Nelson Freight Service Inc
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
60 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '25 · 7
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
- 27
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 63
- Annualized
- ≈32 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈1.2 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 Driving32 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance9 · 3 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 6 OOS
- 395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
- 395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance3 · 1 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
- 391.49 Driver qualificationsDriver Fitness1 · 1 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
11 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Feb 19, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
1 ELD violation in the last 24 months. Falsified-log violations are a serious integrity flag.
Crash history· 39 total · 1 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2000 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 6, 2025 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 22, 2024 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 22, 2024 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 26, 2023 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 27, 2022 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 6, 2022 | IL | 0 | 2 | No |
| Jul 15, 2022 | WI | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Dec 19, 2021 | OH | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 9, 2019 | LA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 30, 2018 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 4, 2018 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 23, 2017 | WY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 28, 2015 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 19, 2014 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 9, 2014 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 9, 2014 | WI | 1 | 2 | Yes |
| Apr 1, 2014 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 6, 2013 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 22, 2013 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 6, 2012 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 30, 2011 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 12, 2011 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 7, 2009 | WI | 0 | 1 | No |
| Sep 6, 2007 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 11, 2006 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |