Carrier profile · USDOT 3893941 · Updated Jun 13, 2026
MICHELS TRENCHLESS INC
237 power unitsavg 10.8 yrMulti-region · 9 statesBROWNSVILLE, WI94/100
AUTHORITY STATUS UNKNOWNHAZMAT
Network & Fraud
Reincarnation chains, shared-VIN links, common domains and officers, and owner-group affiliations — the chameleon / double-broker signals that name-and-USDOT lookups miss.
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.
Show all-time history (3 trucks · 2 carriers)
Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3599759USDOT 740284
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@michels.us — 19 carriers: USDOT 99905USDOT 298495USDOT 611787USDOT 973477USDOT 1249433USDOT 2342628USDOT 2887516USDOT 3308441
Shares a company officer with other carriers
kelly benike — 9 carriers: USDOT 99905USDOT 3308441USDOT 3484138USDOT 3491461USDOT 3599759USDOT 3703820USDOT 3706905USDOT 4164100
Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units
Registered (MCS-150)237237
Observed (24 mo)1414
Shared w/ other carriers33
Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.
Shared-VIN cross-links· units inspected under more than one USDOT
| VIN | Carriers | Inspections | First seen | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3HTGSSNT8HN656007View sourced platform decode | 2 | 2 | Aug 23, 2023 | May 14, 2026 |
| 1XKDD40X4EJ409733View sourced platform decode | 2 | 2 | Feb 15, 2024 | Oct 20, 2025 |
| 1XKDD40X2EJ405650View sourced platform decode | 2 | 3 | Sep 27, 2023 | Dec 11, 2024 |
Owner / group view· confidence: email domain + officer
Owner / group view
Affiliated authorities
Collapses 19 related authorities · joined by email domain + officer
- Authorities
- 19
- Combined power
- 4,702
- States
- 7
- Oldest authority
- Jun 1, 1974
- Active now
- 17
- MICHELS TRENCHLESS INC· viewingUSDOT 3893941237PU
- MICHELS POWER INCUSDOT 34841381,339PU
- MICHELS CORPORATIONUSDOT 99905725PU
- MICHELS PIPELINE INCUSDOT 3599759555PU
- MICHELS UTILITY SERVICES INCUSDOT 3491461499PU
- MICHELS PACIFIC ENERGY INCUSDOT 3308441411PU
- MICHELS UNDERGROUND CABLE INCUSDOT 4164100294PU
- EQUIX ENERGY SERVICES LLCUSDOT 1249433193PU
- MICHELS ROAD AND STONE INCUSDOT 3703820146PU
- MICHELS CONSTRUCTION INCUSDOT 3706905145PU
- EQUIX INTEGRITY SOUTHEAST INCUSDOT 340588255PU
- EQUIX INTEGRITY INCUSDOT 288751641PU
- ASTRA GROUP INCUSDOT 97347738PU
- MOUNTAIN TUNNEL CONSTRUCTORS INCUSDOT 400871613PU
- SITE SERVICES UNLIMITED LLCUSDOT 34173544PU
- MI-TECH SERVICES INCUSDOT 23426284PU
- SINGER TRUCKING LLCUSDOT 35380551PU
- PILCHUCK CONTRACTORS INCUSDOT 6117871PU
- HEITKAMP INCUSDOT 2984951PU