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BERT NICHOLS & HAROLD NICHOLS

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Company CheckBERT NICHOLS & HAROLD NICHOLS · DOT 1875285

DBA: BERT'S GARAGE

805 EAST CENTRAL AVE, CARTHAGE, MO, 64836

DOT# 1875285 MC# 708422 Carthage, Missouri 16 years

CARRIER DBA name changed · Aug 18, 2026

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1

Power Units

2

Drivers

0

Crashes (24-Month)

$750,000

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

0

Inspections

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Public record

2 events tracked · latest Aug 18, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Identity & ownership 2

Aug 18, 2026
DBA name changed.
Aug 18, 2026
Company legal name changed.

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

Company Information

Legal NameBERT NICHOLS & HAROLD NICHOLS

DBA NameBERT'S GARAGE

DOT Number1875285

MC Number708422

Entity TypeCarrier

Operating StatusA - Active

LocationCarthage, Missouri

Added04/08/2009

MCS-15005/11/2026

Contact Details

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Physical Address805 EAST CENTRAL AVE, CARTHAGE, MO, 64836

Mailing AddressP O BOX 90, CARTHAGE, MO, 64836

Operating Authorities

Authority TypePRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE;EXEMPT FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC708422

CommonNot Active

ContractActive

BrokerNot Active

Operating16 years

Operation Classification

Authorized For HireExempt For HirePrivate (Property)

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 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

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 Mileage50,000 miles

Mileage Year2023

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

2

Interstate

0

Intrastate

0

CDL

2

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Equipment

No equipment breakdown on file with FMCSA.

HazMatYes

Safety Summary

Safety RatingNot Rated

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS0.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Insurance

Amount$750,000

Type91X

Effective12/16/2021

CompanyAUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #53-630357-01

Last checked09/15/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet1 units

Drivers2

Mileage50,000 mi

Operating16 years

MCS-15005/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Driver Inspections

Total0

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Vehicle Inspections

Total0

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg20.7%

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	CA 3383821	$1,000,000	11/27/2014	12/16/2021	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	CA 3383821	$1,000,000	11/27/2014	01/02/2022	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	70TRS026969	$1,000,000	11/27/2013	11/27/2014	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMERICAN ALTERNATIVE INSURANCE CORPORATION	H7A2TP0000013-01	$1,000,000	11/27/2012	11/27/2013	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMERICAN ALTERNATIVE INSURANCE CORPORATION	H7A2TP0000013-00	$1,000,000	11/27/2011	11/27/2012	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	SUA INSURANCE COMPANY	10AEOTT102871PG03	$1,000,000	11/27/2010	11/27/2011	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	SUA INSURANCE COMPANY	10AEOTT102871PG02	$1,000,000	11/27/2009	11/27/2010	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC708422	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	12/06/2021	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	12/17/2021
MC708422	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/01/2010	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/19/2010
MC708422	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/31/2014	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/28/2014
MC708422	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/31/2013	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/25/2013
MC708422	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/31/2012	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/29/2012
MC708422	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/31/2011	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/25/2011
MC708422	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	04/09/2010	-	-

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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.

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