Small fleet
10 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 21, 2026
Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.
Small fleet
10 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
4.8 yr
Model years 2016–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.
7 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2019 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
NICE COUNTRY TRANS INC (USDOT 3240976) has a Vektor safety score of 80/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 21, 2026.
The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 21, 2026.
It has no active BIPD insurance filing in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 21, 2026.
Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 40.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 21, 2026.
The carrier received 37 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 10 vehicle-level and 37 driver-level — across 21 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 21, 2026.
The carrier has 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 21, 2026.
It reports 10 power units and 10 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jun 11, 2026.
It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 21, 2026.
NICE COUNTRY TRANS INC's USDOT number is 3240976, and its motor carrier number is MC-1017950.
As of Jun 21, 2026, NICE COUNTRY TRANS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
NICE COUNTRY TRANS INC has a 40.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 53 roadside inspections, with 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 80/100 (tier: review).
NICE COUNTRY TRANS INC operates 10 power units and 10 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
NICE COUNTRY TRANS INC is based in BURR RIDGE, IL, with roadside inspections recorded across 21 states.
Comparable carriers around Burr Ridge and across Illinois
37 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks
Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national
Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing
Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay
35 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Aug '25 · 4
Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal
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.
Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC
What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
Insurance & bonds
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 6 insurers are named in the list below.
No active BIPD filing in FMCSA's current snapshot.
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| HOXBRIDGE INSURANCE COMPANY INC | Jun 2024 → Jun 2025 | $750K | 1 |
| FALLS LAKE NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY | Jun 2022 → Jun 2024 | $750K | 3 |
| AMTRUST INSURANCE COMPANY | Jun 2021 → Jun 2022 | $750K | 1 |
| KNIGHTBROOK INSURANCE COMPANY | Jun 2020 → Jun 2021 | $750K | 1 |
| NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO. | Jun 2019 → Jun 2020 | $750K | 2 |
| ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY | Mar 2019 → Jul 2019 | $750K | 2 |
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs
Revealed by inspection density across 21 states · 24 mo
Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Last 12 months: 2 trucks also ran under 1 other carrier
Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units
Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
Contact
Registration
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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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