Fleet typeIdentity
Small fleet
5 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 523718 · MC-263333
JOHN WILLIAM SHELDON
DBA JWS TRUCKING
5 power unitsAJAX, ON
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-263333 ACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
5Power units
Self-reported · MCS-150
—Trailers seen
None observed · 24 mo
—Avg age (yr)
Awaiting decode
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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Limited record
Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.
Established 33 yearsUSDOT registration inactive
Watch · 4
USDOT registration inactiveThe USDOT record is flagged inactive — the carrier may not be authorized to operate.No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 5 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 9.2 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority3333 yr active
since 1993Insurance (BIPD)Unknown
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo—%
▼ 22.26% nat'lCrashes · fatal11
clean 24 moVektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots
Fleet age vs peersDecoding
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Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityStable
33 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1993 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is JOHN WILLIAM SHELDON safe to work with?
Is JOHN WILLIAM SHELDON safe to load? JOHN WILLIAM SHELDON (USDOT 523718, MC-263333) is an inactive small-fleet motor carrier based in AJAX, ON, operating 5 power units and 4 drivers. Operating authority has been active 33 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it unrated (50/100), with the leading concern: usdot registration inactive. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
JWJOHN WILLIAM SHELDON 50
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Safety
Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
No roadside inspections on record.
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Authority & insurance
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
- Common
- Inactive
- Contract
- Inactive
- Broker
- None
Insurance & bonds
BIPD / liability (required)Not on file
CargoNone
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$1M BIPD · 1 insurer · 0 lapsesContinuous
Old Republic · 94–18
19942018
No BIPD policy is currently in force in the filing history. The authority record may still list one on file — request a COI to confirm current coverage.
1 insurer era · collapsed from 2 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANY | Mar 1994 → Apr 2018 | $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)
- 5
- Observed power (24 mo)
- —
- Trailers (towed)
- —
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
04
Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
AJAX, ON
Density
fewermore
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Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@rogers.com — 329 carriers: USDOT 55415USDOT 168409USDOT 265358USDOT 437418USDOT 534002USDOT 574551USDOT 576875USDOT 581937
Shares a company officer with other carriers
john sheldon — 3 carriers: USDOT 795833USDOT 3437556
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 23 BROOKSBANK CRESCENT, AJAX, ON, L1S 3R6
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (905) 683-9718
- Cell
- (416) 347-9539
- Fax
- (905) 683-5367
- jws1993@rogers.com
- Web domain
- rogers.com
Registration
- Officers
- John Sheldon · Sherri Sheldon
- USDOT / docket
- 523718 · MC-263333
- First registered
- 05/18/1993
- Last MCS-150
- 05/10/2017 · 325,182 mi (2014)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- —
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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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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Reviews
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Frequently asked
What is JOHN WILLIAM SHELDON's USDOT number?
JOHN WILLIAM SHELDON's USDOT number is 523718, and its motor carrier number is MC-263333.
Is JOHN WILLIAM SHELDON authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, JOHN WILLIAM SHELDON is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is JOHN WILLIAM SHELDON's fleet?
JOHN WILLIAM SHELDON operates 5 power units and 4 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is JOHN WILLIAM SHELDON based?
JOHN WILLIAM SHELDON is based in AJAX, ON.