Nelsen Transportation Co
Safety
Roadside out-of-service rates versus the national benchmark, inspection and crash trends, decoded violation themes, and ELD / hours-of-service integrity — the full safety picture behind the verdict.
Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national
Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing
Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay
24 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '24 · 3
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.
- Registered power units
- 9
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 24
- Annualized
- ≈12 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈1.3 inspections / unit · yr
BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026
Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC
What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving25 · 0 OOS
- 395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance12 · 1 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 2 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
- 395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance2 · 1 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
17 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent May 28, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Trending worse — 67% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months. Falsified-log violations are a serious integrity flag.
Crash history· 22 total · 1 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 2025 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 2, 2021 | NE | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 8, 2020 | CO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 27, 2019 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 14, 2016 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 31, 2016 | NE | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 17, 2015 | OK | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 15, 2015 | WY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 5, 2012 | MO | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 3, 2011 | FL | 0 | 1 | No |
| Jul 23, 2011 | NE | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 28, 2008 | CO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 18, 2008 | UT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 1, 2004 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 26, 2002 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 22, 2002 | CO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 11, 1999 | NE | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 24, 1997 | OK | 0 | 1 | No |
| May 9, 1995 | NE | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Dec 21, 1994 | NE | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 30, 1994 | NE | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 25, 1992 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |