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NICHOLS EQUIPMENT LLC

DOT# 3415943 MC# 1124603CARRIER
ACTIVE

Trust Score

91 / 100
A Excellent

Components

Compliance · 40% 100
Safety · 35% 75
Insurance · 25% 100
Driver OOS rate is 4.2× the national average
Confidence: high · based on FMCSA safety, insurance & authority data How is this calculated?

Overview

Contact

Phone: (515) 280-7600

Fax: (515) 280-7601

Email: carrieh@NICHOLSEQUIP.COM

Company Officers

MICHAEL NICHOLS

Business Info

Fleet

4

Power Units

3

Drivers

Equipment Breakdown

Owned Tractors4

Authority

Status: ACTIVE

FMCSA add date: Apr 7, 2020

Common authority: Jul 31, 2020

Contract authority: Jul 31, 2020

Authority History (2)

Authority TypeActionDate
MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIERGRANTEDJul 31, 2020
MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIERGRANTEDJul 31, 2020

Cargo Types

General FreightMachinery/Large ObjectsGrain/Feed/HayDry BulkAgricultural/Farm Supplies

Active Certifications

Property

MCS-150

Last updated: Feb 12, 2026

Mileage: 71,000 (2025)

Operation Classification

PRIVATE PROPERTYAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier Operation

Interstate

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Safety

Out-of-Service Rates

Driver4 inspections
25.0%
6.0%
Carrier National avg
Vehicle2 inspections
0.0%
22.6%
Carrier National avg
Hazmat

No hazmat inspections

Overall4 inspections
25.0%
Carrier

Crash Summary

0

Fatal

0

Injury

0

Towaway

0

Total

BASIC Violations

Unsafe Driving4
Driver Fitness3
Hours of Service1
Drug / Alcohol0
Vehicle Maintenance3

Safety Measurement System (SMS)

FMCSA's official per-BASIC roadside-performance measures over the trailing 24 months, computed from the 6 inspections below. A measure of 0 means no recorded violations in that BASIC — not necessarily a strong safety record on a small sample. FMCSA does not publish peer-group percentiles for property carriers, so the underlying measures — not percentile rankings — are shown; Hazmat Compliance and Crash Indicator are not published. Based on fewer than 11 inspections — treat these measures as a weak signal.

SMS Inspections (24 mo)

6

Total

1

Driver OOS

0

Vehicle OOS

BASIC Measures

Unsafe Driving12.004 insp w/ viol
Hours of Service2.101 insp w/ viol
Driver Fitness4.303 insp w/ viol
Controlled Substances0.000 insp w/ viol
Vehicle Maintenance2.502 insp w/ viol

Insurance

$1,000,000

BIPD Coverage

On file

Cargo Coverage

2 policies on file2 active
TypeStatusInsurerPolicy #CoverageEffectiveExpiresForm
CARGO Active UNITED FIRE & CASUALTY CO.60506201Jul 16, 202034
BIPD Active UNITED FIRE & CASUALTY CO.60506201$1,000,000Jul 16, 202091X

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