Fleet typeIdentity
Asset-based
13 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 533535 · MC-527504
MJ MURPHY LLC
13 power unitsINDEPENDENCE, KS
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-527504 ACTIVEHAZMAT
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
13Power 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 13 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 7.2 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority3232 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
—
Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityStable
32 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1993 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is MJ MURPHY LLC safe to work with?
Is MJ MURPHY LLC safe to load? MJ MURPHY LLC (USDOT 533535, MC-527504) is an inactive asset-based motor carrier based in INDEPENDENCE, KS, operating 13 power units and 12 drivers. Operating authority has been active 32 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
MMMJ MURPHY LLC 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
- None
- Broker
- None
Insurance & bonds
BIPD / liability (required)Not on file
CargoNone
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$1M BIPD · 2 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse
+2 earlier
Federated · 12–19
20052019
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.
3 insurer eras · collapsed from 9 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| FEDERATED MUTUAL INSURANCE CO. | Jan 2012 → May 2019 | $1M | 2 |
| NATIONWIDE AGRIBUSINESS INSURANCE CO. | Jan 2011 → Feb 2012 | $1M | 2 |
| FEDERATED MUTUAL INSURANCE CO. | Jan 2005 → Aug 2005 | $1M | 5 |
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Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 13
- 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
INDEPENDENCE, KS
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a company officer with other carriers
michael murphy — 67 carriers: USDOT 230970USDOT 339809USDOT 366501USDOT 397557USDOT 462966USDOT 515675USDOT 744352USDOT 814175
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 3966 W MAIN, INDEPENDENCE, KS, 67301-8483
- Mailing address
- PO BOX 1084, INDEPENDENCE, KS, 67301-1084
- Operation
- Intrastate (Hazmat)· Hazmat
Contact
- Phone
- (620) 331-3377
- Cell
- (620) 249-4335
- Fax
- (620) 331-3341
Registration
- Officer
- Michael Murphy
- USDOT / docket
- 533535 · MC-527504
- First registered
- 08/13/1993
- Last MCS-150
- 05/20/2019 · 220,000 mi (2018)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- Recordable crash rate
- 14.28
- 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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Frequently asked
What is MJ MURPHY LLC's USDOT number?
MJ MURPHY LLC's USDOT number is 533535, and its motor carrier number is MC-527504.
Is MJ MURPHY LLC authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, MJ MURPHY LLC is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is MJ MURPHY LLC's fleet?
MJ MURPHY LLC operates 13 power units and 12 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is MJ MURPHY LLC based?
MJ MURPHY LLC is based in INDEPENDENCE, KS.