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NICHOLS NURSERY INC

USDOT 471547 • DBA: NICHOLS EXCAVATION • 324 MARKUS CT, NEWARK, DE, 19713

ACTIVE
Authority:None on file
Insurance:None on file
BOC-3:Not on file
Safety Rating:Not rated
MCS-150:Never updated
OOS Orders:None

Overview

Company profile from FMCSA Census File

USDOT
471,547
Status
ACTIVE
Entity Type
Corporation
Operation
Interstate
State
Delaware
Phone
3022243032
Email
[email protected]
Power Units (MCS-150)
21
Drivers (MCS-150)
41
MCS-150 Mileage
664,069
Physical Address
324 MARKUS CT, NEWARK, DE, 19713
Contact
Phone: 3022243032

Authority & Insurance

Operating authority, insurance filings, and BOC-3 status

Active Authority
0
Revoked / Inactive
0
Authority Types
0
Insurance Policies
None on file
BOC-3 Filing
Not on file

Operating Authority

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No records found

No insurance filings found for this carrier in FMCSA records.

Check FMCSA SAFER for current insurance status

Safety & Inspections

SMS BASIC scores, inspection history, and out-of-service rates

SMS BASIC Scores

Hours of Service
N/A

Higher percentile = worse safety performance relative to peers. Scores at or above 75% trigger FMCSA alerts.

Inspections
37
Violations
27
10 OOS
Vehicle OOS %
13.5%
Driver OOS %
5.4%
Power Units (MCS-150)
21
Drivers (MCS-150)
41
Crash Records
6

Inspection Activity (24 months)

Monthly inspection counts with OOS months highlighted. Hover bars for details.

May
1
Jun
1
Jul
2
Aug
Sep
1
Oct
Nov
Dec
2
Jan
1
Feb
Mar
Apr
1
May
1
Jun
1
Jul
1
Aug
Sep
Oct
1
Nov
1
Dec
1
Jan
Feb
3
Mar
Apr
Clean monthMonth with OOSBased on latest 37 of 37 inspection records

Inspection Activity Map

2 states • 37 inspections

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None Low Medium High🚛 Home base

Violation Summary (27 violations from 37 inspections)

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Violation Summary (27 violations from 37 inspections)
CodeDescription# Violations# OOSSeverity WtBASIC
FMCSR:392.2-SLLTCDOperating a CMV while ill or fatigued308Unsafe Driving
FMCSR:392.2Operating a CMV while ill or fatigued208Unsafe Driving
FMCSR:393.9(a)Inoperable required lamps203Vehicle Maintenance
FMCSR:393.51C-BAPGSteering wheel free play excessive226Vehicle Maintenance
FMCSR:392.16(a)Failing to use seat belt (49 CFR)203Unsafe Driving
FMCSR:392.2-SLLTROperating a CMV while ill or fatigued108Unsafe Driving
FMCSR:393.75A3-TAOLTires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS11—Vehicle Maintenance
FMCSR:383.23A2-LCDLNLicense (CDL) - Operate a CMV and does not possess a valid CDL11—Driver Fitness
FMCSR:393.9A-LILInoperable required lamps103Vehicle Maintenance
FMCSR:393.43(d)Brake - relay emergency valve117Vehicle Maintenance
FMCSR:393.23Required lamp not powered by vehicle electric11—Vehicle Maintenance
FMCSR:392.16(b)Failing to use seat belt (49 CFR)103Unsafe Driving
FMCSR:396.3(a)(1)Inspection/repair/maintenance - general105Vehicle Maintenance
FMCSR:393.130Cargo securement - heavy equipment117Vehicle Maintenance
FMCSR:393.104(b)Cargo securement - tiedown damaged106Vehicle Maintenance
FMCSR:392.82(a)(1)Texting while driving1010Unsafe Driving
FMCSR:393.53B-BSteering system components worn107Vehicle Maintenance
FMCSR:393.47ESlack adjuster defective107Vehicle Maintenance
FMCSR:393.51C-BLPWSteering wheel free play excessive116Vehicle Maintenance
FMCSR:393.75(a)(3)Tire-flat and/or audible air leak11—Vehicle Maintenance
FMCSR:390.3(e)Driver prohibited from performing safety sensitive functions per 382.501(a) in the Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse11—General/Admin

Peer Context

This carrier vs national averages. Lower is better for all metrics.

Vehicle OOS Rate
13.5%vs nat'l 23.4%
-9.9 pts below avg
Driver OOS Rate
5.4%vs nat'l 6.7%
-1.3 pts below avg
Violations / Inspection
0.73vs nat'l 1.80
-1.07 below avg

National averages: vehicle OOS 23.4%, driver OOS 6.7%, violations per inspection ~1.8. Based on FMCSA MCSAP program data.

Inspection History (37 inspections)

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Inspection History (37 inspections)
DateReport #StationStateLevelVehicleViolationsTop CodesOOS
Mar 19, 202687391591NEWARK DEDELevel 3MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK1392.2-SLLTRNo
Mar 4, 202687249542NEWARK DEDELevel 3KENWORTH STRAIGHT TRUCK0—No
Mar 2, 202687195612MIDDLETOWN DEDELevel 2MACK TRUCK TRACTOR1393.75A3-TAOLYes
Jan 6, 202686721631MIDDLETOWN DEDELevel 1FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK0—No
Dec 5, 202586489383TOWNSEND DEDELevel 3KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR0—No
Nov 12, 202586308273PERRYVILLE MDMDLevel 2KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR0—No
Aug 13, 202585513598PERRYVILLE MDMDLevel 2KRUGER SEMI-TRAILER0—No
Jul 24, 202585331161PERRYVILLE MDMDLevel 3FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK1392.2-SLLTCDNo
Jun 18, 202584998758PERRYVILLE MDMDLevel 2FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK1392.2-SLLTCDNo
May 23, 202584823200NEWARK DEDELevel 3GLTM SEMI-TRAILER0—No
Feb 26, 202583965462TOWNSEND DEDELevel 2KENWORTH STRAIGHT TRUCK0—No
Jan 30, 202583738483I-95 SOUTHBOUND SCALE FACILITYMDLevel 2MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK1383.23A2-LCDLNYes
Jan 14, 202583599497CECIL COUNTYMDLevel 2MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK1393.9A-LILNo
Oct 4, 202482834105I-95 SOUTHBOUND SCALE FACILITYMDLevel 2TRLK SEMI-TRAILER2393.43(d), 393.23Yes
Aug 27, 202482507335TOWNSEND DEDELevel 1PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK0—No
Aug 15, 202482418459TOWNSEND DEDELevel 3GREAT DANE SEMI-TRAILER2392.16(b), 392.2No
Jul 25, 202482212168I-95 SOUTHBOUND SCALE FACILITYMDLevel 2PTRB STRAIGHT TRUCK2393.9(a)No
Jun 11, 202481839708I-95 NORTHBOUND SCALE FACILITYMDLevel 2PTRB STRAIGHT TRUCK0—No
Apr 2, 202481245821TOWNSEND DEDELevel 3ISUZU STRAIGHT TRUCK0—No
Mar 13, 202481093292I-95 SOUTHBOUND SCALE FACILITYMDLevel 2KW STRAIGHT TRUCK1396.3(a)(1)No
Mar 13, 202481093376I-95 SOUTHBOUND SCALE FACILITYMDLevel 2KW STRAIGHT TRUCK0—No
Dec 29, 202380500750I-95 SOUTHBOUND SCALE FACILITYMDLevel 2GLOB SEMI-TRAILER0—No
Nov 29, 202380262655I-95 SOUTHBOUND SCALE FACILITYMDLevel 2KW STRAIGHT TRUCK0—No
Nov 16, 202380178559I-95 SOUTHBOUND SCALE FACILITYMDLevel 2MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK0—No
Nov 3, 202380078002I-95 SOUTHBOUND SCALE FACILITYMDLevel 3KW STRAIGHT TRUCK0—No
Oct 23, 202379990530I-95 SOUTHBOUND SCALE FACILITYMDLevel 2MACK TRUCK TRACTOR2393.130, 393.104(b)Yes
Oct 17, 202380077503MIDDLETOWN DEDELevel 2FREIGHTLIN STRAIGHT TRUCK1392.2-SLLTCDNo
Sep 19, 202379713454RoadsideDELevel 3KW STRAIGHT TRUCK1392.82(a)(1)No
Aug 22, 202379465671WARWICK MDMDLevel 1KENWORTH STRAIGHT TRUCK5393.51C-BAPG, 393.53B-B, 393.47EYes
Aug 22, 202379479529US 301 SCALEHOUSEDELevel 2KW STRAIGHT TRUCK1393.75(a)(3)Yes
Aug 14, 202379391299I-95 SOUTHBOUND SCALE FACILITYMDLevel 2KW STRAIGHT TRUCK0—No
Jul 25, 202379262997RoadsideDELevel 3MACK TRUCK TRACTOR0—No
Jun 13, 202378897578RoadsideDELevel 2MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK1392.2No
May 24, 202378783107RoadsideDELevel 3MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK1392.16(a)No
May 24, 202378724917I-95 SOUTHBOUND SCALE FACILITYMDLevel 2MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK1390.3(e)Yes
May 12, 202378625535US RT 40 E/B W/O DE RT 896DELevel 2MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK1392.16(a)No
Apr 11, 202378313988CECIL COUNTYMDLevel 2—0—No

Inspection analytics

Monthly cadence, frequent stations, and violation mix

Inspections per month (24 mo)

18 total · 16.7% OOS
2024-062026-03
InspectionsOOS

Most frequent inspection stations

I-95 SOUTHBOUND SCALE FACILITY12 · 4 OOS
TOWNSEND DE5
PERRYVILLE MD4
MIDDLETOWN DE3 · 1 OOS
NEWARK DE3
CECIL COUNTY2
I-95 NORTHBOUND SCALE FACILITY1
US RT 40 E/B W/O DE RT 8961

Violations by BASIC category

Driver Fitness1 · 1 OOS
General/Admin1 · 1 OOS

Recent Crashes

6 crash records from FMCSA Crash File

Total Crashes
6
Fatalities
0
Injuries
2
Across 2 crashes
Tow-Aways
6

Crash History (6 records)

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Crash History (6 records)
DateStateSeverityFatalitiesInjuriesCityLocationVINCarrier Name at Crash
May 4, 2023DETOW00SMYRNAUS13 @ CANWIT DR...F89733NICHOLS NURSERY INC
Oct 18, 2022MDINJURY01—E OLD PHILADELPHIA RD...304217NICHOLS NURSERY INC
Sep 21, 2022DETOW00VIOLACANTERBURY RD...304217NICHOLS NURSERY INC
Apr 28, 2021DEINJURY01MIDDLETOWNFIELDSBORO RD...013909NICHOLS NURSERY INC
Oct 13, 2016DETOW00————
Apr 29, 2010DETOW00————

Enforcement Actions

1 closed case — FMCSA civil penalties

1 Enforcement Case

fmcsa-enforcement
1 Enforcement Case
Case NumberClosed DateViolation Code(s)SettlementSubject Type
DE-2023-0030-US1633Mar 31, 2023382.305$7,320Carrier

Compliance Timeline

7 events merged from authority, insurance, enforcement, OOS, crash, MCS-150, and safety rating records

May 4, 2023
Crash
Tow-away crash in DE
0 fatalities, 0 injuries
Mar 31, 2023
Enforcement
Enforcement case closed • $7,320
Case DE-2023-0030-US1633 • 382.305
Oct 18, 2022
Crash
Injury crash in MD
0 fatalities, 1 injury
Sep 21, 2022
Crash
Tow-away crash in DE
0 fatalities, 0 injuries
Apr 28, 2021
Crash
Injury crash in DE
0 fatalities, 1 injury
Oct 13, 2016
Crash
Tow-away crash
0 fatalities, 0 injuries
Apr 29, 2010
Crash
Tow-away crash
0 fatalities, 0 injuries

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StationTOWNSEND DE
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