Broker of Household Goods
- First granted
- Jun 13, 1986 40 yrs
- BIPD required / on file
- $0 / $1,000,000
- Cargo insurance
- Not required
- Bond or trust fund
- Required · not on file
Public carrier record · USDOT 122025
NILSON VAN & STORAGE
Columbia, SC · MC 109331
NILSON VAN & STORAGE (USDOT 122025, MC 109331), a carrier in Columbia, South Carolina, lists 43 power units and 36 drivers on its MCS-150. The public crash file lists 2 crashes for it in two years, 1 with a fatality. Inspectors identified 8 different power units by VIN in two years; it reports 43.
From CarrierTrail’s copy of the FMCSA census, published Oct 28, 2026. Record present in this snapshot. Official record: SAFER · Motus
- 1 fatal crash in the 24-month window
- Safety rating is more than 5 years old
AuthorityActive3 active · since Jun 1986
Insurance2 on fileinsurance filings
Safety ratingSatisfactoryDec 17, 1992
Power units43as reported
Drivers36as reported
Inspections11latest Aug 25, 2026
Company identity and reported operations
| USDOT number | 122025 |
|---|---|
| Legal name | NILSON VAN & STORAGE |
| Doing business as / DBA | Not reported |
| MC docket identifiers | MC 109331 |
| Reported physical address | 6821 N MAIN STREET, COLUMBIA, SC, 29203, US |
| Reported business phone | (803) 786-1090 |
| Reported power units | 43 |
| Reported drivers | 36 |
| Reported MCS-150 date | May 05, 2026 |
| Company officers (as filed) | Phyllis Nilson, Michael E Hollis |
| Carrier operation | Interstate |
| Entity type | Carrier, Shipper, Broker |
| Hazmat indicator | No |
| Mailing address | PO BOX 3219, COLUMBIA, SC, 29230 |
| Business organization (recorded at review) | Corporation |
| Latest FMCSA review | Compliance review · Nov 25, 1992 |
| Census status code | A |
| Safety rating | Satisfactory |
| Safety rating date | Dec 17, 1992 |
Fleet, equipment and drivers
NILSON VAN & STORAGE reports this equipment and these drivers on its MCS-150. Owned, term-leased and trip-leased units are counted separately.
No change in power units or drivers since CarrierTrail first recorded this carrier on Sep 12, 2026.
Counts as filed on the carrier’s MCS-150. Miles per power unit divides the reported annual miles by the reported power units.
Public inspection, violation and crash summary
FMCSA public SMS input records from 2024-09-25 through 2026-09-24.
11 roadside inspections between Sep 2024 and Sep 2026, in 7 states. Inspected in 8 of 25 months; busiest Aug 2026 with 2.
| Inspections | 11 |
|---|---|
| Driver out-of-service rate | 0.0% (0 of 11) |
| Vehicle out-of-service rate | 40.0% (2 of 5) |
| Violations | 9 across 5 inspections |
| Out-of-service violations | 2 |
| Crashes | 2 |
| Fatal / injury / tow-away crashes | 1 / 2 / 2 |
| Fatalities / injuries reported | 1 / 4 |
Most frequent published violation codes
3922SLLLRState/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation13922SLLS2State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit13922SLLS4State/Local Laws - Speeding 15 or more miles per hour over the speed limit139311TLTruck-Tractor lower rear mud flaps retroreflective sheeting / reflex reflective material requirements for vehicles manufactured after July 1997139355C1BAir Brake - Truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1 1997 not equipped with an ABS system. System does not function or indicates a fault.1
Crash involvement does not establish fault. Inspection summaries, safety ratings and restricted BASIC measures are different concepts.
Compare the reported Columbia record
NILSON VAN & STORAGE reports 43 power units. The Columbia, South Carolina directory contains 4,010 census records, of which 3,338 report at least one power unit.
Reported cargo and business classification
NILSON VAN & STORAGE reports AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE in the census and lists 9 cargo categories.
- General freight
- Household goods
- Building materials
- Fresh produce
- Intermodal containers
- Meat
- Refrigerated food
- Utility
- Construction
Fleet size in local context
| Power units | Records | Share of all city records |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 672 | 16.8% |
| 1 | 2,388 | 59.6% |
| 2–5 | 717 | 17.9% |
| 6–20 | 164 | 4.1% |
| 21–100: this carrier’s band | 52 | 1.3% |
| Over 100 | 17 | 0.4% |
| Unknown / other | 0 | 0.0% |
Record dates and observed changes
- Added to the census (not company founding date)
- Jun 01, 1974
- Carrier-reported MCS-150 filing date
- May 05, 2026
- Census source publication
- Oct 28, 2026 10:49 UTC
- First observed by CarrierTrail
- Sep 12, 2026 19:56 UTC
Source publication, carrier filing and our observation dates describe different events. An older filing date alone does not establish noncompliance.
Public-field differences from up to ten recent census change events are shown below.
No public-field changes are recorded in our observation window for this carrier. This does not mean the carrier never changed its details; tracking begins at the first observation shown above.
Authority and insurance
Authority filings
Broker of Property (Except Household Goods)
- First granted
- Jun 13, 1986 40 yrs
- BIPD required / on file
- $0 / $1,000,000
- Cargo insurance
- Not required
- Bond or trust fund
- Required · not on file
Motor Carrier of Household Goods
- First granted
- Jun 13, 1986 40 yrs
- BIPD required / on file
- $750,000 / $1,000,000
- Cargo insurance
- Required · on file
- Bond or trust fund
- Not required
Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
- First granted
- Jun 13, 1986 40 yrs
- BIPD required / on file
- $750,000 / $1,000,000
- Cargo insurance
- Not required
- Bond or trust fund
- Not required
Insurance filings
| Docket | Insurer | Coverage | Effective date | Form | Policy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MC109331 | Vanliner Insurance Company | $1,000,000 | Nov 19, 2025 | BMC-91X | MRV 3258200-12 |
| MC109331 | Vanliner Insurance Company | $5,000 | Nov 19, 2025 | BMC-34 | CGV 3258200-13 |
Process agent (BOC-3)
- Name not reportedLocation not reported · MC109331
- AllAmerican Agents of ProcessSioux Falls, SD · MC109331
The company the carrier designated to receive legal papers in each state, as filed on its BOC-3.
Operating authority timeline
Status changes and notices recorded against NILSON VAN & STORAGE’s operating authority dockets, newest first, from the FMCSA authority history and notices datasets.
- Administrative status adjustmentMC109331 · Broker of Household Goods
- Administrative status adjustmentMC109331 · Broker of Property (Except Household Goods)
- GrantedMC109331 · Motor Carrier of Household Goods
- GrantedMC109331 · Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
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Shared contact details
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Explore these reported cargo categories
General freightBuilding materialsHousehold goodsRefrigerated foodFresh produceIntermodal containers
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