Carrier profile · USDOT 2869673 · MC-961983 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Johnson Family Cartage LLC

1 power unitLocal · 1 statesLK IN THE HLS, IL50/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-961983 ACTIVEHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

1Power units

1 observed · MCS-150

1Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

14.5Avg age (yr)

2005–2018 · vPIC

Call dispatch(815) 382-5509 Email dispatchJFCARTAGE@YAHOO.COM

Click to see how we scored it

Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Limited record

Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.

Watch · 1

Not enough inspection history to rate1 federal roadside inspection in the last 24 months. FMCSA itself will not score a carrier's vehicle or driver record on fewer than 5, and neither will we — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 10 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2016.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

1 power unit. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

—

Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

10 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2016 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

1 inspections · 24 mo

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

Vehicle OOS —24-mo cumulative

050%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 0 vehicle and 1 driver inspections over 24 months.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

How heavily FMCSA inspects this fleet for its size — it tells you how much to trust the safety signals above. Thin coverage on a young authority is a fraud signal nobody else surfaces.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.5 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 1-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 1
Inspections · 24 mo: 1
Annualized: ≈1 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.5 inspections / unit · yr

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS

Explore full safety record — inspections, BASICs, crashes

Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M meets or exceeds the $750K federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$1M BIPD last filed ’19 · 2 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Artisan Truckers’16–’18

Canal’18–’19

beyond this history

2016201920222025now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 2 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY · since Apr 2019

All 2 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Apr 2018 → Apr 2019	$1M	1
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	Apr 2016 → May 2018	$1M	3

Explore full authority & insurance record

Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 1
Observed power (24 mo): 1
Trailers (towed): 1

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

Explore full fleet — VIN roster, equipment mix, age distribution

Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

MN busiest

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

LK IN THE HLS, IL

911 NOELLE BND

Top corridor

MN ⇄ IL

MN 1

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

See the full operating map — state density, top lanes

Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

Shares a company officer with other carriers

tyler johnson — 27 carriers: USDOT 35207 USDOT 752477 USDOT 1286723 USDOT 1323326 USDOT 1376070 USDOT 1610543 USDOT 1717067 USDOT 2127260

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

Explore the carrier network & VIN cross-links

Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 911 NOELLE BND, LK IN THE HLS, IL, 60156
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (815) 382-5509
Email: jfcartage@yahoo.com

Registration

Officer: Tyler Johnson
USDOT / docket: 2869673 · MC-961983
First registered: Mar 23, 2016
Last MCS-150: May 5, 2026 · 150,000 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

150,000

Annual mileage

Open the full identity & federal record

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.

Open the full federal-record activity feed

Reviews

Verified broker, shipper & driver reviews — moderated

Performance ratings only — never the Vektor risk score

No verified reviews yet

Be the first broker or shipper to rate JOHNSON FAMILY CARTAGE LLC. Reviews cover performance only — on-time delivery, payment speed, communication — and never affect the Vektor risk score.

Leave a review

Open reviews

Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for JOHNSON FAMILY CARTAGE LLC.

JOHNSON FAMILY CARTAGE LLC (USDOT 2869673) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY effective Apr 8, 2019 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 1 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 0 vehicle-level and 1 driver-level — across 1 state, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 1 power unit and 1 driver in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 5, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is JOHNSON FAMILY CARTAGE LLC's USDOT number?

JOHNSON FAMILY CARTAGE LLC's USDOT number is 2869673, and its motor carrier number is MC-961983.

Is JOHNSON FAMILY CARTAGE LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, JOHNSON FAMILY CARTAGE LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is JOHNSON FAMILY CARTAGE LLC's safety record?

JOHNSON FAMILY CARTAGE LLC has a — vehicle out-of-service rate across 1 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor does not assign this carrier a safety score: 1 federal roadside inspection in the last 24 months. FMCSA itself will not score a carrier's vehicle or driver record on fewer than 5, and neither will we — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.

How big is JOHNSON FAMILY CARTAGE LLC's fleet?

JOHNSON FAMILY CARTAGE LLC operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is JOHNSON FAMILY CARTAGE LLC based?

JOHNSON FAMILY CARTAGE LLC is based in LK IN THE HLS, IL, with roadside inspections recorded across 1 state.

Similar carriers near Lk In the Hls, IL

Comparable carriers around Lk In the Hls and across Illinois

KRB Enterprises LtdLk In the Hls, IL · 1 power unit

Mountain Lake IncLk In the Hls, IL · 1 power unit

VNL Logistics LLCLk In the Hls, IL · 1 power unit

Mavd Express Ltd Clear · 86Lk In the Hls, IL · 1 power unit

One More Year IncLk In the Hls, IL · 1 power unit

Delta Auto Transport IncLk In the Hls, IL · 1 power unit

Expressway Carriers Inc Review · 84Lk In the Hls, IL · 1 power unit

Digit Logistics LLCLk In the Hls, IL · 1 power unit

More in Illinois →Owner-operators in Illinois →Long-haul veterans in Illinois →

More Illinois carriers

Other FMCSA-registered carriers near this one in the directory, by USDOT number.

Shumway Transports IncReviewSandwich · 1 power unit Midwest Express IncClearDowners Grove · 12 power units Twin Logistics Brokerage IncReviewBellwood JFP Trucking IncBridgeview · 1 power unit Creech Custom Services LLCClearPayson · 4 power units Tejeda Trucking IncCicero · 1 power unit