Owner-operator
2 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.
Owner-operator
2 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
15.7 yr
Model years 1999–2023 · peer benchmark computing.
21 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2004 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
Is WILLIAM J JOHNSON LLC safe to load? WILLIAM J JOHNSON LLC (USDOT 1314067, MC-516803) is an active owner-operator motor carrier based in NORTH AUGUSTA, SC, operating 2 power units and 2 drivers. Operating authority has been active 21 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). Across 6 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months. FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor does not assign this carrier a safety score: 2 federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. FMCSA itself will not score a carrier's vehicle or driver record on fewer than 5, and neither will we — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
WILLIAM J JOHNSON LLC's USDOT number is 1314067, and its motor carrier number is MC-516803.
As of 2026-06-13, WILLIAM J JOHNSON LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
WILLIAM J JOHNSON LLC has a —% vehicle out-of-service rate across 6 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor does not assign this carrier a safety score: 2 federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. FMCSA itself will not score a carrier's vehicle or driver record on fewer than 5, and neither will we — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.
WILLIAM J JOHNSON LLC operates 2 power units and 2 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
WILLIAM J JOHNSON LLC is based in NORTH AUGUSTA, SC, with roadside inspections recorded across 2 states.
We could not retrieve a reliable peer set for this profile right now.
2 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks
Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national
Any OOS rate· any OOS · all inspection levels · 6-month trailing
Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal
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.
Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC
What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
Insurance & bonds
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 8 insurers are named in the list below.
This timeline is the FMCSA filing history, and it ends at the most recent superseded filing — current policy status is not tracked here. Request a certificate of insurance to confirm active coverage before tendering.
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| GEICO MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY | Feb 2025 → Feb 2026 | $750k | 1 |
| PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY | Feb 2022 → Feb 2025 | $750k | 1 |
| GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. | Feb 2021 → Feb 2022 | $750k | 2 |
| PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY | Feb 2020 → Feb 2021 | $750k | 1 |
| NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY | Feb 2014 → Feb 2020 | $750k | 4 |
| STRATFORD INSURANCE COMPANY | Feb 2010 → Feb 2013 | $750k | 3 |
| STRATFORD INSURANCE COMPANY | Feb 2009 → Apr 2009 | $750k | 2 |
| CANAL INSURANCE CO. | Apr 2005 → Nov 2007 | $750k | 3 |
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs
Revealed by inspection density across 2 states · 24 mo
Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months
Shares a company officer with other carriers
Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units
Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
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Contact
Registration
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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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