Fleet typeIdentity
Owner-operator
2 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 1637567 · MC-659446
NICHOLAS HALL
DBA SOUTHERN TOWING
2 power unitsGOOD HOPE, GA
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-659446 ACTIVEHAZMAT
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 19 yearsNo active operating authority
Watch · 3
No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.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 16.0 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority1919 yr active
since 2007Insurance (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
—
Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityStable
19 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2007 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is NICHOLAS HALL safe to work with?
Is NICHOLAS HALL safe to load? NICHOLAS HALL (USDOT 1637567, MC-659446) is an active owner-operator motor carrier based in GOOD HOPE, GA, operating 2 power units and 2 drivers. Operating authority has been active 19 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: no active operating authority. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
NHNICHOLAS HALL 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.
02
Authority & insurance
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
- Common
- Inactive
- Contract
- None
- Broker
- None
Insurance & bonds
BIPD / liability (required)Not on file
CargoFiled with FMCSA
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$750k BIPD · 2 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous
+1 earlier
Stratford · 09–11
20082011
No BIPD policy is currently in force in the filing history. The authority record may still list one on file — request a COI to confirm current coverage.
2 insurer eras · collapsed from 4 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| STRATFORD INSURANCE COMPANY | May 2009 → Apr 2011 | $750k | 3 |
| NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY | Oct 2008 → May 2009 | $750k | 1 |
03
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.
04
Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
GOOD HOPE, GA
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@windstream.net — 5065 carriers: USDOT 3865USDOT 6236USDOT 7480USDOT 28870USDOT 33852USDOT 34326USDOT 38801USDOT 47874
Shares a company officer with other carriers
nicholas hall — 15 carriers: USDOT 796962USDOT 1869765USDOT 2539149USDOT 2641099USDOT 2928113USDOT 3374226USDOT 3638297USDOT 3728165
06
Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 2051 WAYNE MEADOWS ROAD, GOOD HOPE, GA, 30641
- Operation
- Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)· Hazmat
Contact
- Phone
- (678) 314-3782
- Fax
- (770) 267-6191
- Web domain
- windstream.net
Registration
- Officer
- Nicholas Hall
- USDOT / docket
- 1637567 · MC-659446
- First registered
- 04/26/2007
- Last MCS-150
- 07/26/2010 · 0 mi
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- Recordable crash rate
- 0.00
- D-U-N-S
- —
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
—Annual mileage
07
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 NICHOLAS HALL's USDOT number?
NICHOLAS HALL's USDOT number is 1637567, and its motor carrier number is MC-659446.
Is NICHOLAS HALL authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, NICHOLAS HALL is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is NICHOLAS HALL's fleet?
NICHOLAS HALL operates 2 power units and 2 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is NICHOLAS HALL based?
NICHOLAS HALL is based in GOOD HOPE, GA.