Carrier profile · USDOT 3312938 · MC-1052703 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

JOHNSON AUTO TRANSPORTATION CORPORATION

DBA MICHAEL JOHNSON

1 power unitLocal · 1 statesSTEGER, IL50/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1052703 ACTIVEHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

1Power units

1 observed · MCS-150

1Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

3.5Avg age (yr)

2021–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(312) 561-0088 Email dispatchjohnsonautotransportation@gmail.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Limited record

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

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileNot enough inspection history to rate

Watch · 1

Not enough inspection history to rate1 federal roadside inspection 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.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 7 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2019.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo100.0%

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo100.0%

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

1 power unit. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

7 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2019 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

1 inspections · 24 mo

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

Vehicle OOS 100.0%24-mo cumulative

050%

Driver OOS 100.0%24-mo cumulative

030%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 1 vehicle and 1 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window

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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.5 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 1-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 1
Inspections · 24 mo: 1
Annualized: ≈1 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.5 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 Driving9 · 1 OOS
393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance4 · 1 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance4 · 3 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness2 · 1 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

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

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M 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

$1M BIPD last filed ’23 · 3 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Artisan Truckers’20–’22

Berkshire Hathaway’22–’23

beyond this history

2019202120232025now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 5 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jul 2023

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	Jul 2023 → Jul 2023	$1M	2
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY DIRECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2022 → Jul 2023	$1M	17
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	May 2020 → Jan 2022	$1M	3
NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO.	Feb 2020 → May 2020	$1M	2
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	Sep 2019 → Feb 2020	$1M	2

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 1
Observed power (24 mo): 1
Trailers (towed): 1

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

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

TX busiest

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

Home base

STEGER, IL

3046 LOUIS SHERMAN DR

Top corridor

TX ⇄ IL

TX 1

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

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

No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3341245 USDOT 3869380

Shares a company officer with other carriers

michael johnson — 293 carriers: USDOT 498681 USDOT 507419 USDOT 536426 USDOT 791501 USDOT 818349 USDOT 837222 USDOT 892962 USDOT 928643

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 3046 LOUIS SHERMAN DR, STEGER, IL, 60475
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (312) 561-0088
Email: johnsonautotransportation@gmail.com

Registration

Officer: Michael Johnson
USDOT / docket: 3312938 · MC-1052703
First registered: Jul 19, 2019
Last MCS-150: Aug 14, 2025 · 75,000 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: 113680541

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

75,000

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 AUTO TRANSPORTATION CORPORATION.

JOHNSON AUTO TRANSPORTATION CORPORATION (USDOT 3312938) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jul 5, 2023 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 100.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 1 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 1 vehicle-level and 1 driver-level — across 1 state, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier 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.

It reports 1 power unit and 1 driver in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Aug 14, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is JOHNSON AUTO TRANSPORTATION CORPORATION's USDOT number?

JOHNSON AUTO TRANSPORTATION CORPORATION's USDOT number is 3312938, and its motor carrier number is MC-1052703.

Is JOHNSON AUTO TRANSPORTATION CORPORATION authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, JOHNSON AUTO TRANSPORTATION CORPORATION is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is JOHNSON AUTO TRANSPORTATION CORPORATION's safety record?

JOHNSON AUTO TRANSPORTATION CORPORATION has a 100.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 4 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: 1 federal roadside inspection 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.