Carrier profile · USDOT 1047569 · MC-437260 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

D & S Johnson Trucking LLC

8 power unitsavg 15.6 yrLocal · 2 statesCHESTERFIELD, SC88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-437260 ACTIVERATED CONDITIONAL

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

8Power units

5 observed · MCS-150

4Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

15.6Avg age (yr)

2000–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(843) 253-6240 Email dispatchDSJOHNSONTRUCKIN@AOL.COM

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Watch · 2

Driver out-of-service rate above average11.8% vs the 6.7% national average.Multiple injury crashes6 crashes involving injuries are on record.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 24 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2002.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

8 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

15.6 yr

Model years 2000–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

23 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2002 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

17 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

Vehicle OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 11.8%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 4 vehicle and 17 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

0.0% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 66.7 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

16 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '26 · 3

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

How heavily FMCSA inspects this fleet for its size — it tells you how much to trust the safety signals above. Thin coverage on a young authority is a fraud signal nobody else surfaces.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.1 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 8-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 8
Inspections · 24 mo: 17
Annualized: ≈9 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.1 inspections / unit · yr

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving10 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance6 · 1 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness2 · 2 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness2 · 1 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K meets or exceeds the $750K federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’23 · 7 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

Canal’02–’06

Progressive Northern’12–’18

Progressive Northern’18–’22

Canal’22–now

2002200820142020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 9 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · CANAL INSURANCE CO. · since Dec 2023

All 9 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Dec 2022 → Dec 2023	$750K	1
PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2018 → Dec 2022	$750K	1
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Mar 2018 → Dec 2018	$750K	1
PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2012 → Mar 2018	$750K	2
OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	Feb 2011 → Aug 2012	$750K	3
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	May 2009 → May 2010	$750K	3
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2008 → May 2009	$750K	2
STRATFORD INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2007 → Aug 2008	$750K	1
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Aug 2002 → Aug 2006	$750K	6

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 8
Observed power (24 mo): 5
Trailers (towed): 4

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

15.6 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2000

Oldest model yr

77.8%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 2 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

SC busiest

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

CHESTERFIELD, SC

945 WINDMILL ROAD

Top corridor

SC 10 · NC 7

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

Shares a company officer with other carriers

david johnson — 190 carriers: USDOT 171727 USDOT 271257 USDOT 338571 USDOT 342485 USDOT 385085 USDOT 442134 USDOT 443616 USDOT 464053

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 945 WINDMILL ROAD, CHESTERFIELD, SC, 29709
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (843) 253-6240
Fax: (843) 623-5334
Email: dsjohnsontruckin@aol.com

Registration

Officer: David Johnson
USDOT / docket: 1047569 · MC-437260
First registered: Aug 12, 2002
Last MCS-150: Dec 31, 2025 · 170,000 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Conditional · Aug 4, 2010
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

170,000

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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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for D & S JOHNSON TRUCKING LLC.

D & S JOHNSON TRUCKING LLC (USDOT 1047569) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from CANAL INSURANCE CO. effective Dec 21, 2023 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 0.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 17 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 4 vehicle-level and 17 driver-level — across 2 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 8 power units and 3 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Dec 31, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Conditional assigned Aug 4, 2010 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is D & S JOHNSON TRUCKING LLC's USDOT number?

D & S JOHNSON TRUCKING LLC's USDOT number is 1047569, and its motor carrier number is MC-437260.

Is D & S JOHNSON TRUCKING LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, D & S JOHNSON TRUCKING LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is D & S JOHNSON TRUCKING LLC's safety record?

D & S JOHNSON TRUCKING LLC has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 31 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Conditional" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).

How big is D & S JOHNSON TRUCKING LLC's fleet?

D & S JOHNSON TRUCKING LLC operates 8 power units and 3 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is D & S JOHNSON TRUCKING LLC based?

D & S JOHNSON TRUCKING LLC is based in CHESTERFIELD, SC, with roadside inspections recorded across 2 states.

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