JOHNSON AUTO TRANSPORTATION CORPORATION

DBA MICHAEL JOHNSON
USDOT 3312938MC-Docket MC1052703STEGER, IL
Review before tenderingHazmat-authorized1 power units

JOHNSON AUTO TRANSPORTATION CORPORATION (USDOT 3312938) in STEGER, IL — has findings to review before tendering. FMCSA authority, fleet size, BASIC safety measures, crash and inspection history.

  • Has active operating authority that's tenderable today (common or contract).
  • No pending authority revocation.
  • Not under an uncleared federal out-of-service or safety action.
  • BIPD on file: $1,000,000.
  • No cargo insurance on file. Required for many shipper contracts.
  • 1 prior insurance lapse(s) on record, most recent began 2022-01-19 — the carrier let required coverage lapse before.
  • Current BIPD policy (PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY) was filed 22 day(s) after the last involuntary revocation (2023-06-13) — a refile-to-reinstate pattern worth a closer look.
  • Unrated by FMCSA. Most carriers are unrated — unrated is not the same as unsafe.
  • No BASIC alerts in any of the five public SMS categories.
  • Driver and vehicle out-of-service rate is above the national roadside average.
  • No preventable crashes in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate 0 not elevated.
  • No fatal crashes in the last 24 months.
  • No link to a prior revoked authority.
  • Authority involuntarily revoked 9 times, most recent 2023-06-13 — recurring instability (typically insurance-lapse / reinstate cycles).
  • Crash Indicator and Hazmat Compliance BASICs are statutorily withheld from public SMS under the FAST Act — their absence is not a clean record; use the crash-risk signals above instead. The Hazmat Compliance BASIC is also withheld for this hazmat carrier.

Built from FMCSA's public Safety Management System data — guidance, not legal advice. Verify directly with the carrier and your cargo policy before tendering.

Authority

Common authority
Active
Contract authority
Not applicable

Safety & BASIC scorecard

Safety rating
Unrated

BASIC safety measures

Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 30
Hours of service
No alert
measure 13
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 10
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 30

Under the FAST Act, FMCSA publishes an absolute per-category measure (not a 0–100 percentile) for these five BASICs — the alert flag, not the raw number, is the risk signal. The Crash Indicator and Hazmat Compliance BASICs are statutorily withheld from public view.

Last 24 months

0
Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Crashes
1
Inspections
1
OOS inspections
5
OOS violations

Insurance

BIPD on file
$1,000,000
Cargo insurance
No
Bond on file
No

Fleet

Power units
1
Total drivers
1
Years in business
7
Hazmat authority
Yes

Crash risk

Preventable crashes (24 mo)
0 of 0 total crash(es)
Recordable crash rate
0
Driver OOS rate
100%Above national
Vehicle OOS rate
100%Above national

The official Crash Indicator BASIC is withheld from public SMS under the FAST Act — these derived signals stand in for it; their absence is not a clean record.

Compliance & history

Reincarnation / chameleon
No prior revoked authority
Involuntary revocations
9 times last 2023-06-13
Physical address
No address flags
Federal OOS / safety action
None on file
MCS-150 self-report
2025-08-14
Insurance lapse history
1 lapse(s) most recent 2022-01-19
Last compliance review
None on file

Inspection history (all-time)

4
Inspections
4
OOS inspections
55
Violations
14
OOS violations
0
Post-accident

Record spans 2023-06-13 → 2026-03-05.

Crash history (last 24 months)

No crashes recorded in the last 24 months.

Violation pattern (all-time, by area)

Area (49 CFR part) Violations Out of service Most recent
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
28 7 2026-03-05
Unsafe driving 392
11 1 2026-03-05
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
6 3 2026-03-05
Hours of service 395
5 1 2026-03-05
CDL standards 383
3 2 2026-03-05
General safety regulations 390
2 0 2026-03-05

Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)

Date Category Violation OOS
2026-03-05 Driver Fitness Operating a CMV without a CDL OOS
2026-03-05 Unsafe Driving Using a hand-held mobile telephone while operating a CMV
2026-03-05 Vehicle Maintenance Tire-tread and/or sidewall separation
2026-03-05 Vehicle Maintenance Inoperative Brake Lamps OOS
2026-03-05 Vehicle Maintenance Inoperative turn signal OOS
2026-03-05 Hours-of-Service Compliance Drivers record of duty status not current
2026-03-05 Hours-of-Service Compliance Driver failing to retain previous 7 days records of duty status
2026-03-05 Vehicle Maintenance Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection
2026-03-05 Vehicle Maintenance Inoperative/defective brakes
2026-03-05 Vehicle Maintenance ABS malfunction indicators for hydr brake sys
2026-03-05 Hours-of-Service Compliance Record of Duty Status violation (general/form and manner) OOS
2026-03-05 Vehicle Maintenance Wheel fasteners loose and/or missing
2026-03-05 Vehicle Maintenance BRAKES OUT OF SERVICE: The number of defective brakes is equal to or greater than 20 percent of the service brakes on th OOS

Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)

Showing the 4 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.

2026-03-05 TX · Level 1 22 viols· 5 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
CDL standards 383 23A2 OOS
General safety regulations 390 21(a)
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 17C
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 17C
Unsafe driving 392 82A1
Unsafe driving 392 2RG
Unsafe driving 392 2RG
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55B
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 48A
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 48A
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 48A
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 48A
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 48A
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 48A
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1BOS OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A2
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 205C
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9TS OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9BRKLAMP OOS
Hours of service 395 8 OOS
Hours of service 395 8F01
Hours of service 395 8K2
2023-09-06 MO · Level 1 3 viols· 2 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A3-TAOL OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 60(d)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A3-TAOL OOS
2023-06-22 IA · Level 1 25 viols· 6 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 128 OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 104(f)(3)
CDL standards 383 91(a) OOS
General safety regulations 390 21T(b)
Unsafe driving 392 7(a)
Hours of service 395 24(c)(2)(iii)
Unsafe driving 392 2
Unsafe driving 392 2
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 60(d)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11
Unsafe driving 392 2
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9(a) OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9(a)
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3(a)(1) OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 207(a) OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 205(c)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 48(a)
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3(a)(1) OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 95(a)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 95(f)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 28
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 17(c)
Unsafe driving 392 2
2023-06-13 IL · Level 3 5 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2
CDL standards 383 23(a)(2)
Unsafe driving 392 2 OOS
Hours of service 395 8(f)(1)
Unsafe driving 392 2

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