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NICHOLAS MOVING SYSTEMS INC

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Company CheckNICHOLAS MOVING SYSTEMS INC · DOT 384264

1385 FOOTE DRIVE, IDAHO FALLS, ID, 83402

DOT# 384264 MC# 129319 Idaho Falls, Idaho 47 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

Not reported

Insurance

Satisfactory

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

5 events tracked · latest Jul 4, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Identity & ownership 1

Jul 4, 2026
Authority reinstated detected in FMCSA records.

Safety & compliance 4

Apr 2, 2025
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION COMMON.
Jan 2, 2025
Roadside inspection, 2 violations (no OOS).
Dec 12, 2024
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Dec 10, 2024
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).

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

Contact Details

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Physical Address1385 FOOTE DRIVE, IDAHO FALLS, ID, 83402

Mailing Address1385 FOOTE DRIVE, IDAHO FALLS, ID, 83402

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC129319

CommonActive

ContractActive

BrokerNot Active

Operating47 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 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

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 2 · 2 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage50,000 miles

Mileage Year2023

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Safety Summary

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS33.3% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review01/25/1990

Insurance

AmountNot reported

Type91X

Effective04/01/2025

CompanyVANLINER INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #MRV 6082700-00

Last checked09/08/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet6 units

Drivers6

Mileage50,000 mi

Operating47 years

MCS-15007/2024

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Driver Inspections

Total4

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total3

Out of Service1

OOS Rate33.3%

National Avg20.7%

Above National Average

Last FMCSA Review: 01/25/1990 | Rated: 07/09/1990

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

3 · 1 OOS ▲

2025

1 · 0 OOS ▼

Crashes

2023

0 crashes -

2024

1 crash ▲

2025

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 Jan 2025, 3 inspections, 0 resulted in out-of-service (0% OOS rate).

Clean, no out-of-service violations in the last 24 months.

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

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
01/22/2024	SWAN VALLEY	ID	0	3	1	2	Clear	Water	Daylight

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

4 roadside violations across 3 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 2 violations · 0 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 (5)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
01/02/2025	ID	Walk-Around (Level II)	SAGE JUNCTION ID	2	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/12/2024	WY	Driver-Only (Level III)	ROADSIDE	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/10/2024	ID	Walk-Around (Level II)	BLACKFOOT ID	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/11/2024	WY	Full (Level I)	ALPINE POE	3	1	0	3	1	-	▲Detail
09/21/2023	WY	Full (Level I)	ALPINE POE	1	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections3

Unsafe Driving 1 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 2 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
34	CARGO	VANLINER INSURANCE COMPANY	CG00155800	$0	12/31/1990	01/06/2011	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	VANLINER INSURANCE COMPANY	TRU100387	$1,000,000	12/31/1987	01/06/2011	Cancelled
34	CARGO	WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY	WPP2038666	$0	04/01/2024	04/01/2025	Replaced
34	CARGO	WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY	WPP2038666	$0	04/01/2024	04/04/2025	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	MILFORD CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	MPP1029462	$750,000	04/01/2023	04/01/2025	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	MILFORD CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	MPP1029462	$750,000	04/01/2023	04/04/2025	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	SECURITY NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	SPP1805789	$750,000	04/01/2022	04/01/2023	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY	WPP1857923	$750,000	04/01/2020	04/01/2022	Replaced
34	CARGO	GRANITE STATE INSURANCE CO.	018522854	$0	04/01/2020	04/01/2024	Replaced

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC129319	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	06/08/1979	REVOKED	12/22/1997
MC129319	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	06/07/1989	REVOKED	12/22/1997
MC129319	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	06/07/1989	REVOKED	12/22/1997
MC129319	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/10/2025	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	04/02/2025
MC129319	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/10/2025	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	04/02/2025
MC129319	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	02/25/2022	-	-
MC129319	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	REINSTATED	02/25/2022	-	-
MC129319	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	02/22/2022	-	-
MC129319	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	REINSTATED	02/22/2022	-	-
MC129319	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	01/18/1979	REVOKED	12/22/1997

MC	Authority Type	Revocation Date	Type	Reinstate Date
MC129319	COMMON		VOLUNTARY REVOCATION
MC129319	CONTRACT		VOLUNTARY REVOCATION

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85/100

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 85

−10

Starts at 100−15 totalFinal 85

MCS-150 update overdue−10

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

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

Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating.

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).

-5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average

Vehicle OOS 33.3333% vs national avg 20.72%.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Vehicle out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Vehicle OOS 33.3333% 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)	−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.

NICHOLAS MOVING SYSTEMS INC

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Company Information

Contact Details

Operating Authorities

Operation Classification

SMS BASIC Scores

Mileage

Drivers

Safety Summary

Insurance

Quick Facts

Safety & Inspection Data

Safety Trends by Year

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Crash Records (1)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (5)

Safety Performance Percentiles

Licensing & Insurance

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