Carrier profile · USDOT 1312542 · MC-486065 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Mike Strother Trucking LLC

1 power unitLocal · 1 statesBRAGG CITY, MO50/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-486065 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

1Power units

1 observed · MCS-150

1Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

10.5Avg age (yr)

2015–2016 · vPIC

Call dispatch(573) 344-0941 Email dispatchmstrother70@yahoo.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.

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 22 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2004.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K 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)$750K 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

21 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2004 — 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.

391.11 Driver not qualifiedDriver Fitness1 · 1 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS

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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$750,000 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

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K 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 ’26 · 6 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Great West’07–’09

Carolina’10–’15

Progressive’16–’19

Auto Owners’19–’26

2004201020162022now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 7 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jan 2026

All 7 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2019 → Jan 2026	$750K	2
PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2016 → Jan 2019	$750K	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2015 → Jan 2016	$750K	2
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Jan 2010 → Jan 2015	$750K	5
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	Jan 2009 → Jan 2010	$750K	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Jan 2007 → Feb 2009	$750K	2
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	May 2004 → Jun 2005	$750K	1

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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.

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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

BRAGG CITY, MO

978 COUNTY HIGHWAY 285

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

Shares a company officer with other carriers

mike strother — 2 carriers: USDOT 1231430

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 & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 978 COUNTY HIGHWAY 285, BRAGG CITY, MO, 63827
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (573) 344-0941
Email: mstrother70@yahoo.com

Registration

Officer: Mike Strother
USDOT / docket: 1312542 · MC-486065
First registered: Dec 14, 2004
Last MCS-150: Oct 10, 2025 · 19,000 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: 274929164

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

19,000

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 MIKE STROTHER TRUCKING LLC.

MIKE STROTHER TRUCKING LLC (USDOT 1312542) 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 $750,000 limit in force from PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jan 19, 2026 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 Oct 10, 2025.

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

Frequently asked

What is MIKE STROTHER TRUCKING LLC's USDOT number?

MIKE STROTHER TRUCKING LLC's USDOT number is 1312542, and its motor carrier number is MC-486065.

Is MIKE STROTHER TRUCKING LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, MIKE STROTHER TRUCKING LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is MIKE STROTHER TRUCKING LLC's safety record?

MIKE STROTHER TRUCKING LLC has a — vehicle out-of-service rate across 2 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 MIKE STROTHER TRUCKING LLC's fleet?

MIKE STROTHER TRUCKING LLC operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is MIKE STROTHER TRUCKING LLC based?

MIKE STROTHER TRUCKING LLC is based in BRAGG CITY, MO, with roadside inspections recorded across 1 state.

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