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Dale Nelson Trucking — USDOT 684397 Carrier Profile

MC 318061 · AAuthority: Active

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

Fleet Summary

10
Power units
larger than 95% of active US carriers
10
Drivers
29.4
Years active
1,001,527
Annual miles (MCS-150)
—
Operating radius

Safety Snapshot

Unsafe DrivingCarrierPedia estimate93th percentile
CarrierPedia-computed percentile (ranked against other active carriers in our database) — FMCSA does not publish an official percentile for property carriers, only the underlying measure and alert flag.
Hours-of-Service ComplianceCarrierPedia estimate0th percentile
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Driver FitnessCarrierPedia estimate0th percentile
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Controlled Substances/AlcoholCarrierPedia estimate0th percentile
CarrierPedia-computed percentile (ranked against other active carriers in our database) — FMCSA does not publish an official percentile for property carriers, only the underlying measure and alert flag.
Vehicle MaintenanceCarrierPedia estimate87th percentile
CarrierPedia-computed percentile (ranked against other active carriers in our database) — FMCSA does not publish an official percentile for property carriers, only the underlying measure and alert flag.

Inspections & Out-of-Service

34
Inspections, last 24 months

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

1
Out-of-service inspections, last 24 months

Vehicle out-of-service rate 2.9% — the national median across carriers with at least 5 inspections is 14.3%.

Crash History

DateLocationFatalitiesInjuriesTow-awayWeatherRoad surface
2025-01-17OTEGO TWP, IL00Yes11
2025-01-02CHAMPAIGN TWP, IL00Yes11
2024-10-01Jackson Twp, IL00Yes11
2024-08-15MASCOUTAH TWP, IL00Yes22
2023-01-17HUMBOLDT TWP, IL01Yes11
2022-11-02BROWN TWP, IL00Yes11
2022-08-15WEST LAFAYETTE, IN00Yes11
2022-01-27OTEGO TWP, IL02Yes44
2018-09-19Salem, IL00Yes11
2016-11-18MOROCCO, IN02Yes11
2016-11-16Joliet Twp, IL01Yes11
2016-05-24LaSalle Twp, IL01Yes11
2010-01-04BOYTON TWP, IL00Yes11
2009-02-03NON-CITY OR UNINCORPORATE, MO03Yes11
2008-12-23Decatur, IL00Yes36
2008-12-10OSAGE BEACH, MO00Yes11
2007-03-07NON-CITY OR UNINCORPORATE, MO01Yes11
2004-09-27Tower Hill Twp, IL00Yes11
2004-08-07COLUMBIA, MO01No91
2003-08-07Godfrey City, IL01Yes11
2002-10-31Mulberry North Grove, IL01Yes11
2000-10-04DECATUR, IL01Yes11
1999-08-04PANA TWNSP, IL01Yes11
1999-01-05396685 ST. LOUIS, MO00Yes44
1997-08-15OKAW, IL01No11

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
318061
Insurance on file
Yes
Insurer
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY
Coverage amount
$750,000
Effective date
June 18, 2026
BIPD coverage
On file

Cargo & Operation

Classification: AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE.

Grain, Feed, Hay

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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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