Carrier profile · USDOT 240645 · MC-184057 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

W M Johnson Truck Lines Inc

19 power unitsavg 6.2 yrRegional · 4 statesFORT MADISON, IA75/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-184057 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

19Power units

12 observed · MCS-150

14Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

6.2Avg age (yr)

2012–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(319) 372-2099 Email dispatchBRAD@JOHNSONTRUCKLINE.COM

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

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Vehicle out-of-service rate above average25.0% vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate above average11.8% vs the 6.7% national average.Fatal crash on record1 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

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 43 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1983.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo25.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo25.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

19 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

6.2 yr

Model years 2012–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

42 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1983 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

17 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

Vehicle OOS 25.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 11.8%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 4 vehicle and 17 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

33.3% · latest 6-mo window● Steady

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Holding steady across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

16 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '24 · 3

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

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

≈0.4 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 19-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 19
Inspections · 24 mo: 17
Annualized: ≈9 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.4 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.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving12 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance6 · 2 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance4 · 2 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.205 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 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: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)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 ’10 · 7 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Northland’85–’96

Continental Western’96–’00

beyond this history

1985199620072018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 8 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY · since Sep 2010

All 8 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Oct 2009 → Sep 2010	$750K	3
EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	Oct 2006 → Oct 2009	$750K	3
WILSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2005 → Oct 2006	$750K	2
EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	Oct 2004 → Nov 2005	$750K	2
SIRIUS AMERICA INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2003 → Oct 2004	$750K	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Sep 2000 → Oct 2003	$750K	4
CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE CO.	Nov 1996 → Sep 2000	$750K	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	May 1985 → Nov 1996	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 19
Observed power (24 mo): 12
Trailers (towed): 14

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

6.2 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

2012

Oldest model yr

30.8%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 4 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

IA busiest

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

FORT MADISON, IA

2157 302ND AVE

Top corridor

IA 7 · IL 6 · MO 3

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

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.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2511620 USDOT 2881143 USDOT 272730 USDOT 51442 USDOT 246226 USDOT 1770221 USDOT 240685

Shares a company officer with other carriers

tony johnson — 23 carriers: USDOT 1243976 USDOT 1435140 USDOT 1664822 USDOT 1843422 USDOT 1865116 USDOT 2565442 USDOT 2567577 USDOT 2582882

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 2157 302ND AVE, FORT MADISON, IA, 52627
Mailing address: PO BOX 467, FORT MADISON, IA, 52627
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (319) 372-2099
Cell: (319) 470-3402
Fax: (319) 372-1795
Email: brad@johnsontruckline.com
Web domain: johnsontruckline.com

Registration

Officer: Tony Johnson
USDOT / docket: 240645 · MC-184057
First registered: Dec 9, 1983
Last MCS-150: Feb 6, 2025 · 1,439,710 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Apr 23, 2009
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,439,710

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 W M JOHNSON TRUCK LINES INC.

W M JOHNSON TRUCK LINES INC (USDOT 240645) has a Vektor safety score of 75/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and 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 ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY effective Sep 29, 2010 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 25.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 17 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 4 vehicle-level and 17 driver-level — across 4 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 19 power units and 13 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 6, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Apr 23, 2009 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is W M JOHNSON TRUCK LINES INC's USDOT number?

W M JOHNSON TRUCK LINES INC's USDOT number is 240645, and its motor carrier number is MC-184057.

Is W M JOHNSON TRUCK LINES INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, W M JOHNSON TRUCK LINES INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is W M JOHNSON TRUCK LINES INC's safety record?

W M JOHNSON TRUCK LINES INC has a 25.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 29 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 75/100 (tier: review).

How big is W M JOHNSON TRUCK LINES INC's fleet?

W M JOHNSON TRUCK LINES INC operates 19 power units and 13 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is W M JOHNSON TRUCK LINES INC based?

W M JOHNSON TRUCK LINES INC is based in FORT MADISON, IA, with roadside inspections recorded across 4 states.

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