Fleet typeIdentity
Owner-operator
1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 1407804
JOHN ANTHENS
DBA J & T DISTRIBUTING
1 power unitsNEBRASKA CITY, NE
CARRIER INACTIVE
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 21 yearsUSDOT registration inactive
Watch · 3
USDOT registration inactiveThe USDOT record is flagged inactive — the carrier may not be authorized to operate.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 6.0 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority2020 yr active
since 2005Insurance (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
20 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2005 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is JOHN ANTHENS safe to work with?
Is JOHN ANTHENS safe to load? JOHN ANTHENS (USDOT 1407804) is an inactive owner-operator motor carrier based in NEBRASKA CITY, NE, operating 1 power unit and 1 driver. Operating authority has been active 20 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 ANTHENS 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.
02
Authority & insurance
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
No insurance filing history on record.
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.
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Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
NEBRASKA CITY, NE
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
@twc.com — 375 carriers: USDOT 7189USDOT 267286USDOT 272952USDOT 296085USDOT 338151USDOT 349207USDOT 353625USDOT 388741
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 1304 12TH CORSO, NEBRASKA CITY, NE, 68410
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (402) 690-0702
- janthens@twc.com
- Web domain
- twc.com
Registration
- Officers
- John D. Anthens 2nd · Traci Anthens
- USDOT / docket
- 1407804
- First registered
- 08/19/2005
- Last MCS-150
- 07/13/2020 · 20,000 mi (2019)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- Recordable crash rate
- 0.00
- D-U-N-S
- —
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
—CDL drivers
07
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
Verified broker, shipper & driver reviews — moderated
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Frequently asked
What is JOHN ANTHENS's USDOT number?
JOHN ANTHENS's USDOT number is 1407804.
Is JOHN ANTHENS authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, JOHN ANTHENS is inactive in the FMCSA register.
How big is JOHN ANTHENS's fleet?
JOHN ANTHENS operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is JOHN ANTHENS based?
JOHN ANTHENS is based in NEBRASKA CITY, NE.