CSA
UnknownUSDOT 1366716· CARRIER· EIN 46-0419193
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NELSON AUTO CENTER INC

2228 COLLEGE WAY, FERGUS FALLS, MN, 56537(218) 998-8878stietz@nelsonfergusfalls.comBRENT NELSON
Vetting snapshot
Authority
Unknown
per SAFER
Insurance
No active filing
not required
Vehicle OOS
no inspections
Driver OOS
no inspections
Crashes 24mo
0
clean
Red flags
1 flag
see details below
80
/ 100

Risk factors

Low riskVioCodes score
Possible reincarnation pattern — tied to an older inactive carrier

A 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.

Vehicle0 inspections · 0% OOS · National 22%
Driver0 inspections · 0% OOS · National 6.7%

CSA performance breakdown

FMCSA · August 28, 2026

0 inspections · 0 violations (0 OOS) · % of inspections had an OOS finding.

0
Inspections
0
Violations
0
OOS violations
0
Distinct codes

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90-day safety improvement plan

What this carrier has struggled with most in the last 90 days — where to focus now.

No roadside inspections in the last 90 days — nothing to work on right now.

Inspection & crash map

live · FMCSA MCMIS

Every inspection and crash on record — hover a point for the summary, click for full detail (codes, severity, CSA points).

0
Inspections
0
Violations
0
Out-of-service
0
CSA points
1
Crashes
1
States
cleanviolOOS

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.

Company profile

FMCSA census

PRIVATE PROPERTY

Power units
1
on file (MCS-150)
Drivers
2
2 hold a CDL
Annual mileage
0M mi
reported 2025
Recordable crash rate
0.00
per million miles
How far they run · drivers by operating lane
  • Interstate · 100+ mi2 drivers
Company officer
BRENT NELSON
Operation
Interstate
Registered since
2005-04-29
Last MCS-150 update
2025-05-27
Census status
Active

Fleet: 1 trucks · 1 owned trailers.

Source: FMCSA Company Census File (data.transportation.gov). Fleet and driver counts are self-reported on the carrier’s most recent MCS-150 filing.

Connections

carrier graph

This carrier shares addresses or officers with 12 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.

12
Connected carriers
0
Fleet-transfer links
0
Most shared VINs
11
Strong links
Possible reincarnation pattern: NELSON'S ELECTRIC INC OF ORTONVILLE MINNESOTA (USDOT 624544, registered 1995) is inactive, shares this carrier’s officer, and predates it — worth checking whether this carrier re-registered to shed a prior record.
Strong· 11
1
BRENT NELSON
USDOT 1662588Active· TREMONTON, UT
Strong
Officer
2
BRENT NELSON
USDOT 1335426Active· SEBEKA, MN
Strong
Officer
3
BRENT NELSON APPLIANCES INC
USDOT 1535584Active· CAPE CORAL, FL
Strong
Officer
4
BROOKSHIRE GROCERY CO
USDOT 59930Active· TYLER, TX
Strong
Officer
5
NELSON'S ELECTRIC INC OF ORTONVILLE MINNESOTA
USDOT 624544Inactive· ORTONVILLE, MN
Strong
Officer
6
OUTLAW TRANSPORT LLC
USDOT 4129341Inactive· INDEPENDENCE, KS
Strong
Officer
7
READY TO KOOL LLC
USDOT 2871272Active· GRETNA, NE
Strong
Officer
8
RED ROCK RANCH
USDOT 2304885Active· HOT SPRINGS, SD
Strong
Officer
9
ROCK VALLEY PLUMBING LLC
USDOT 2095354Active· JANESVILLE, WI
Strong
Officer
10
SOUTHSIDE RECYCLING LLC
USDOT 1731668Inactive· INDEPENDENCE, KS
Strong
Officer
11
SUNNY & SAGE TRUCKING LLC
USDOT 3588340Active· ROYAL OAK, MI
Strong
Officer
Medium· 1
FALLS AUTOMOTIVE INC
USDOT 715069Inactive· FERGUS FALLS, MN
Medium
MailingAddress

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

2 events
  1. 05/27/2025MCS-150 update filed

    0.0M mi reported (2025)

  2. 04/29/2005Registered with FMCSA

    PRIVATE PROPERTY

Merged from FMCSA authority, insurance, out-of-service, and census records.

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Operations

Classification

  • PRIVATE PROPERTY

Area served

  • Interstate

FMCSA safety rating

Rating
Not rated
Type
Rated
Last review
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MCS-150 registration

Form date
2025-05-27
Reported mileage
6,495 mi (2025)
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Changes on file

FMCSA census history
  1. January, 2021

    First on-record entry — NELSON AUTO CENTER INC, ,

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Data sourced from public FMCSA records via safer.fmcsa.dot.gov · Latest FMCSA update: Sep 2026 · Page refreshed: Sep 23, 2026, 6:55 AM. VioCodes is not affiliated with FMCSA. To dispute incorrect data, file a DataQs Request for Data Review.