Carrier profile · USDOT 3058799 · MC-53994 · Updated Aug 30, 2026

Johnston Transportation LLC

11 power unitsavg 11.8 yrMulti-region · 9 statesEAST PRAIRIE, MO62/100

CARRIER INACTIVEMC-53994 INACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

11Power units

13 observed · MCS-150

14Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

11.8Avg age (yr)

1997–2022 · vPIC

Call dispatch(573) 233-1568 Email dispatchej2252@hotmail.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 30, 2026

High risk

Multiple serious issues on the federal record. Verify directly before any tender.

Watch · 3

No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average50.0% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Multiple injury crashes3 crashes involving injuries are on record.

In good standing · 1

Established 9 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2017.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo50.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo50.0%

▲ 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

11 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

11.8 yr

Model years 1997–2022 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

8 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2017 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

34 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 50.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 5.9%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 18 vehicle and 34 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

66.7% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 39.2 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

33 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '26 · 6

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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.5 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 11-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 11
Inspections · 24 mo: 34
Annualized: ≈17 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.5 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.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving16 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance13 · 2 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance10 · 4 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance10 · 2 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance4 · 4 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: None
Broker: Inactive

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 ’25 · 5 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Hallmark’17–’18

National Continental’18–’20

Canal’20–’22

Protective’22–’23

Canal’23–’24

Ms Transverse’24–’25

201720202023now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 6 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY · since Oct 2025

All 6 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
MS TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2024 → Oct 2025	$750K	1
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Oct 2023 → Oct 2024	$750K	1
PROTECTIVE INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2022 → Oct 2023	$750K	1
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Oct 2020 → Oct 2022	$750K	1
NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.	Oct 2018 → Oct 2020	$750K	10
HALLMARK INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2017 → Oct 2018	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 11
Observed power (24 mo): 13
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

11.8 yr

Average age

2022

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

85.2%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 9 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

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

EAST PRAIRIE, MO

222 SOUTH CLAY MORGAN DRIVE

Top corridor

MO 12 · AR 7 · TN 4

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: 3 trucks also ran under 2 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 279865 USDOT 2514604Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (8 trucks · 4 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 279865 USDOT 2514604 USDOT 3327 USDOT 424023

Shares a company officer with other carriers

eric johnston — 6 carriers: USDOT 1152915 USDOT 2653907 USDOT 3490730 USDOT 3697128 USDOT 4253382

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 222 SOUTH CLAY MORGAN DRIVE, EAST PRAIRIE, MO, 63845
Mailing address: 155 JANIE LN, EAST PRAIRIE, MO, 63845
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (573) 233-1568
Email: ej2252@hotmail.com

Registration

Officer: Eric Johnston
USDOT / docket: 3058799 · MC-53994
First registered: Oct 13, 2017
Last MCS-150: Apr 13, 2026 · 930,306 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 166.38
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

930,306

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 JOHNSTON TRANSPORTATION LLC.

JOHNSTON TRANSPORTATION LLC (USDOT 3058799) has a Vektor safety score of 62/100 and a High risk verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 30, 2026.

The carrier has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 30, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY effective Oct 15, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 30, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 50.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 30, 2026.

The carrier received 34 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 18 vehicle-level and 34 driver-level — across 9 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 30, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 30, 2026.

It reports 11 power units and 11 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 13, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Aug 30, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is JOHNSTON TRANSPORTATION LLC's USDOT number?

JOHNSTON TRANSPORTATION LLC's USDOT number is 3058799, and its motor carrier number is MC-53994.

Is JOHNSTON TRANSPORTATION LLC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 30, 2026, JOHNSTON TRANSPORTATION LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is JOHNSTON TRANSPORTATION LLC's safety record?

JOHNSTON TRANSPORTATION LLC has a 50.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 55 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 62/100 (tier: high_risk).

How big is JOHNSTON TRANSPORTATION LLC's fleet?

JOHNSTON TRANSPORTATION LLC operates 11 power units and 11 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is JOHNSTON TRANSPORTATION LLC based?

JOHNSTON TRANSPORTATION LLC is based in EAST PRAIRIE, MO, with roadside inspections recorded across 9 states.

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