Carrier profile · USDOT 836451 · MC-370193 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

NELSON TRANSPORT SERVICES INC

4 power unitsLANSING, IL50/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-370193 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

4Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

Call dispatch(708) 474-9095 Email dispatchfnelson@nelsontransport.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Limited record

Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileNot enough inspection history to rate

Watch · 1

Not enough inspection history to rateNo federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. There is no recent safety record to judge this carrier on — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 27 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1999.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$300K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$300K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

4 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

26 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1999 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

Vehicle OOS —24-mo cumulative

050%

Driver OOS —24-mo cumulative

030%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 0 vehicle and 0 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window

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 Driving1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$300,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$300K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $300K is below the $750K general-freight federal minimum — verify before tendering.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$300K BIPD last filed ’13 · 4 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Country’99–’03

Great West’03–’06

Progressive’06–’09

Acuity A’09–now

1999200620132020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 4 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $300,000 · ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jan 2013

All 4 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2009 → Feb 2013	$300K	2
PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2006 → Dec 2009	$300K	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Dec 2003 → Dec 2006	$300K	2
COUNTRY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Dec 1999 → Dec 2003	$300K	1

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 4
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

LANSING, IL

17950 SOUTH CHAPPEL AVE

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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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: 17950 SOUTH CHAPPEL AVE, LANSING, IL, 60438
Mailing address: PO BOX 437741, CHICAGO, IL, 60643
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (708) 474-9095
Cell: (312) 961-9236
Fax: (708) 474-9093
Email: fnelson@nelsontransport.com
Web domain: nelsontransport.com

Registration

Officers: Freddie B Nelson · Tondelayo Nelson
USDOT / docket: 836451 · MC-370193
First registered: Oct 29, 1999
Last MCS-150: Feb 11, 2025 · 20,000 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: 156150240

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

20,000

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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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for NELSON TRANSPORT SERVICES INC.

NELSON TRANSPORT SERVICES INC (USDOT 836451) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $300,000 limit in force from ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jan 3, 2013 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 0 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 0 vehicle-level and 0 driver-level, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 4 power units and 4 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 11, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is NELSON TRANSPORT SERVICES INC's USDOT number?

NELSON TRANSPORT SERVICES INC's USDOT number is 836451, and its motor carrier number is MC-370193.

Is NELSON TRANSPORT SERVICES INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, NELSON TRANSPORT SERVICES INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is NELSON TRANSPORT SERVICES INC's safety record?

NELSON TRANSPORT SERVICES INC has a — vehicle out-of-service rate across 2 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor does not assign this carrier a safety score: No federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. There is no recent safety record to judge this carrier on — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.