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Your driver was put out of service on your latest roadside inspection: Washington on November 3.
That makes 5 of your 50 inspections in the last 24 months with an out-of-service order.
Your MCS-150 lists 137 trucks and 97 drivers.
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WALTER E NELSON CO is a large fleet motor carrier based in PORTLAND, Oregon (USDOT #288471). As of November 13, 2026, it holds a Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating and a FileFlo Carrier Intelligence Score of 59/100 (Elevated Risk), based on 50 recent inspection(s) and 36 recorded violation(s) in public FMCSA data.
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| Category | Score | Max |
|---|---|---|
| Safety Rating | 30 | 30 |
| Inspection Pass Rate | 20 | 20 |
| Out-of-Service Rate (vs FMCSA national avg) | 11 | 15 |
| CSA BASIC percentiles | Not measured | n/a |
Three public FMCSA components, scored by FileFlo. CSA BASIC percentiles are not in FMCSA's public data, so they are shown as not measured.
WALTER E NELSON CO is a large fleet operating out of PORTLAND, Oregon with USDOT number 288471. The company operates 137 power units and holds a current FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory. Based on our analysis of federal safety data, WALTER E NELSON CO has a FileFlo Carrier Intelligence Score (CIS) of 59/100, classified as Elevated Risk.
WALTER E NELSON CO has undergone 50 recorded DOT inspections. The vehicle out-of-service rate is 4.0%, which is below the national average of 20.72%, suggesting solid vehicle maintenance practices. The driver out-of-service rate is 6%, above the national average of 5.51%. Common causes include hours-of-service violations, expired medical certificates, and CDL issues.
The public FMCSA record for WALTER E NELSON CO carries 36 recorded violations, and the most recent inspection on file is dated November 3, 2026. Across 50 recorded inspections, the record carries 3 driver out-of-service violations and 2 vehicle out-of-service violations.
A recorded violation is what an inspector wrote down at the roadside. It is not a penalty, and it is not an amount owed: FMCSA assesses civil penalties only after a compliance review classifies specific cited violations. The step that changes this record is the document behind each line, so the next move is to see which records an investigator would ask for and which of them exist today.
The Carrier Intelligence Score is FileFlo's own summary of three public FMCSA components for WALTER E NELSON CO: the safety rating, the inspection pass rate and the out-of-service rate against the national average. It is not an FMCSA score, and FMCSA does not use it to choose carriers for an investigation. 59 out of 100 falls in FileFlo's Elevated Risk band.
WALTER E NELSON CO falls under the Western Service Center for FMCSA field-office oversight (region code 10). Service-center territory drives which FMCSA Investigator team would conduct a new-entrant audit or compliance review if one is triggered for this carrier.
WALTER E NELSON CO is classified by FMCSA as an interstate carrier.
The carrier is classified as Private Property, meaning it transports its own goods incidental to its primary business, exempt from MC-number authority but still subject to safety regulations under 49 CFR Part 390.
Business organization type: Corporation.
WALTER E NELSON CO is not flagged in FMCSA Census as a hazmat carrier (HM indicator: N), so the carrier is not subject to the additional 49 CFR Subchapter C hazmat regulations.
Operational range per MCS-150 filing: interstate beyond 100 miles (long-haul, 6 drivers); interstate within 100 miles (short-haul, 35 drivers); intrastate beyond 100 miles (12 drivers); intrastate within 100 miles (44 drivers). The 100-mile boundary matters because drivers operating within a 100-air-mile radius qualify for the short-haul exception under 49 CFR 395.1(e)(1), which removes the requirement to maintain RODS for the day.
Self-reported MCS-150 annual mileage: 1,060,687 miles. MCS-150 mileage feeds the FMCSA SafeStat exposure denominator: drastically understated mileage can artificially inflate CSA BASIC percentile scores by reducing the per-mile exposure baseline. Updates are required every 24 months under 49 CFR 390.19.
Owned equipment per the FMCSA Census filing: 64 straight trucks, 4 tractors, 17 trailers. Owned-vs-leased equipment matters for compliance documentation, owned trailers require the carrier to retain annual inspection certificates under 49 CFR 396.17, while leased trailers shift that documentation responsibility to the lease agreement.
The carrier reports 42 CDL-holding drivers on file. Each CDL driver must have a current Driver Qualification File (DQF) maintained per 49 CFR 391.51, including a Medical Examiner's Certificate, an annual MVR review, and a record of road-test results.
Intrastate driver count: 56. Intrastate drivers may be subject to state-specific CDL endorsement and hours-of-service variances depending on the state.
Primary cargo type per MCS-150: Cleaning Supplies. Cargo type drives which BASIC categories the carrier is monitored under (Hazmat Compliance applies only to HM-flagged carriers; Cargo-Related Crash applies broadly).
The FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) crash dataset records 15 crash events involving WALTER E NELSON CO in the available reporting window. Of these, 2 involved a fatality, 5 involved a reported injury, and 15 resulted in a tow-away. 15 events meet the federal-recordable threshold under 49 CFR 390.5 (fatality, injury treated away from the scene, OR tow-away of any vehicle).
Most recent recorded event: N RIVER RD 1.0 W HWY 234, 2.03 W GOLD HILL, OR on February 24, 2026.
Inspections cluster geographically across Washington (43), Oregon (4), California (3). The concentration in Washington is consistent with the carrier's primary lanes and tends to correlate with which state DOT inspector teams WALTER E NELSON CO's drivers encounter most often at roadside checkpoints.
Across the 50 recorded inspections, WALTER E NELSON CO's 4.0% vehicle out-of-service rate sits well below the FMCSA 2024 national average of 20.72%. The 6.0% driver out-of-service rate sits moderately above the 2024 national average of 5.51%.
Your last out-of-service was 10 days ago.
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| Date | State | Driver OOS | Vehicle OOS | Next step |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | WA | 1 | 0 | Audit check |
| 2026-10-20 | WA | 0 | 0 | Audit check |
| 2026-10-14 | WA | 0 | 0 | Audit check |
| 2026-10-14 | WA | 0 | 0 | Audit check |
| 2026-10-08 | WA | 0 | 0 | Audit check |
| 2026-10-01 | OR | 0 | 0 | Audit check |
| 2026-09-30 | WA | 0 | 0 | Audit check |
| 2026-09-25 | WA | 0 | 0 | Audit check |
| 2026-09-24 | WA | 0 | 0 | Audit check |
| 2026-09-18 | WA | 0 | 0 | Audit check |
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WALTER E NELSON CO (USDOT #288471) holds a "Satisfactory" FMCSA safety rating. FileFlo's Carrier Intelligence Score for the carrier is 59/100 (Elevated Risk), derived from its safety rating, inspection pass rate, and out-of-service rate versus the FMCSA national average.
Per its most recent FMCSA MCS-150 filing, WALTER E NELSON CO operates 137 power unit(s) and 97 driver(s), classifying it as a large fleet. Fleet counts are self-reported to FMCSA and can lag a carrier's current operation.
WALTER E NELSON CO is registered with the FMCSA at a physical address in PORTLAND, Oregon, under USDOT number 288471.
FileFlo shows 50 recent DOT inspection(s) and 36 recorded violation(s) for WALTER E NELSON CO (USDOT #288471), sourced from FMCSA public records and the Socrata transportation datasets. The inspection table on this page lists dates, states, and out-of-service counts.
WALTER E NELSON CO scores 59/100 (Elevated Risk) on FileFlo's Carrier Intelligence Score. The score normalizes three public FMCSA components (safety rating, inspection pass rate, and out-of-service rate versus the national average) into one 0-100 surface. CSA SMS BASIC percentiles are not published in FMCSA's public data and are excluded rather than estimated.
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Data sourced from FMCSA public records and the Socrata transportation dataset. Last updated: November 13, 2026. Information may not reflect the carrier's current status. Dispute this record · Claim this profile