Fleet typeIdentity
Owner-operator
2 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 2333438 · MC-825414
RICHARD JOHNSON
DBA RJ TOWING
2 power unitsST LOUIS, MO
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-825414 ACTIVEHAZMAT
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
2Power units
Self-reported · MCS-150
—Trailers seen
None observed · 24 mo
—Avg age (yr)
Awaiting decode
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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Limited record
Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.
Established 14 yearsUSDOT registration inactive
Watch · 4
USDOT registration inactiveThe USDOT record is flagged inactive — the carrier may not be authorized to operate.No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 2 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 10.0 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority1313 yr active
since 2012Insurance (BIPD)Unknown
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo—%
▼ 22.26% nat'lCrashes · fatal00
clean 24 moVektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots
Fleet age vs peersDecoding
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Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityStable
13 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2012 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is RICHARD JOHNSON safe to work with?
Is RICHARD JOHNSON safe to load? RICHARD JOHNSON (USDOT 2333438, MC-825414) is an inactive owner-operator motor carrier based in ST LOUIS, MO, operating 2 power units and 2 drivers. Operating authority has been active 13 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it unrated (50/100), with the leading concern: usdot registration inactive. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
RJRICHARD JOHNSON 50
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Safety
Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
No roadside inspections on record.
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Authority & insurance
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
- Common
- Inactive
- Contract
- None
- Broker
- None
Insurance & bonds
BIPD / liability (required)Not on file
CargoNone
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$300k BIPD · 2 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse
+1 earlier
Plaza · 16–17
20132017
No BIPD policy is currently in force in the filing history. The authority record may still list one on file — request a COI to confirm current coverage.
2 insurer eras · collapsed from 15 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLAZA INSURANCE COMPANY | Jul 2016 → Oct 2017 | $300k | 11 |
| PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY | May 2013 → Feb 2014 | $300k | 4 |
03
Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 2
- Observed power (24 mo)
- —
- Trailers (towed)
- —
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
04
Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
ST LOUIS, MO
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a company officer with other carriers
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 1915 N MAIN ST, ST LOUIS, MO, 63102
- Mailing address
- 12786 MERRIBROOK DR, ST LOUIS, MO, 63033
- Operation
- Interstate· Hazmat
Contact
- Phone
- (314) 575-8097
- Fax
- (314) 736-4332
- rjtowing@gmail.com
Registration
- Officers
- Richard Johnson · Angela D Johnson
- USDOT / docket
- 2333438 · MC-825414
- First registered
- 08/13/2012
- Last MCS-150
- 07/11/2016 · 25,000 mi (2015)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- Recordable crash rate
- 0.00
- D-U-N-S
- —
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
—CDL drivers
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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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Reviews
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Frequently asked
What is RICHARD JOHNSON's USDOT number?
RICHARD JOHNSON's USDOT number is 2333438, and its motor carrier number is MC-825414.
Is RICHARD JOHNSON authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, RICHARD JOHNSON is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is RICHARD JOHNSON's fleet?
RICHARD JOHNSON operates 2 power units and 2 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is RICHARD JOHNSON based?
RICHARD JOHNSON is based in ST LOUIS, MO.