NICE GUYS LLC

USDOT 3212502

ActiveEstablished authority

Active, interstate carrier, large fleet (320 power units) — no FMCSA safety rating on record (common).

USDOT3212502
MC NumberMC-1003510
Fleet320 power units
Drivers320
Phone7733473214
LocationElgin, IL

Vetting summary

At a glance

  • Insurance on fileHighlander Specialty Insurance Company
  • Out-of-service rate13% vs 19.1% national avg
  • Crashes (24 months)27 reported — involvement does not imply fault
  • Authority ageGranted 7 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 Number3212502
MC NumberMC-1003510
Legal NameNICE GUYS LLC
DBA Name
Entity Type
Phone7733473214
Address707 DAVIS RD SUITE 105B, Elgin, IL, 60123

Status

Authority & safety

Operating StatusActive
Operation TypeInterstate
Safety RatingNone on record — most carriers have not received a formal FMCSA safety rating.
Hazmat Flagfalse

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 InsurerHighlander Specialty Insurance Company
Coverage on File$1,000,000
Insurance on File Since2025-08-17
InsurerCoverageFormEffectiveCancelled
Highlander Specialty Insurance Company$1,000,000BMC-91X2025-08-17

Timeline

Authority history

Authority First Granted2018-12-13 Established authority
Authority Events on Record1
  • 2018-12-13 — Granted — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) Active GRANTED

Our scoring

Safety scores

Unsafe Driving
87 / 100
Hours-of-Service Compliance
84 / 100
Driver Fitness
87 / 100
Controlled Substances & Alcohol
99 / 100
Vehicle Maintenance
73 / 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)

Inspections638
Out-of-Service Rate13% vs 19.1% national average
Crashes27 total (1 fatal, 8 with injuries, 26 towaway)
  • 2026-05-06 — MO — 1 injured, towaway
  • 2026-04-12 — TX — towaway
  • 2026-03-18 — GA — 2 injured, towaway
  • 2026-03-14 — GA — towaway
  • 2026-02-26 — IN — towaway

Most frequent violation categories: 12 (131), 23 (54), 16 (53).

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)320
Drivers320
Recent Annual Mileage51,525,000
Last MCS-150 Filing28-NOV-25

NICE GUYS LLC operates 320 power units — a larger fleet than 100% of carriers registered in IL.

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