Carrier profile · USDOT 1188659 · MC-474630 · Updated Aug 2, 2026

NIM TRANSPORTATION LLC

182 power unitsavg 7.4 yrNational · 23 statesNORFOLK, NE88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-474630 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

182Power units

126 observed · MCS-150

167Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

7.4Avg age (yr)

1999–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(402) 371-1810 Email dispatchrshoemaker@nimcorp.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 2, 2026

Clear to load

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Active operating authorityInsurance on fileFatal crash on record

Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record2 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

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 23 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2003.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 371 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo5.8%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

11 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo5.8%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

11 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

182 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

7.4 yr

Model years 1999–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

22 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2003 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

258 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

Vehicle OOS 5.8%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.4%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 121 vehicle and 258 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

8.3% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 2.4 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

250 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Dec '24 · 19

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.7 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 182-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 182
Inspections · 24 mo: 258
Annualized: ≈129 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.7 inspections / unit · yr

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 Driving30 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance23 · 4 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance10 · 9 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance7 · 4 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance5 · 1 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 3 OOS
383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness3 · 2 OOS

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: Active
Broker: Active

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M 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

$750K BIPD last filed ’18 · 2 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

St Paul’03–’15

National Union’14–’18

beyond this history

2003200920152021now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 2 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jul 2018

All 2 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	Dec 2014 → Jul 2018	$750K	2
ST. PAUL GUARDIAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2003 → Feb 2015	$750K	1

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 182
Observed power (24 mo): 126
Trailers (towed): 167

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

7.4 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1999

Oldest model yr

27.3%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 23 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

257

CO busiest

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

Home base

NORFOLK, NE

3001 N VICTORY ROAD

Top corridor

CO ⇄ NE

CO 35 · NE 35 · SD 24

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

Last 12 months: 11 trucks also ran under 9 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 4142668 USDOT 3372182 USDOT 381879 USDOT 440051 USDOT 4115377 USDOT 263874 USDOT 3139427 USDOT 3362266Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (67 trucks · 30 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 593329 USDOT 3139427 USDOT 4264583 USDOT 3362266 USDOT 3831545 USDOT 263874 USDOT 440051 USDOT 3737086

Shares a company officer with other carriers

richard shoemaker — 6 carriers: USDOT 1528244 USDOT 1644366 USDOT 1699221 USDOT 2187764 USDOT 4354420

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

182

Observed (24 mo)

126

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 3001 N VICTORY ROAD, NORFOLK, NE, 68701
Mailing address: POST OFFICE BOX 1129, NORFOLK, NE, 68702
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (402) 371-1810
Cell: (402) 860-4087
Fax: (402) 379-5428
Email: rshoemaker@nimcorp.com
Web domain: nimcorp.com

Registration

Officers: Brad Noel · Richard Shoemaker
USDOT / docket: 1188659 · MC-474630
First registered: Nov 21, 2003
Last MCS-150: Nov 4, 2025 · 10,197,146 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

182

Power units

152

Drivers

147

CDL drivers

10,197,146

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 NIM TRANSPORTATION LLC.

NIM TRANSPORTATION LLC (USDOT 1188659) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 2, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 2, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jul 1, 2018 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 2, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 5.8% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 2, 2026.

The carrier received 258 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 121 vehicle-level and 258 driver-level — across 23 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 2, 2026.

The carrier has 11 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 2 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 2, 2026.

It reports 182 power units and 152 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Nov 4, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Aug 2, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is NIM TRANSPORTATION LLC's USDOT number?

NIM TRANSPORTATION LLC's USDOT number is 1188659, and its motor carrier number is MC-474630.

Is NIM TRANSPORTATION LLC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 2, 2026, NIM TRANSPORTATION LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is NIM TRANSPORTATION LLC's safety record?

NIM TRANSPORTATION LLC has a 5.8% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 371 roadside inspections, with 11 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).