NILSON VAN & STORAGE
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-mo monthly · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay
12 inspections · 24 mo · busiest month Sep '24 · 3
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
- 43
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 12
- Annualized
- ≈6 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.1 inspections / unit · yr
BASIC categories· CSA SMS · 2026-07-01
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 Driving10 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 5 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 392.82 Using a hand-held mobile phoneUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
- 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
2 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Apr 18, 2024. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Crash history· 43 total · 1 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
| 1998 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 1997 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1996 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 6, 2024 | SC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 18, 2022 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 2, 2022 | SC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 20, 2021 | GA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 9, 2020 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 23, 2020 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 20, 2017 | SC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 30, 2017 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 17, 2016 | SC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 20, 2015 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 27, 2015 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 15, 2014 | GA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 16, 2013 | FL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 6, 2013 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 2, 2012 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 26, 2009 | SC | 0 | 3 | No |
| May 6, 2009 | NC | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Mar 9, 2006 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 3, 2005 | GA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 20, 2004 | SC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 2, 2003 | SC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 14, 2002 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 19, 2000 | SC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 24, 1999 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 9, 1999 | SC | 0 | 3 | No |