NICHOLAS & CO INC
USDOT 1122
Active, interstate carrier, large fleet (148 power units) — safety rating: satisfactory.
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Out-of-service rate13.8% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)6 reported — involvement does not imply fault
- Linked registrations3 share this carrier's phone or address
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Registration
Carrier identity
| USDOT Number | 1122 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-298841 |
| Legal Name | NICHOLAS & CO INC |
| DBA Name | — |
| Entity Type | CORPORATION |
| Phone | 8015311100 |
| Address | 5520 HAROLD GATTY DRIVE, Salt Lake City, UT, 84116-0000 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | S — Satisfactory (rated 20060511) |
| Hazmat Flag | false |
Safety ratings: S = Satisfactory, C = Conditional, U = Unsatisfactory. A carrier with no rating has not been through a full FMCSA compliance review — this is common and not itself a red flag.
Our scoring
Safety scores
| Unsafe Driving | 80 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 87 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 88 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 0 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 82 / 100 |
Scores are 0-100 rankings computed by us from public FMCSA inspection measures; higher = worse relative to peers. Not official CSA/BASIC percentiles. How these scores are computed.
Safety events
Inspections & crashes (last 24 months)
| Inspections | 94 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 13.8% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 6 total (1 fatal, 4 with injuries, 6 towaway) |
- 2026-06-19 — OR — towaway
- 2026-05-25 — UT — 1 injured, towaway
- 2026-01-29 — UT — 1 injured, towaway
- 2026-01-13 — ID — 1 fatal, towaway
- 2025-06-10 — ID — 1 injured, towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 16 (27), 15 (20), 47 (14).
Crash involvement does not imply fault. FMCSA crash records list all reportable crashes involving a carrier, regardless of who caused them.
Signals
Linked registrations
3 other active carrier registrations share this carrier's phone or address in FMCSA records.
USDOT 2248491 · USDOT 2514990 · USDOT 2957939
Shared contact details can have many ordinary explanations, such as a shared dispatch service, registration agent, or office address.
Equipment
Fleet & operations
| Power Units (trucks) | 148 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 205 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 6,620,310 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 23-APR-26 |
NICHOLAS & CO INC operates 148 power units — a larger fleet than 100% of carriers registered in UT.
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