Carrier profile · USDOT 304989 · MC-149192 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

J & S TRUCKING

DBA MICHAEL C WRIGHT

1 power unitavg 24.3 yrLocal · 1 statesOPELIKA, AL100/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-149192 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

1Power units

1 observed · MCS-150

2Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

24.3Avg age (yr)

1998–2008 · vPIC

Call dispatch(334) 291-1752 Email dispatchflatbeders57@gmail.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.

Active operating authorityInsurance on file

Watch · 0

Nothing flagged.

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 39 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1987.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 13 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo20.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo20.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

1 power unit. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

24.3 yr

Model years 1998–2008 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

38 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1987 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

8 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 20.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 5 vehicle and 8 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

25.0% · latest 6-mo window

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. More resolved windows are needed to establish a trend. 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

8 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '26 · 2

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.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈4.0 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Among the more heavily-inspected carriers for its size — abundant roadside signal. Coverage isn't the question here; the out-of-service and crash record is.

Registered power units: 1
Inspections · 24 mo: 8
Annualized: ≈4 / yr
Coverage: ≈4.0 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.

396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.118 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving1 · 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: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)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 ’02 · 9 insurers · 4 lapsesCoverage lapse

beyond this history

1994200220102018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 10 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · since Sep 2010

All 10 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
REPUBLIC WESTERN INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2001 → Jan 2002	$750K	3
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	Sep 2000 → Dec 2000	$750K	2
PLATTE RIVER INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 1999 → Dec 1999	$750K	1
MUTUAL SERVICE CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Sep 1999 → Sep 1999	$750K	2
FIRE & CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. OF CONNECTICUT	Nov 1998 → Nov 1999	$750K	1
AXA GLOBAL RISKS US INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 1998 → Feb 1998	$750K	2
ACCELERATION NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	Feb 1998 → Mar 1998	$750K	1
ACCELERATION NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	Aug 1996 → Aug 1997	$750K	5
ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 1995 → Aug 1996	$750K	4
RANGER INS. CO./FAIRMONT SPECIALTY INS. CO.	Oct 1994 → Aug 1995	$750K	3

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 1
Observed power (24 mo): 1
Trailers (towed): 2

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

24.3 yr

Average age

2008

Newest model yr

1998

Oldest model yr

66.7%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

AL busiest

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

Home base

OPELIKA, AL

119 LYNN ROAD

Top corridor

AL 8

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

michael wright — 55 carriers: USDOT 445345 USDOT 476827 USDOT 818695 USDOT 830953 USDOT 880645 USDOT 976870 USDOT 1011513 USDOT 1059683

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 119 LYNN ROAD, OPELIKA, AL, 36804
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (334) 291-1752
Cell: (334) 332-0301
Email: flatbeders57@gmail.com

Registration

Officer: Michael Wright
USDOT / docket: 304989 · MC-149192
First registered: Nov 12, 1987
Last MCS-150: Sep 12, 2024 · 99,002 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · May 14, 2001
D-U-N-S: 81382806

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

99,002

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 TRUCKING.

J & S TRUCKING (USDOT 304989) has a Vektor safety score of 100/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

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

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. effective Sep 28, 2010 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 20.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 8 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 5 vehicle-level and 8 driver-level — across 1 state, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

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

It reports 1 power unit and 1 driver in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Sep 12, 2024.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned May 14, 2001 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is J & S TRUCKING's USDOT number?

J & S TRUCKING's USDOT number is 304989, and its motor carrier number is MC-149192.

Is J & S TRUCKING authorized to operate?

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

What is J & S TRUCKING's safety record?

J & S TRUCKING has a 20.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 13 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 100/100 (tier: clear).