NELSON INC
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 202610 inspections · 9 violations (0 OOS) · 0% of inspections had an OOS finding.
Violations by BASIC
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Top cited codes
score = count × severity weight
- 1392.2-SLLS2Unsafe Driving
State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit
12
3× · sev 4
- 2392.2-SLLS3Unsafe Driving
State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit
7
1× · sev 7
- 3392.2CUnsafe Driving
Failure to obey traffic control device
5
1× · sev 5
- 4393.53B-BVehicle Maintenance
Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear
4
1× · sev 4
- 5393.45B2-B-AIRVehicle Maintenance
Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured
4
1× · sev 4
- 6393.47E
Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt
1
1×
- 7393.83G
Exhaust - Discharging at a point forward or directly below the driver or sleeper compartment
1
1×
Most inspected in · top 8 states
- MN7
- MT3
- AR3
- NE2
- WI1
- IN1
- IA1
- OH1
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.
Hours-of-Service Compliance needs attention
Low impactEstimated Hours-of-Service Compliance percentile of 0% is under the 65% 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
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.
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 NHTSA19 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.
Crash record (US, last 24 months)
Total
1
Tow-away
1
Injury
1
Fatal
0
Company profile
FMCSA censusAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
- Interstate · 100+ mi10 drivers
- Company officer
- SCOTT NELSON
- Operation
- Interstate
- D-U-N-S
- 22756654
- Registered since
- 1974-06-01
- Last MCS-150 update
- 2025-10-09
- Census status
- Active
Fleet: 10 trucks · 10 leased/term 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, phone numbers 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
20 events- 10/09/2025MCS-150 update filed
0.8M mi reported (2024)
- 11/21/2018Insurance cancelled — GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy MCP06964A
- 11/01/2018Insurance filed — NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY
Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy WF008231
- 11/01/2018Insurance replaced — GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy MCP06964A
- 11/01/2013Insurance replaced — NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy TF319358
- 07/12/2011Insurance cancelled — NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY
CARGO · policy TF319358
- 11/01/2001Insurance replaced — GULF INSURANCE CO.
CARGO · policy GA0676933-00
- 11/01/2001Insurance cancelled — GULF INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy GA0676933-00
- 11/01/2000Insurance cancelled — REDLAND INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy RT201751
- 11/01/1998Insurance replaced — ALBANY INSURANCE COMPANY
CARGO · policy 8F 33 794
- 11/01/1997Insurance replaced — HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY
CARGO · policy 41 MSEV2734
- 11/01/1995Insurance replaced — LUMBERMENS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO.
CARGO · policy 3AT634 99000
- 07/16/1990MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER — GRANTED
- 03/20/1986MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — GRANTED
- 03/20/1986MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER — GRANTED
- 01/16/1986MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — GRANTED
TRANSFERRED (01/27/1986)
- 02/27/1984MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — GRANTED
TRANSFERRED (01/27/1986)
- 06/10/1982MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — GRANTED
TRANSFERRED (01/27/1986)
- 08/26/1980MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER — GRANTED
TRANSFERRED (01/27/1986)
- 06/01/1974Registered with FMCSA
AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Merged from FMCSA authority, insurance, out-of-service, and census records.
Operations
Classification
- AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Area served
- Interstate
FMCSA safety rating
- Rating
- Satisfactory
- Type
- Non-ratable review
- Rated
- 1996-12-19
- Last review
- 2012-09-06
MCS-150 registration
- Form date
- 2025-10-09
- Reported mileage
- 842,610 mi (2024)
Changes on file
FMCSA census historyJanuary, 2021
First on-record entry — NELSON INC, DEERWOOD, MN
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