Carrier profile · USDOT 3872057 · MC-1417929 · Updated Sep 6, 2026

Nickelson Services Inc

DBA NICKELSON METAL RECYCLING INC

1 power unitCHICAGO, IL50/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1417929 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

1Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

Call dispatch(773) 375-0874 Email dispatchtrucking@nickelsondemo.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Sep 6, 2026

Limited record

Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.

Watch · 2

No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 1 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.Not enough inspection history to rateNo federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. There is no recent safety record to judge this carrier on — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.

In good standing · 2

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal—

No crash record

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal—

No crash record

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

1 power unit. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

—

Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

4 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2022 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

No roadside inspections on record.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M meets or exceeds the $750K federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’25 · 2 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Old Republic’21–’24

Arch’23–now

202120232025now

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY · since Dec 2025

All 2 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2023 → Dec 2025	$750K	2
OLD REPUBLIC GENERAL INSURANCE CORPORATION	Dec 2021 → Jul 2024	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 1
Observed power (24 mo): —
Trailers (towed): —

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

CHICAGO, IL

8501 S BALTIMORE AVE

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@nickelsondemo.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 204056

Shares a company officer with other carriers

jeffrey lev — 2 carriers: USDOT 204056

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 8501 S BALTIMORE AVE, CHICAGO, IL, 60617
Operation: Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)

Contact

Phone: (773) 375-0874
Fax: (773) 375-2585
Email: trucking@nickelsondemo.com
Web domain: nickelsondemo.com

Registration

Officer: Jeffrey Lev
USDOT / docket: 3872057 · MC-1417929
First registered: Apr 27, 2022
Last MCS-150: Oct 15, 2025 · 1 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor

No licensing or insurance changes captured since Vektor began monitoring this carrier (June 2026). Quiet is usually good.

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for NICKELSON SERVICES INC.

NICKELSON SERVICES INC (USDOT 3872057) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Sep 6, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY effective Dec 1, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier received 0 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 0 vehicle-level and 0 driver-level, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

It reports 1 power unit and 1 driver in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Oct 15, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is NICKELSON SERVICES INC's USDOT number?

NICKELSON SERVICES INC's USDOT number is 3872057, and its motor carrier number is MC-1417929.

Is NICKELSON SERVICES INC authorized to operate?

As of Sep 6, 2026, NICKELSON SERVICES INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

How big is NICKELSON SERVICES INC's fleet?

NICKELSON SERVICES INC operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is NICKELSON SERVICES INC based?

NICKELSON SERVICES INC is based in CHICAGO, IL.

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