Carrier profile · USDOT 1350650 · MC-522347 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Michal's Quality Transportation Inc

49 power unitsavg 4.5 yrNational · 40 statesJOLIET, IL81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-522347 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

49Power units

122 observed · MCS-150

182Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

4.5Avg age (yr)

1997–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(630) 365-7700 Email dispatchdavid@mqt.works

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 2026

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

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average29.1% vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record2 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 21 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2005.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)On file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo29.1%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

14 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)On file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo29.1%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

14 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Lessor pool

49 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

4.5 yr

Model years 1997–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

21 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2005 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

298 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 29.1%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 1.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 134 vehicle and 298 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

31.8% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 2.6 pts 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

282 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '25 · 20

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.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈3.0 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Among the more heavily-inspected carriers for its size — abundant roadside signal. Coverage isn't the question here; the out-of-service and crash record is.

Registered power units: 49
Inspections · 24 mo: 298
Annualized: ≈149 / yr
Coverage: ≈3.0 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 Driving227 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance77 · 58 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance38 · 11 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance30 · 14 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance27 · 5 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance17 · 11 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance11 · 0 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving11 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance11 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance11 · 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 / liabilityNo active filing in current snapshot

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’25 · 8 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Northland’07–’13

Spirit Commercial’14–’17

National Continental’17–’23

State Nationalspecialty’23–’25

2005201120172023now

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

No active BIPD filing in FMCSA's current snapshot.

All 8 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA	May 2023 → Oct 2025	$750K	11
NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.	May 2017 → May 2023	$750K	16
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	May 2017 → May 2017	$750K	1
SPIRIT COMMERCIAL AUTO RR GROUP, INC	Jun 2014 → May 2017	$750K	4
PRIME PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE INC	Jun 2013 → Jun 2014	$750K	1
GRANGE INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2013 → Jun 2013	$750K	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2007 → Mar 2013	$750K	2
ILLINOIS NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	May 2005 → Mar 2007	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 49
Observed power (24 mo): 122
Trailers (towed): 182

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

4.5 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

81.6%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 40 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

297

MD busiest

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

Home base

JOLIET, IL

310 N HAMMES AVE UNIT 302A

Top corridor

MD ⇄ IL

MD 32 · NY 27 · TN 22

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

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

Last 12 months: 38 trucks also ran under 8 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 1321779 USDOT 4351432 USDOT 1280389 USDOT 2447112 USDOT 4528211 USDOT 3942663 USDOT 2156343 USDOT 3065880Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (100 trucks · 48 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2568225 USDOT 3173205 USDOT 3574434 USDOT 3869522 USDOT 1086005 USDOT 2628261 USDOT 3942663 USDOT 4132155

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

122

Shared w/ other carriers

100

Roadside-observed power units materially exceed the registered MCS-150 fleet — confirm the carrier is operating within its filed capacity.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 310 N HAMMES AVE UNIT 302A, JOLIET, IL, 60435
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (630) 365-7700
Fax: (630) 365-7719
Email: david@mqt.works
Web domain: mqt.works

Registration

Officer: Darius Marciukaitis
USDOT / docket: 1350650 · MC-522347
First registered: Mar 24, 2005
Last MCS-150: May 7, 2026 · 15,708,793 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

15,708,793

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 MICHAL'S QUALITY TRANSPORTATION INC.

MICHAL'S QUALITY TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 1350650) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 20, 2026.

It has no active BIPD insurance filing in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 29.1% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 298 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 134 vehicle-level and 298 driver-level — across 40 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 14 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 2 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 49 power units and 46 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 7, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is MICHAL'S QUALITY TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number?

MICHAL'S QUALITY TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number is 1350650, and its motor carrier number is MC-522347.

Is MICHAL'S QUALITY TRANSPORTATION INC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 20, 2026, MICHAL'S QUALITY TRANSPORTATION INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is MICHAL'S QUALITY TRANSPORTATION INC's safety record?

MICHAL'S QUALITY TRANSPORTATION INC has a 29.1% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 563 roadside inspections, with 14 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).

How big is MICHAL'S QUALITY TRANSPORTATION INC's fleet?

MICHAL'S QUALITY TRANSPORTATION INC operates 49 power units and 46 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is MICHAL'S QUALITY TRANSPORTATION INC based?

MICHAL'S QUALITY TRANSPORTATION INC is based in JOLIET, IL, with roadside inspections recorded across 40 states.

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