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513 CENTRAL AVE WEST, MEDFORD, MN, 55049

DOT# 4406604 MC# 1730509 Medford, Minnesota 1 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$1,000,000

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

6 events tracked · latest May 20, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 6

May 20, 2026
Roadside inspection, 3 violations (no OOS).
Nov 4, 2025
Roadside inspection, 4 violations (no OOS).
Aug 21, 2025
Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.
Jul 3, 2025
Roadside inspection, 10 violations (no OOS).
Jun 9, 2025
GRANTED MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER.
May 8, 2025
Registered with FMCSA.

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

Contact Details

Phone(507) 460-6936

Email[email protected]

Physical Address513 CENTRAL AVE WEST, MEDFORD, MN, 55049

Mailing Address613 4TH AVE SE, WASECA, MN, 56093-3409

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier Operation

DocketMC1730509

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating1 years

Company Overview

NICKS HOTSHOT SERVICES LLC is a FMCSA-validated carrier based in Medford, Minnesota. The company has been in operation for 1 years, registered with the FMCSA on 05/08/2025. The fleet consists of 1 power unit and 1 driver. With zero crashes across 6 inspections, NICKS HOTSHOT SERVICES LLC maintains an excellent safety record. Insurance coverage of $1,000,000 is on file through UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY. Active operating authorities include Common. Based on authority, insurance, safety, and compliance data, NICKS HOTSHOT SERVICES LLC has a Trust Score of 89/100 (Excellent).

Operation Classification

Authorized For Hire

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

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 OOS33.3% avg 20.7%

Insurance

Amount$1,000,000

Type91X

Effective06/03/2025

CompanyUNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY

Policy #CA998354251

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet1 units

Drivers1

Operating1 years

MCS-15006/2025

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Driver Inspections

Total3

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

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

2025

3 · 1 OOS —

2026

1 · 0 OOS ▼

Crashes

No crashes on record.

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 — 4 inspections, 1 resulted in out-of-service (25% OOS rate).

Vehicle Out-of-Service 1 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

19 roadside violations across 4 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 · 1 OOS

Unsafe Driving 6 violations · 0 OOS

Hours-of-Service (HOS) Compliance 2 violations · 0 OOS

Other (General) 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 (4)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
05/20/2026 ▼	SD	Walk-Around (Level II)	VALLEY SPRINGS SD	3	0	2	0	1	0	-
Violations (3) 390.21TB1-MC — CFR 390.21TB1-MC Non-OOS 392.2-SLL — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving) 392.2-SLL — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving)
11/04/2025 ▼	IA	Full (Level I)	39 - I35 SB MM 212 NORTHWOOD	4	0	0	0	4	0	-
Violations (4) 392.2RG — CFR 392.2RG Non-OOS 393.11TL — CFR 393.11TL Non-OOS 393.11TU — CFR 393.11TU Non-OOS 396.9D2 — CFR 396.9D2 Non-OOS
08/21/2025 ▼	NY	Walk-Around (Level II)	BEMUS POINT NY	2	1	0	0	0	1	-
Violations (2) 395.22H4-ELDBRODS — CFR 395.22H4-ELDBRODS Non-OOS 396.5B-HWSL — CFR 396.5B-HWSL OOS
07/03/2025 ▼	IA	Full (Level I)	15 - I380 NB MM 51 BRANDON	10	0	1	0	9	0	-
Violations (10) 390.21TB — CFR 390.21TB Non-OOS 393.60D — CFR 393.60D Non-OOS 393.60C — CFR 393.60C Non-OOS 392.2RG — CFR 392.2RG Non-OOS 392.2RG — CFR 392.2RG Non-OOS 393.11TU — CFR 393.11TU Non-OOS 393.11TL — CFR 393.11TL Non-OOS 393.95A — CFR 393.95A Non-OOS 392.2AU — CFR 392.2AU Non-OOS 395.24C2III — CFR 395.24C2III Non-OOS

Licensing & Insurance

No insurance history records.

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC1730509	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	06/09/2025	-	-

No revocation records.

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89/100

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 89

Starts at 100−11 totalFinal 89

Limited operating history (1-3 years)−6

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

Insurance coverage and carrier are on file with FMCSA.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

What's lowering this score

-6

Limited operating history (1-3 years)

Authority granted about 1 year(s) ago.

-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) 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.

NICKS HOTSHOT SERVICES LLC

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Safety Trends by Year

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (4)

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