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Nelson Trucking — USDOT 1320375 Carrier Profile

MC 540675 · AAuthority: Active

ALTAMONT, IL 62411 · Data last refreshed August 30, 2026

Fleet Summary

11
Power units
larger than 96% of active US carriers
10
Drivers
21.6
Years active
838,380
Annual miles (MCS-150)
—
Operating radius

Safety Snapshot

Unsafe DrivingCarrierPedia estimate0th percentile
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Controlled Substances/AlcoholCarrierPedia estimate0th percentile
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Vehicle MaintenanceCarrierPedia estimate70th percentile
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Inspections & Out-of-Service

30
Inspections, last 24 months

Driver out-of-service rate 0.0% — the national median across carriers with at least 5 inspections is 0.0%.

2
Out-of-service inspections, last 24 months

Vehicle out-of-service rate 6.7% — the national median across carriers with at least 5 inspections is 14.3%.

Crash History

DateLocationFatalitiesInjuriesTow-awayWeatherRoad surface
2023-04-11PIN OAK TWP, IL01No11
2019-11-29Vandalia, IL12Yes12
2018-08-07Pin Oak Twp, IL00Yes22
2017-01-19Mound Twp, IL00Yes11
2014-08-08Old Ripley Twp, IL00Yes22
2009-06-23NON-CITY OR UNINCORPORATE, MO00Yes11
2009-01-21FOWLER, IN00Yes11
2007-11-25Chester Township, IL00Yes12

These records report that a commercial vehicle registered to this carrier was involved in a crash meeting FMCSA's reporting threshold. The FMCSA Crash File does not assign fault and does not determine preventability: a crash caused entirely by another road user appears here on the same terms as one caused by this carrier's driver. See how FMCSA crash reporting works for what these records do and do not establish.

Operating Authority & Insurance

Authority status
Active
MC number
540675
Insurance on file
Yes
Insurer
ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
Coverage amount
$750,000
Effective date
April 1, 2012
BIPD coverage
On file

Cargo & Operation

Classification: AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE.

Grain, Feed, HayDry BulkFarm Supplies

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Data & Sources

Registration, fleet, and cargo data from the FMCSA Company Census File. Crash history from the FMCSA Crash File. Inspection and out-of-service data from the FMCSA Vehicle Inspection File. Safety percentiles from the FMCSA Safety Measurement System. Operating authority and insurance from FMCSA Motus (Licensing & Insurance). See Data Sources for refresh cadence and dataset IDs. Data on this page last refreshed August 30, 2026.

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