Power units

1 observed · MCS-150

1Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

4.5Avg age (yr)

2018–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(815) 625-4706 Email dispatchNELTRUCKS@essex1.com

Carrier verification summary for DUANE NELSON

DUANE NELSON (USDOT 778706) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Jun 13, 2026.

DUANE NELSON (USDOT 778706) holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

DUANE NELSON (USDOT 778706) has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. effective May 23, 2022 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

DUANE NELSON (USDOT 778706) has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

DUANE NELSON (USDOT 778706) reports 1 power unit and 1 driver in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 15, 2024.

DUANE NELSON (USDOT 778706) has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Mar 11, 2015 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Limited record

Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileNot enough inspection history to rate

Watch · 2

MCS-150 update dueThe biennial MCS-150 update is overdue.Not enough inspection history to rate1 federal roadside inspection in the last 24 months. FMCSA itself will not score a carrier's vehicle or driver record on fewer than 5, and neither will we — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 28 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1998.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

27 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1998 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

1 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS —%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 — 0 vehicle and 1 driver inspections over 24 months.

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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.5 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 1-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 1
Inspections · 24 mo: 1
Annualized: ≈1 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.5 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.

396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 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$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M meets or exceeds the $750K federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed · 7 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Great West’05–’16

Acuity A’16–’20

beyond this history

1998200520122019now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 7 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · since May 2022

All 7 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	May 2020 → May 2022	$750K	2
ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2016 → May 2020	$750K	3
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	May 2005 → Jun 2016	$750K	2
TRANSGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA INC.	Jul 2003 → May 2005	$750K	1
ASSOCIATES INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2001 → Jul 2003	$750K	3
GULF INSURANCE CO.	Nov 1999 → Jul 2001	$750K	1
TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY	Nov 1998 → Nov 1999	$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): 1
Trailers (towed): 1

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 across 1 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

IL busiest

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

ROCK FALLS, IL

8920 HOOVER RD

Top corridor

IL 1

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

@essex1.com — 19 carriers: USDOT 183762 USDOT 830848 USDOT 952898 USDOT 960375 USDOT 1025813 USDOT 1045190 USDOT 1285721 USDOT 1304960

Shares a company officer with other carriers

duane nelson — 6 carriers: USDOT 1088400 USDOT 1233362 USDOT 1489083 USDOT 1765455 USDOT 2811892

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 8920 HOOVER RD, ROCK FALLS, IL, 61071
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (815) 625-4706
Cell: (815) 631-5650
Fax: (815) 626-7735
Email: neltrucks@essex1.com
Web domain: essex1.com

Registration

Officer: Duane Nelson
USDOT / docket: 778706 · MC-348385
First registered: Oct 28, 1998
Last MCS-150: May 15, 2024 · 60,765 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Mar 11, 2015
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

60,765

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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Frequently asked

What is DUANE NELSON's USDOT number?

DUANE NELSON's USDOT number is 778706, and its motor carrier number is MC-348385.

Is DUANE NELSON authorized to operate?

As of 2026-06-13, DUANE NELSON is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is DUANE NELSON's safety record?

DUANE NELSON has a —% vehicle out-of-service rate across 1 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor does not assign this carrier a safety score: 1 federal roadside inspection in the last 24 months. FMCSA itself will not score a carrier's vehicle or driver record on fewer than 5, and neither will we — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.