Small fleet
6 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.
Small fleet
6 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
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Awaiting VIN decode
52 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
Is K L JOHNSON TRUCKING INC safe to load? K L JOHNSON TRUCKING INC (USDOT 159490, MC-171418) is an active small-fleet motor carrier based in GARDEN CITY, KS, operating 6 power units and 6 drivers. Operating authority has been active 52 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). Across 2 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months. FMCSA rates it Satisfactory. Vektor does not assign this carrier a safety score: No federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. There is no recent safety record to judge this carrier on — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
K L JOHNSON TRUCKING INC's USDOT number is 159490, and its motor carrier number is MC-171418.
As of 2026-06-13, K L JOHNSON TRUCKING INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
K L JOHNSON TRUCKING INC has a —% vehicle out-of-service rate across 2 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor does not assign this carrier a safety score: No federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. There is no recent safety record to judge this carrier on — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.
K L JOHNSON TRUCKING INC operates 6 power units and 6 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
K L JOHNSON TRUCKING INC is based in GARDEN CITY, KS.
2 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
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
1 filing on record — no auto-liability (BIPD) continuity to chart.
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.
Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
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FMCSA census + L&I dossier
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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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