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4636 SHUSTER RD, COLUMBUS, OH, 43214

DOT# 625668 MC# 637843 Columbus, Ohio 18 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

4 events tracked · latest Jun 23, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 3

Apr 30, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Aug 28, 2025
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
May 28, 2025
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).

Insurance 1

Current
Active insurance on file ($1,000,000).

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

Contact Details

Phone(614) 451-2242

Fax(614) 451-6820

Email[email protected]

Physical Address4636 SHUSTER RD, COLUMBUS, OH, 43214

Mailing Address4636 SHUSTER RD, COLUMBUS, OH, 43214

Operating Authorities

Authority TypePRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationB - Intrastate (Hazmat)

DocketMC637843

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating18 years

Company Overview

NICKOLAS SAVKO & SONS INC is a FMCSA-validated carrier based in Columbus, Ohio. The company has been in operation for 18 years, registered with the FMCSA on 12/28/1995. The fleet consists of 30 power units and 11 drivers. Annual mileage is reported at 53,000 miles (2023). With zero crashes across 3 inspections, NICKOLAS SAVKO & SONS INC maintains an excellent safety record. Both driver and vehicle out-of-service rates are below the national average, indicating strong compliance. Insurance coverage of $1,000,000 is on file through HANOVER INSURANCE CO.. Active operating authorities include Common. Based on authority, insurance, safety, and compliance data, NICKOLAS SAVKO & SONS INC has a Trust Score of 100/100 (Excellent).

Operation Classification

Authorized For HirePrivate (Property)

Mileage

Annual Mileage53,000 miles

Mileage Year2023

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.

HazMatYes

Safety Summary

Safety RatingNot Rated

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS0.0% avg 20.7%

Last Review04/03/2014

Insurance

Amount$1,000,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 06/16/2026

CompanyHANOVER INSURANCE CO.

Policy #AWW J365416

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet30 units

Drivers11

Mileage53,000 mi

Operating18 years

MCS-15007/2024

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

Total0

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg20.7%

Last FMCSA Review: 04/03/2014

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

2 · 0 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 Apr 2026 — 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.

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

3 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

Unsafe Driving 3 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 (3)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
04/30/2026 ▼	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	WESTERVILLE OH	1	0	1	0	0	0	-
Violations (1) 392.16-D — Texting while driving Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving)
08/28/2025 ▼	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	WESTERVILLE OH	1	0	0	0	0	0	-
Violations (1) 392.16AD — CFR 392.16AD Non-OOS
05/28/2025 ▼	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	NEW ALBANY OH	1	0	0	0	0	0	-
Violations (1) 392.16AD — CFR 392.16AD Non-OOS

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	HANOVER INSURANCE CO.	AWW J365416	$750,000	04/01/2025	04/01/2025	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	HANOVER INSURANCE CO.	AWW J365416	$750,000	04/01/2025	05/02/2025	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	HANOVER INSURANCE CO.	AWW J365416	$1,000,000	04/01/2024	04/01/2025	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	HANOVER INSURANCE CO.	AWW J365416	$750,000	04/01/2023	04/01/2024	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	THE CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO.	EBA 057 36 38	$750,000	04/01/2020	04/01/2023	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	SELECTIVE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA	S2330342	$750,000	04/01/2018	04/01/2018	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	SELECTIVE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA	S2330342	$750,000	04/01/2018	04/01/2020	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	WESTFIELD INSURANCE CO.	CMM 0 872 244	$750,000	04/01/2014	04/01/2014	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	WESTFIELD INSURANCE CO.	CMM 0 872 244	$750,000	04/01/2014	04/01/2018	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	VALLEY FORGE INSURANCE CO.	4027061734	$1,000,000	04/01/2012	04/01/2014	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL FIRE INSURANCE CO. OF HARTFORD	4027061734	$1,000,000	04/01/2011	04/01/2012	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL FIRE INSURANCE CO. OF HARTFORD	1077478732	$1,000,000	04/01/2007	04/01/2011	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	VALLEY FORGE INSURANCE CO.	1077478732	$1,000,000	04/01/2007	04/01/2007	Replaced
34	CARGO	VALLEY FORGE INSURANCE CO.	1077478732	$0	04/01/2007	04/01/2007	Replaced
34	CARGO	NATIONAL FIRE INSURANCE CO. OF HARTFORD	1077478732	$0	04/01/2007	04/28/2011	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC637843	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	03/14/2008	-	-

No revocation records.

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100/100

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

100 — no deductions

Clean record — the bar stays full at 100.

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

FMCSA shows active coverage on file as of 6/16/2026.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

What's lowering this score

Clean record — no deductions. This carrier starts and stays at 100.

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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Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (3)

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