NELSON TRUCKING
Legal: NELSON'S LOGISTICS LLC
Risk factors
Low riskVioCodes scoreA weighted read of the public FMCSA signals below — authority, insurance, out-of-service, crashes, roadside OOS rates, and carrier connections. A starting point for vetting, not a guarantee.
Roadside inspection performance
Out-of-service rate vs national average. Lower is better.
CSA performance breakdown
FMCSA · Sep 20263 inspections · 6 violations (1 OOS) · 25% of inspections had an OOS finding.
Violations by BASIC
click to filter codes
Top cited codes
score = count × severity weight
- 1393.9TVehicle Maintenance
Inoperable tail lamp
6
1× · sev 6
- 2395.24D-ELDPTHours-of-Service Compliance
HOS (ELD) - On request by an authorized safety official, a driver must produce and transfer from an ELD the driver's hours of service records in accordance with t
3
1× · sev 3
- 3392.2-SLLLRUnsafe Driving
State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation
3
1× · sev 3
- 4393.48A1 OOS
Inoperative/defective brakes
2
2×
- 5393.83G
Exhaust - Discharging at a point forward or directly below the driver or sleeper compartment
1
1×
Most inspected in · top 4 states
- PA1
- VA1
- TX1
- MS1
Latest FMCSA SMS snapshot. Codes link to the lookup — severity weighting, contest angles, and the DataQs Drafter for each. Click a BASIC to filter the codes.
Safety trends & next-run projection
Where each BASIC sits today, how it ranks against peers, and where it’s heading at the next monthly SMS run.
FMCSA keeps the Crash Indicator percentile private, and its measure needs a power-unit history public data doesn’t expose — so it can’t be estimated yet. VioCodes now records power units monthly, so a calibrated Crash estimate should light up over time. These are the public crash facts (all state-reportable crashes count, regardless of fault).
“Projected” estimates the next monthly SMS run from inspections on record now. FMCSA marks the BASIC percentile itself “Not Public,” so the percentile shown is a VioCodes estimate of how the carrier ranks against its peers, presented as a likely range (shaded on the gauge) and calibrated against real carriers. Crash Indicator has no public estimate — FMCSA keeps its measures fully private. Estimates, not official FMCSA figures. Not affiliated with FMCSA.
Recommendations
What’s driving each score, what to do about it, and where it could go.
Driver Fitness needs attention
Low impactEstimated Driver Fitness percentile of 0% is under the 80% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.
- Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment
Controlled Substances/Alcohol needs attention
Low impactEstimated Controlled Substances/Alcohol percentile of 0% is under the 80% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.
- Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment
Recommendations are generated from the carrier’s public FMCSA roadside-inspection record. Percentiles and projections are VioCodes estimates, not official FMCSA figures. Informational, not legal advice.
90-day safety improvement plan
What this carrier has struggled with most in the last 90 days — where to focus now.
- 395.24D-ELDPTHOS (ELD) - On request by an authorized safety official, a driver must produce and transfer from an ELD the driver's hours of service records in accordance with t
- Log in and annotate the ELD correctly every day; fix edits promptly
- Plan trips around available hours — never falsify a log
- 392.2-SLLLRState/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation
- Coach speed and following distance — Unsafe Driving points are weighted heavily
- Hands off the phone; always belt up
Based on roadside inspections in the last 90 days, ranked by what recurs most. Informational, not legal advice.
Inspection & crash map
live · FMCSA MCMISEvery inspection and crash on record — hover a point for the summary, click for full detail (codes, severity, CSA points).
CSA points = violation severity weight × FMCSA time weight (3× in the last 6 months, 2× at 6–12, 1× at 12–24). Points are spread within each state — FMCSA records the inspection state, not an exact location. Source: FMCSA MCMIS.
Equipment
VINs via NHTSA5 distinct vehicles seen in this carrier’s roadside inspections.
Equipment is inferred from VINs recorded on roadside inspections (FMCSA MCMIS), decoded via the NHTSA vPIC API — it reflects vehicles inspected, not a current fleet roster.
Company profile
FMCSA censusAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
- Interstate · 100+ mi1 drivers
- Company officer
- JOSEPH NELSON
- Operation
- Interstate
- Registered since
- 2004-01-26
- Last MCS-150 update
- 2024-08-01
- Census status
- Active
Fleet: 1 trucks · 1 owned tractors.
Source: FMCSA Company Census File (data.transportation.gov). Fleet and driver counts are self-reported on the carrier’s most recent MCS-150 filing.
Data change history
Every FMCSA record change we’ve detected — address, fleet size, contacts, MCS-150 — newest first.
Connections
carrier graphThis carrier shares VINs or officers with 33 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.
Shared VINs come from FMCSA roadside-inspection records — a vehicle inspected under more than one carrier, often a fleet transfer or trailer interchange. Other links come from the FMCSA census. Shared identifiers are common and often legitimate — treat these as leads to investigate, not proof of wrongdoing.
Activity history
38 events- 01/15/2026MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — REINSTATED
- 01/01/2026Insurance filed — Progressive Casualty Insurance Company
Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy CA867277106
- 01/01/2026Insurance cancelled — GEICO MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy 9300099459
- 02/06/2025Insurance cancelled — PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CA972799091
- 01/01/2025Insurance replaced — PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CA972799091
- 11/20/2024Insurance cancelled — PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CA972799091
- 10/11/2024Insurance cancelled — PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CA972799091
- 09/16/2024COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (10/08/2024)
- 08/01/2024MCS-150 update filed
0.0M mi reported (2023)
- 09/05/2023Insurance replaced — CANAL INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy CT4411528120
- 07/06/2023MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — REINSTATED
REVOKED (01/07/2026)
- 07/12/2019Insurance cancelled — PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CA 6322690
- 12/04/2017Insurance cancelled — PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CA 4182037
- 11/17/2017Insurance replaced — PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CA 4182037
- 11/07/2017COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (11/16/2017)
- 10/26/2017MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — REINSTATED
REVOKED (07/22/2019)
- 05/17/2017Insurance cancelled — PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CA2812810
- 12/28/2015MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — REINSTATED
REVOKED (05/23/2017)
- 12/10/2015Insurance cancelled — NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy OPO0044325
- 12/17/2014MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — REINSTATED
REVOKED (12/16/2015)
- 05/21/2014Insurance cancelled — OOIDA RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC.
BIPD/Primary · policy PL19954606
- 04/22/2014Insurance cancelled — OOIDA RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC.
BIPD/Primary · policy PL19954606
- 03/22/2014Insurance cancelled — OOIDA RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC.
BIPD/Primary · policy PL19954606
- 02/21/2014Insurance cancelled — OOIDA RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC.
BIPD/Primary · policy PL19954606
- 01/21/2014Insurance cancelled — OOIDA RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC.
BIPD/Primary · policy PL19954606
- 12/19/2013Insurance cancelled — OOIDA RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC.
BIPD/Primary · policy PL19954606
- 11/23/2013Insurance cancelled — OOIDA RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC.
BIPD/Primary · policy PL19954606
- 03/22/2012Insurance cancelled — OOIDA RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC.
CARGO · policy PL19954606
- 03/21/2011Insurance cancelled — OOIDA RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC.
CARGO · policy PL19954606
- 02/22/2011COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (03/01/2011)
Merged from FMCSA authority, insurance, out-of-service, and census records.
Operations
Classification
- AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Area served
- Interstate
FMCSA safety rating
- Rating
- Not rated
- Type
- —
- Rated
- —
- Last review
- —
MCS-150 registration
- Form date
- 2024-08-01
- Reported mileage
- 1 mi (2023)
Changes on file
FMCSA census historyJanuary, 2021
First on-record entry — NELSON'S LOGISTICS LLC, RIVERDALE, MD
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