Fleet typeIdentity
Owner-operator
1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 1254341 · MC-520506
WILLIAM E NICHOLS
DBA BILL NICHOLS TRANSPORT
1 power unitsPARRISH, AL
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-520506 ACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
1Power 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 22 yearsUSDOT registration inactive
Watch · 4
USDOT registration inactiveThe USDOT record is flagged inactive — the carrier may not be authorized to operate.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 1 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 16.5 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority2222 yr active
since 2004Insurance (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
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Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityStable
22 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2004 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is WILLIAM E NICHOLS safe to work with?
Is WILLIAM E NICHOLS safe to load? WILLIAM E NICHOLS (USDOT 1254341, MC-520506) is an inactive owner-operator motor carrier based in PARRISH, AL, operating 1 power unit and 1 driver. Operating authority has been active 22 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: usdot registration inactive. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
WEWILLIAM E NICHOLS 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.
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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
CargoNone
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$750k BIPD · 5 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse
+4 earlier
Lancer · 07–08
20052008
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.
5 insurer eras · collapsed from 6 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY | Aug 2007 → Jul 2008 | $750k | 2 |
| NATIONAL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO. | Aug 2006 → Aug 2006 | $750k | 1 |
| NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY | Aug 2006 → Aug 2007 | $750k | 1 |
| CANAL INSURANCE CO. | Aug 2005 → Aug 2006 | $750k | 1 |
| PROGRESSIVE SPECIALTY INS. CO. | Apr 2005 → Sep 2005 | $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)
- 1
- 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
PARRISH, AL
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@hughes.net — 1602 carriers: USDOT 1705USDOT 7187USDOT 29282USDOT 33747USDOT 52891USDOT 55287USDOT 72185USDOT 89599
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 26 NABORS RD, PARRISH, AL, 35580
- Mailing address
- P O BOX 121, CARDOVA, AL, 35550
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (205) 686-5483
- Cell
- (205) 915-1334
- Fax
- (205) 686-5483
- Web domain
- hughes.net
Registration
- Officer
- William Eugene Nichols
- USDOT / docket
- 1254341 · MC-520506
- First registered
- 06/02/2004
- Last MCS-150
- 01/25/2010 · 73,000 mi (2005)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- Recordable crash rate
- 0.00
- D-U-N-S
- —
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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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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Reviews
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Frequently asked
What is WILLIAM E NICHOLS's USDOT number?
WILLIAM E NICHOLS's USDOT number is 1254341, and its motor carrier number is MC-520506.
Is WILLIAM E NICHOLS authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, WILLIAM E NICHOLS is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is WILLIAM E NICHOLS's fleet?
WILLIAM E NICHOLS operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is WILLIAM E NICHOLS based?
WILLIAM E NICHOLS is based in PARRISH, AL.