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Carrier profile · USDOT 4297736 · Updated 06/13/2026

MICHIGAN SOUTHERN RAILROAD COMPANY

DBA NAPOLEON DEFIANCE & WESTERN RAILWAY

2 power unitsDEFIANCE, OH

AUTHORITY STATUS UNKNOWN

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

2Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Awaiting decode

Call dispatch(904) 469-3324 Email dispatchDANIELA.JARAMILLO@PATRIOTRAIL.COM

Carrier verification summary for MICHIGAN SOUTHERN RAILROAD COMPANY

MICHIGAN SOUTHERN RAILROAD COMPANY (USDOT 4297736) is unrated by Vektor because the deterministic FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of 06/13/2026.

MICHIGAN SOUTHERN RAILROAD COMPANY (USDOT 4297736) has an unknown current for-hire authority status because no FMCSA L&I authority row is available as of 06/13/2026.

MICHIGAN SOUTHERN RAILROAD COMPANY (USDOT 4297736) has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot row is available as of 06/13/2026.

MICHIGAN SOUTHERN RAILROAD COMPANY (USDOT 4297736) reports 2 power units and 2 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated 04/06/2026.

MICHIGAN SOUTHERN RAILROAD COMPANY (USDOT 4297736) has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed 06/13/2026.

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13

Limited record

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

No inspection history despite active fleet

Watch · 1

No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 2 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.

In good standing · 0

Nothing flagged.

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 crash record

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 crash record

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

2 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Awaiting VIN decode

Identity stabilityNew

1 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2024 — 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: 4297736
USDOT registration: Active
Registered: 09/18/20241 years ago
Domicile: DEFIANCE, OH
Self-reported fleet: 2 power units2 drivers
Last MCS-150: 04/06/2026
Phone: (904) 469-3324

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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