Fleet typeIdentity
Small fleet
5 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 594484 · MC-286059
MONROE JAMES DEAN
DBA M J DEAN EQUIPMENT
5 power unitsAUSTIN, TX
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-286059 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 31 yearsNo active operating authority
Watch · 3
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 20.3 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority3131 yr active
since 1995Insurance (BIPD)Unknown
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo—%
▼ 22.26% nat'lCrashes · fatal00
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
31 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1995 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is MONROE JAMES DEAN safe to work with?
Is MONROE JAMES DEAN safe to load? MONROE JAMES DEAN (USDOT 594484, MC-286059) is an active small-fleet motor carrier based in AUSTIN, TX, operating 5 power units and 4 drivers. Operating authority has been active 31 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: no active operating authority. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
MJMONROE JAMES DEAN 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
$750k BIPD · 6 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse
+5 earlier
Old American · 03–05
Great West · 05–07
19952008
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.
7 insurer eras · collapsed from 9 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO. | Oct 2007 → Apr 2008 | $750k | 1 |
| GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. | Oct 2005 → Oct 2007 | $750k | 1 |
| OLD AMERICAN COUNTY MUTUAL FIRE INS COMPANY | Oct 2003 → Oct 2005 | $750k | 2 |
| CLARENDON NATIONAL INS. CO. | Oct 2002 → Oct 2003 | $750k | 1 |
| COLONIAL COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY | Feb 2002 → Oct 2002 | $750k | 1 |
| OOIDA RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC. | Feb 1996 → Dec 1996 | $750k | 1 |
| EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO. | Feb 1995 → Feb 1996 | $750k | 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
AUSTIN, TX
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@austin.rr.com — 93 carriers: USDOT 401098USDOT 592189USDOT 605583USDOT 607224USDOT 885143USDOT 978057USDOT 1042623USDOT 1095358
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 829 BASTROP HWY, AUSTIN, TX, 78741
- Mailing address
- P O BOX 1107, DEL VALLE, TX, 78613
- Operation
- Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)
Contact
- Phone
- (512) 389-1778
- Cell
- (512) 413-0526
- Fax
- (512) 389-1969
- mjdean@austin.rr.com
- Web domain
- austin.rr.com
Registration
- Officer
- Mr. Ronnie Dean
- USDOT / docket
- 594484 · MC-286059
- First registered
- 03/21/1995
- Last MCS-150
- 04/04/2006 · 0 mi
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- —
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
—Annual mileage
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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 MONROE JAMES DEAN's USDOT number?
MONROE JAMES DEAN's USDOT number is 594484, and its motor carrier number is MC-286059.
Is MONROE JAMES DEAN authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, MONROE JAMES DEAN is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is MONROE JAMES DEAN's fleet?
MONROE JAMES DEAN operates 5 power units and 4 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is MONROE JAMES DEAN based?
MONROE JAMES DEAN is based in AUSTIN, TX.