BRUCE MICHELS
DBA: BRUCE J MICHELS TRUCKING
DOT 98280 · MC-139344
B
Unproven — limited inspection history
Authority
✓ Active
Insurance
✓ On File
Safety Rating
Not Rated
OOS Rate
0.0%
0/2 inspections
Crash Rate
—
Fleet Size
2 trucks · 2 drivers
Location
INDEPENDENCE, IA
Est.
1974
Whole Public Record
Identity & Registration
- USDOT number
- 98280
- MC number
- MC-139344
- Entity / operation
- Intrastate Only (Non-Hazmat)
- Location
- INDEPENDENCE, IA
- Registered
- Jun 1, 1974
Operating Status
- Operating status
- Active
- MCS-150 biennial update
- Overduewas due Oct 31, 2024
- MCS-150 last filed
- May 8, 2023
- MCS-150 mileage
- 115,000 mi
Authority & Insurance
- Common authority
- Inactive
- Contract authority
- None
- Broker authority
- None
- BIPD insurance on file
- $0$750,000 required
- Cargo insurance
- On file
- Insurer
- GRINNELL MUTUAL REINSURANCE CO.Policy 0010062802
Fleet
- Power units
- 2
- Drivers
- 2
Safety Snapshot
- Safety rating
- Not Rated
- Driver OOS rate
- 0.0%2 inspections on record — too few to compare to the 5.51% national average
- Vehicle OOS rate
- 0.0%2 inspections on record — too few to compare to the 20.72% national average
- Crashes, last 24 months
- 0
- Fatal / injury / tow-away
- 0 / 0 / 0
- Recent inspections
- 2most recent on record
- Recordable crash rate
- —
CSA BASIC Status
- Unsafe Driving
- Not publicly scoredmeasure 0
- Hours-of-Service Compliance
- Not publicly scoredmeasure 0
- Driver Fitness
- Not publicly scoredmeasure 0
- Controlled Substances/​Alcohol
- Not publicly scoredmeasure 0
- Vehicle Maintenance
- Not publicly scoredmeasure 13
Pulled live from FMCSA — census, licensing & insurance, and SMS BASIC records. OOS rates marked "FMCSA official rate" come from FMCSA’s carrier safety record; any others are computed from this carrier’s most recent roadside inspections on record. Informational only.
Recent Inspections (2)
| Date | LevelLevel 1 is the most thorough inspection (full vehicle and driver review). Level 2 is a walk-around. Level 3 is driver-only. Level 5 is vehicle-only without driver present. | State | ViolationsThe total number of violations found during this roadside inspection, including both driver and vehicle issues. | StatusOut-of-Service (OOS) means the violation was serious enough that the vehicle or driver was ordered off the road until the issue is corrected. | Expand |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2/25/2024 | Level 3 | IA | 1 | Passed | |
| 12/11/2023 | Level 3 | IA | 1 | Passed |
Insurance note: Insurance status is inferred from MC authority status — FMCSA requires active insurance to maintain active MC authority. For real-time certificate verification, check FMCSA SAFER Web ↗.
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