Fleet typeIdentity
Owner-operator
2 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 692973 · MC-321292
JOHN AINEY
DBA JOHN'S SAWMILL
2 power unitsNEW MILFORD, PA
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-321292 ACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
2Power 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 29 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 2 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 8.5 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority2929 yr active
since 1997Insurance (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
29 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1997 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is JOHN AINEY safe to work with?
Is JOHN AINEY safe to load? JOHN AINEY (USDOT 692973, MC-321292) is an inactive owner-operator motor carrier based in NEW MILFORD, PA, operating 2 power units and 2 drivers. Operating authority has been active 29 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
JAJOHN AINEY 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
- Inactive
- Broker
- None
Insurance & bonds
BIPD / liability (required)Not on file
CargoNone
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$750k BIPD · 3 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse
National · 97–03
National · 07–09
Erie Exchange · 11–15
United Financial · 15–17
19972017
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.
4 insurer eras · collapsed from 12 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY | May 2015 → Dec 2017 | $750k | 2 |
| ERIE INSURANCE EXCHANGE | Apr 2011 → Apr 2015 | $750k | 1 |
| NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY | Oct 2007 → Aug 2009 | $750k | 3 |
| NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY | Jul 1997 → May 2003 | $750k | 6 |
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Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 2
- 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
NEW MILFORD, PA
Density
fewermore
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Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@nep.net — 50 carriers: USDOT 97943USDOT 299248USDOT 369366USDOT 477592USDOT 533937USDOT 535094USDOT 537230USDOT 584526
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 1296 EAST LAKE ROAD, NEW MILFORD, PA, 18834
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (570) 465-3698
- Fax
- (570) 465-7044
- jsawmill@nep.net
- Web domain
- nep.net
Registration
- Officers
- John Ainey · Gloria Ainey
- USDOT / docket
- 692973 · MC-321292
- First registered
- 06/07/1997
- Last MCS-150
- 01/07/2018 · 71,560 mi (2016)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- 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 JOHN AINEY's USDOT number?
JOHN AINEY's USDOT number is 692973, and its motor carrier number is MC-321292.
Is JOHN AINEY authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, JOHN AINEY is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is JOHN AINEY's fleet?
JOHN AINEY operates 2 power units and 2 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is JOHN AINEY based?
JOHN AINEY is based in NEW MILFORD, PA.