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NICHOLS TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC

DBA: NICHOLS TRUCKING COMPANY

Joins 117 roadside inspections (24 mo), 1 authority docket, BIPD on file (SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY) from FMCSA public filings. Data as of Nov 1, 2026. Booking triage is above; confirm on SAFER before tendering.

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Book with caution — review signals below

No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.

Caution
Policy effective · Sep 9, 2026
Review these
  • No FMCSA cargo filing (BMC-34/83) on file Household-goods movers generally need BMC-34 cargo on file with FMCSA. Soft signal only — confirm on L&I before tendering HHG freight.
  • OOS rate worse than size peers Vehicle 35.1% vs peer 14.6% Details →
On file
  • 2 active operating authorities
  • Active insurance on file Sentry Select Insurance Company · BMC-91X Details →
  • BOC-3 process agent on file COGENCY GLOBAL INC Details →
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TruckCodex risk summary — NICHOLS TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC (USDOT 3462097)
Verdict: CAUTION
Book with caution — review signals below
No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.

Authority / census status: Active

Blockers:
  (none)

Cautions:
  • No FMCSA cargo filing (BMC-34/83) on file — Household-goods movers generally need BMC-34 cargo on file with FMCSA. Soft signal only — confirm on L&I before tendering HHG freight.
  • OOS rate worse than size peers — Vehicle 35.1% vs peer 14.6%

On file:
  • 2 active operating authorities
  • Active insurance on file — Sentry Select Insurance Company · BMC-91X
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — COGENCY GLOBAL INC

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/3462097/
As of: Nov 1, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
USDOT 3462097 Active AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Hazmat Company officer: BRIAN MOORE Company officer 2: JOHN PLAVAN General Freight Household Goods Metal Sheets / Coils / Rolls Logs / Poles / Beams / Lumber Machinery / Large Objects Grain / Feed / Hay +4 more Based in TACOMA, WA

FMCSA census as of Nov 1, 2026 · Sources · Freshness · Methodology · Disclaimer

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · A

Composite of 4/5 scored components (mean 85/100). 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
Mixed vs peers · 40/100

Driver OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). Vehicle OOS 35.1% vs peer median 14.6% (worse). n=14199 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: Caution.

Recent changes

Field change history → Daily change log ↓
  • Company officer 2 BRIAN MOORE → JOHN PLAVAN · Sep 28, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
  • Company officer JOHN PLAVAN → BRIAN MOORE · Sep 28, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
Operating authority
Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) 1 active
common 1 active
Insurance

Sentry Select Insurance Company · BMC-91X

2 active liability filings

BOC-3 agent

COGENCY GLOBAL INC

Company profile

Company details
USDOT 3462097
In FMCSA records since Jul 30, 2020 (~6y)
MC / docket MC1130435
Company officer BRIAN MOORE
Company officer 2 JOHN PLAVAN
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Hazmat Yes (MCS-150)
Cargo carried
General Freight, Household Goods, Metal Sheets / Coils / Rolls, Logs / Poles / Beams / Lumber, Machinery / Large Objects, Grain / Feed / Hay, Beverages, Paper Products, Construction, Other (CONCRETE)
Fleet size 72 units
Drivers 127
Annual mileage 3,376,103 mi
Contact & address
Phone: (253) 272-8495
Email: [email protected]
Physical
424 E 19TH ST
TACOMA, WA 98421
Mailing address matches physical.
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 3462097
In FMCSA records since Jul 30, 2020 (~6y)
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 3,376,103 mi
Hazmat Yes (MCS-150)
vs. National Average
Vehicle OOS Rate 35.1% vs 23.4% +11.7 pts
Driver OOS Rate 0.0% vs 6.7% -6.7 pts
Violations per Inspection 0.88 vs 1.80 -0.92
Peer tier (mid-sized fleets (11-100 power units)) median OOS rate: 27.7%
Active liability insurance
Sentry Select Insurance Company
BMC-91X · A0193981001
Effective Sep 9, 2026
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY
BMC-91X · $750,000 · A0193981001
Effective Oct 1, 2024
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 2020-09-09 (2,000+ days). Published gates only — not a guarantee they will accept. Confirm with the broker.

Related filings

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type Owned Term leased Trip leased
Truck tractors 66 6 0
Trailers 266 85 0

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

Accident reports (24 months)

All 9 crashes →
Last 6 months 6–12 months 12–24 months Total
Fatalities 0 0 0 0
Injuries 0 0 0 0
Tow-away 0 0 2 2
Crash reports 0 0 2 2

Reportable crashes from FMCSA MCMIS for the trailing 24 months. Counts may differ slightly from SAFER due to reporting lag.

Inspections (24 months)

All 179 inspections →
Driver Vehicle Hazmat
Inspections 117 117 0
OOS inspections 1 23 0
OOS percentage 0.85% 19.66% —
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
72
Drivers
127
Inspections
179
FMCSA roadside history on file
OOS Rate (peak)
35.1%
driver or vehicle, whichever higher
Crashes (24m)
2
9 all-time
Authorities
2
2 active

Risk Signals

High OOS rate
Peak OOS rate of 35.1% is well above FMCSA MCSAP national averages (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%).

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

Compared against 14,199 ACTIVE carriers operating 36–108 power units (±50% of this carrier's 72 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS
0%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 14,199 same-size peers
Verdict
On par with peers
Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
This carrier — Vehicle OOS
35.1%
Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
14.6%
Median across 14,199 same-size peers
Verdict
Riskier than peers
Delta +20.5 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Fleet History

Field change history →

Sourced from FMCSA daily imports; field-level change log. 2 tracked changes on record. · 2 officer changes

Record Changes

  1. As-of snapshot →
    • Company officer 2 BRIAN MOORE JOHN PLAVAN
      FMCSA Company Census
    • Company officer JOHN PLAVAN BRIAN MOORE
      FMCSA Company Census
Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (35 months)

2023-11 2026-10

Violations by BASIC Category

Federal BASIC buckets for every citation issued against this carrier over the past 24 months.
Vehicle Maintenance
62 violations
27 OOS · 43.5%
Unsafe Driving
34 violations
Hours of Service
5 violations
General/Admin
2 violations

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.
State Inspections OOS OOS % Last Inspection
Washington (WA) 81 19 23.5% Oct 7, 2026
California (CA) 19 3 15.8% Oct 1, 2026
Oregon (OR) 9 0 0.0% Aug 27, 2026
Idaho (ID) 3 0 0.0% Oct 12, 2026
Utah (UT) 2 0 0.0% Oct 16, 2025
Nevada (NV) 1 0 0.0% Oct 21, 2026
Arizona (AZ) 1 0 0.0% Nov 11, 2025
US (US) 1 1 100.0% Jul 17, 2025
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
Make Model Inspections
Freightliner 95
Utility 31
Peterbilt 23
Wabash National 23
Great Dane 20
Volvo 18
Hyundai Translead 17
Unknown 14
SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores
BASIC Inspections Serious Measure Percentile Alert As Of
Driver Fitness 2 — 0.24 0 — Oct 26, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol 0 — 0.00 0 — Oct 26, 2026
Hours of Service 11 — 0.23 0 — Oct 26, 2026
Unsafe Driving 10 — 1.73 2 — Oct 26, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance 48 — 5.68 6 — Oct 26, 2026

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

Recent Inspections (179 rows) View all 179 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
89318740 Oct 21, 2026 NV 3 NV
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
IN 3195421 · 3AKJHHDR9NSNP2935
3 392.2-SLLSR, 392.2-SLLSIV, 392.2-SLLS4 No
89249340 Oct 12, 2026 ID 2 CALDWELL ID
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
IN 3764810 · 3AKJHHDR6NSNP2925
4 393.55C2-B, 393.9A-LIL, 393.9A-LSML No
89233792 Oct 7, 2026 WA 3 FEDERAL WAY WA — 1 392.2-SLLSIV No
89228383 Oct 5, 2026 WA 3 GRANDVIEW WA — 1 392.2-SLLEWA1 No
89155063 Oct 1, 2026 CA 1 COTTONWOOD IF
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
IN 3926534 · 4V4NC9EH8RN627601
0 — No
89023557 Sep 12, 2026 WA 2 FEDERAL WAY WA
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
IN 3354532 · 3AKNHLDV0PSNS5037
2 393.110B2I-C, 393.104B-C Yes
88997001 Sep 10, 2026 WA 2 FEDERAL WAY WA
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
IN 3336042 · 3AKNHLDV3PSNS4450
4 393.75A1-TAOBETA, 392.2-SLLEWA2, 393.11A1-LSLM Yes
88996647 Sep 10, 2026 WA 3 PORT ORCHARD WA
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
OR YAKD758 · 3AKNHLFG6RSVD5889
1 392.2-SLL No
88892986 Sep 2, 2026 WA 3 RIDGEFIELD WA
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
OR YCDJ832 · 4V4WC9EH1KN227728
1 392.2-SLLIRP No
88882800 Sep 1, 2026 WA 2 GRANDVIEW WA
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
OR YAJM915 · 1XPCP49XXND776960
9 393.9A-LCL, 393.9A-LRLI, 393.9A-LLPL No
88826202 Aug 27, 2026 OR 1 CASCADE LOCKS OR
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
IN 3395385 · 3AKJHHDR5RSUN1082
0 — No
88750487 Aug 19, 2026 WA 3 —
MACK TRUCK TRACTOR
OR YAKC048 · 1M1AW07Y6GM055747
3 387.301A, 392.2-SLLTL, 392.2-SLLIRP No
88513267 Jul 24, 2026 CA 1 COTTONWOOD IF
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
IN 3356228 · 4V4NC9EH7PN334365
1 393.47E No
88474811 Jul 21, 2026 WA 3 —
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
IN 3354564 · 3AKNHLDV5PSNS5034
1 392.2-SLLEWA1 No
88402906 Jul 13, 2026 WA 3 —
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
IN 3354532 · 3AKNHLDV0PSNS5037
6 395.30B1-ELDDFR, 392.2-SLLEWA2, 395.24 No
88306906 Jul 2, 2026 CA 1 CASTAIC IF
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
IN 3254914 · 3AKJHHDR2NSNP2923
0 — No
88285404 Jun 30, 2026 OR 2 —
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
OR YAKK673 · 4V4WC9EH1RN643031
1 393.9A-LSLI No
88295042 Jun 29, 2026 CA 2 DUNSMUIR GRADE IF
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
IN 3356228 · 4V4NC9EH7PN334365
0 — No
88224174 Jun 23, 2026 OR 3 —
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
IN 3192887 · 3AKJHHDR3NSNP2929
0 — No
87946455 May 20, 2026 WA 2 —
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
OR YAKE301 · 3AKNHLFG5RSVD5883
4 393.207A-STCB, 395.22H3-ELDMF Yes
87900585 May 19, 2026 CA 2 DONNER PASS IF
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
IN 3356228 · 4V4NC9EH7PN334365
1 393.75C-TAOTD-LT1/32 Yes
87866347 May 15, 2026 OR 1 —
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
IN 3015864 · 3AKJHLDV3MSMS5198
1 393.45B2-B-AIR No
87863378 May 14, 2026 ID 1 —
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
IN 3237021 · 3AKJHHDR0NSNP2922
2 395.24, 393.9A-LFTSI No
87795294 May 6, 2026 WA 2 —
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
OR YAKK687 · 4V4WC9EH4RN643038
2 383.23A2-LCDLN, 393.75A3-TAOL Yes
87761973 May 4, 2026 CA 3 WHISKEYTOWN SCALES
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
Ticket: Volk
IN 3356228 · 4V4NC9EH7PN334365
1 392.2-SLLS3 No
Recent Crashes (9 rows)
Report # Date ▼ State Fatalities Injuries Tow Hazmat Severity
WA000EF65576 Feb 13, 2025 WA 0 0 Yes No Tow
WA000EF69155 Feb 10, 2025 WA 0 0 Yes No Tow
OR2024420070 May 6, 2024 OR 0 1 Yes No Injury
WA000EE61151 Mar 8, 2024 WA 0 1 Yes No Injury
WA000EE25370 Nov 29, 2023 WA 0 0 Yes No Tow
WA000EE07472 Sep 25, 2023 WA 0 0 Yes No Tow
OR2023420062 May 26, 2023 OR 0 0 Yes No Tow
WA000EC49462 May 23, 2022 WA 0 0 Yes No Tow
WA000EA98404 Jan 7, 2021 WA 0 0 Yes No Tow
Authority Records (2 dockets)
Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
MC1130435
Active
Granted Sep 9, 2020
View full authority record →
common
MC1130435
Active
—
View full authority record →
MC Certificate Documents (2 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
Dec 21, 2020 MC1130435 Name Change Revocation Metadata only
Sep 9, 2020 MC1130435-C Original MC Certificate Revocation Original MC Certificate →
Insurance Coverage Timeline (5 rows)

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

Insurer Policy # Type Limit Effective Cancel Status
Sentry Select Insurance Company A0193981001 BMC-91X — Sep 9, 2026 On file ACTIVE
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY A0193981001 91X $750,000 Oct 1, 2024 On file ACTIVE
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. MCP39688C BIPD/Primary — Dec 17, 2020 Oct 1, 2024 REPLACED
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. MCP39688C BIPD/Primary — Sep 8, 2020 Dec 17, 2020 REPLACED
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. MCP39688C BIPD/Primary — Sep 8, 2020 Jan 25, 2021 NAME CHANGED
Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events
  1. Sep 9, 2026
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — Sentry Select Insurance Company
  2. Aug 5, 2026
    insurance
    CANCEL — Sentry Select Insurance Company
  3. Oct 1, 2024
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.
  4. May 16, 2022
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  5. Jan 25, 2021
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.
  6. Dec 18, 2020
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  7. Dec 17, 2020
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.
  8. Sep 9, 2020
    authority
    Active — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
    Details →
Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Station State Inspections OOS
DU PONT WA WA 30 7
FEDERAL WAY WA WA 17 6
RIDGEFIELD WA WA 12 6
DUNSMUIR GRADE IF CA 9 2
GRANDVIEW WA WA 9 0
COTTONWOOD IF CA 7 0
CLE ELUM WA WA 7 2
BOW WA WA 3 0
TUMWATER WA WA 3 0
CALDWELL ID ID 2 0

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code Description Category Cited OOS
392.2 Violation of Local Laws Unsafe Driving 40 0
393.45(b)(2) Brake hose or tubing chafing and/or kinking Vehicle Maintenance 4 0
393.47(a) Inadequate brakes for safe stopping - Brake Lining condition Vehicle Maintenance 4 0
393.75(a)(3) Tire-flat and/or audible air leak Vehicle Maintenance 3 3
395.24 HOS (ELD) - ELD form and manner Hours of Service 3 0
393.11(a)(1) Lighting devices/reflectors Vehicle Maintenance 2 0
393.47(e) Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt Vehicle Maintenance 2 0
396.5(b) Oil and/or grease leak Vehicle Maintenance 2 1
391.11(b)(4) Medical (Certificate) - Operating a CDL (passenger or property carrying) vehicle that is non-excepted and the driver has self-certified as excepted interstate or excepted intrastate with the state driver's licensing agency. Driver Fitness 1 1
393.122(b) Improper securement of paper rolls transported with eyes vertical in a sided vehicle Vehicle Maintenance 1 1

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