Carrier profile · USDOT 617374 · MC-697638 · FMCSA profile data as of Oct 27, 2026

Michael E Johnson

DBA MICHAEL E JOHNSON TRUCKING

7 power unitsavg 6 yrRegional · 4 statesWILCOX, NE88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-697638 ACTIVERATED CONDITIONAL

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

7Power units

4 observed · MCS-150

3Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

6.0Avg age (yr)

2016–2023 · vPIC

Call dispatch(308) 830-3252 Email dispatch[email protected]

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Load decision · FMCSA profile data as of Oct 27, 2026

Clear to load

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Watch · 1

Driver out-of-service rate well above average28.6% of driver inspections were placed out of service vs the 6.7% national average.

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 31 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1995.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

7 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

6 yr

Model years 2016–2023 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

31 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1995 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

1 other inspections in border states, with no named crossing match.

A named inspection location does not confirm a border transit or operating authority. Counts cover retained inspection records.

Before you tender

What to check before you tender

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7 hours-of-service violations on record, most recent Jan 3, 2025.

Safety

7 inspections · 24 mo

FMCSA safety data as of Oct 29, 2026

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

Vehicle OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

050%

Driver OOS 28.6%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 2 vehicle and 7 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

7 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Nov '24 · 1

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

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 7-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 7
Inspections · 24 mo: 7
Annualized: ≈4 / 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 Driving13 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance5 · 4 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance2 · 2 OOS
382.501 Controlled substances / alcoholControlled Substances1 · 1 OOS
390.3 Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regs (general)Unsafe Driving1 · 1 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Oct 27, 2026

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

$750K BIPD last filed ’11 · 1 insurer · 0 lapsesContinuous

Northland’09–’11

beyond this history

2009201420192024now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 1 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · since Dec 2011

All 1 insurer era · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2009 → Dec 2011	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Oct 29, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 7
Observed power (24 mo): 4
Trailers (towed): 3

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

6.0 yr

Average age

2023

Newest model yr

2016

Oldest model yr

100.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 4 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Oct 29, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

NE busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Nebraska: 3 inspections
Kansas: 2 inspections
Oklahoma: 1 inspections
Iowa: 1 inspections

Home base

WILCOX, NE

405 E SAPP

Most inspections: NE

3 inspections

NE 3 · KS 2 · OK 1

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Oct 29, 2026

No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2351165 USDOT 274184 USDOT 1370848 USDOT 3238908

Shares a company officer with other carriers

michael e johnson — 10 carriers: USDOT 504342 USDOT 1468215 USDOT 1613213 USDOT 1654064 USDOT 1707542 USDOT 1907495 USDOT 1916124 USDOT 1993163

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Oct 30, 2026

Location

Physical address: 405 E SAPP, WILCOX, NE, 68982
Mailing address: BOX 174, WILCOX, NE, 68982
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (308) 830-3252
Email: [email protected]

Registration

Officer: Michael E Johnson
USDOT / docket: 617374 · MC-697638
First registered: Oct 18, 1995
Last MCS-150: Dec 20, 2024 · 437,785 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Conditional · Dec 29, 2025
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

437,785

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

FMCSA federal activity data as of Oct 30, 2026

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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vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

0 of 2 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Oct 2024 to Oct 2026.

18violation records

5OOS-tagged records

0 of 2inspections with OOS

What the violations were

FMCSA BASIC themes in plain language: vehicle maintenance, driver fitness, hours of service and unsafe driving. Roadside records grouped without double counting.

Lights

60%0 / 6

Unsafe driving

50%0 / 5

Hours of service

4100%4 / 4

Other vehicle maintenance

20%0 / 2

Other / unclassified

1100%1 / 1

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

Eligible vehicle inspections in six-month windows; no national comparison.

30%Stable

15%

30%

0%Oct 24 to Apr 250 / 1

0%Apr 25 to Oct 250 / 1

n/aOct 25 to Apr 260 / 0

n/aApr 26 to Oct 260 / 0

Top 3 codes (6 of 18 records)

392.2-SLLS2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
393.11A1-CSLRR Required lamps/reflectors missing2
393.11A1-CSURR Required lamps/reflectors missing2

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382.501A-SSF Controlled substances / alcohol1
392.2-SLLEWA1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLEWG2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2RG State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
393.95A4-EEUS Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.9A-LBL Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LRLI Inoperative required lamps1
395.3A1-HOSPD Driving beyond hours-of-service limits1
395.3A2-HOSPD Driving beyond hours-of-service limits1
395.8E1-HOSPVID Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
395.8K2 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
396.17C-PI Periodic (annual) inspection1

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Lights

Check pre-trip lamp inspections and completed repairs.

Unsafe driving

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Hours of service

Review duty-status logs and missing-entry controls.

Safety and violations

Violation data is not available for this carrier right now.

Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for MICHAEL E JOHNSON.

MICHAEL E JOHNSON (USDOT 617374) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Oct 27, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Oct 30, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. effective Dec 19, 2011 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Oct 27, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 0.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Oct 29, 2026.

The carrier received 7 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 2 vehicle-level and 7 driver-level — across 4 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Oct 29, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Oct 29, 2026.

It reports 7 power units and 5 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Dec 20, 2024. FMCSA identity data as of Oct 30, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Conditional assigned Dec 29, 2025 in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Oct 30, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is MICHAEL E JOHNSON's USDOT number?

MICHAEL E JOHNSON's USDOT number is 617374, and its motor carrier number is MC-697638.

Is MICHAEL E JOHNSON authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Oct 30, 2026. MICHAEL E JOHNSON is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is MICHAEL E JOHNSON's safety record?

MICHAEL E JOHNSON has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 15 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Conditional" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).