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Niece Trucking Inc

Unclaimed
Interstate
(5 reviews) 4.9 out of 5
Des Moines, IA 50313
USDOT
638655
Docket
MC352470

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Carrier Ratings

Cleanliness
9.8
Communication
9.6
Timeliness
9.8

Positive Flags

On Time Pickup
4
On Time Delivery
4
Strong Dispatcher Communication
3
Strong Driver Communication
3
Easy to Work With
3
Good Delivery Condition
2
Consistent Tracking
1
Friendly
1
Easy to Onboard
1
Clean Equipment
1
Knowledgeable
1

Overview

Niece Trucking offers a full line of flatbed, refrigerated and dry van options to meet all your freight hauling requirements for local and regional service. We’re proud to claim over 20 years of experience with climate controlled reefer trailers, ensuring your perishables travel to their destination in the perfect temperature controlled environment. Our dependable fleet of dry van trailers will make sure your freight stays clean, dry, and safe.

Fleet Details

Type Tractors Trailers Trucks
Owned 158 408 36
Leased 0 0 0

Freight

  • General Freight
  • Grain, Feed, Hay
  • U.S. Mail
  • Commodities Dry Bulk
  • Refrigerated Food
  • Beverages
  • Paper Products

Truck Types

  • Container
  • Dry Van
  • Reefer
  • Flatbed
  • Power Only

Shipment Types

  • Full Truckload
MCS-150 Mileage
14,022,872 (2022)
Electronic Tracking
40% of reviewers say the carrier uses electronic tracking

Lanes

This information was provided by Niece Trucking Inc

Primary Operating Area Headquarters

Compliance

Authorizations

FMCSA authority status
Contract Active — 09/10/1999 (24 years, 7 months)
Carrier operation
Interstate
Cargo authorization
Property

Safety Violations

Type Total Severe Out of Service Measure Percentile
Vehicle Maintenance 19 1 2 2.65 21.7%
Unsafe Driving 22 4 0 1.12 15.8%
Hours of Service Compliance 1 1 0 0.04 1.2%
Driver Fitness 0 0 0 0 0%
Controlled Substances 0 0 0 0 0%

Accident Report

Type Last 6 Months 6-12 Months ago 12-24 Months ago Total
Fatalities 0 0 0 0
Injuries 1 0 2 3
Tow-away 2 1 6 9
Crash Reports 2 1 7 10

Inspections

Type Inspections OOS Inspections OOS Percentage National Average
Driver 97 0 0% 6.67%
Vehicle 35 3 8.57% 22.26%

Insurance Coverage

Insurance type
BIPD (Primary)
Company name
Hartford Fire Insurance Company
Policy limit
$1,000,000
Policy number
22UENOI5081
Effective date
09/01/2023
Address
One Hartford Plaza, Hartford, CT, US, 06115
Phone
+1-860-547-5000

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OH

Verified Broker from Ohio

April 23, 2024

“Full Truckload from Ashton, IL to Des Moines, IA”

Timeliness
10/10
Cleanliness
10/10
Communication
10/10

What went well?
  • On Time Pickup
  • On Time Delivery
  • Strong Dispatcher Communication
  • Easy to Work With
  • Good Delivery Condition

We have only worked with this team one time in the past, and they did an overall good job for us. The driver made sure to hit both sides on time and made the load easy. The only downside was that their tracking was not the best.


Lanes
Ashton, IL to Des Moines, IA
Freight Details
General Freight
Tracking
Offers electronic tracking
Tracking not functional
FL

Verified Broker from Florida

April 23, 2024

“Full Truckload from Kansas City, MO to Des Moines, IA”

Timeliness
10/10
Cleanliness
10/10
Communication
10/10

What went well?
  • On Time Pickup
  • On Time Delivery
  • Consistent Tracking
  • Strong Dispatcher Communication
  • Strong Driver Communication
  • Friendly
  • Easy to Work With
  • Easy to Onboard
  • Clean Equipment
  • Good Delivery Condition
  • Knowledgeable

Niece Trucking helped us out on a food-grade dry van shipment. They sent in clean equipment and were in communication throughout the trip. Great job by this carrier.


Lanes
Kansas City, MO to Des Moines, IA
Freight Details
General Freight
Tracking
Offers electronic tracking
Tracking functional
GA

Verified Broker from Georgia

April 19, 2024

“Excellent Carrier”

Timeliness
10/10
Cleanliness
10/10
Communication
10/10

What went well?
  • On Time Pickup
  • On Time Delivery
  • Strong Dispatcher Communication
  • Strong Driver Communication

Niece Trucking is a great company. Regular local capacity and super friendly. We can always trust them to load and deliver on time!


Lanes
Urbandale, IA to Waterloo, IA
Freight Details
Commodities Dry Bulk
Tracking
Did not use electronic tracking
RS

Rob S

June 16, 2023

“Full Truckload from Des Moines, IA to Carrollton, GA”

Timeliness
9/10
Cleanliness
9/10
Communication
8/10

What went well?
  • On Time Pickup
  • On Time Delivery
  • Strong Driver Communication
  • Easy to Work With

great service, prompt pickups and timely deliveries. tough lane to cover but they got it done


Lanes
Des Moines, IA to Carrollton, GA
Freight Details
General Freight
Tracking
Did not use electronic tracking
IL

Verified Broker from Illinois

May 05, 2022

“Full Truckload from Osage, IA to Stone Mountain, GA”

Timeliness
10/10
Cleanliness
10/10
Communication
10/10

Likes

Janine in dispatch p[provided timely updates when asked and our freight was delivered clean and without issue.

Dislikes

Overall really god experience and we did not come across any problems with the carrier.


Lanes
Osage, IA to Stone Mountain, GA
Freight Details
General Freight
Tracking
Did not use electronic tracking
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