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DAMON L NIELSEN

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Company CheckDAMON L NIELSEN · DOT 1170873

DBA: DAMON NIELSEN TRUCKING

1645 STATE HWY 15, FAIRMONT, MN, 56031

DOT# 1170873 MC# 469709 Fairmont, Minnesota 22 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$750,000

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

3 events tracked · latest Jun 27, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 3

Jun 27, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Dec 9, 2025
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Apr 30, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).

Public FMCSA record · blue clean · orange change · red risk.

Contact Details

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Physical Address1645 STATE HWY 15, FAIRMONT, MN, 56031

Mailing Address1645 STATE HWY 15, FAIRMONT, MN, 56031

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC469709

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating22 years

Operation Classification

Authorized For Hire

SMS BASIC Scores

FMCSA safety categories, last 24 months. Above Cutoff = FMCSA flags a problem · Below cutoff = within limits · Clean = no violations.

Unsafe Driving

measure 4.08 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure 2 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Driver Fitness

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage110,000 miles

Mileage Year2024

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Safety Summary

Safety RatingNot Rated

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS0.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Insurance

Amount$750,000

Type91X

Effective02/10/2026

CompanyNORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #WN419739

Last checked09/17/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet1 units

Drivers1

Mileage110,000 mi

Operating22 years

MCS-15003/2025

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Injury1

Tow-Away0

Driver Inspections

Total2

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total1

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg20.7%

Below National Average

Safety Trends by Year

Roadside inspections and crashes on file, year over year. The red portion of each inspection bar is the out-of-service share; ▲/▼ compares to the prior year.

Inspections · red = OOS

2024

2 · 0 OOS -

2025

1 · 0 OOS =

2026

1 · 0 OOS =

Crashes

2024

0 crashes -

2025

1 crash ▲

2026

0 crashes ▼

Based on FMCSA crash and roadside inspection records (rolling 3-year window). The latest year may be partial.

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Live FMCSA roadside inspections through Jun 2026, 2 inspections, 0 resulted in out-of-service (0% OOS rate).

Clean, no out-of-service violations in the last 24 months.

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (1)

Full crash history on file (all years), newest first. This list may show more than the headline Crashes figure above, because that figure follows the official FMCSA 24-month SMS window used for the Trust Score, older crashes still appear here for transparency.

Date	Location	State	Fatal	Injuries	Tow	Vehicles	Weather	Road	Light
04/30/2025	SAINT PAUL	MN	0	2	0	3	Clear	Dry	Daylight

Inspection Records (4)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	Driver Viol	HazMat
06/27/2026	OK	Driver-Only (Level III)	OK	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/09/2025	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	VALLEY SPRINGS SD	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/04/2024	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	2701 IH35 SB	4	4	-	▲Detail
03/15/2024	TX	Driver-Only (Level III)	LAT:27 10' 57.3N	4	4	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

FMCSA SMS percentile rankings. Higher percentile = worse performance relative to peers.

Total Inspections3

Unsafe Driving 1 viols

HOS Compliance 1 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
34	CARGO	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	C317418	$0	10/01/2005	01/30/2006	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	459273	$750,000	10/01/2005	03/03/2006	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	459273	$750,000	10/01/2005	01/30/2006	Replaced
34	CARGO	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	C317418	$0	10/01/2005	03/03/2006	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	459273	$750,000	10/01/2005	10/01/2005	Replaced
34	CARGO	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	C317418	$0	10/01/2005	10/01/2005	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	459134	$1,000,000	10/01/2004	10/01/2005	Cancelled
34	CARGO	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	C317291	$0	10/01/2004	10/01/2005	Cancelled
34	CARGO	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	C076339	$0	10/01/2003	10/01/2004	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	401587	$1,000,000	10/01/2003	10/01/2004	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMERICAN EQUITY SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	GT101650	$750,000	08/09/2007	03/21/2008	Cancelled
34	CARGO	AMERICAN EQUITY SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	GT101650	$0	08/09/2007	03/21/2008	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	CM0063003	$1,000,000	07/16/2018	01/01/2019	Replaced
34	CARGO	AMERICAN EQUITY SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	GT101650	$0	05/08/2007	08/09/2007	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMERICAN EQUITY SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	GT101650	$750,000	05/07/2007	08/09/2007	Cancelled
34	CARGO	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	C317418	$0	04/05/2006	06/21/2006	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	459273	$750,000	04/05/2006	06/21/2006	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	LTO0069764	$750,000	03/31/2022	02/20/2023	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	LTO0069764	$750,000	03/31/2022	02/10/2023	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	CM0063003	$1,000,000	02/27/2018	07/16/2018	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	CA965977166	$750,000	02/10/2023	03/18/2025	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	CA965977166	$750,000	02/10/2023	02/10/2025	Replaced
34	CARGO	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	C317418	$0	01/30/2006	04/07/2006	Cancelled
34	CARGO	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	C317418	$0	01/30/2006	04/05/2006	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	459273	$750,000	01/30/2006	04/07/2006	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	459273	$750,000	01/30/2006	04/05/2006	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	LTO0069764	$750,000	01/01/2022	03/31/2022	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	A0118802001	$750,000	01/01/2019	01/01/2022	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	CM0063003	$1,000,000	01/01/2017	02/27/2018	Replaced

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC469709	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	10/22/2003	REVOKED	06/27/2006
MC469709	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/07/2004	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/04/2004
MC469709	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/06/2005	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/30/2005
MC469709	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/26/2022	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	08/03/2022
MC469709	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/13/2007	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	08/10/2007
MC469709	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/19/2018	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/03/2018
MC469709	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	05/10/2007	REVOKED	03/31/2008
MC469709	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/13/2006	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	04/06/2006
MC469709	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/04/2022	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/23/2022
MC469709	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/24/2023	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	02/08/2023
MC469709	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	01/03/2017	-	-

No revocation records.

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83/100

Excellent

VERIFIED

Every carrier starts at 100. We subtract points for each missing requirement or risk factor below. Verified means all four core requirements pass.

Score breakdown, from 100 to 83

−17

Starts at 100−17 totalFinal 83

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)−17

Verification, 4 core requirements

Active operating authority

FMCSA shows the USDOT registration and authority are active.

Authorized for hire

Holds active for-hire (common or contract) authority.

Active insurance on file

Insurance coverage and carrier are on file with FMCSA.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

What's lowering this score

-17

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 1 crash(es) across 1 vehicle (~1 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Crash history (rate-adjusted)−17 of 28

0 pts · low risk−28 pts · high risk

Crash rate: 1 crash(es) across 1 vehicle (~1 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

How we calculate the Trust Score

Every company starts at 100

We subtract points for each missing requirement or risk factor. Verified means all the core requirements for that company's type pass. Nothing is added back, the score is a deduction model built only on public FMCSA data. No pay-to-play, no opinions.

Requirements differ by company type

Each company is judged fairly on its own FMCSA obligations. Anything that doesn't apply shows as a grey N/A, not required, never a penalty.

Carrier (for-hire)

Operating authority, authorized-for-hire, insurance on file, safety rating.

Broker

Broker authority + $75k surety bond (BMC-84/85). MCS-150 not required (no fleet).

Freight forwarder

FF authority + $75k bond + BOC-3. MCS-150 not required (no trucks).

Private carrier

Active USDOT + MCS-150 + safety. No operating authority / for-hire / insurance filing required (hauls its own goods).

Crashes are scaled, not flat

Crash history is proportional. We don't apply a flat penalty, we scale it to (a) crashes per vehicle in the fleet and (b) the share of those crashes that were fatal. So a big, safe fleet barely moves; a small fleet with many (and fatal) crashes takes a large hit.

0 pts deductedscaled by rate & severityup to −28 pts

Low end

50,000 vehicles + 1 crash → ~0 pts. A huge fleet with very few crashes per vehicle is almost untouched.

High end

5 vehicles + 3 crashes incl. fatal → large deduction (near the −28 cap). Many crashes per truck, fatal-heavy.

Mechanics: deduction is capped at 28 points, weighted roughly 60% on crashes-per-vehicle and 40% on the fatal ratio. Zero crashes = zero deduction. If fleet size is unknown, only crash severity can move the score (conservative).

Out-of-service rate vs. the national average

Driver and vehicle out-of-service rates are measured against the FMCSA national average, not a flat number. A company only takes the deduction when it sits above the national benchmark, for example “Vehicle OOS 37% vs national avg 20.7%”.

Point reference, the full menu

Every factor and exactly how many points it can remove. Knockout factors (they also fail Verification) are marked.

Factor	Points
USDOT / authority not active with FMCSA knockout	−25
Missing operating authority (when required) knockout	−15
No insurance or surety bond on file (when required) knockout	−25
Unsatisfactory safety rating knockout	−30
Conditional safety rating	−12
MCS-150 biennial update overdue (carriers)	−10
Crashes, rate-adjusted (per-vehicle & fatal share)	0 to −28
Driver OOS rate above national average	−5
Vehicle OOS rate above national average	−5
Very new carrier (under 1 year)	−10
Limited operating history (1-3 years)	−6
Moderate operating history (3-5 years)	−3
Operating history unknown	−3
No public phone number	−3
No public email address	−2

All inputs come from public FMCSA records (operating authority, insurance/bond filings, the SAFER/SMS safety profile, crash & inspection reports). If FMCSA updates a record, the score updates with it. For the full deduction table, see the methodology page.

DAMON L NIELSEN

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Safety Trends by Year

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Crash Records (1)

Inspection Records (4)

Safety Performance Percentiles

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