GREAT AMERICAN TRANSPORT LLC

Doing business as DENNIS NELSON TRUCKING

Spring Valley, WI · Interstate · 2 power units · Safety rating: Satisfactory · USDOT since May 11, 1995 (31 years) · Authority since Aug 25, 1982 (44 years)

No risk signals in the last-known data

How risk signals work

Nothing in the FMCSA record matched our risk signals. That is not a guarantee, and it does not confirm who you are talking to; follow the checks below. Authority and insurance are last known from May 14, 2026.

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Operating authority
Last known: Active
MC162311: Common carrier, Contract carrier active
Last known · FMCSA snapshot May 14, 2026
Liability insurance (BI&PD)
$750,000
Required minimum: $750,000
No cargo cover filed with FMCSA
Last known · FMCSA snapshot May 14, 2026
Vehicle out-of-service rate
Not enough data
No vehicle inspections in this period
FMCSA inspections · Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026

Not a live check. FMCSA has not published a Motus record for this carrier, so authority and insurance show the last known status from May 14, 2026. Confirm on Motus ↗ before booking.

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Operating authority

MC162311 Last known · FMCSA snapshot May 14, 2026

Common carrier
Common Carrier
Active
Contract carrier
Contract Carrier
Active
Liability insurance on file$750,000 (required: $750,000)
First grantedAug 25, 1982 (44 years ago)
BOC-3 process agent
Accepts legal papers for the company in each state
EVILSIZOR PROCESS SERVERS INC
Authority history for MC162311 · 11 events
DateAuthorityAction
Nov 26, 2024Motor carrierReinstated
May 4, 2011Motor carrierReinstated
Jan 3, 2011Motor carrierGranted
Dec 14, 2010Motor carrierReinstated
Jul 2, 2001Motor carrierReinstated
Mar 6, 1995Motor carrierReinstated
Nov 24, 1986Motor carrierGranted
Jun 2, 1986Motor carrierGranted
Feb 18, 1986Motor carrierGranted
Jul 26, 1984Motor carrierGranted
Aug 25, 1982Motor carrierGranted

8 revocation notices that FMCSA later withdrew, the last on Jan 8, 2013. FMCSA sends one when an insurance or bond filing lapses; it is withdrawn when the filing is made.

Last known status. This authority record comes from the FMCSA snapshot of May 14, 2026, the last one published before FMCSA moved registration to Motus. It may have changed since. Confirm current authority: Motus record for USDOT 601346 ↗

Insurance on file

Liability (BI&PD) pays for injury and damage to other people and property; it does not cover the freight. Cargo insurance covers the freight. FMCSA only requires cargo filings from household goods carriers and freight forwarders, so most carriers file none: ask for a cargo certificate that fits your load. No cargo cover filed with FMCSA.

TypeDocketLayerInsurerCoverageEffectiveStatus
Liability (BI&PD)MC162311PrimaryGEICO MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY
Policy 9300225684 · 91X
$750,000Oct 18, 2025Active
Insurance that ended since 2024 · 1 policy
EndedTypeInsurerEffectiveHow it ended
Oct 18, 2025Liability (BI&PD)
MC162311
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY
Policy CA988203593
Nov 25, 2024Replaced

"Replaced" means a new filing took over the day the old one ended. "Cancelled" means the insurer or the company ended the policy; if no replacement was filed in time, the company was uninsured with FMCSA in between.

Source: Last known · FMCSA snapshot May 14, 2026. Identical filings repeated in the FMCSA data are shown once; a filing listed under two dockets is one policy, not extra coverage. Coverage is the maximum amount filed with FMCSA, not the full policy.

Last known filings. Insurance for this carrier comes from the FMCSA snapshot of May 14, 2026. Policies may have been cancelled or replaced since. Confirm current filings: Motus record ↗ and ask the insurer for a certificate naming you as holder.

Roadside inspections Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026

1inspections
—vehicle out-of-service
0 of 0 · Wisconsin avg 19.9%
0.0%driver out-of-service
0 of 1 · Wisconsin avg 2.8%
1violations written on inspection reports

Vehicles seen at inspections different VINs, 24 months

Power units: 1

1 tractors

Volvo 1

2 power units declared on the MCS-150. Inspections see only part of a fleet, so fewer here is normal; many more can mean the registration is out of date.

Trailers: 1

1 semi-trailers

Stoughton 1

Includes trailers the company pulled but does not own, such as shipper or leasing trailers.

Most recent inspection
DateStateLevelViolationsOut of service
Sep 21, 2026WI31No
How these rates are calculated

Period: Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026. Vehicle rate = vehicle inspections with a vehicle out-of-service order ÷ vehicle inspections (levels 1, 2, 5 and 6). Driver rate uses levels 1, 2, 3 and 6. The Wisconsin average covers 42,237 vehicle and 76,995 driver inspections of all Wisconsin-based carriers in this period. It mixes every type of operation, so compare with care; rates based on a handful of inspections say little. FMCSA's own SMS measures are weighted differently: SMS profile ↗ · SAFER snapshot ↗

Violations in FMCSA's SMS last 24 months

1 violation counted in FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (SMS), 0 of them serious enough to put the driver or vehicle out of service.

Category (FMCSA BASIC)ViolationsOut of serviceShareWisconsin share
Unsafe Driving10100.0%21.2%
1 most frequent violations
ViolationTimesOut of service
State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit
Speeding 2 · Unsafe Driving · code 3922SLLS2
10

Source: FMCSA SMS violation file, inspections in the last 24 months, published Oct 19, 2026. "Share" is this company's mix of violations; the Wisconsin column is the mix across all Wisconsin-based carriers, so you can see which kinds of problems stand out. A high count partly reflects fleet size and how often trucks are inspected.

Crashes Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026

No reportable crashes in this period.

Company details FMCSA census · Oct 19, 2026

USDOT number601346
MC / docketMC162311
Legal nameGREAT AMERICAN TRANSPORT LLC
DBA nameDENNIS NELSON TRUCKING
OperationInterstate
Business typeCorporation
Power units2
Drivers2
Annual mileage62,650 (2025)
HazmatNo
Safety ratingSatisfactory (Jan 28, 1999)
USDOT number addedMay 11, 1995 · 31 years ago
Last MCS-150 updateMar 10, 2026

Equipment as declared on the MCS-150

OwnedTerm-leased
Tractors20
Trailers20

Term-leased equipment usually belongs to owner-operators driving under this company's authority.

Cargo carried

General FreightMeatRefrigerated FoodPaper Products

Change history

No changes to name, contact details, authority or insurance since we started tracking on Oct 18, 2026. We compare every company's FMCSA record each day.

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Questions about GREAT AMERICAN TRANSPORT LLC

What does GREAT AMERICAN TRANSPORT LLC's operating authority allow?

MC162311: Common carrier (may haul regulated property for hire for the general public); Contract carrier (may haul regulated property for hire under continuing contracts with specific shippers).

Which information about GREAT AMERICAN TRANSPORT LLC is old or missing?

Operating authority is the last known status from the FMCSA snapshot of May 14, 2026, not a current check. Insurance filings are from the same May 14, 2026 snapshot. There are too few vehicle inspections in the last 24 months to judge the out-of-service rate.

What should I verify before booking GREAT AMERICAN TRANSPORT LLC?

Confirm the authority and insurance on the Motus record for USDOT 601346. Call the company back on the phone number on file, (715) 245-9861, not a number from an email or load board message. Check that the MC number the dispatcher gave you matches MC162311, and ask the insurer for a certificate of insurance naming you as holder, with cargo coverage that fits your load.

Company details from the FMCSA Company Census File (Oct 19, 2026). Inspections and crashes from FMCSA MCMIS files. About our data · Report an error on this page (how corrections work).

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