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Carrier profile · USDOT 1961314 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

JOHN STEELE TRUCKING LLC

7 power unitsBRENHAM, TX

AUTHORITY STATUS UNKNOWN

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

7Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

Call dispatch(979) 289-0415 Email dispatchJOHN_STEELE_TRUCKING@YAHOO.COM

Carrier verification summary for JOHN STEELE TRUCKING LLC

JOHN STEELE TRUCKING LLC (USDOT 1961314) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Jun 13, 2026.

JOHN STEELE TRUCKING LLC (USDOT 1961314) has an unknown current for-hire authority status because no FMCSA L&I authority row is available as of Jun 13, 2026.

JOHN STEELE TRUCKING LLC (USDOT 1961314) has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available as of Jun 13, 2026.

JOHN STEELE TRUCKING LLC (USDOT 1961314) has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

JOHN STEELE TRUCKING LLC (USDOT 1961314) reports 7 power units and 7 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Oct 30, 2009.

JOHN STEELE TRUCKING LLC (USDOT 1961314) has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Limited record

Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.

Established 17 yearsNo inspection history despite active fleet

Watch · 2

No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 7 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 16.8 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.

In good standing · 1

Established 17 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2009.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

7 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

16 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2009 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

What we know

This carrier has a federal identity but no operating activity on the record. Everything the FMCSA holds is below — we're not drawing empty charts around it.

On the federal record· FMCSA census + L&I

USDOT: 1961314
USDOT registration: Active
Registered: Oct 30, 200916 years ago
Domicile: BRENHAM, TX
Self-reported fleet: 7 power units7 drivers
Last MCS-150: Oct 30, 2009
Phone: (979) 289-0415

Why this record is thin· what the federal datasets return

No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record — so there is no out-of-service rate, no BASIC percentile and no violation history to show.
No equipment observed in inspections — so no VIN-decoded units, fleet age or trailer count.
No inspection geography — so no operating footprint or lane map.
No insurance filing history on record — so no coverage limit, insurer or continuity timeline to chart.

An absent record is not a clean record. Verify operating authority and insurance directly with FMCSA — and request a certificate of insurance — before tendering a load.

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