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RANDAL NICHOLS

Trust Score

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Company CheckRANDAL NICHOLS · DOT 442673

DBA: NICHOLS TRUCKING

520 6TH ST SE, STANLEY, ND, 58784

DOT# 442673 MC# 307801 Stanley, North Dakota 5 years

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2

Power Units

1

Drivers

0

Crashes (24-Month)

Not reported

Insurance

Conditional

Safety Rating

0

Inspections

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Company Information

Legal NameRANDAL NICHOLS

DBA NameNICHOLS TRUCKING

DOT Number442673

MC Number307801

Entity TypeCarrier

Operating StatusA - Active

LocationStanley, North Dakota

Added04/12/1991

MCS-15002/05/2026

Contact Details

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EmailSign in to view

Physical Address520 6TH ST SE, STANLEY, ND, 58784

Mailing Address520 6TH ST SE, STANLEY, ND, 58784

Other Companies at This Address

Address520 6TH ST SE, STANLEY, ND 58784

1

Others here

1

Distinct phones

2

Active

Company	DOT	Phone	Status
K'N'B TRUCKING LLC	4510967	Sign in	Active
RANDAL NICHOLS this company	442673	Sign in	Active

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 TypeOTHER-UNKNOWN;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC307801

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating5 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.

Drivers

1

Interstate

0

Intrastate

0

CDL

1

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Safety Summary

Safety RatingConditional

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS0.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review01/30/1992

Insurance

AmountNot reported

Type34

Effective01/20/2008

CompanyNODAK MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #CAND146

Last checked09/09/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet2 units

Drivers1

Operating5 years

MCS-15002/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Safety RatingConditional

Driver Inspections

Total0

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Vehicle Inspections

Total0

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg20.7%

Last FMCSA Review: 01/30/1992 | Rated: 04/09/1992

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE CO.	9 HQ95	$750,000	08/20/1996	01/20/1997	Replaced
34	CARGO	CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE CO.	P HQ95	$0	08/20/1996	03/13/1997	Cancelled
34	CARGO	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	CLP72905A	$0	04/17/1997	03/08/2005	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NODAK MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	CAND146	$500,000	01/20/2008	01/20/2008	Cancelled
34	CARGO	NODAK MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	CAND146	$0	01/20/2008	01/20/2008	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NODAK MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	PND0002792	$500,000	01/20/2005	04/25/2005	Name Changed
34	CARGO	NODAK MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	PND0002792	$0	01/20/2005	04/25/2005	Name Changed
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	CLP72905A	$1,000,000	01/20/1997	03/08/2005	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC307801	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	09/18/1996	REVOKED	03/14/2005
MC307801	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/10/1997	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	04/23/1997

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86/100

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 86

86

−12

Starts at 100−14 totalFinal 86

Conditional safety rating−12

No email address on file−2

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

Conditional rating (acceptable, but not Unsatisfactory).

What's lowering this score

-12

Conditional safety rating

FMCSA assigned a Conditional safety rating.

-2

No email address on file

No public email address on record.

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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