Fleet typeIdentity
Owner-operator
2 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 235044
NELSON IMPLEMENT & CHEVROLET CO
2 power unitsMILNOR, ND
CARRIER INACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
2Power 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 43 yearsUSDOT registration inactive
Watch · 3
USDOT registration inactiveThe USDOT record is flagged inactive — the carrier may not be authorized to operate.No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 2 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 17.3 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority4343 yr active
since 1983Insurance (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
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Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityStable
43 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1983 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is NELSON IMPLEMENT & CHEVROLET CO safe to work with?
Is NELSON IMPLEMENT & CHEVROLET CO safe to load? NELSON IMPLEMENT & CHEVROLET CO (USDOT 235044) is an inactive owner-operator motor carrier based in MILNOR, ND, operating 2 power units and 2 drivers. Operating authority has been active 43 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
NINELSON IMPLEMENT & CHEVROLET CO 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?
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
No insurance filing history on record.
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Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 2
- 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
MILNOR, ND
Density
fewermore
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Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@drtel.net — 106 carriers: USDOT 119713USDOT 119825USDOT 119893USDOT 228579USDOT 231008USDOT 310076USDOT 328918USDOT 356805
Shares a company officer with other carriers
james peterson — 35 carriers: USDOT 224209USDOT 601033USDOT 625608USDOT 932572USDOT 1085924USDOT 1398652USDOT 1486661USDOT 1630199
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 520 MAIN STREET, MILNOR, ND, 58060-0039
- Mailing address
- P O BOX 39, MILNOR, ND, 58060-0039
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (701) 427-5224
- Fax
- (701) 427-5232
- nelsonjd@drtel.net
- Web domain
- drtel.net
Registration
- Officers
- James Peterson · Ronald G Motl
- USDOT / docket
- 235044
- First registered
- 07/14/1983
- Last MCS-150
- 04/24/2009 · 110,000 mi (2003)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- 31850746
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
—CDL drivers
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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 NELSON IMPLEMENT & CHEVROLET CO's USDOT number?
NELSON IMPLEMENT & CHEVROLET CO's USDOT number is 235044.
Is NELSON IMPLEMENT & CHEVROLET CO authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, NELSON IMPLEMENT & CHEVROLET CO is inactive in the FMCSA register.
How big is NELSON IMPLEMENT & CHEVROLET CO's fleet?
NELSON IMPLEMENT & CHEVROLET CO operates 2 power units and 2 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is NELSON IMPLEMENT & CHEVROLET CO based?
NELSON IMPLEMENT & CHEVROLET CO is based in MILNOR, ND.