NICHOLAS KNIAT
USDOT 4098631 · Doing business as COOL BREEZE EXPRESS
Active, interstate carrier, single-truck operation (1 power unit) — no FMCSA safety rating on record (common).
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Out-of-service rate50% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)1 reported — involvement does not imply fault
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 | 4098631 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-1563010 |
| Legal Name | NICHOLAS KNIAT |
| DBA Name | COOL BREEZE EXPRESS |
| Entity Type | — |
| Phone | 4235920518 |
| Address | 260 HURST RD, Speedwell, TN, 37870 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | None on record — most carriers have not received a formal FMCSA safety rating. |
| 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 | 98 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 0 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 0 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 0 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 87 / 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 | 4 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 50% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 1 total (0 fatal, 1 with injuries, 1 towaway) |
- 2025-07-23 — KY — 4 injured, towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 16 (10), 20 (6), 15 (2).
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) | 1 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 1 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 1 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 12-SEP-24 |
NICHOLAS KNIAT operates 1 power unit — a larger fleet than 0% of carriers registered in TN.
Nearby
Other carriers in Speedwell, TN
- JOYCE A JONES — USDOT 3650339, 6 power units
- HARRIS FARMS — USDOT 4034715, 3 power units
- JOHN R HAYES — USDOT 3773098, 2 power units
- HOLY HIGHWAY LLC — USDOT 3775839, 2 power units
- LEGAL LOADS TRUCKING LLC — USDOT 3948383, 2 power units
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