Carrier profile · USDOT 130271 · MC-155074 · Updated Sep 6, 2026

Johnson Feed Inc

278 power unitsavg 4.1 yrNational · 32 statesCANTON, SD88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-155074 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

278Power units

254 observed · MCS-150

385Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

4.1Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(605) 987-4201 Email dispatchjeremyj@johnsonfeedinc.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Sep 6, 2026

Clear to load

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Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record5 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 4

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 52 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1974.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 791 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo11.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

18 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo11.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

18 in 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

278 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

4.1 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

509 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

Vehicle OOS 11.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.2%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 182 vehicle and 509 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

11.1% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 6.8 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

500 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '24 · 29

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

How heavily FMCSA inspects this fleet for its size — it tells you how much to trust the safety signals above. Thin coverage on a young authority is a fraud signal nobody else surfaces.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.9 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 278-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 278
Inspections · 24 mo: 509
Annualized: ≈255 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.9 inspections / unit · yr

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving194 · 1 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance32 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance29 · 28 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance25 · 2 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance15 · 0 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance14 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance11 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving6 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance6 · 1 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
Broker: Active

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K meets or exceeds the $750K federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’14 · 3 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Great West’86–’01

Discover Property’03–’12

beyond this history

1986199620062016now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 4 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · THE TRAVELERS INDEMNITY CO. OF CONNECTICUT · since Mar 2014

All 4 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
DISCOVER PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Mar 2013 → Mar 2014	$750K	1
DISCOVER PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Mar 2003 → Mar 2012	$750K	9
FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE CO.	Mar 2001 → Mar 2003	$750K	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Jan 1986 → Apr 2001	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 278
Observed power (24 mo): 254
Trailers (towed): 385

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

4.1 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

58.4%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 32 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

508

SD busiest

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

CANTON, SD

305 W INDUSTRIAL RD

Top corridor

SD 123 · NE 83 · KS 69

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

Last 12 months: 24 trucks also ran under 23 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 2836098 USDOT 3804598 USDOT 3817891 USDOT 3401653 USDOT 3922399 USDOT 3650507 USDOT 1241394 USDOT 2190397Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (99 trucks · 92 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2513434 USDOT 4302407 USDOT 4348368 USDOT 3766152 USDOT 4060340 USDOT 4264596 USDOT 2836098 USDOT 3804598

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@johnsonfeedinc.com — 5 carriers: USDOT 2049410 USDOT 2151999 USDOT 2364546 USDOT 3015308

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

278

Observed (24 mo)

254

Shared w/ other carriers

100

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 305 W INDUSTRIAL RD, CANTON, SD, 57013
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (605) 987-4201
Email: jeremyj@johnsonfeedinc.com
Web domain: johnsonfeedinc.com

Registration

Officers: Todd Johnson · Dave Dailey
USDOT / docket: 130271 · MC-155074
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Mar 6, 2025 · 25,898,622 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Nov 23, 2010
D-U-N-S: 24321119

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

278

Power units

261

Drivers

261

CDL drivers

25,898,622

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor

No licensing or insurance changes captured since Vektor began monitoring this carrier (June 2026). Quiet is usually good.

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for JOHNSON FEED INC.

JOHNSON FEED INC (USDOT 130271) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Sep 6, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from THE TRAVELERS INDEMNITY CO. OF CONNECTICUT effective Mar 1, 2014 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Sep 6, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 11.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier received 509 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 182 vehicle-level and 509 driver-level — across 32 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier has 18 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 5 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Sep 6, 2026.

It reports 278 power units and 261 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 6, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Nov 23, 2010 in the federal record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is JOHNSON FEED INC's USDOT number?

JOHNSON FEED INC's USDOT number is 130271, and its motor carrier number is MC-155074.

Is JOHNSON FEED INC authorized to operate?

As of Sep 6, 2026, JOHNSON FEED INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is JOHNSON FEED INC's safety record?

JOHNSON FEED INC has a 11.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 791 roadside inspections, with 18 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).