Nichols Trucking LLC
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 rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing
Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay
71 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '25 · 6
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.
- Registered power units
- 31
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 71
- Annualized
- ≈36 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈1.1 inspections / unit · yr
BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026
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 Driving29 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance11 · 5 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
- 393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS
- 393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 393.70 Coupling devices / fifth wheelVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 106 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 46 total · 4 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2013 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 8, 2026 | LA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 7, 2025 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 11, 2025 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 11, 2025 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 9, 2024 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 23, 2022 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 1, 2022 | LA | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Apr 10, 2022 | LA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 8, 2021 | LA | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 17, 2020 | LA | 0 | 2 | No |
| Mar 21, 2020 | LA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 3, 2019 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 16, 2019 | LA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 9, 2019 | LA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 11, 2018 | LA | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Jun 14, 2018 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 26, 2018 | LA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 9, 2016 | LA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 6, 2016 | LA | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Oct 21, 2015 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 14, 2015 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 10, 2014 | LA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 17, 2014 | LA | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Apr 25, 2014 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 8, 2013 | LA | 1 | 2 | Yes |