Owner-operator
1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
DBA STATE TO STATE FREIGHTLINES
Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026
Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.
Owner-operator
1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
16 yr
Model years 2010–2010 · peer benchmark unavailable.
33 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1993 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
MICHAEL H WATERS (USDOT 520201) 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 contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.
It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from PROGRESSIVE PREFERRED INSURANCE CO. effective Jul 31, 2023 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 Dec 16, 2025.
It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.
MICHAEL H WATERS's USDOT number is 520201, and its motor carrier number is MC-262420.
As of 2026-06-13, MICHAEL H WATERS is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
MICHAEL H WATERS has a —% vehicle out-of-service rate across 3 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.
MICHAEL H WATERS operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
MICHAEL H WATERS is based in WILLIAMSBURG, OH, with roadside inspections recorded across 1 state.
We could not retrieve a reliable peer set for this profile right now.
1 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks
Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national
Roadside inspection history· 24-mo monthly · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay
No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window
Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal
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.
Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC
What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
Insurance & bonds
Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 11 insurers are named in the list below.
BIPD in force — $750,000 · PROGRESSIVE PREFERRED INSURANCE CO. · since Jul 2023
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| MILFORD CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY | Jul 2021 → Jul 2023 | $750K | 1 |
| WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY | Jul 2017 → Jul 2021 | $750K | 1 |
| PROGRESSIVE PREFERRED INSURANCE CO. | Aug 2016 → Jul 2016 | $750K | 1 |
| TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY | Jul 2016 → Jul 2017 | $750K | 1 |
| PROGRESSIVE PREFERRED INSURANCE CO. | Sep 2015 → Jul 2016 | $750K | 2 |
| ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY | Jul 2012 → Sep 2015 | $750K | 2 |
| GRANGE INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY | Apr 2012 → Jul 2012 | $750K | 1 |
| GRANGE INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY | Jul 2011 → Nov 2011 | $750K | 1 |
| UNITED OHIO INSURANCE COMPANY | Jul 2010 → Jul 2011 | $750K | 1 |
| TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY | May 1994 → Aug 1994 | $750K | 1 |
| HARCO NATIONAL INSURANCE CO. | Mar 1993 → Sep 1993 | $750K | 1 |
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs
Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo
Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a company officer with other carriers
Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units
Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
Contact
Registration
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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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