NELSON LOGGING COMPANY INC
USDOT 587431 · Doing business as NELSON LOGGING COMPANY
Active, interstate carrier, small fleet (12 power units) — safety rating: conditional.
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Out-of-service rate15% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)2 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 | 587431 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | — |
| Legal Name | NELSON LOGGING COMPANY INC |
| DBA Name | NELSON LOGGING COMPANY |
| Entity Type | — |
| Phone | 9198492547 |
| Address | 9557 NC HWY 96, Oxford, NC, 27565 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | C — Conditional (rated 20140602) |
| 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 | 0 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 0 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 0 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 0 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 83 / 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 | 20 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 15% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 2 total (0 fatal, 1 with injuries, 2 towaway) |
- 2026-03-12 — NC — 2 injured, towaway
- 2026-03-04 — NC — towaway
- 2023-09-19 — NC — 1 injured, towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 47 (8), 16 (3), 14 (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) | 12 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 5 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 391,892 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 15-FEB-26 |
NELSON LOGGING COMPANY INC operates 12 power units — a larger fleet than 97% of carriers registered in NC.
Nearby
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