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NICHOLAS ENTERPRISES LLC

Trust Score

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Company CheckNICHOLAS ENTERPRISES LLC · DOT 2633684

DBA: DAVES TOWING

1110 LAPLANTE AVE, SIOUX CITY, IA, 51109

DOT# 2633684 MC# 916882 Sioux City, Iowa 11 years

MOTOR CARRIER

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6

Power Units

4

Drivers

1

Crashes (24-Month)

Not reported

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

0

Inspections

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Public record

2 events tracked · latest Jul 16, 2025 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 2

Jul 16, 2025
REVOKED MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER.
Feb 12, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).

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

Company Information

Legal NameNICHOLAS ENTERPRISES LLC

DBA NameDAVES TOWING

DOT Number2633684

MC Number916882

Entity TypeMotor Carrier

Operating StatusA - Active

LocationSioux City, Iowa

Added05/08/2015

MCS-15009/23/2025

Contact Details

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Physical Address1110 LAPLANTE AVE, SIOUX CITY, IA, 51109

Mailing Address1110 LAPLANTE AVE, SIOUX CITY, IA, 51109

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC916882

CommonInactive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating11 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 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 Mileage100,000 miles

Mileage Year2024

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

4

Interstate

0

Intrastate

0

CDL

4

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)1

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS0.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeMotor Carrier

Fleet6 units

Drivers4

Mileage100,000 mi

Operating11 years

MCS-15009/2025

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away1

Driver Inspections

Total0

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Vehicle Inspections

Total0

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg20.7%

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

1 · 0 OOS -

2024

2 · 1 OOS ▲

2025

0 · 0 OOS ▼

Crashes

2023

0 crashes -

2024

0 crashes =

2025

1 crash ▲

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

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
02/12/2025	SIOUX CITY	IA	0	0	1	2	Fog/Smog	Ice	Daylight

Inspection Records (3)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
03/15/2024	IA	Full (Level I)	37 - I29 SB MM 132 SALIX	6	1	1	1	5	0	-	▲Detail
03/11/2024	SD	Walk-Around (Level II)	ELK POINT SD	2	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/18/2023	NE	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-680 WB FROM HWY 75	2	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Out of Service Orders (1)

OOS Date	Reason	Status	Rescind Date
2016-02-19	New Entrant Revoked - Refusal of Audit/No Contact	ACTIVE	2016-04-07

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY	K2GP425541	$1,000,000	10/27/2023	07/11/2024	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY OF MID-AMERICA	75TRS131172	$750,000	07/11/2024	07/10/2025	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY	K2GP425541	$1,000,000	07/03/2023	10/27/2023	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY	CA 2520243	$1,000,000	07/01/2015	06/30/2018	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY	K2GP320432	$1,000,000	06/30/2022	07/03/2023	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY	K2GP214796	$1,000,000	06/30/2021	06/30/2022	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY	K2GP110581	$1,000,000	06/30/2020	06/30/2021	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY	K2GP006615	$1,000,000	06/30/2019	06/30/2020	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY	K2GP902941	$1,000,000	06/30/2018	06/30/2019	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC916882	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/02/2023	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/16/2023
MC916882	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	07/01/2015	REVOKED	07/16/2025
MC916882	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/03/2022	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/30/2022
MC916882	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/03/2021	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/28/2021
MC916882	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/03/2020	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/30/2020
MC916882	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/03/2019	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/01/2019

No revocation records.

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97/100

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 97

97

Starts at 100−3 totalFinal 97

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)−3

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

Active for-hire authority on file, FMCSA requires insurance to keep it active.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

What's lowering this score

-3

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 1 crash(es) across 6 vehicles (~0.17 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Crash history (rate-adjusted)−3 of 28

0 pts · low risk−28 pts · high risk

Crash rate: 1 crash(es) across 6 vehicles (~0.17 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.

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