Fleet typeIdentity
Asset-based
237 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 3893941
MICHELS TRENCHLESS INC
237 power unitsavg 10.8 yrMulti-region · 9 statesBROWNSVILLE, WI
CARRIER ACTIVEHAZMAT
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
237Power units
14 observed · MCS-150
6Trailers seen
Decoded · vPIC
10.8Avg age (yr)
2005–2026 · vPIC
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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Clear to load
Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.
Driver out-of-service rate above average
In good standing · 0
Nothing flagged.
Operating authority44 yr active
since 2022Insurance (BIPD)Unknown
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo10.010.0 %
▼ 22.26% nat'lCrashes · fatal00
1 in 24moVektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots
Fleet age vs peersTypical
10.8 yr
Model years 2005–2026 · peer benchmark computing.
Identity stabilityStable
4 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2022 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
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Is MICHELS TRENCHLESS INC safe to work with?
Is MICHELS TRENCHLESS INC safe to load? MICHELS TRENCHLESS INC (USDOT 3893941) is an active asset-based motor carrier based in BROWNSVILLE, WI, operating 237 power units and 118 drivers. Operating authority has been active 4 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). Across 44 roadside inspections, its vehicle out-of-service rate is 10.0% (below the 22.26% national average), with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months. FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it clear to load (94/100). Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
MTMICHELS TRENCHLESS INC 94
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Safety
44 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
Vehicle OOS 10.0% (24-mo)10 veh insp · 24-mo · nat'l 22.26%
050%nat'l 22.26%
Driver OOS 11.8% (24-mo)17 drv insp · 24-mo · nat'l 6.67%
030%nat'l 6.67%
OOS trajectory· trailing 6-mo vehicle-OOS rate vs national
10.0% now▼ Improving
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.
Under-inspected
Expected
Well-monitored
Heavily inspected
≈0.0 / unit·yr
thin signalabundant signal
Few roadside inspections for a 237-unit fleet — the out-of-service and violation signals above rest on a small sample, so weight them cautiously. Thin coverage on a young authority is itself a flag.
- Registered power units
- 237
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 17
- Annualized
- ≈9 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.0 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
- 383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness2 · 2 OOS
- 391.11 Driver not qualifiedDriver Fitness1 · 1 OOS
- 391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness1 · 1 OOS
- 392.82 Using a hand-held mobile phoneUnsafe Driving1
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance1
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance1
- 395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance1
- 395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance1
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Authority & insurance
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
No insurance filing history on record.
03
Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 237
- Observed power (24 mo)
- 14
- Trailers (towed)
- 6
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs
Average age
2026
Newest model yr
2005
Oldest model yr
VINs decoded
04
Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density across 9 states · 24 mo
Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography
Operating radiusMulti-region
revealedStates observed99
US statesInspections · 24 mo1717
CA busiestInspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
BROWNSVILLE, WI
Top corridor
CA ⇄ WI
Density
fewermore
05
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.
Show all-time history (3 trucks · 2 carriers)
Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3599759USDOT 740284
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@michels.us — 19 carriers: USDOT 99905USDOT 298495USDOT 611787USDOT 973477USDOT 1249433USDOT 2342628USDOT 2887516USDOT 3308441
Shares a company officer with other carriers
kelly benike — 9 carriers: USDOT 99905USDOT 3308441USDOT 3484138USDOT 3491461USDOT 3599759USDOT 3703820USDOT 3706905USDOT 4164100
Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units
Registered (MCS-150)237237
Observed (24 mo)1414
Shared w/ other carriers33
Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 817 MAIN ST, BROWNSVILLE, WI, 53006
- Operation
- Interstate· Hazmat
Contact
- Phone
- (920) 583-3132
- kbenike@michels.us
- Web domain
- michels.us
Registration
- Officers
- Kelly Benike · Alissa Dewar
- USDOT / docket
- 3893941
- First registered
- 06/02/2022
- Last MCS-150
- 01/06/2026 · 1,895,816 mi (2025)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- Recordable crash rate
- 0.00
- D-U-N-S
- 118430232
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
07
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 MICHELS TRENCHLESS INC's USDOT number?
MICHELS TRENCHLESS INC's USDOT number is 3893941.
Is MICHELS TRENCHLESS INC authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, MICHELS TRENCHLESS INC is active in the FMCSA register.
What is MICHELS TRENCHLESS INC's safety record?
MICHELS TRENCHLESS INC has a 10.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 44 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 94/100 (tier: clear).
How big is MICHELS TRENCHLESS INC's fleet?
MICHELS TRENCHLESS INC operates 237 power units and 118 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is MICHELS TRENCHLESS INC based?
MICHELS TRENCHLESS INC is based in BROWNSVILLE, WI, with roadside inspections recorded across 9 states.