Mel Nelson Transportation Inc — compliance record
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Vetting summary
Authority age
36 years (granted 1990)
Liability filing
$750K BIPD — meets the $750K federal minimum
Inspections
Zero inspections on file — no safety data to evaluate (a documented gap in vetting standards)
Email identity
Free aol.com inbox on the federal record
Federal identity
Registration snapshot
Legal name
Mel Nelson Transportation Inc
DBA
—
Entity type
Carrier
Physical address
16821 Wicker Avenue, Lowell, IN 46356
Phone
(219) 365-5375
Power units
4
Drivers
2
First on record
—
Last MCS-150 filing
—
Hazmat flag
No
Operating authority
Dockets & filings
MC204046
Common: None · Contract: Active · Broker: None
Property: ✓ · Passenger: — · HHG: — · BIPD filed: ✓ · Cargo: — · Bond: —
Authority history
- Involuntary Revocation — Contract
- Reinstated — Motor Property Contract Carrier
- Reinstated — Motor Property Contract Carrier
- Reinstated — Motor Property Contract Carrier
- Granted — Motor Property Contract Carrier
Revocation records
- type license: CONTRACT · order1 serve date: 09/18/2009 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION · order2 effective date: 10/21/2009
- type license: CONTRACT · order1 serve date: 11/10/2005 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION · order2 effective date: 12/13/2005
- type license: CONTRACT · order1 serve date: 11/07/2002 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION · order2 effective date: 10/11/2002
Insurance filings
Email & web forensics
On-file email
mlcnelsoninc@aol.com — free consumer inbox, the #1 vetting flag
From the FMCSA on-file contact, public domain registration (RDAP), and live DNS.
Crash record — last 24 months
0
Reportable crashes
0
Tow-aways
0
With injuries
0
With fatalities
Most recent: IL 02/2020 · IN 10/2017 · IN 08/2005 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.
Safety record
Inspection history
No roadside inspections in the current federal dataset.
Activity log
Record changes
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No changes recorded since TenFourHQ began tracking this company.
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