NELSON FREIGHT SERVICE INC
27 power units
25 drivers
3.4M mi/yr
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FRED Score 74.1 / 100
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Moderate confidence
41 yrs history · 59 roadside inspections in 24 months
Scored Nov 8, 2026
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- How it compares with similar fleets, per power unit and per mile
- Cargo risk, and news reports linked to its crashes
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Fleet, registration and cargo
Fleet and equipment
- Power units
- 27 all owned
- Drivers · CDL
- 25 · 25
- Annual miles
- 3.4M ~126k per unit
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 27 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
| Trailers | 87 | 0 | 0 | 87 |
Registration
- Organization
- CORPORATION
- Operation
- Interstate
- Authority type
- Authorized For-Hire
- FMCSA rating
- Satisfactory (Oct 4, 2010)16 yrs old
- Registered
- Sep 17, 1985 (41 yrs)
- MCS-150 update
- Mar 30, 2026 (Biennial Update)
- DUNS
- 826308454
- Officer
- EDWARD JARDANOWSKI
- Phone
- (715) 582-3700
- corby@nelsonfs.com
- Address
- 901 Pine Street, Peshtigo WI 54157
Cargo
Cargo risk score
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Metal: Sheets/Coils/RollsMachinery/Large ObjectsLiquids/GasesGeneral FreightBuilding MaterialsOther: CASTINGS, FURNITUREPaper ProductsConstructionChemicals
“General Freight” is a catch-all; the actual cargo mix and its risk may differ.
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Roadside and crash record
FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026Crashes
1
0 fatal (0 deaths) · 0 injury · 0 people hurt in all
Inspections
59
61% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
13.3%
4 of 30 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
1.7%
1 of 59 driver inspections
Violations
30
7 out-of-service violations
Inspections per quarter
With an out-of-service order
How it compares with similar fleets
Crashes, inspections and violations per power unit and per mile, against fleets like this one
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Violations
30 on the FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026-
Unsafe driving No alert15 · 0 out-of-serviceSpeeding 8 · Reckless / lane 5 · Phone use 1 · Seat belt 1
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Vehicle maintenance No alert10 · 5 out-of-serviceTires 4 · Brakes 3 · Lights 3
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Hours of service No alert3 · 0 out-of-serviceFalse log 1 · No log 1 · Over hours limit 1
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Driver fitness No alert2 · 2 out-of-serviceMedical certificate 1 · No valid CDL 1
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
Out-of-service share of each category. “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold.
Violations by quarter
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FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026
1 crash
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Dec62025Dec 6, 2025 · IowaProperty damage onlySnow road, dark - lighted, snow, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
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On FMCSA's filing record
- Liability (BIPD)
- $1,000,000 · Great West Casualty Coon record since Jun 1, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Nov 19931 other liability filing also on file
- Cargo filing
- not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
- Broker or forwarder bond
- required · none on file
36 months to Nov 7, 2026
- 4 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 3 changes: Northland Insurance Company → Great West Casualty Co (Jun 2026); SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY → Northland Insurance Company (Jun 2025); INTEGRITY INSURANCE COMPANY → SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY (Jun 2024)
- 1 cancellation notice filed by an insurer, replaced before it took effect
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
- 1 liability filing received late (the last received Jun 24, 2026 for an effective date of Jun 1, 2026); FMCSA had no filing on record in between
Authority events and every filing
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Where it operates
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Map: inspections and crashes from FMCSA's weekly files over 24 months.
Inspections by state
- Wisconsin (HQ) 10
- Michigan 6
- Iowa 5
- Missouri 5
- Indiana 4
- Ohio 4
- Illinois 3
- New York 3
17% of inspections were in its home state.
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FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
| BASIC | Inspections with violations | Measure | Alert |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving | 15 | 3.31 | No alert |
| Vehicle maintenance | 8 | 2.02 | No alert |
| Hours of service | 3 | 0.24 | No alert |
| Driver fitness | 1 | 0.13 | No alert |
| Drugs & alcohol | 0 | 0.00 | No alert |
59 driver inspections · 30 vehicle inspections
These records come from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026; the grade counts crashes Oct 1, 2023 – Sep 30, 2026 and inspections Nov 1, 2024 – Oct 31, 2026 from FMCSA's weekly files, so counts can differ.
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