Carrier profile · USDOT 587431 · Updated Jun 24, 2026

Nelson Logging Company Inc

DBA NELSON LOGGING COMPANY

8 power unitsavg 9.3 yrLocal · 2 statesOXFORD, NC80/100
AUTHORITY STATUS UNKNOWNRATED CONDITIONAL
Verified linksFMCSA SAFER

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 50.0%24-mo cumulative
050%nat'l 22.26%
Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative
030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 6 vehicle and 20 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

33.3% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 33.3 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

19 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '25 · 6

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

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.

Well-monitored
Under-inspected
Expected
Well-monitored
Heavily inspected
≈1.3 / unit·yr
thin signalabundant signal
Within the expected band for a 8-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.
Registered power units
8
Inspections · 24 mo
20
Annualized
≈10 / yr
Coverage
≈1.3 inspections / unit · yr

BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026

Unsafe Driving
0violations
clean · per-BASIC
Hours-of-Service
0violations
clean · per-BASIC
Driver Fitness
0violations
clean · per-BASIC
Controlled Substances
0violations
clean · per-BASIC
57%
Vehicle Maintenance
Vektor peer est.

Percentile = standing among same-exposure peers (higher = worse). FMCSA publishes percentiles for only some carriers (shown official); elsewhere we show a Vektor peer-percentile estimate, or the absolute SMS measure when there are too few inspections to rank.

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 Driving12 · 0 OOS
  • 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance4 · 3 OOS
  • 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
  • 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
  • 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
  • 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
  • 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
  • 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
  • 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
  • 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS

ELD & hours-of-service

No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 32 inspections — a clean logging history.

Crash history· 23 total · 2 in 24 mo

23
Total crashes
2
In last 24 mo
0
Fatal
14
Injury
YearCrashesFatalInjuryTow
20262012
20232022
20221011
20212021
20202002
20191001
20181010
20172012
20161001
20141001
20132012
20091001
20072021
20041011
20031011
20021010
DateStateFatalitiesInjuriesTow-away
Mar 12, 2026NC02Yes
Mar 4, 2026NC00Yes
Sep 19, 2023NC01Yes
Jan 11, 2023NC02Yes
Oct 25, 2022NC01Yes
Oct 13, 2021NC01No
Feb 5, 2021NC01Yes
Sep 24, 2020VA00Yes
Sep 24, 2020VA00Yes
Jul 30, 2019VA00Yes
Jan 25, 2018VA01No
Nov 8, 2017VA00Yes
Jul 24, 2017NC01Yes
Mar 7, 2016VA00Yes
Jun 20, 2014VA00Yes
Jul 15, 2013VA00Yes
Feb 18, 2013VA02Yes
Apr 28, 2009VA00Yes
Nov 27, 2007VA01No
Jan 2, 2007VA01Yes
Jun 1, 2004NC01Yes
Aug 26, 2003VA01Yes
Jan 2, 2002NC01No