Fleet typeIdentity
Asset-based
165 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 106967 · MC-60186
NELSON FREIGHTWAYS INC
165 power unitsROCKVILLE, CT
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-60186 ACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
165Power units
Self-reported · MCS-150
—Trailers seen
None observed · 24 mo
—Avg age (yr)
Awaiting decode
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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Limited record
Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.
Established 52 yearsUSDOT registration inactive
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USDOT registration inactiveThe USDOT record is flagged inactive — the carrier may not be authorized to operate.No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 165 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority5252 yr active
since 1974Insurance (BIPD)Unknown
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo—%
▼ 22.26% nat'lCrashes · fatal00
clean 24 moVektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots
Fleet age vs peersDecoding
—
Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityStable
52 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is NELSON FREIGHTWAYS INC safe to work with?
Is NELSON FREIGHTWAYS INC safe to load? NELSON FREIGHTWAYS INC (USDOT 106967, MC-60186) is an inactive asset-based motor carrier based in ROCKVILLE, CT, operating 165 power units and 165 drivers. Operating authority has been active 52 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it unrated (50/100), with the leading concern: usdot registration inactive. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
NFNELSON FREIGHTWAYS INC 50
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Safety
Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
No roadside inspections on record.
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Authority & insurance
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
- Common
- Inactive
- Contract
- Inactive
- Broker
- Inactive
Insurance & bonds
BIPD / liability (required)Not on file
CargoFiled with FMCSA
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$1M BIPD · 1 insurer · 0 lapsesContinuous
Transport · 91–92
19911992
No BIPD policy is currently in force in the filing history. The authority record may still list one on file — request a COI to confirm current coverage.
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Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 165
- Observed power (24 mo)
- —
- Trailers (towed)
- —
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 · 24 mo
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
ROCKVILLE, CT
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
No shared-identity links detected — no reincarnation flag, shared trucks, registration domain, or officer overlap with other carriers.
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 47 EAST ST, ROCKVILLE, CT, 06066
- Mailing address
- P O BOX 1358, RICKKVILLE, CT, 06066
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (203) 871-2050
- —
Registration
- USDOT / docket
- 106967 · MC-60186
- First registered
- 06/01/1974
- Last MCS-150
- — · 0 mi
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- —
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
—CDL drivers
—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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Reviews
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Frequently asked
What is NELSON FREIGHTWAYS INC's USDOT number?
NELSON FREIGHTWAYS INC's USDOT number is 106967, and its motor carrier number is MC-60186.
Is NELSON FREIGHTWAYS INC authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, NELSON FREIGHTWAYS INC is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is NELSON FREIGHTWAYS INC's fleet?
NELSON FREIGHTWAYS INC operates 165 power units and 165 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is NELSON FREIGHTWAYS INC based?
NELSON FREIGHTWAYS INC is based in ROCKVILLE, CT.