NILSON VAN & STORAGE
USDOT 122025
Active, interstate carrier, mid-size fleet (43 power units) — safety rating: satisfactory.
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Insurance on fileVanliner Insurance Company
- Coverage gapsNone detected
- Out-of-service rate21.4% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)2 reported — involvement does not imply fault
- Authority ageGranted 40 years ago
These signals summarize the records shown below — they are a starting point for your own checks, not a judgment of the carrier.
Registration
Carrier identity
| USDOT Number | 122025 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-109331 |
| Legal Name | NILSON VAN & STORAGE |
| DBA Name | — |
| Entity Type | CORPORATION |
| Phone | 8037861090 |
| Address | 6821 N MAIN STREET, Columbia, SC, 29203 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | S — Satisfactory (rated 19921217) |
| 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.
Filings
Insurance
| Current Insurer | Vanliner Insurance Company |
|---|---|
| Coverage on File | $1,000,000 |
| Insurance on File Since | 2025-11-19 |
| Insurer | Coverage | Form | Effective | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanliner Insurance Company | $5,000 | BMC-34 | 2025-11-19 | — |
| Vanliner Insurance Company | $1,000,000 | BMC-91X | 2025-11-19 | — |
Timeline
Authority history
| Authority First Granted | 1986-06-13 Established authority |
|---|---|
| Authority Events on Record | 4 |
- 1986-06-13 — Granted — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) Active GRANTED
- 2020-10-01 — Granted — Motor Carrier of Household Goods Active GRANTED
- 2026-06-09 — Other — Broker of Household Goods Inactive Administrative status adjustment
- 2026-06-09 — Other — Broker of Property (Except Household Goods) Inactive Administrative status adjustment
Our scoring
Safety scores
| Unsafe Driving | 82 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 0 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 0 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 0 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 90 / 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 | 14 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 21.4% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 2 total (1 fatal, 2 with injuries, 2 towaway) |
- 2026-06-19 — GA — 1 fatal, 3 injured, towaway
- 2024-12-06 — SC — 1 injured, towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 12 (4), 14 (4), 23 (4).
Crash involvement does not imply fault. FMCSA crash records list all reportable crashes involving a carrier, regardless of who caused them.
Equipment
Fleet & operations
| Power Units (trucks) | 43 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 36 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 527,000 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 05-MAY-26 |
NILSON VAN & STORAGE operates 43 power units — a larger fleet than 99% of carriers registered in SC.
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