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RB NICHOLS INC

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Company CheckRB NICHOLS INC · DOT 716249

DBA: NICHOLS TRANSPORTATION

455 FOUR S INDUSTRIAL BLVD, KILGORE, TX, 75662

DOT# 716249 MC# 329585 Kilgore, Texas 28 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

5 events tracked · latest Jul 31, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 4

May 29, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Oct 7, 2025
Roadside inspection, 2 violations (no OOS).
Sep 29, 2025
Roadside inspection, 2 out-of-service violations.
Aug 28, 2025
Roadside inspection, 3 violations (no OOS).

Insurance 1

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

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

Contact Details

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Physical Address455 FOUR S INDUSTRIAL BLVD, KILGORE, TX, 75662

Mailing AddressPO BOX 2399, KILGORE, TX, 75663

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC329585

CommonNot Active

ContractActive

BrokerNot Active

Operating28 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 2.33 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure .7 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Driver Fitness

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 3.38 · 4 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage340,580 miles

Mileage Year2023

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Safety Summary

Safety RatingNot Rated

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS12.5% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Insurance

Amount$1,000,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 07/08/2026

CompanyGREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.

Policy #GRT44023A

Last checked07/31/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet6 units

Drivers6

Mileage340,580 mi

Operating28 years

MCS-15009/2024

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Driver Inspections

Total10

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total8

Out of Service1

OOS Rate12.5%

National Avg20.7%

Below 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

2023

1 · 0 OOS -

2024

4 · 1 OOS ▲

2025

7 · 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, 10 inspections, 1 resulted in out-of-service (10% OOS rate).

Vehicle Out-of-Service 2 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

17 roadside violations across 10 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 6 violations · 0 OOS

Hours-of-Service (HOS) Compliance 6 violations · 0 OOS

Unsafe Driving 5 violations · 2 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 (13)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
05/29/2026	LA	Driver-Only (Level III)	NATCHITOCHES LA	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/07/2025	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	LAT:31 37'04.51"N	2	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
09/29/2025	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	US 79	3	2	1	2	2	-	▲Detail
08/28/2025	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	FM 450	3	0	0	3	0	-	▲Detail
07/31/2025	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	LAT:31 30' 18.72N	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/03/2025	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	US59 NB NACODOCHES SCALE	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/20/2025	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	US259	2	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
01/14/2025	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	SH 43	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/08/2024	TX	Driver-Only (Level III)	IH-0020 IN TARRANT CO. (424-45	7	0	6	1	0	-	▲Detail
07/31/2024	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	SL 281	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/25/2024	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	SE TX281 LOOP SB	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/02/2024	TX	Full (Level I)	108 DAVIS ST	6	1	0	6	1	-	▲Detail
07/28/2023	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	3159 FM2879	2	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections10

Unsafe Driving 1 viols

HOS Compliance 1 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 4 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	TORUS SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	PSITX0002906	$750,000	11/18/2007	07/22/2008	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CLARENDON AMERICA INSURANCE COMPANY	DCT000009027	$1,000,000	11/18/2006	11/18/2007	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CLARENDON AMERICA INSURANCE COMPANY	DCT000006503	$750,000	11/18/2005	11/18/2006	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CLARENDON AMERICA INSURANCE COMPANY	DCT000003919	$1,000,000	11/18/2004	11/18/2005	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	CLP50583B	$1,000,000	11/18/1997	02/27/2004	Name Changed
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	CLP50583B	$1,000,000	11/18/1997	02/18/2004	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL	CA959953908	$750,000	07/22/2022	07/22/2025	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	MCP32658A	$1,000,000	07/22/2017	07/22/2022	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	HDI GLOBAL INSURANCE COMPANY	EAGCH000171616	$2,000,000	07/22/2016	08/18/2017	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Excess	HDI GLOBAL INSURANCE COMPANY	EXAGH000171616	$1,000,000	07/22/2016	08/18/2017	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	HDI GLOBAL INSURANCE COMPANY	EAGCH000171616	$2,000,000	07/22/2016	07/22/2017	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	HDI-GERLING AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	EAGCH000171615	$2,000,000	07/22/2015	07/22/2016	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	HDI-GERLING AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	EAGCH000171615	$2,000,000	07/22/2015	07/23/2016	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Excess	HDI-GERLING AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	EXAGH000171615	$1,000,000	07/22/2015	07/22/2016	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Excess	HDI-GERLING AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	EXAGH000171615	$1,000,000	07/22/2015	07/23/2016	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	STRATFORD INSURANCE COMPANY	MCC8012286	$750,000	07/22/2014	07/22/2015	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	STRATFORD INSURANCE COMPANY	MCC0107646	$750,000	07/22/2013	07/22/2014	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	STRATFORD INSURANCE COMPANY	MCC0102397	$750,000	07/22/2012	07/22/2013	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	STRATFORD INSURANCE COMPANY	MCC0102353	$750,000	07/22/2011	07/22/2012	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	STRATFORD INSURANCE COMPANY	TAP0738219	$1,000,000	07/22/2010	07/22/2011	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	STRATFORD INSURANCE COMPANY	TAP0738184	$1,000,000	07/22/2009	07/22/2010	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	STRATFORD INSURANCE COMPANY	TAP0738162	$750,000	07/22/2008	04/30/2009	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	STRATFORD INSURANCE COMPANY	TAP0738162	$1,000,000	04/30/2009	07/22/2009	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	CLP50583B	$1,000,000	02/18/2004	11/18/2004	Replaced

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC329585	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/24/2005	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/16/2005
MC329585	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/23/2006	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/15/2006
MC329585	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/22/2007	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/13/2007
MC329585	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/27/2016	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/22/2016
MC329585	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/27/2011	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/22/2011
MC329585	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/25/2015	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/21/2015
MC329585	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/25/2014	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/22/2014
MC329585	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/25/2013	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/19/2013
MC329585	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/25/2012	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/19/2012
MC329585	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/25/2010	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/21/2010
MC329585	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/25/2009	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/22/2009
MC329585	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/25/2008	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/23/2008
MC329585	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	01/14/1998	-	-

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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 7/8/2026.

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)	−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.

RB NICHOLS 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

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (13)

Safety Performance Percentiles

Licensing & Insurance

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