NICHOLAS N NDLOVU

DBA: ELEPHANTS TRUCKING SERVICES

Joins 3 roadside inspections (24 mo), 1 authority docket, BIPD on file (UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.) from FMCSA public filings. Data as of Oct 20, 2026. Booking triage is above; confirm on SAFER before tendering.

Brokers & shippers · booking check

No hard blockers on file

Authority and insurance signals look clear in our data. Still verify live on FMCSA SAFER / L&I before tendering a load.

Clear to review

Policy effective · Feb 27, 2025

On file

1 active operating authority
Insurance on file · $750,000 UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO. · 91X Details →
BOC-3 process agent on file # 1 Ace Licensing & Permit Services LLC Details →

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Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)

TruckCodex risk summary — NICHOLAS N NDLOVU (USDOT 2579628)
Verdict: CLEAR TO REVIEW
No hard blockers on file
Authority and insurance signals look clear in our data. Still verify live on FMCSA SAFER / L&I before tendering a load.

Authority / census status: Active
Active BIPD limit: $750,000

Blockers:
  (none)

Cautions:
  (none)

On file:
  • 1 active operating authority
  • Insurance on file · $750,000 — UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO. · 91X
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — # 1 Ace Licensing & Permit Services LLC

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/2579628/
As of: Oct 20, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.

USDOT 2579628 Active AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Company officer: NICHOLAS NDLOVU Company officer 2: MTHEMBENI LANGA General Freight Beverages Based in DALLAS, TX

FMCSA census as of Oct 20, 2026 · Sources · Freshness · Methodology · Disclaimer

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · A

Composite of 4/5 scored components (mean 94/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

A confidence 80% · 4/5 signals · expand

Authority / census

Active · 100/100

Active census status with no OOS order or revoked authority on file.

Insurance / BIPD

BIPD active · 100/100

Active BIPD/Primary-like policy on file in our insurance history.

OOS vs peers

On par with peers · 75/100

Driver OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). Vehicle OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). n=270410 same-size ACTIVE peers.

FMCSA safety rating

Unrated

FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. We do not invent one.

NR reason: No published FMCSA safety_rating.

Insurance-watch tier

Not on watch · 100/100

No BMC-91 insurance-lapse watch classification on file for this USDOT.

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard from authority, BIPD, peer OOS, FMCSA safety rating, and insurance-watch signals. Not a booking verdict and not legal advice. See methodology. Booking triage on this page: Clear to review.

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Operating authority

common 1 active

Insurance

UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO. · BMC-91X · $750,000

1 active liability filing

BOC-3 agent

# 1 Ace Licensing & Permit Services LLC

Company profile

Company details

USDOT 2579628

In FMCSA records since Feb 10, 2015 (~11y)

MC / docket MC902943

Company officer NICHOLAS NDLOVU

Company officer 2 MTHEMBENI LANGA

Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Cargo carried

General Freight, Beverages

Fleet size 2 units

Drivers 2

Annual mileage 122,632 mi

Contact & address

Phone: (469) 834-6349

Email: [email protected]

Physical

5911 NARAVISTA DRIVE

DALLAS, TX 75249

Mailing address matches physical.

Registration & safety rating

USDOT 2579628

In FMCSA records since Feb 10, 2015 (~11y)

Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Annual mileage (MCS-150) 122,632 mi

vs. National Average

Vehicle OOS Rate 0.0% vs 23.4% -23.4 pts

Driver OOS Rate 0.0% vs 6.7% -6.7 pts

Violations per Inspection 0.33 vs 1.80 -1.47

Peer tier (small fleets (≤10 power units)) median OOS rate: 50%

Active liability insurance

UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.

BMC-91X · $750,000 · 506-9138427

Effective Feb 27, 2025

FMCSA cargo filing (BMC-34/83)

No active FMCSA cargo filing on file.

FMCSA L&I filing evidence — not a shipper certificate of insurance (COI). Cargo (BMC-34) is primarily an HHG / household-goods requirement; general freight carriers often have none.

Broker bond / trust (BMC-84/85)

No active broker surety bond or trust fund on file.

BMC-84 is a surety bond; BMC-85 is a trust-fund agreement. Required for property brokers / freight forwarders — not motor-carrier BIPD liability insurance.

Broker setup by MC age

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Based on FMCSA authority grant of 2015-05-01 (2,000+ days). Published gates only — not a guarantee they will accept. Confirm with the broker.

Related filings

Insurance
UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.
Policy effective Feb 27, 2025
Process Agent
# 1 Ace Licensing & Permit Services LLC
BOC-3 on file
Operating Authority
MC902943
ACTIVE

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type	Owned	Term leased	Trip leased
Truck tractors	2	0	0
Trailers	2	0	0

Self-reported on the carrier’s Form MCS-150 (FMCSA Company Census).

Inspections (24 months)

All 3 inspections →

	Driver	Vehicle	Hazmat
Inspections	3	3	0
OOS inspections	0	0	0
OOS percentage	0%	0%	—
National average	6.7%	23.4%	4.4%

Roadside inspections in the last 24 months. National averages are FMCSA MCSAP reference rates (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%, hazmat ~4.4%).

Power Units

Drivers

Inspections

FMCSA roadside history on file

OOS Rate (peak)

—

Crashes (24m)

Authorities

1 active

Risk Signals

Authority revoked

1 revocation on record.

Out-of-Service rate vs same-size peers FMCSA roadside inspections, % placed out-of-service

Compared against 270,410 ACTIVE carriers operating 1–3 power units (±50% of this carrier's 2 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS

Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

Median across 270,410 same-size peers

Verdict

On par with peers

Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

This carrier — Vehicle OOS

Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

Median across 270,410 same-size peers

Verdict

On par with peers

Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (3 months)

2025-04 2026-10

Violations by BASIC Category

Federal BASIC buckets for every citation issued against this carrier over the past 24 months.

Unsafe Driving

1 violation

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.

State	Inspections	OOS %	Last Inspection
Indiana (IN)	1	0.0%	Oct 14, 2026
Maryland (MD)	1	0.0%	Jul 20, 2025
Tennessee (TN)	1	0.0%	Apr 1, 2025

Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections

Make	Model	Inspections
Kenworth		2
Utility		2
Freightliner		1
Wabash National		1

SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores

BASIC	Inspections	Serious	Measure	Percentile	Alert	As Of
Driver Fitness	0	—	0.00	0	—	Oct 19, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol	0	—	0.00	0	—	Oct 19, 2026
Hours of Service	1	—	0.37	0	—	Oct 19, 2026
Unsafe Driving	1	—	5.00	5	—	Oct 19, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance	1	—	6.00	6	—	Oct 19, 2026

Higher percentiles indicate worse performance relative to peer carriers. Carriers at or above the FMCSA intervention threshold are marked ALERT.

Recent Inspections (3 rows) View all 3 →

Inspection #	Date ▼	State	Level	Station	Vehicle	Violations	Top Codes	OOS
89259796	Oct 14, 2026	IN	3	GREENSBURG IN	KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR MI RC01196 · 1XKYD49X8EJ389345	10	395.8E-HOSPD, 395.32B-ELDDFR, 395.30B1-ELDDFR	No
85316583	Jul 20, 2025	MD	2	HAGERSTOWN MD	KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR MI RC01196 · 1XKYD49X8EJ389345	1	392.2-SLLS4	No
84300634	Apr 1, 2025	TN	3	KNOXVILLE TN	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR TX R542597 · 3AKJGLD51FSGB8888	0	—	No

Authority Records (1 docket)

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MC Certificate Documents (4 letters, 1 PDF available)

Authority Records (above) are FMCSA docket status and lifecycle events. MC Certificate Documents here are the archived PDF letters for each action — grants, reinstatements, revocations, name changes, and transfers. They are related but not the same dataset: one row per PDF letter, not one file per docket.

Each row is a distinct FMCSA letter (grant, reinstatement, revocation, name change, transfer, etc.). When a PDF is archived, click the link to open that letter. Rows without a link still show the action type and date from our index. FMCSA stopped publishing new daily certificate PDFs after the May 2026 Motus cutover — rows below are historical archive only.

Some letters share the same legacy archived file path — we show one PDF link for the primary document and list the other actions as metadata (type + date) until per-letter PDFs are re-extracted.

Date	Docket	Action	Authority	PDF
Mar 28, 2018	MC902943	Name Change	Revocation	Metadata only
May 1, 2015	MC902943-C	Reinstatement Letter	Reinstatement	Metadata only
Mar 19, 2015	MC902943	Name Change	Revocation	Metadata only
Mar 5, 2015	MC902943-C	Original MC Certificate	Certificate	Original MC Certificate →

Insurance Coverage Timeline (11 rows)

Every insurance policy on file, newest effective date first. Amber rows mark BIPD/Primary coverage gaps.

Insurer	Policy #	Type	Limit	Effective	Cancel	Status
UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.	506-9138427	91X	$750,000	Feb 27, 2025	On file	ACTIVE
BENCHMARK INSURANCE COMPANY	FLCA-1926-02956	BIPD/Primary	—	Feb 27, 2024	Feb 27, 2025	REPLACED
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	830156001	BIPD/Primary	—	Feb 27, 2022	Feb 27, 2024	REPLACED
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	WN222179	BIPD/Primary	—	Mar 29, 2018	Feb 27, 2022	REPLACED
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	WN222179	BIPD/Primary	—	Feb 27, 2018	Apr 30, 2018	NAME CHANGED
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	WN222179	BIPD/Primary	—	Feb 27, 2018	Mar 29, 2018	REPLACED
WILSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	WH10716844	BIPD/Primary	—	Feb 27, 2017	Feb 27, 2018	REPLACED
HALLMARK COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	A42508310	BIPD/Primary	—	Feb 27, 2016	Feb 27, 2016	REPLACED
HALLMARK COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	A42508312	BIPD/Primary	—	Feb 27, 2016	Feb 27, 2017	CANCELLED
A-ONE COMMERCIAL INSURANCE RRG, INC	A-ONE2015-208	BIPD/Primary	—	Feb 27, 2015	Feb 27, 2016	CANCELLED
A-ONE COMMERCIAL INSURANCE RRG, INC	A-ONE2015-208	BIPD/Primary	—	Feb 27, 2015	Apr 21, 2015	NAME CHANGED

Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events

Feb 27, 2025

insurance

TERM/REPL — BENCHMARK INSURANCE COMPANY
Feb 27, 2024

insurance

TERM/REPL — CANAL INSURANCE CO.
Feb 27, 2022

insurance

TERM/REPL — NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY
Apr 30, 2018

insurance

TERM/CANCL — NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY
Mar 30, 2018

authority

DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
Details →
Mar 29, 2018

insurance

TERM/REPL — NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY
Feb 27, 2018

insurance

TERM/REPL — WILSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY
Feb 28, 2017

authority

DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
Details →
Feb 27, 2017

insurance

CANCEL — HALLMARK COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
Feb 27, 2016

insurance

TERM/REPL — HALLMARK COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
Feb 27, 2016

insurance

CANCEL — A-ONE COMMERCIAL INSURANCE RRG, INC
Feb 26, 2016

authority

DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
Details →
May 1, 2015

authority

REINSTATED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
Details →
Apr 21, 2015

authority

REVOKED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
Details →
Apr 21, 2015

insurance

NAMECHG — A-ONE COMMERCIAL INSURANCE RRG, INC
Apr 21, 2015

authority

Authority revoked — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Station	State	Inspections
GREENSBURG IN	IN	1
HAGERSTOWN MD	MD	1
KNOXVILLE TN	TN	1

Booking & risk tools

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Related Records

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Field change history

Field change history
History-watch change dates and as-of snapshots