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Company CheckNIESE TRANSPORT INC · DOT 371528

418 N AGNER ST, OTTAWA, OH, 45875

DOT# 371528 MC# 207016 Ottawa, Ohio 35 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$1,000,000

Insurance

Satisfactory

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

6 events tracked · latest May 14, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 6

May 14, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Mar 18, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Mar 11, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Feb 12, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Jul 1, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Jan 31, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).

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

Contact Details

Phone(419) 523-5003

Fax(419) 523-4400

Email[email protected]

Physical Address418 N AGNER ST, OTTAWA, OH, 45875

Mailing AddressPO BOX 226, OTTAWA, OH, 45875

Other Companies at This Address

Address418 N AGNER ST, OTTAWA, OH 45875

Others here

Distinct phones

Active

Company	DOT	Phone	Status
NIESE TRANSPORT INC this company	371528	(419) 523-5003	Active
NIESE LEASING INC	1958045	(419) 523-5003	Inactive

Note: sharing an address is legal and common (registered agents, virtual offices, business centers). A shared address never reduces the Trust Score.

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC207016

CommonNot Active

ContractActive

BrokerNot Active

Operating35 years

Company Overview

NIESE TRANSPORT INC is a FMCSA-validated carrier based in Ottawa, Ohio. The company has been in operation for 35 years, registered with the FMCSA on 10/30/1989. The fleet consists of 11 power units and 11 drivers. Annual mileage is reported at 609,742 miles (2024). 2 crashes have been reported with no fatalities. A total of 30 inspections are on file. Driver and vehicle out-of-service rates exceed the national average, which may indicate compliance concerns. The carrier holds a Satisfactory safety rating from the FMCSA. Insurance coverage of $1,000,000 is on file through NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY. Active operating authorities include Contract. Based on authority, insurance, safety, and compliance data, NIESE TRANSPORT INC has a Trust Score of 87/100 (Excellent).

Operation Classification

Authorized For Hire

Mileage

Annual Mileage609,742 miles

Mileage Year2024

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Equipment

No equipment breakdown on file with FMCSA.

HazMatNo

Safety Summary

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Total Crashes (24-mo)2

Fatal0

Driver OOS9.1% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS50.0% avg 20.7%

Last Review05/19/2000

Insurance

Amount$1,000,000

Type91X

Effective07/01/2020

CompanyNATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #CAT 0010161-18

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet11 units

Drivers11

Mileage609,742 mi

Operating35 years

MCS-15005/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)2

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away2

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Driver Inspections

Total22

Out of Service2

OOS Rate9.1%

National Avg5.5%

Above National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total8

Out of Service4

OOS Rate50.0%

National Avg20.7%

Above National Average

Last FMCSA Review: 05/19/2000 | Rated: 06/02/2000

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 · 0 OOS —

2024

10 · 2 OOS ▲

2025

10 · 3 OOS ▲

2026

6 · 0 OOS ▼

Crashes

2023

2 crashes —

2024

0 crashes ▼

2025

2 crashes ▲

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 May 2026 — 23 inspections, 5 resulted in out-of-service (21.7% OOS rate).

Driver Out-of-Service 3 OOS

Vehicle Out-of-Service 5 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (4)

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	Injuries	Tow	Vehicles	Weather	Road	Light
07/01/2025	BRISTOL	IN	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Dark - Lighted
01/31/2025	PERRY (TOWNSHIP OF)	OH	0	1	2	Rain	Wet	Daylight
11/28/2023	COMSTOCK TWP	MI	1	1	2	Fog/Smog	Sand/Dirt/Oil	Daylight
07/24/2023	LINCOLN PARK	MI	0	1	3	Clear	Dry	Daylight

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

16 roadside violations across 23 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

Vehicle Maintenance 9 violations · 5 OOS

Unsafe Driving 4 violations · 0 OOS

Driver Fitness 3 violations · 3 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 (31)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
05/14/2026	KY	Driver-Only (Level III)	LEXINGTON	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
03/18/2026	KY	Driver-Only (Level III)	LONDON	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
03/11/2026	KY	Driver-Only (Level III)	GEORGETOWN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
02/12/2026	OH	Walk-Around (Level II)	FINDLAY OH	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
02/09/2026 ▼	KY	Driver-Only (Level III)	PINEVILLE	1	0	1	0	0	0	-
Violations (1) 392.16-D — Texting while driving Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving)
02/05/2026	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	BUCYRUS OH	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
12/05/2025 ▼	OH	Walk-Around (Level II)	VAN WERT OH	1	1	0	0	1	1	-
Violations (1) 393.75A3-TAOL — CFR 393.75A3-TAOL OOS
11/06/2025 ▼	KY	Driver-Only (Level III)	WILLIAMSBURG	1	0	1	0	0	0	-
Violations (1) 392.2-SLLML — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving)
10/20/2025 ▼	KY	Full (Level I)	LONDON	1	0	0	0	1	0	-
Violations (1) 392.2-SLL — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving)
08/26/2025 ▼	KY	Walk-Around (Level II)	LONDON	1	1	0	0	1	1	-
Violations (1) 393.75A3-TAOL — CFR 393.75A3-TAOL OOS
07/30/2025	OH	Walk-Around (Level II)	EATON OH	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
07/23/2025	KY	Driver-Only (Level III)	WILLIAMSBURG	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
04/30/2025	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	TROY OH	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
04/21/2025	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	LIMA OH	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
04/10/2025	OH	Walk-Around (Level II)	WAPAKONETA OH	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
03/25/2025 ▼	KY	Full (Level I)	LONDON	2	2	1	1	1	1	-
Violations (2) 393.75A3 — CFR 393.75A3 OOS 391.11B4-DEN — CFR 391.11B4-DEN OOS
11/15/2024 ▼	KY	Driver-Only (Level III)	LONDON	1	0	1	0	0	0	-
Violations (1) 392.2 — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving)
10/30/2024	TN	Driver-Only (Level III)	THORN HILL TN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
10/29/2024 ▼	KY	Full (Level I)	LONDON	6	2	0	0	6	2	-
Violations (6) 393.75A3 — CFR 393.75A3 OOS 393.9TS — CFR 393.9TS Non-OOS 393.9BRKLAMP — CFR 393.9BRKLAMP Non-OOS 393.47E — CFR 393.47E Non-OOS 393.53B — CFR 393.53B Non-OOS 396.3A1BOS — CFR 396.3A1BOS OOS
09/19/2024	KY	Driver-Only (Level III)	CORBIN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
09/12/2024	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	ROADSIDE INSPECTION	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
08/13/2024 ▼	KY	Driver-Only (Level III)	MELDRUM	2	2	2	2	0	0	-
Violations (2) 383.91(a) — CFR 383.91(a) OOS 383.23(a)(2) — CFR 383.23(a)(2) OOS
07/31/2024	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	ROADSIDE INSPECTION	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
03/28/2024 ▼	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-94 E/B @ FRONTENAC	1	0	1	0	0	0	-
Violations (1) 392.2 — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving)
01/23/2024	KY	Driver-Only (Level III)	CORBIN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
01/04/2024 ▼	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	S BROAD ST @ STEAMBURG RD	1	0	1	0	0	0	-
Violations (1) 392.2 — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving)
11/30/2023 ▼	KY	Walk-Around (Level II)	WILLIAMSBURG	1	0	0	0	1	0	-
Violations (1) 393.60(c) — CFR 393.60(c) Non-OOS
09/05/2023 ▼	KY	Full (Level I)	LONDON	5	0	0	0	5	0	-
Violations (5) 393.9(a) — CFR 393.9(a) Non-OOS 393.9(a) — CFR 393.9(a) Non-OOS 396.3(a)(1) — CFR 396.3(a)(1) Non-OOS 393.47(e) — CFR 393.47(e) Non-OOS 393.53(b) — CFR 393.53(b) Non-OOS
08/29/2023 ▼	OH	Walk-Around (Level II)	ROADSIDE	2	0	1	0	1	0	-
Violations (2) 393.207(b) — CFR 393.207(b) Non-OOS 395.8(e)(1) — CFR 395.8(e)(1) Non-OOS
06/29/2023 ▼	TN	Full (Level I)	ROADSIDE	1	0	0	0	1	0	-
Violations (1) 396.5(b) — CFR 396.5(b) Non-OOS
06/20/2023	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	ROADSIDE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	406740	$750,000	08/01/1994	07/10/1995	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY	CAT 0010161-00	$1,000,000	07/10/2004	07/01/2020	Replaced
34	CARGO	CENTENNIAL INSURANCE CO.	259018901	$0	07/10/2001	06/15/2005	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	STAR INSURANCE COMPANY	CA0100939	$1,000,000	07/10/1999	07/10/2002	Cancelled
34	CARGO	STAR INSURANCE COMPANY	IM0100057	$0	07/10/1999	07/10/2001	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	TN031147	$1,000,000	07/10/1996	07/10/1999	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	TN031147	$1,000,000	07/10/1996	08/12/1999	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	411180	$1,000,000	07/10/1995	07/10/1996	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	WESTPORT INSURANCE CORPORATION	TK3201401	$1,000,000	07/02/2002	07/02/2002	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	WESTPORT INSURANCE CORPORATION	TK3201401	$1,000,000	07/02/2002	07/10/2004	Replaced

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC207016	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/10/2005	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/22/2005
MC207016	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	07/26/1990	-	-
MC207016	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/10/1995	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	08/21/1995
MC207016	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/10/1990	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	08/01/1990
MC207016	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/24/1988	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/11/1988

No revocation records.

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87/100

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 87

Starts at 100−13 totalFinal 87

Driver out-of-service rate above national average−5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average−5

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

Insurance coverage and carrier are on file with FMCSA.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating.

What's lowering this score

-5

Driver out-of-service rate above national average

Driver OOS 9.0909% vs national avg 5.51%.

-5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average

Vehicle OOS 50% vs national avg 20.72%.

-3

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 2 crash(es) across 11 vehicles (~0.18 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: 2 crash(es) across 11 vehicles (~0.18 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Driver out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Driver OOS 9.0909% vs national avg 5.51%.

Vehicle out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Vehicle OOS 50% vs national avg 20.72%.

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) knockout	−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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