Fleet typeIdentity
Owner-operator
2 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 1183294 · MC-191380
JOHNNY SPEARS
DBA JOHNNYS TRUCKING CO
2 power unitsFENTON, LA
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-191380 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 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 2 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 19.3 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority2222 yr active
since 2003Insurance (BIPD)Unknown
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo—%
▼ 22.26% nat'lCrashes · fatal11
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
22 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2003 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is JOHNNY SPEARS safe to work with?
Is JOHNNY SPEARS safe to load? JOHNNY SPEARS (USDOT 1183294, MC-191380) is an inactive owner-operator motor carrier based in FENTON, LA, operating 2 power units and 1 driver. Operating authority has been active 22 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
JSJOHNNY SPEARS 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?
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 · 1 insurer · 1 lapseCoverage lapse
+1 earlier
Progressive Security · 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 4 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| PROGRESSIVE SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANY | Oct 2004 → Jan 2006 | $750k | 1 |
| PROGRESSIVE SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANY | Oct 2003 → Apr 2004 | $750k | 3 |
03
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
FENTON, LA
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@centurytel.net — 2978 carriers: USDOT 3625USDOT 11163USDOT 22078USDOT 22279USDOT 39554USDOT 46538USDOT 48124USDOT 65988
Shares a company officer with other carriers
johnny spears — 3 carriers: USDOT 646627USDOT 2552470
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 312 4TH AVE, FENTON, LA, 70640
- Mailing address
- PO BOX 257, FENTON, LA, 70640
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (337) 756-2563
- Fax
- (337) 756-2257
- Web domain
- centurytel.net
Registration
- Officers
- Johnny Spears · Joye Spears
- USDOT / docket
- 1183294 · MC-191380
- First registered
- 11/01/2003
- Last MCS-150
- 04/04/2007
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- Recordable crash rate
- 0.00
- D-U-N-S
- —
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
—Annual mileage
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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Frequently asked
What is JOHNNY SPEARS's USDOT number?
JOHNNY SPEARS's USDOT number is 1183294, and its motor carrier number is MC-191380.
Is JOHNNY SPEARS authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, JOHNNY SPEARS is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is JOHNNY SPEARS's fleet?
JOHNNY SPEARS operates 2 power units and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is JOHNNY SPEARS based?
JOHNNY SPEARS is based in FENTON, LA.