CSA
UnknownUSDOT 1712664· CARRIER· EIN 38-3613047
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POWELLS EXCAVATING AND SEPTIC INCORPORATED

20544 M82, HOWARD CITY, MI, 49329(231) 937-5014powells5014@gmail.comJOHN POWELL
Vetting snapshot
Authority
Unknown
per SAFER
Insurance
No active filing
not required
Vehicle OOS
—
no inspections
Driver OOS
—
no inspections
Crashes 24mo
0
clean
Red flags
1 flag
see details below
80
/ 100

Risk factors

Low riskVioCodes score
Possible reincarnation pattern — tied to an older inactive carrier

A weighted read of the public FMCSA signals below — authority, insurance, out-of-service, crashes, roadside OOS rates, and carrier connections. A starting point for vetting, not a guarantee.

Roadside inspection performance

Out-of-service rate vs national average. Lower is better.

Vehicle0 inspections · 0% OOS · National 22%
Driver0 inspections · 0% OOS · National 6.7%

Recommendations

What’s driving each score, what to do about it, and where it could go.

Vehicle out-of-service rate exceeds the national average

High impact

Vehicle OOS rate is 100% vs the 22% national average. Carriers above the national OOS average draw more enforcement attention (audits, roadside stops) and can see higher insurance premiums.

What to do
  • Review recent inspections with out-of-service violations and fix the root causes with equipment and drivers
  • Run a preventative-maintenance program; periodically inspect tires, brakes and lights
  • Reinforce thorough pre-trip and post-trip inspections; retrain where needed

Recommendations are generated from the carrier’s public FMCSA roadside-inspection record. Percentiles and projections are VioCodes estimates, not official FMCSA figures. Informational, not legal advice.

90-day safety improvement plan

What this carrier has struggled with most in the last 90 days — where to focus now.

No roadside inspections in the last 90 days — nothing to work on right now.

Inspection & crash map

live · FMCSA MCMIS

Every inspection and crash on record — hover a point for the summary, click for full detail (codes, severity, CSA points).

5
Inspections
19
Violations
1
Out-of-service
20
CSA points
0
Crashes
1
States
cleanviolOOS

CSA points = violation severity weight × FMCSA time weight (3× in the last 6 months, 2× at 6–12, 1× at 12–24). Points are spread within each state — FMCSA records the inspection state, not an exact location. Source: FMCSA MCMIS.

Equipment

VINs via NHTSA

5 distinct vehicles seen in this carrier’s roadside inspections.

3 truck 1 incomplete vehicle 1 trailer
2007 PETERBILT 378seen 2×
1XPFDT9X57D669723· BC72216 MI
2003 FREIGHTLINER FL112
1FUJBGAS83HK89568· BC01626 MI
1996 MACK CL
1M2AD28Y1TW001279· BA73867 MI
2027 MAC TRAILER MANUFACTURING, INC. MAC Trailer Manufacturing, Inc.
1M9DS2436VC096487· D533907 MI
2007 PETERBILT 379
1XP5DU9X67D651345· BC49137 MI

Equipment is inferred from VINs recorded on roadside inspections (FMCSA MCMIS), decoded via the NHTSA vPIC API — it reflects vehicles inspected, not a current fleet roster.

Company profile

FMCSA census

PRIVATE PROPERTY

Power units
5
on file (MCS-150)
Drivers
5
5 hold a CDL
Annual mileage
0M mi
reported 2025
Recordable crash rate
—
per million miles
How far they run · drivers by operating lane
  • Intrastate · <100 mi5 drivers
Company officer
JOHN POWELL
Operation
Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)
Registered since
2007-11-29
Last MCS-150 update
2026-01-20
Census status
Active

Fleet: 5 trucks · 2 owned trailers.

Source: FMCSA Company Census File (data.transportation.gov). Fleet and driver counts are self-reported on the carrier’s most recent MCS-150 filing.

Data change history

Every FMCSA record change we’ve detected — address, fleet size, contacts, MCS-150 — newest first.

Connections

carrier graph

This carrier shares officers with 25 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.

25
Connected carriers
0
Fleet-transfer links
0
Most shared VINs
25
Strong links
Possible reincarnation pattern: AMERICAN CURB AND GUTTER LLC (USDOT 1410413, registered 2005) is inactive, shares this carrier’s officer, and predates it — worth checking whether this carrier re-registered to shed a prior record.
Strong· 25
1
AMERICAN CURB AND GUTTER LLC
USDOT 1410413Inactive· SANTA ROSA BEACH, FL
Strong
Officer
2
AND SERVICES LLC
USDOT 3200220Active· GWYNN OAK, MD
Strong
Officer
3
CTS EXCAVATIONS LLC
USDOT 1509863Active· SCOTTSBORO, AL
Strong
Officer
4
ECLIPSE AUTO TRANSPORTS LLC
USDOT 3998012Active· FAIRBURN, GA
Strong
Officer
5
GLACIAL ABRASION LLC
USDOT 4256663Active· AMARILLO, TX
Strong
Officer
6
JMJ MOVERS
USDOT 2431235Active· CORPUS CHRISTI, TX
Strong
Officer
7
JOHN M POWELL
USDOT 1343756Inactive· LINTON, IN
Strong
Officer
8
JOHN POWELL
USDOT 1230717Inactive· DESHLER, OH
Strong
Officer
9
JOHN POWELL
USDOT 2643435Active· PADUCAH, KY
Strong
Officer
10
JOHN POWELL
USDOT 2939746Inactive· HAMPTON, SC
Strong
Officer
11
JOHN POWELL
USDOT 1410044Active· LOUISVILLE, KY
Strong
Officer
12
JOHN POWELL
USDOT 734770Active· ALBANY, OR
Strong
Officer
13
JOHN POWELL
USDOT 460986Inactive· ROBERTSDALE, AL
Strong
Officer
14
JOHN POWELL TRUCKING INC
USDOT 1860987Inactive· ROCKFORD, IL
Strong
Officer
15
MLS EXPRESS TRUCKING INC
USDOT 2114847Inactive· PONTOTOC, MS
Strong
Officer
16
POWELL AND SONS GROUP LLC
USDOT 3448581Inactive· DISTRICT HTS, MD
Strong
Officer
17
POWELL EQUIPTMENT INC
USDOT 1238187Inactive· CHANNAHON, IL
Strong
Officer
18
POWELL'S TRANSPORT LLC
USDOT 3220012Active· TIMBERLAKE, NC
Strong
Officer
19
PRIME BRIDGEPORT INC
USDOT 1938302Inactive· BRIDGEPORT, TX
Strong
Officer
20
PRIME BUILDING COMPONENTS
USDOT 1935240Active· DUBLIN, TX
Strong
Officer
21
SIGNATURE STONE MASONRY SUPPLY INC
USDOT 1332127Active· MEDFORD, NY
Strong
Officer
22
THRIFTY BUILDING SYSTEMS LLC
USDOT 2267734Active· MONTGOMERY, AL
Strong
Officer
23
TRAILER LEASE OF TN LLC
USDOT 2367663Active· ARRINGTON, TN
Strong
Officer
24
TRILLIUM CREEK PROPERTY ENHANCEMENTS LLC
USDOT 4325202Active· BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC
Strong
Officer
25
W M POWELL & SONS CO INC
USDOT 549414Inactive· CEDAR POINT, NC
Strong
Officer

Shared VINs come from FMCSA roadside-inspection records — a vehicle inspected under more than one carrier, often a fleet transfer or trailer interchange. Other links come from the FMCSA census. Shared identifiers are common and often legitimate — treat these as leads to investigate, not proof of wrongdoing.

Activity history

2 events
  1. 01/20/2026MCS-150 update filed

    0.0M mi reported (2025)

  2. 11/29/2007Registered with FMCSA

    PRIVATE PROPERTY

Merged from FMCSA authority, insurance, out-of-service, and census records.

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Operations

Classification

  • PRIVATE PROPERTY

Area served

  • Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)
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FMCSA safety rating

Rating
Not rated
Type
—
Rated
—
Last review
—
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MCS-150 registration

Form date
2026-01-20
Reported mileage
30,000 mi (2025)
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Changes on file

FMCSA census history
  1. January, 2021

    First on-record entry — POWELLS EXCAVATING AND SEPTIC INCORPORATED, ,

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Data sourced from public FMCSA records via safer.fmcsa.dot.gov · Latest FMCSA update: Sep 2026 · Page refreshed: Sep 27, 2026, 9:55 AM. VioCodes is not affiliated with FMCSA. To dispute incorrect data, file a DataQs Request for Data Review.