The federal record
USDOT 122025 · Columbia, SC · in the federal record since 1974. Everything below comes from FMCSA's own files — nothing is our opinion.
License check: Nilson Van & Storage holds active interstate for-hire authority for household goods (USDOT 122025, docket MC-109331). Whether it's the right mover for your move is what the rest of this record is for.
The company operates under its legal name, Nilson Van & Storage — the same entity that holds the federal authority and is liable for your shipment.
| Field | Federal record |
|---|---|
| Legal name | Nilson Van & Storage |
| USDOT number | 122025 |
| Authority docket | MC-109331 |
| Principal place of business | Columbia, SC |
| Power units | 43 |
| Drivers | 36 |
| In the federal record since | 1974 |
Source: FMCSA Motor Carrier Census, downloaded 14 August 2026. Verify the live record at safer.fmcsa.dot.gov using USDOT 122025.
Nilson Van & Storage has been through 12 roadside inspections. Its vehicle inspection history is too thin for a meaningful out-of-service rate.
2 reportable crashes appear in the federal file, including 1 with a fatality and 4 with injuries. FMCSA cautions that crash counts are not fault-assigned — a truck struck while legally parked lands in the same column as an at-fault collision — so treat them as exposure, not verdict.
Nilson Van & Storage holds a federal safety rating of Satisfactory, issued December 1992 — 34 years ago.
Sources: FMCSA SMS carrier measures and crash files, downloaded 14 August 2026. Methodology and caveats: how we compute every number.
One carrier's record means little on its own — the point is comparison. Compare movers in SC, every one shown with the same federal fields, or call us and tell us about your move.
Yes — as of our last federal data refresh, USDOT 122025 holds active interstate for-hire operating authority with household goods among its registered cargo classes. Its authority docket is MC-109331.
USDOT 122025. That number — printed on the truck and on your paperwork — is how you verify any mover against FMCSA's SAFER system, and how you find the legal entity behind the trade name.
Yes: Satisfactory, issued December 1992. Ratings do not expire, so check the date — the median rating on file across the industry is 18 years old.