Carrier profile · USDOT 248415 · MC-169606 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

NELSONS BUS SERVICE INC

0 power unitsLocal · 1 statesWHITEWATER, WI50/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-169606 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

0Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

2.0Avg age (yr)

2024–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(262) 473-6680 Email dispatchJOEMELITO@nelsonsbusservice.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 rate1 federal roadside inspection in the last 24 months. FMCSA itself will not score a carrier's vehicle or driver record on fewer than 5, and neither will we — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.

In good standing · 4

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 42 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1984.No BASIC safety alertsNo FMCSA intervention thresholds are currently exceeded.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$4M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$4M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

0 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

42 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1984 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

1 inspections · 24 mo

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

Vehicle OOS —24-mo cumulative

050%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 0 vehicle and 1 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

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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$4,000,000 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

$4M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $4M meets or exceeds the $750K federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$5M BIPD last filed · 6 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

West Bend’01–’08

Acceptance’01–now

Harleysville Lake’14–’19

Harleysville Worcester’19–’24

1994200220102018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 8 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $4,000,000 · NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA · since Jan 2024

All 8 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
HARLEYSVILLE WORCESTER INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2019 → Jan 2024	$5M	2
HARLEYSVILLE LAKE STATES INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2014 → Jan 2019	$5M	2
ACCEPTANCE INDEMNITY INSURANCE CO	Mar 2001 → current	$5M	3
WEST BEND MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Mar 2001 → Nov 2008	$5M	1
ACCEPTANCE INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 1995 → Apr 1995	$5M	2
GENERAL STAR INDEMNITY COMPANY	Apr 1995 → Feb 1996	$5M	1
THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	Apr 1994 → Apr 1995	$5M	1
ACCEPTANCE INDEMNITY INSURANCE CO	Apr 1994 → Apr 1995	$5M	1

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 0
Observed power (24 mo): 0
Trailers (towed): 0

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 across 1 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

WI busiest

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

WHITEWATER, WI

W8608 WILLIS RAY ROAD

Top corridor

WI 1

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: W8608 WILLIS RAY ROAD, WHITEWATER, WI, 53190
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (262) 473-6680
Fax: (262) 473-8022
Email: joemelito@nelsonsbusservice.com
Web domain: nelsonsbusservice.com

Registration

Officers: Christopher Arnett · David Nelson
USDOT / docket: 248415 · MC-169606
First registered: Jul 6, 1984
Last MCS-150: Mar 19, 2025 · 869,000 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Oct 19, 2006
D-U-N-S: 7822653

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

—Power units

Drivers

—CDL drivers

869,000

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 NELSONS BUS SERVICE INC.

NELSONS BUS SERVICE INC (USDOT 248415) 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 $4,000,000 limit in force from NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA effective Jan 1, 2024 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 1 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 0 vehicle-level and 1 driver-level — across 1 state, 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 0 power units and 99 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 19, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Oct 19, 2006 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is NELSONS BUS SERVICE INC's USDOT number?

NELSONS BUS SERVICE INC's USDOT number is 248415, and its motor carrier number is MC-169606.

Is NELSONS BUS SERVICE INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, NELSONS BUS SERVICE INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is NELSONS BUS SERVICE INC's safety record?

NELSONS BUS SERVICE INC has a — vehicle out-of-service rate across 1 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor does not assign this carrier a safety score: 1 federal roadside inspection in the last 24 months. FMCSA itself will not score a carrier's vehicle or driver record on fewer than 5, and neither will we — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.