Small fleet
4 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
KEITH NICHOLSON & SONS LTD (USDOT 306661) is unrated by Vektor because the deterministic FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of 06/13/2026.
KEITH NICHOLSON & SONS LTD (USDOT 306661) holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of 06/13/2026.
KEITH NICHOLSON & SONS LTD (USDOT 306661) has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot row is available as of 06/13/2026.
KEITH NICHOLSON & SONS LTD (USDOT 306661) has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed 06/13/2026.
KEITH NICHOLSON & SONS LTD (USDOT 306661) has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of 06/13/2026.
KEITH NICHOLSON & SONS LTD (USDOT 306661) reports 4 power units and 4 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated 11/06/2025.
KEITH NICHOLSON & SONS LTD (USDOT 306661) has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned 04/01/2002 in the federal record refreshed 06/13/2026.
Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.
Small fleet
4 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
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Awaiting VIN decode
38 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1987 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
KEITH NICHOLSON & SONS LTD's USDOT number is 306661, and its motor carrier number is MC-262652.
As of 2026-06-13, KEITH NICHOLSON & SONS LTD is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
KEITH NICHOLSON & SONS LTD has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) 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.
KEITH NICHOLSON & SONS LTD operates 4 power units and 4 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
KEITH NICHOLSON & SONS LTD is based in CLEARVIEW, NB, with roadside inspections recorded across 1 state.
1 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks
Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national
Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal
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.
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
Insurance & bonds
Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750k federal floor
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 7 insurers are named in the list below.
BIPD in force — $750,000 · NORTHBRIDGE GENERAL INSURANCE CORPORATION · since Aug 2024
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| NORTHBRIDGE GENERAL INSURANCE CORPORATION | Aug 2020 → Aug 2024 | $750k | 1 |
| NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY | Jul 2020 → Aug 2020 | $750k | 1 |
| ATLANTIC SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY | Jul 2013 → Jul 2020 | $750k | 2 |
| OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANY | Jul 2008 → Jul 2013 | $750k | 2 |
| ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY | May 2006 → Jul 2008 | $750k | 3 |
| ZURICH INSURANCE CO. | Jul 2000 → May 2006 | $750k | 1 |
| TRUCK INSURANCE EXCHANGE | Jul 1993 → Jul 2000 | $750k | 2 |
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo
Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
Shares a company officer with other carriers
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
Contact
Registration
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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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