Owner-operator
1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
DBA JOHN KOPAS JR TRUCKING
Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.
Owner-operator
1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
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Awaiting VIN decode
34 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1992 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
Is JOHN KOPAS JR safe to load? JOHN KOPAS JR (USDOT 480613, MC-255677) is an active owner-operator motor carrier based in WATERTOWN, WI, operating 1 power unit and 1 driver. Operating authority has been active 34 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). Across 1 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.
JOHN KOPAS JR's USDOT number is 480613, and its motor carrier number is MC-255677.
As of 2026-06-13, JOHN KOPAS JR is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
JOHN KOPAS JR has a —% vehicle out-of-service rate across 1 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.
JOHN KOPAS JR operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
JOHN KOPAS JR is based in WATERTOWN, WI.
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Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history
Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national
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 adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750k federal floor
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · since Sep 2013
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY | Dec 1993 → Sep 2013 | $1M | 3 |
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
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
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Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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No licensing or insurance changes captured since Vektor began monitoring this carrier (June 2026). Quiet is usually good.
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