Carrier profile · USDOT 185183 · MC-152406 · Updated Jun 30, 2026

J. S. HELWIG & SON, L.L.C.

433 power unitsavg 4.8 yrNational · 36 statesTERRELL, TX88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-152406 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

433Power units

372 observed · MCS-150

472Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

4.8Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(888) 771-3331 Email dispatchdkellen@jshelwig.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 30, 2026

Clear to load

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Active operating authorityInsurance on fileFatal crash on record

Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record15 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 4

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 52 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1974.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 1246 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo20.2%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

43 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo20.2%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

43 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

433 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

4.8 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

822 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 20.2%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 1.5%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 367 vehicle and 822 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

19.4% · 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 4.1 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

793 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jul '25 · 48

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

≈0.9 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 433-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 433
Inspections · 24 mo: 822
Annualized: ≈411 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.9 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 Driving305 · 1 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance122 · 105 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance50 · 1 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance34 · 5 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance34 · 10 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance26 · 2 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance24 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance23 · 19 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance18 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance15 · 0 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: Active
Broker: Inactive

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 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

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M 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 ’24 · 9 insurers · 4 lapsesCoverage lapse

Vanliner’89–’95

Liberty’95–’99

Continental’99–’05

1989199920092019now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 11 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · since Nov 2024

All 11 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Nov 2021 → Nov 2024	$750K	5
EVEREST NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2020 → Nov 2021	$750K	2
EVEREST NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2019 → Nov 2019	$750K	2
HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2012 → Nov 2012	$750K	3
COMPANION PROPERTY & CASUALTY INS. CO.	Nov 2011 → Nov 2012	$750K	3
IMPERIUM INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2010 → Nov 2011	$750K	1
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2009 → Nov 2010	$750K	1
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2007 → Aug 2007	$750K	2
CONTINENTAL CASUALTY CO.	Oct 1999 → Apr 2005	$750K	2
LIBERTY INSURANCE CORPORATION	Oct 1995 → Oct 1999	$750K	1
VANLINER INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 1989 → Oct 1995	$750K	1

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 433
Observed power (24 mo): 372
Trailers (towed): 472

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

4.8 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

37.8%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 36 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

817

TX busiest

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

Home base

TERRELL, TX

222 METRO DRIVE

Top corridor

TX 122 · KS 91 · TN 83

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

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

Last 12 months: 7 trucks also ran under 7 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3275211 USDOT 270179 USDOT 387401 USDOT 1470669 USDOT 41208 USDOT 3479268 USDOT 292991Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (100 trucks · 99 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3430711 USDOT 4147129 USDOT 4256887 USDOT 213754 USDOT 2349620 USDOT 3775005 USDOT 3570842 USDOT 3585857

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

433

Observed (24 mo)

372

Shared w/ other carriers

100

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 222 METRO DRIVE, TERRELL, TX, 75160
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (888) 771-3331
Fax: (469) 474-2940
Email: dkellen@jshelwig.com
Web domain: jshelwig.com

Registration

Officer: James Stanley Helwig Jr.
USDOT / docket: 185183 · MC-152406
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Mar 31, 2026 · 42,528,510 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Dec 8, 2010
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

433

Power units

376

Drivers

376

CDL drivers

42,528,510

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 J. S. HELWIG & SON, L.L.C..

J. S. HELWIG & SON, L.L.C. (USDOT 185183) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 30, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 30, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. effective Nov 1, 2024 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 30, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 20.2% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 30, 2026.

The carrier received 822 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 367 vehicle-level and 822 driver-level — across 36 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 30, 2026.

The carrier has 43 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 15 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 30, 2026.

It reports 433 power units and 376 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 31, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Dec 8, 2010 in the federal record refreshed Jun 30, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is J. S. HELWIG & SON, L.L.C.'s USDOT number?

J. S. HELWIG & SON, L.L.C.'s USDOT number is 185183, and its motor carrier number is MC-152406.

Is J. S. HELWIG & SON, L.L.C. authorized to operate?

As of Jun 30, 2026, J. S. HELWIG & SON, L.L.C. is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is J. S. HELWIG & SON, L.L.C.'s safety record?

J. S. HELWIG & SON, L.L.C. has a 20.2% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 1,246 roadside inspections, with 43 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).