Fleet typeIdentity
Owner-operator
1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 1681285 · MC-530057
JOHN W YODER
DBA OCELOT PRIORITY LOGISTICS
1 power unitsMIDDLEBURY, IN
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-530057 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 19 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 11.8 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority1818 yr active
since 2007Insurance (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
18 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2007 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is JOHN W YODER safe to work with?
Is JOHN W YODER safe to load? JOHN W YODER (USDOT 1681285, MC-530057) is an inactive owner-operator motor carrier based in MIDDLEBURY, IN, operating 1 power unit and 1 driver. Operating authority has been active 18 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
JWJOHN W YODER 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
$300k BIPD · 3 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous
+1 earlier
Progressive Northern · 06–08
Great West · 08–12
Progressive Southeastern · 12–14
20062014
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 6 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. | Aug 2014 → Nov 2014 | $300k | 1 |
| PROGRESSIVE SOUTHEASTERN INSURANCE COMPANY | Aug 2012 → Aug 2014 | $300k | 1 |
| GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. | Aug 2008 → Aug 2012 | $300k | 1 |
| PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY | Aug 2006 → Aug 2008 | $300k | 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)
- —
- 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
MIDDLEBURY, IN
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@frontier.com — 3088 carriers: USDOT 1552USDOT 2345USDOT 2477USDOT 9392USDOT 10611USDOT 13191USDOT 38515USDOT 38519
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 57195 COUNTY ROAD 35, MIDDLEBURY, IN, 46540-9106
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (574) 825-9318
- Cell
- (574) 536-0079
- Fax
- (574) 825-5463
- opla@frontier.com
- Web domain
- frontier.com
Registration
- Officers
- John W. Yoder · Karen S. Yoder
- USDOT / docket
- 1681285 · MC-530057
- First registered
- 08/26/2007
- Last MCS-150
- 09/10/2014 · 83,000 mi (2013)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- Recordable crash rate
- 0.00
- D-U-N-S
- 177355203
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 W YODER's USDOT number?
JOHN W YODER's USDOT number is 1681285, and its motor carrier number is MC-530057.
Is JOHN W YODER authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, JOHN W YODER is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is JOHN W YODER's fleet?
JOHN W YODER operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is JOHN W YODER based?
JOHN W YODER is based in MIDDLEBURY, IN.