Carrier profile · USDOT 198556 · MC-194682 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

MICHAEL DALE KATSCHMAN

1 power unitLocal · 1 statesCALIFORNIA, MO50/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-194682 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

1Power units

1 observed · MCS-150

1Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

25.0Avg age (yr)

1998–2004 · vPIC

Call dispatch(573) 796-3567 Email dispatchmkatschman@outlook.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Limited record

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

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileNot enough inspection history to rate

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 52 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1974.

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

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — 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

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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 ’21 · 8 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Continental Western’93–’00

Acceptance’04–’07

Empire Fire’07–’10

American Guarantee’11–’14

Continental Western’15–’18

Progressive Ins’18–’21

beyond this history

1993200220112020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 11 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY · since Apr 2021

All 11 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INS. CO.	Mar 2018 → Apr 2021	$1M	1
CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE CO.	Mar 2015 → Mar 2018	$1M	1
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2014 → Mar 2015	$1M	1
AMERICAN GUARANTEE & LIABILITY INS. CO.	Mar 2011 → Mar 2014	$1M	3
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2010 → Mar 2011	$1M	1
EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	Mar 2007 → Mar 2010	$1M	3
ACCEPTANCE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2004 → Mar 2007	$1M	4
OAK RIVER INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2002 → Mar 2004	$1M	2
PROGRESSIVE NORTHWESTERN INS. CO.	Mar 2001 → Mar 2002	$1M	1
PROGRESSIVE NORTHWESTERN INS. CO.	Mar 2000 → Mar 2000	$1M	4
CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE CO.	Dec 1993 → Mar 2000	$1M	1

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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): 1
Trailers (towed): 1

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 across 1 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

MO busiest

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

Home base

CALIFORNIA, MO

1503 INDUSTRIAL PARK DRIVE

Top corridor

MO 1

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

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

No shared-identity links detected — no reincarnation flag, shared trucks, registration domain, or officer overlap with other carriers.

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 1503 INDUSTRIAL PARK DRIVE, CALIFORNIA, MO, 65018
Mailing address: PO BOX 234, CALIFORNIA, MO, 65018
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (573) 796-3567
Email: mkatschman@outlook.com

Registration

Officer: Michael Dale Katschman
USDOT / docket: 198556 · MC-194682
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: May 29, 2025 · 21,025 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Apr 17, 2008
D-U-N-S: 150931350

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

21,025

Annual mileage

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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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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for MICHAEL DALE KATSCHMAN.

MICHAEL DALE KATSCHMAN (USDOT 198556) 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 PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY effective Apr 20, 2021 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 29, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Apr 17, 2008 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is MICHAEL DALE KATSCHMAN's USDOT number?

MICHAEL DALE KATSCHMAN's USDOT number is 198556, and its motor carrier number is MC-194682.

Is MICHAEL DALE KATSCHMAN authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, MICHAEL DALE KATSCHMAN is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is MICHAEL DALE KATSCHMAN's safety record?

MICHAEL DALE KATSCHMAN has a — vehicle out-of-service rate across 1 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. 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.