WILLIAM A NIEKAMP TRUCK SERVICE INC
USDOT 112000MC-Docket MC193002QUINCY, IL
Review before tendering33 power units
WILLIAM A NIEKAMP TRUCK SERVICE INC (USDOT 112000) in QUINCY, IL — has findings to review before tendering. FMCSA authority, fleet size, BASIC safety measures, crash and inspection history.
- Has active operating authority that's tenderable today (common or contract).
- No pending authority revocation.
- Not under an uncleared federal out-of-service or safety action.
- BIPD on file is $750,000 — below your $1,000,000 floor (federal general-freight minimum is $750,000).
- No cargo insurance on file. Required for many shipper contracts.
- No history of insurance lapses.
- Satisfactory safety rating.
- No BASIC alerts in any of the five public SMS categories.
- Vehicle out-of-service rate is above the national roadside average.
- 1 preventable crash(es) in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate not available.
- No fatal crashes in the last 24 months.
- No link to a prior revoked authority.
- Authority involuntarily revoked 16 times, most recent 2022-06-08 — recurring instability (typically insurance-lapse / reinstate cycles).
- FMCSA compliance review on file dated 2019-02-13 (C).
- Crash Indicator and Hazmat Compliance BASICs are statutorily withheld from public SMS under the FAST Act — their absence is not a clean record; use the crash-risk signals above instead.
Built from FMCSA's public Safety Management System data — guidance, not legal advice. Verify directly with the carrier and your cargo policy before tendering.
Authority
- Common authority
- Active
- Contract authority
- Active
Safety & BASIC scorecard
BASIC safety measures
Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 1.18
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0.58
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 9.54
Under the FAST Act, FMCSA publishes an absolute per-category measure (not a 0–100 percentile) for these five BASICs — the alert flag, not the raw number, is the risk signal. The Crash Indicator and Hazmat Compliance BASICs are statutorily withheld from public view.
Last 24 months
0
Fatalities
0
Injuries
1
Crashes
41
Inspections
6
OOS inspections
8
OOS violations
Insurance
- BIPD on file
- $750,000 below $1M baseline
- Cargo insurance
- No
- Bond on file
- No
Fleet
- Power units
- 33
- Total drivers
- 24
- Years in business
- 52
- Hazmat authority
- No
Crash risk
- Preventable crashes (24 mo)
- 1 of 1 total crash(es)
- Recordable crash rate
- Not available
- Driver OOS rate
- 2.3%
- Vehicle OOS rate
- 38.5%Above national
The official Crash Indicator BASIC is withheld from public SMS under the FAST Act — these derived signals stand in for it; their absence is not a clean record.
Compliance & history
- Reincarnation / chameleon
- No prior revoked authority
- Involuntary revocations
- 16 times last 2022-06-08
- Physical address
- No address flags
- Federal OOS / safety action
- None on file
- MCS-150 self-report
- 2025-02-24
- Insurance lapse history
- No lapses on record
- Last compliance review
- 2019-02-13 · C
Inspection history (all-time)
77
Inspections
10
OOS inspections
133
Violations
21
OOS violations
3
Post-accident
Record spans 2023-06-28 → 2026-06-03.
Crash history (last 24 months)
2024-09-21
IL
Tow-away
2024-06-13
MO
Tow-away
Violation pattern (all-time, by area)
No cited violations on record for this carrier.
Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)
| Date | Category | Violation | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-06 | Vehicle Maintenance | Improper Lamp Mounting | — |
| 2026-05-06 | Vehicle Maintenance | No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required | — |
| 2026-03-10 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2026-03-10 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | Portable ELD not mounted in a fixed position and visible to driver | — |
| 2025-10-15 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2025-09-05 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Front - Turn signal - inoperative | — |
| 2025-09-05 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998 | — |
| 2025-09-05 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2025-08-21 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS - False record of duty status driver improper use of Personal Conveyance - Not OOS | — |
| 2025-08-21 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (Property) - Failing to have a record of duty status using the method prescribed | — |
| 2025-08-21 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured | — |
| 2025-08-21 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt | — |
| 2025-08-21 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate | — |
| 2025-08-21 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998 | — |
| 2025-08-21 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2025-08-21 | Vehicle Maintenance | Hubs - Wheel seal leaking | OOS |
| 2025-08-21 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lubrication - Oil or grease leak | — |
| 2025-08-21 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2025-08-21 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination | OOS |
| 2025-08-21 | Vehicle Maintenance | Washers - Inoperative washing system. | — |
| 2025-08-21 | Vehicle Maintenance | Exhaust - System discharging from a truck or truck-tractor at a location other than at the rear of the cab | — |
| 2025-06-29 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | ELD - No record of duty status (ELD Required) | OOS |
| 2025-06-29 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | Driver failed to certify the accuracy of the information gathered by the ELD | — |
| 2025-06-11 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake - Non-manufactured hole or crack in the spring brake housing section of a parking brake | OOS |
| 2025-06-11 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake - Non-manufactured hole or crack in the spring brake housing section of a parking brake | OOS |
| 2025-06-11 | Vehicle Maintenance | Failing to correct the violation(s)/defect(s) noted on the roadside inspection report | — |
| 2025-06-11 | Vehicle Maintenance | Horn - Inoperative or defective | — |
| 2025-06-11 | Vehicle Maintenance | Emergency Equipment - Stopped vehicle warning devices missing or improper | — |
| 2025-06-11 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2025-06-11 | Vehicle Maintenance | No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher | — |
| 2025-06-11 | Vehicle Maintenance | Windshield - Damaged or Discolored | — |
| 2025-05-15 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (Form) - Paper Log/Logging Programs Form and Manner | — |
| 2025-05-14 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt | — |
| 2025-05-14 | Vehicle Maintenance | CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear | — |
| 2025-04-21 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake hose or tubing chafing and/or kinking | OOS |
| 2025-04-21 | Vehicle Maintenance | No or defective brake warning device or pressure gauge | OOS |
| 2025-04-21 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Stop lamps - Any inoperative. | — |
| 2025-04-21 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable head lamps | — |
| 2025-04-21 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperative turn signal | — |
| 2025-04-21 | Vehicle Maintenance | Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection | — |
| 2025-04-21 | Vehicle Maintenance | No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher | — |
| 2025-04-21 | Vehicle Maintenance | Windshield - Damaged or Discolored | — |
| 2025-04-21 | Vehicle Maintenance | Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers | — |
| 2025-02-26 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle. | OOS |
| 2025-02-26 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Headlamp(s) fail to operate on low and high beam | — |
| 2025-02-26 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Tail lamp - Any inoperative | — |
| 2025-02-26 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Stop lamps - Any inoperative. | — |
| 2025-02-26 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lubrication - Oil or grease leak | — |
| 2025-02-26 | Vehicle Maintenance | State/Local Laws - Wheel (mud) flaps missing or defective | — |
| 2025-02-26 | Vehicle Maintenance | Washers - Inoperative washing system. | — |
Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)
No inspections with violations on record for this carrier.
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