Fleet typeIdentity
Owner-operator
1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 1096635 · MC-449341
JAMES JOHNSON
DBA RELIABLE AUTO TRANSPORT
1 power unitsZION, IL
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-449341 ACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
1Power 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 23 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 1 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 20.4 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority2323 yr active
since 2003Insurance (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
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Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityStable
23 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2003 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is JAMES JOHNSON safe to work with?
Is JAMES JOHNSON safe to load? JAMES JOHNSON (USDOT 1096635, MC-449341) is an inactive owner-operator motor carrier based in ZION, IL, operating 1 power unit and 1 driver. Operating authority has been active 23 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
JJJAMES JOHNSON 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
- None
- Contract
- Inactive
- Broker
- None
Insurance & bonds
BIPD / liability (required)Not on file
CargoNone
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$750k BIPD · 1 insurer · 1 lapseCoverage lapse
+1 earlier
Lincoln General · 04–06
20032006
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.
2 insurer eras · collapsed from 18 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY | Jul 2004 → Mar 2006 | $750k | 6 |
| LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY | Feb 2003 → Feb 2004 | $750k | 12 |
03
Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 1
- 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
ZION, IL
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a company officer with other carriers
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 11622 WEST 11TH, ZION, IL, 60099
- Mailing address
- PO BOX 571, ZION, IL, 60099
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (847) 746-1034
- Fax
- (847) 746-1034
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Registration
- Officer
- James Johnson
- USDOT / docket
- 1096635 · MC-449341
- First registered
- 02/12/2003
- Last MCS-150
- 02/24/2006 · 80,000 mi (2004)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- Recordable crash rate
- 16.67
- 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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Reviews
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Frequently asked
What is JAMES JOHNSON's USDOT number?
JAMES JOHNSON's USDOT number is 1096635, and its motor carrier number is MC-449341.
Is JAMES JOHNSON authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, JAMES JOHNSON is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is JAMES JOHNSON's fleet?
JAMES JOHNSON operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is JAMES JOHNSON based?
JAMES JOHNSON is based in ZION, IL.