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Company CheckNIK'S TRANSPORTATION INC · DOT 1836422

1209 S 343RD ST, FEDERAL WAY, WA, 98003

DOT# 1836422 MC# 665706 Federal Way, Washington 17 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$1,000,000

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Physical Address1209 S 343RD ST, FEDERAL WAY, WA, 98003

Mailing AddressPO BOX 40673, BELLEVUE, WA, 98015

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC665706

CommonNot Active

ContractActive

BrokerNot Active

Operating17 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 1.66 · 2 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure .48 · 2 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 2 · 2 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage471,679 miles

Mileage Year2021

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)0

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS20.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review10/23/2014

Insurance

Amount$1,000,000

Type91X

Effective02/22/2025

CompanyGREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.

Policy #GRT36804A

Last checked09/09/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet6 units

Drivers6

Mileage471,679 mi

Operating17 years

MCS-15001/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Driver Inspections

Total20

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total5

Out of Service1

OOS Rate20.0%

National Avg20.7%

Below National Average

Last FMCSA Review: 10/23/2014

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

2023

5 · 1 OOS -

2024

10 · 0 OOS ▼

2025

9 · 1 OOS ▲

2026

5 · 0 OOS ▼

Crashes

No crashes on record.

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 Jul 2026, 20 inspections, 1 resulted in out-of-service (5% OOS rate).

Vehicle Out-of-Service 1 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

7 roadside violations across 20 inspections, grouped into FMCSA safety-behavior categories. The shaded portion shows how many were serious enough to result in an out-of-service order.

ViolationsOut-of-service

Hours-of-Service (HOS) Compliance 3 violations · 0 OOS

Vehicle Maintenance 2 violations · 1 OOS

Unsafe Driving 2 violations · 0 OOS

Categories follow FMCSR violation parts (Part 393/396 = Vehicle Maintenance, Part 395 = HOS; "Other" = general/administrative parts such as 390). Raw violation counts and out-of-service results, not FMCSA percentile rankings, which are not published for property carriers.

Inspection Records (29)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
07/08/2026	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	TILFORD SD	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/07/2026	WA	Driver-Only (Level III)	GRANDVIEW WA	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/21/2026	CO	Walk-Around (Level II)	FORT MORGAN CO	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/20/2026	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	JEFFERSON SD	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/03/2026	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	15 - I380 NB MM 51 BRANDON	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/09/2025	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	16 - I380 SB MM 53 BRANDON	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/27/2025	ND	Driver-Only (Level III)	STERLING ND	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/18/2025	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	BERESFORD SD	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/05/2025	SD	Walk-Around (Level II)	VALLEY SPRINGS SD	1	1	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
04/30/2025	WA	Driver-Only (Level III)	DU PONT WA	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/24/2025	CO	Walk-Around (Level II)	LAMAR CO	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/08/2025	WA	Walk-Around (Level II)	LIBERTY LAKE WA	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/19/2025	WA	Driver-Only (Level III)	LA CENTER WA	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/18/2025	MO	Driver-Only (Level III)	MAYVIEW MO	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/20/2024	WA	Driver-Only (Level III)	DUPONT WA	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/19/2024	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	16 - I380 SB MM 53 BRANDON	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/26/2024	MT	Driver-Only (Level III)	BUTTE MT	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/25/2024	OR	Driver-Only (Level III)	ASHLAND OR	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/19/2024	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	HWY 20 WB MM 117	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/17/2024	MT	Full (Level I)	HAUGAN MT	3	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/13/2024	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	INDIANAPOLIS IN	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/26/2024	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	TILFORD SD	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/04/2024	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	TILFORD SD	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/04/2024	MT	Driver-Only (Level III)	HAUGAN MT	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/17/2023	CA	Full (Level I)	GRAPEVINE IF	3	0	0	3	0	-	▲Detail
11/27/2023	WA	Walk-Around (Level II)	SC64 EAST SPOKANE (POE)	2	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
10/14/2023	MT	Walk-Around (Level II)	BILLINGS MT	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/14/2023	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	ROADSIDE	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/22/2023	VA	Full (Level I)	STEPHENS CITY SCALES SOUTH	3	1	0	3	1	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections20

Unsafe Driving 2 viols

HOS Compliance 2 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 2 viols

Out of Service Orders (1)

OOS Date	Reason	Status	Rescind Date
2015-01-28	Intrastate Out of Service	ACTIVE	2015-01-29

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	A0053305001	$750,000	11/11/2016	02/22/2018	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	WN251787	$750,000	10/29/2019	02/22/2020	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	WF003605	$750,000	10/05/2015	02/22/2016	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	WN370586	$750,000	02/22/2024	02/22/2025	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	WN370586	$750,000	02/22/2024	03/25/2025	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	CA00332463	$750,000	02/22/2022	02/22/2024	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	MCP56711A	$1,000,000	02/22/2020	02/22/2022	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	WF003744	$750,000	02/22/2018	10/29/2019	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	A0053305001	$750,000	02/22/2016	11/11/2016	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	WF003605	$750,000	02/22/2015	10/05/2015	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMP	ACP BA 7506031597	$1,000,000	02/22/2013	02/22/2015	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMP	ACP BA 7506031597	$1,000,000	02/22/2013	03/25/2015	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMP	ACP BA 7505471354	$1,000,000	02/22/2012	02/22/2013	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMP	ACP BA 7505471354	$1,000,000	02/22/2012	03/24/2013	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	BA 069 56 43	$750,000	02/22/2011	02/22/2012	Cancelled
34	CARGO	HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	34 MS JJ7340	$0	02/22/2011	03/07/2013	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	TK610840	$750,000	01/05/2009	02/11/2011	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC665706	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/02/2019	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/28/2019
MC665706	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/08/2015	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/23/2015
MC665706	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	REINSTATED	02/24/2011	-	-
MC665706	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/26/2018	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	02/16/2018
MC665706	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/26/2012	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	02/21/2012
MC665706	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	01/12/2009	REVOKED	02/22/2011

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100/100

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

100, no deductions

Clean record, the bar stays full at 100.

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

Clean record, no deductions. This carrier starts and stays at 100.

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.

NIK'S TRANSPORTATION INC

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Operation Classification

SMS BASIC Scores

Mileage

Drivers

Safety Summary

Insurance

Quick Facts

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Safety Trends by Year

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (29)

Safety Performance Percentiles

Out of Service Orders (1)

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