DAVID A NICE BUILDERS INC

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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

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OOS mixed vs peers Driver 50.0% (worse, peer 0.00%) · Vehicle 0.00% (better, peer 11.1%) — one mixed line, not dual better/worse claims. Details →

On file

Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating

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Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)

TruckCodex risk summary — DAVID A NICE BUILDERS INC (USDOT 484131)
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:
  • OOS mixed vs peers — Driver 50.0% (worse, peer 0.00%) · Vehicle 0.00% (better, peer 11.1%) — one mixed line, not dual better/worse claims.

On file:
  • Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/484131/
As of: Aug 28, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.

USDOT 484131 Active CORPORATION PRIVATE PROPERTY Hazmat Satisfactory rated Company officer: DAVID A NICE Company officer 2: DEBORAH L NICE Building Materials Machinery / Large Objects Liquids / Gases Construction Based in WILLIAMSBURG, VA

FMCSA census as of Aug 28, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

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

Insurance/BIPD signal not resolved for this carrier.

NR reason: No active policies and no uninsured flag to score against.

OOS vs peers

Mixed vs peers · 40/100

Driver OOS 50% vs peer median 0% (worse). Vehicle OOS 0% vs peer median 11.1% (better). n=78356 same-size ACTIVE peers.

FMCSA safety rating

Satisfactory · 100/100

Official FMCSA Satisfactory 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.

Operating authority

No authority breakdown on file.

Insurance

No active policies on file.

BOC-3 agent

No BOC-3 filing on file.

Company profile

Company details

USDOT 484131

In FMCSA records since May 18, 1992 (~34y)

Entity CORPORATION

Company officer DAVID A NICE

Company officer 2 DEBORAH L NICE

Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY

Hazmat Yes (MCS-150)

Cargo carried

Building Materials, Machinery / Large Objects, Liquids / Gases, Construction

Fleet size 13 units

Drivers 14

Annual mileage 57,000 mi

Contact & address

Phone: (757) 566-3032

Email: [email protected]

Physical

4571 WARE CREEK RD

WILLIAMSBURG, VA 23188-1125

Mailing address matches physical.

Registration & safety rating

USDOT 484131

In FMCSA records since May 18, 1992 (~34y)

Entity CORPORATION

Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY

Annual mileage (MCS-150) 57,000 mi

Safety Rating Satisfactory

Hazmat Yes (MCS-150)

vs. National Average

Vehicle OOS Rate 0.0% vs 23.4% -23.4 pts

Driver OOS Rate 50.0% vs 6.7% +43.3 pts

Violations per Inspection 0.80 vs 1.80 -1.00

Peer tier (mid-sized fleets (11-100 power units)) median OOS rate: 27.3%

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.

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type	Owned	Term leased	Trip leased
Truck tractors	1	0	0
Trailers	3	0	0
Trucks	11	0	0

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

Inspections (24 months)

All 7 inspections →

	Driver	Vehicle	Hazmat
Inspections	5	5	0
OOS inspections	2	0	0
OOS percentage	40%	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)

50.0%

driver or vehicle, whichever higher

Crashes

None in last 24 months · all-time on file

Authorities

Carrier analysis & narrative context Status notes, risk intelligence, and safety profiles

Risk intelligence

DAVID A NICE BUILDERS INC had 5 roadside inspections over the past 24 months with an out-of-service rate of 40.0%, which is above the national average of 19.3%. Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is Unsafe Driving at 1.0.

Inspection profile

5 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, concentrated in VA (4) and NC (1).

Violation profile

40.0% out-of-service rate, well above the 19.3% national average; led by Driver Fitness (100.0% of violations); top code 393.9(a) (Inoperable required lamps) cited 4 times.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 13 power units (mid-sized fleet) and 14 drivers; Mack, Big tex, and Chevrolet are the most-inspected makes.

Risk Signals

High OOS rate

Peak OOS rate of 50.0% 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 78,356 ACTIVE carriers operating 6–20 power units (±50% of this carrier's 13 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS

50%

Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

Median across 78,356 same-size peers

Verdict

Riskier than peers

Delta +50 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

This carrier — Vehicle OOS

Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

11.1%

Median across 78,356 same-size peers

Verdict

Safer than peers

Delta -11.1 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (4 months)

2024-11 2026-04

Violations by BASIC Category

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

Activity by State

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

State	Inspections	OOS	OOS %	Last Inspection
Virginia (VA)	4	1	25.0%	Apr 15, 2026
North Carolina (NC)	1	1	100.0%	Nov 7, 2024

Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections

Make	Model	Inspections
Big Tex		2
Chevrolet		2
Mack		2
Kenworth		1

SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores

BASIC	Inspections	Serious	Measure	Percentile	Alert	As Of
Driver Fitness	1	—	1.00	1	—	Aug 24, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol	0	—	0.00	0	—	Aug 24, 2026
Hours of Service	1	—	0.87	1	—	Aug 24, 2026
Unsafe Driving	1	—	0.53	1	—	Aug 24, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance	0	—	0.00	0	—	Aug 24, 2026

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

Recent Inspections (7 rows) View all 7 →

Inspection #	Date ▼	State	Level	Station	Vehicle	Violations	Top Codes	OOS
87593371	Apr 15, 2026	VA	3	NEWPORT NEWS VA	CHEVROLET STRAIGHT TRUCK VA TX301044 · 1GB4YSEY6RF432899	0	—	No
86934929	Jan 29, 2026	VA	3	NEWPORT NEWS VA	GM STRAIGHT TRUCK Ticket: Chevrolet VA UB34612 · 1HTKJPVK5MH133100	2	391.41B10-MC, 390.21TB2-DOT	Yes
84873379	Jun 4, 2025	VA	3	TOANO VA	MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK VA 38994TB · 1M2GR2GCXKM004600	0	—	No
84872995	Jun 4, 2025	VA	3	TOANO VA	MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK VA 35100UA · 1M2GR2TC5RM002527	0	—	No
83104831	Nov 7, 2024	NC	3	I 95 44 MM	KENWORTH STRAIGHT TRUCK VA 281526 · 2NKMHN6X08M235667	2	395.8K2, 392.16	Yes
79428023	Aug 16, 2023	VA	2	RT 105 AT CREPE MYRTLE DR	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR TX R687957 · 3AKJGLD52GSFP7306	8	393.75(a)(3), 393.9(a), 392.2	Yes
78933281	Jun 20, 2023	NC	1	nc-granville-county,-i-85,-s	HINO STRAIGHT TRUCK VA TX239336 · JHHRDM2H1GK003278	0	—	No

Recent Crashes (1 row)

Report #	Date ▼	State	Fatalities	Injuries	Tow	Hazmat	Severity
VA0191095165	Apr 18, 2019	VA	0	0	Yes	No	Tow

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

Most-Inspected Stations

Station	State	Inspections	OOS
NEWPORT NEWS VA	VA	2	1
TOANO VA	VA	2	0
I 95 44 MM	NC	1	1
RT 105 AT CREPE MYRTLE DR	VA	1	1

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code	Description	Category	Cited	OOS
393.9(a)	Inoperable required lamps	Vehicle Maintenance	4	0
392.16	Failing to use seat belt while operating a CMV	Unsafe Driving	1	0
392.2	Violation of Local Laws	Unsafe Driving	1	0
393.75(a)(3)	Tire-flat and/or audible air leak	Vehicle Maintenance	1	1
393.95(a)	No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher	Vehicle Maintenance	1	0

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