Fleet typeIdentity
Owner-operator
3 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 154151 · MC-241901
JEREL L CHILDERS EXCAVATING INC
3 power unitsMETROPOLIS, IL
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-241901 ACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
3Power units
Self-reported · MCS-150
—Trailers seen
None observed · 24 mo
—Avg age (yr)
Awaiting decode
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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Limited record
Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.
Established 52 yearsUSDOT registration inactive
Watch · 4
USDOT registration inactiveThe USDOT record is flagged inactive — the carrier may not be authorized to operate.No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 3 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 9.2 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority5252 yr active
since 1974Insurance (BIPD)Unknown
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo—%
▼ 22.26% nat'lCrashes · fatal00
clean 24 moVektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots
Fleet age vs peersDecoding
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Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityStable
52 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is JEREL L CHILDERS EXCAVATING INC safe to work with?
Is JEREL L CHILDERS EXCAVATING INC safe to load? JEREL L CHILDERS EXCAVATING INC (USDOT 154151, MC-241901) is an inactive owner-operator motor carrier based in METROPOLIS, IL, operating 3 power units and 3 drivers. Operating authority has been active 52 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it unrated (50/100), with the leading concern: usdot registration inactive. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
JLJEREL L CHILDERS EXCAVATING INC 50
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Safety
Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
No roadside inspections on record.
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Authority & insurance
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
- Common
- Inactive
- Contract
- None
- Broker
- None
Insurance & bonds
BIPD / liability (required)Not on file
CargoNone
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$750k BIPD · 9 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn
+4 earlier
Ohio · 97–99
United Fire · 99–01
Progressive · 01–04
Auto Owners · 04–12
Artisan Truckers · 12–14
19942016
No BIPD policy is currently in force in the filing history. The authority record may still list one on file — request a COI to confirm current coverage.
9 insurer eras · collapsed from 17 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| MID-CENTURY INSURANCE CO. | Sep 2014 → Jan 2016 | $750k | 1 |
| ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY | Aug 2012 → Sep 2014 | $750k | 2 |
| AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY | Oct 2004 → Sep 2012 | $750k | 5 |
| PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY | Sep 2001 → Sep 2004 | $750k | 3 |
| UNITED FIRE & CASUALTY CO. | Sep 1999 → Sep 2001 | $750k | 1 |
| OHIO CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. | Sep 1997 → Sep 1999 | $750k | 2 |
| MILWAUKEE MUTUAL INSURANCE CO. | Sep 1996 → Sep 1997 | $750k | 1 |
| SAGAMORE INSURANCE COMPANY | Sep 1995 → Sep 1996 | $750k | 1 |
| MIDLAND RISK INSURANCE COMPANY | Sep 1994 → Sep 1995 | $750k | 1 |
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Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 3
- Observed power (24 mo)
- —
- Trailers (towed)
- —
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
04
Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
METROPOLIS, IL
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@frontier.com — 3088 carriers: USDOT 1552USDOT 2345USDOT 2477USDOT 9392USDOT 10611USDOT 13191USDOT 38515USDOT 38519
Shares a company officer with other carriers
jerel childers — 2 carriers: USDOT 2918140
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 748 MT MISSION RD, METROPOLIS, IL, 62960
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (618) 524-8151
- Cell
- (618) 638-2973
- Fax
- (618) 524-4571
- Web domain
- frontier.com
Registration
- Officer
- Jerel Childers
- USDOT / docket
- 154151 · MC-241901
- First registered
- 06/01/1974
- Last MCS-150
- 05/10/2017 · 1 mi (2016)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- 56107956
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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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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Frequently asked
What is JEREL L CHILDERS EXCAVATING INC's USDOT number?
JEREL L CHILDERS EXCAVATING INC's USDOT number is 154151, and its motor carrier number is MC-241901.
Is JEREL L CHILDERS EXCAVATING INC authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, JEREL L CHILDERS EXCAVATING INC is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is JEREL L CHILDERS EXCAVATING INC's fleet?
JEREL L CHILDERS EXCAVATING INC operates 3 power units and 3 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is JEREL L CHILDERS EXCAVATING INC based?
JEREL L CHILDERS EXCAVATING INC is based in METROPOLIS, IL.