NELSON INC
USDOT 166182
Active, interstate carrier, small fleet (10 power units) — safety rating: satisfactory.
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Out-of-service rate0% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)1 reported — involvement does not imply fault
- Linked registrations1 share this carrier's phone or address
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 | 166182 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-138796 |
| Legal Name | NELSON INC |
| DBA Name | — |
| Entity Type | CORPORATION |
| Phone | 2185343521 |
| Address | 23577 FOREST ROAD, Deerwood, MN, 56444 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | S — Satisfactory (rated 19961219) |
| 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 | 81 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 0 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 0 / 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 | 10 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 0% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 1 total (0 fatal, 1 with injuries, 1 towaway) |
- 2026-01-15 — NE — 1 injured, towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 12 (2), 16 (2), 15 (1).
Crash involvement does not imply fault. FMCSA crash records list all reportable crashes involving a carrier, regardless of who caused them.
Signals
Linked registrations
1 other active carrier registration share this carrier's phone or address in FMCSA records.
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) | 10 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 10 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 842,610 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 09-OCT-25 |
NELSON INC operates 10 power units — a larger fleet than 95% of carriers registered in MN.
Nearby
Other carriers in Deerwood, MN
- SPAN-CON INC — USDOT 446706, 6 power units
- DAVID C MERGENTHAL — USDOT 202212, 2 power units
- DAVID CHARLES HANSON — USDOT 369656, 1 power units
- TIM DUFFNEY — USDOT 480833, 1 power units
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