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GARRETT NICKEL

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Company CheckGARRETT NICKEL · DOT 2948066

DBA: HARDTIMES TRUCKING

2375 GRAY LN, ASHLAND, IL, 62612-8062

DOT# 2948066 MC# 999496 Ashland, Illinois 9 years

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1

Power Units

1

Drivers

0

Crashes (24-Month)

$750,000

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

0

Inspections

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Company Information

Legal NameGARRETT NICKEL

DBA NameHARDTIMES TRUCKING

DOT Number2948066

MC Number999496

Entity TypeCarrier

Operating StatusA - Active

LocationAshland, Illinois

Added11/21/2016

MCS-15006/25/2024

Contact Details

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Physical Address2375 GRAY LN, ASHLAND, IL, 62612-8062

Mailing Address2375 GRAY LN, ASHLAND, IL, 62612-8062

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE;EXEMPT FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC999496

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating9 years

Operation Classification

Authorized For HireExempt 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 Mileage15,000 miles

Mileage Year2024

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

1

Interstate

0

Intrastate

0

CDL

1

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 OOS0.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Insurance

Amount$750,000

Type91X

Effective01/24/2026

CompanyARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY

Policy #CA01117369

Last checked08/09/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet1 units

Drivers1

Mileage15,000 mi

Operating9 years

MCS-15006/2024

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	ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	CA01117369	$750,000	11/24/2022	10/30/2024	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	CA01117369	$750,000	11/24/2022	11/24/2022	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	CA1117369	$750,000	09/24/2019	11/24/2022	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPAN	02TRM020395-01	$750,000	06/14/2017	01/10/2018	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	SAGAMORE INSURANCE COMPANY	ST204482	$750,000	05/02/2019	09/24/2019	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	SAGAMORE INSURANCE COMPANY	ST204482	$750,000	03/01/2018	05/02/2019	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	SAGAMORE INSURANCE COMPANY	ST204482	$750,000	01/10/2018	03/01/2018	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPAN	02TRM020395-01	$750,000	01/10/2017	06/14/2017	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPAN	02TRM020395-01	$750,000	01/10/2017	06/22/2017	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC999496	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	12/14/2017	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	01/04/2018
MC999496	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/28/2022	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/02/2022
MC999496	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/03/2024	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/10/2024
MC999496	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	08/28/2019	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/17/2019
MC999496	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/26/2017	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/15/2017
MC999496	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/05/2019	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	04/10/2019
MC999496	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	01/17/2017	-	-

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90/100

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 90

90

−10

Starts at 100−10 totalFinal 90

MCS-150 update overdue−10

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

-10

MCS-150 update overdue

The required biennial MCS-150 update has not been filed on time (score factor, not a verification failure).

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.