Carrier profile · USDOT 172169 · MC-205544 · Updated Jun 13, 2026
Paul Michels
DBA MICHELS TRUCKING
5 power unitsavg 10.8 yrRegional · 4 statesHAZLETON, IA94/100
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-205544 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY
Equipment
Haulable capacity (power units only — trailers are towed context), equipment mix, and the VIN-decoded unit roster. Click any VIN to trace that unit across every carrier that has run it.
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 5
- Observed power (24 mo)
- 6
- Trailers (towed)
- 6
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs
Average age
2024
Newest model yr
2001
Oldest model yr
41.7%
VINs decoded
Unit roster· VIN-decoded from inspections · NHTSA vPIC
Showing 12 · most-inspected first.