Carrier profile · USDOT 71317 · MC-120436 · Updated Aug 6, 2026

Nussbaum Transportation Services Inc

621 power unitsavg 4.5 yrNational · 42 statesHUDSON, IL88/100
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-120436 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT
Verified linksnussbaum.comFMCSA SAFER

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 2.3%24-mo cumulative
050%nat'l 22.26%
Driver OOS 0.6%24-mo cumulative
030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 310 vehicle and 833 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

1.4% · 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 5.2 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

799 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Aug '25 · 52

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 621-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.
Registered power units
621
Inspections · 24 mo
833
Annualized
≈417 / yr
Coverage
≈0.7 inspections / unit · yr

BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026

32%
Unsafe Driving
Vektor peer est.
13%
Hours-of-Service
Vektor peer est.
12%
Driver Fitness
Vektor peer est.
Controlled Substances
0violations
clean · per-BASIC
4%
Vehicle Maintenance
Vektor peer est.

Percentile = standing among same-exposure peers (higher = worse). FMCSA publishes percentiles for only some carriers (shown official); elsewhere we show a Vektor peer-percentile estimate, or the absolute SMS measure when there are too few inspections to rank.

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 Driving169 · 0 OOS
  • 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance15 · 2 OOS
  • 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance13 · 3 OOS
  • 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance11 · 10 OOS
  • 395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance9 · 0 OOS
  • 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
  • 395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance6 · 0 OOS
  • 393.201 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 3 OOS
  • 392.22 Driving of commercial motor vehiclesUnsafe Driving4 · 0 OOS
  • 393.100 Cargo securement (general)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS

ELD & hours-of-service

24 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Mar 4, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.

18ELD device issues
2No log / no ELD
0False logs
3Drove over hours

6 ELD violations in the last 24 months.

Crash history· 374 total · 45 in 24 mo

374
Total crashes
45
In last 24 mo
14
Fatal
122
Injury
YearCrashesFatalInjuryTow
2026131213
2025231623
2024190319
2023212520
2022250525
2021220622
2020280826
2019181617
2018200719
2017121112
2016123412
2015120311
2014230821
2013120112
20127017
20112022
20106044
20092122
20084024
20074034
20061001
20054024
20044024
200311069
20023022
20019039
2000100410
19999158
19988027
19978047
19963021
19955134
19945143
19932011
19925133
19911001
19901001
DateStateFatalitiesInjuriesTow-away
Jul 6, 2026SC00Yes
Jun 11, 2026NE00Yes
May 7, 2026OH00Yes
Mar 16, 2026IL00Yes
Mar 12, 2026MT10Yes
Mar 11, 2026AR00Yes
Feb 17, 2026IL01Yes
Feb 17, 2026TX01Yes
Jan 27, 2026MI00Yes
Jan 20, 2026MI00Yes
Jan 19, 2026OH00Yes
Jan 15, 2026MI00Yes
Jan 8, 2026IL00Yes
Dec 29, 2025MN00Yes
Dec 13, 2025IN00Yes
Dec 8, 2025IN01Yes
Dec 6, 2025OH00Yes
Nov 30, 2025IN00Yes
Nov 25, 2025GA00Yes
Jul 30, 2025IN00Yes
Jul 11, 2025IN00Yes
Jul 11, 2025IA21Yes
Jun 11, 2025MA03Yes
Jun 10, 2025IN00Yes
Jun 7, 2025IN01Yes