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Authorized · PropertyUSDOT 717740· MC330536· CARRIER· EIN 62-1721124
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MITCHELL TRANSPORT INC

304 OLD SR 118, DRESDEN, TN, 38225(731) 799-5735mitchelltransport@hotmail.comJOHN E MITCHELL
Vetting snapshot
Authority
Active
operating authority
Insurance
$750K BIPD
ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
Vehicle OOS
20%
below 22% national avg
Driver OOS
0%
below 6.7% national avg
Crashes 24mo
3
none fatal
Red flags
None
nothing flagged
94
/ 100

Risk factors

Low riskVioCodes score
3 crashes in the last 24 months

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.

Authority & insurance

MC330536

Operating authority and insurance on file — from FMCSA Licensing & Insurance (L&I).

Common
Active
Contract
Active
Broker
None
Authorized for: Property
Liability (BIPD)
$750K on file
$750K required
Cargo
Not on file
not required
Bond / surety
Not on file
not required
Insurance filings
ON FILELiability (BIPD) — BMC-91X$750K coverageeff 04/01/2022
ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY· policy CA-ZM3950
Authority history (23) ▾
04/02/2012CONTRACTINVOLUNTARY REVOCATIONDISCONTINUED REVOCATION (04/30/2012)
04/02/2012COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATIONDISCONTINUED REVOCATION (04/30/2012)
05/06/2011COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATIONDISCONTINUED REVOCATION (05/10/2011)
05/06/2011CONTRACTINVOLUNTARY REVOCATIONDISCONTINUED REVOCATION (05/10/2011)
03/10/2011COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATIONDISCONTINUED REVOCATION (03/31/2011)
03/10/2011CONTRACTINVOLUNTARY REVOCATIONDISCONTINUED REVOCATION (03/31/2011)
08/06/2010COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATIONDISCONTINUED REVOCATION (08/26/2010)
08/06/2010CONTRACTINVOLUNTARY REVOCATIONDISCONTINUED REVOCATION (08/26/2010)
06/07/2010COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATIONDISCONTINUED REVOCATION (06/30/2010)
06/07/2010CONTRACTINVOLUNTARY REVOCATIONDISCONTINUED REVOCATION (06/30/2010)
03/06/2008COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATIONDISCONTINUED REVOCATION (04/03/2008)
03/06/2008CONTRACTINVOLUNTARY REVOCATIONDISCONTINUED REVOCATION (04/03/2008)
03/06/2007COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATIONDISCONTINUED REVOCATION (03/29/2007)
03/06/2007CONTRACTINVOLUNTARY REVOCATIONDISCONTINUED REVOCATION (03/29/2007)
03/06/2006COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATIONDISCONTINUED REVOCATION (04/03/2006)
03/06/2006CONTRACTINVOLUNTARY REVOCATIONDISCONTINUED REVOCATION (04/03/2006)
03/07/2005COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATIONDISCONTINUED REVOCATION (03/30/2005)
03/07/2005CONTRACTINVOLUNTARY REVOCATIONDISCONTINUED REVOCATION (03/30/2005)
12/03/2002COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATIONDISCONTINUED REVOCATION (12/20/2002)
12/03/2002CONTRACTINVOLUNTARY REVOCATIONDISCONTINUED REVOCATION (12/20/2002)
Insurance history10 insurers on record
Filing timeline (47)
  1. GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.$1MCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 04/01/202004/25/2022
  2. GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.$1MReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 04/01/202004/01/2022
  3. CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY$1MReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 04/01/201804/01/2020
  4. CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY$1MReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 04/01/201704/01/2018
  5. CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY$1MReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 04/27/201204/01/2017
  6. CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY$1MCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 05/10/201104/27/2012
  7. CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY$1MCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 04/02/201106/02/2011
  8. CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY$1MReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 04/02/201105/10/2011
  9. CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY$750KCancelled
    CARGO · eff 09/02/201004/06/2011
  10. CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY$1MCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 09/02/201004/06/2011
  11. CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY$1MReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 09/02/201004/02/2011
  12. CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY$1MCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 06/12/201009/02/2010
  13. CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY$750KCancelled
    CARGO · eff 06/12/201009/02/2010
  14. CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY$1MCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 04/02/200807/03/2010
  15. CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY$750KCancelled
    CARGO · eff 04/02/200807/03/2010

Source: FMCSA Licensing & Insurance (L&I), public data. This shows the carrier’s federal insurance filings (BMC-91X liability, BMC-34 cargo) — the federally-required minimums on file for operating authority — not the carrier’s full commercial policy (its actual auto combined-single-limit, general liability, cargo, or workers’ comp, which appear on the carrier’s ACORD certificate of insurance). Always confirm current coverage with a COI from the carrier’s agent before making a vetting decision.

Roadside inspection performance

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

Vehicle5 inspections · 20% OOS · National 22%
Driver35 inspections · 0% OOS · National 6.7%

Recommendations

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

Following / lane / reckless violations are the leading contributor to Unsafe Driving

Low impact

Estimated Unsafe Driving percentile of 45% is under the 65% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.

What’s contributing14 violations (24 mo)
Following / lane / reckless6 viol37%
  • 392.2-SLLLRState/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation4× · 24%
  • 392.2LCImproper lane change1× · 9%
  • 392.2-SLLILCState/Local Laws - Improper lane change1× · 4%
Speeding6 viol32%
  • 392.2-SLLS2State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit4× · 18%
  • 392.2-SLLS4State/Local Laws - Speeding 15 or more miles per hour over the speed limit1× · 9%
  • 392.2-SLLS3State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit1× · 6%
Phone / texting1 viol26%
  • 392.82DUMTDriver - Using a hand-held mobile telephone1× · 26%
Other1 viol4%
  • 392.2SLIMPTState/Local Laws - General impeding traffic.1× · 4%
What to do
  • Defensive-driving refresher on following distance and lane discipline
Projected estimatecould improve up to 28 pts in ~12 mo
nowin 12 months
Current trend 50% followed 100% followed 65% line

Driver Fitness needs attention

Low impact

Estimated Driver Fitness percentile of 0% is under the 80% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.

What to do
  • Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment

Controlled Substances/Alcohol needs attention

Low impact

Estimated Controlled Substances/Alcohol percentile of 0% is under the 80% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.

What to do
  • Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment

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.

Trending worse
3
Inspections
2
Violations
0
Out-of-service
1
Clean
Where the violations are
Unsafe Driving 100%
Focus here first
1Unsafe Driving
2 violations · 100% of recent
  • 392.82DUMTDriver - Using a hand-held mobile telephone
  • 392.2-SLLLRState/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation
Do this
  • Log in and annotate the ELD correctly every day; fix edits promptly
  • Plan trips around available hours — never falsify a log
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Based on roadside inspections in the last 90 days, ranked by what recurs most. Informational, not legal advice.

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).

58
Inspections
39
Violations
5
Out-of-service
128
CSA points
66
Crashes
23
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

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

39 trailer 22 truck
2017 FREIGHTLINER Cascadiaseen 6×
3AKGGLDR9HSHK9905· D8405HY TN
2019 FREIGHTLINER Cascadiaseen 5×
3AKJHHDR5KSKK5291· M7672HY TN
2022 FREIGHTLINER Cascadiaseen 4×
3AKJHHDR8NSMZ5068· M7115HY TN
2023 FREIGHTLINER Cascadiaseen 4×
3AKJHHDR9PSUN3351· S0003HY TN
2017 FREIGHTLINER Cascadiaseen 4×
3AKGGLDR7HSHK9904· P675HY TN
2022 GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailersseen 4×
1GR1P0623NJ421369· 191850T TN
2024 FREIGHTLINER Cascadiaseen 3×
3AKJHHDR2RSUX1273· L5180HY TN
2023 FREIGHTLINER Cascadiaseen 3×
3AKJHHDRXPSUK6031· R2062HY TN
2024 FREIGHTLINER Cascadiaseen 3×
3AKJHHDR1RSVG8590· S7006HY TN
2023 FREIGHTLINER Cascadiaseen 3×
3AKJHHDR8PSUK6030· R2063HY TN
2024 GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailersseen 3×
1GR1P0625RJ612443· 440311T TN
1989 GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailersseen 3×
1GRAP062XKJ133117· U969135 TN
2022 GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailersseen 3×
1GR1P0623NJ421372· 191853T TN
2022 FREIGHTLINER Cascadiaseen 3×
1FUJHHDR5NLMZ4116· G2654HY TN
2020 FREIGHTLINER Cascadiaseen 3×
1FUJHHDR0LLLW8985· L3373HY TN
2020 FREIGHTLINER Cascadiaseen 3×
1FUJHHDR5LLLX6659· P659HY TN
1989 GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailersseen 2×
1GRAP0621KJ133118· U969137 TN
1996 WABASH Smooth Side Semi-Canseen 2×
1JJV532T9TL291270· U719574 TN
2024 FREIGHTLINER Cascadiaseen 2×
3AKJHHDR8RSVG7470· P670HY TN
2017 GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailersseen 2×
1GRAP0629HJ659747· U632461 TN
2017 FREIGHTLINER Cascadiaseen 2×
3AKJGLDR3HSHN3090· L5181HY TN
2016 FREIGHTLINER Cascadiaseen 2×
3AKJGLD61GSGV1842· P670HY TN
2020 GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailersseen 2×
1GR1P0625LJ163241· 033285T TN
2020 WABASH VANS Dry Van Duraplateseen 2×
1JJV532D4LL185849· 434805Z ME
2019 FREIGHTLINER Cascadiaseen 2×
3AKJHHDR7KSKK5292· K3625HY TN
1989 GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailers
1GRAP0624KJ133114· U969134 TN
2022 GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailers
1GR1P0625NJ421373· 191854T TN
2017 GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailers
1GRAP0620HJ659751· 458039T TN
2023 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia
3AKJHHDR1PSUK6029· R2061HY TN
2012 WABASH VANS Dry Van Duraplate
1JJV532D0CL729649· 356635Z ME

+ 31 more.

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.

Crash record (US, last 24 months)

Total

3

Tow-away

3

Injury

1

Fatal

0

Company profile

FMCSA census

AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Power units
22
on file (MCS-150)
Drivers
22
22 hold a CDL
Annual mileage
2.1M mi
reported 2024
Recordable crash rate
per million miles
How far they run · drivers by operating lane
  • Interstate · 100+ mi22 drivers
Company officer
JOHN E MITCHELL
Operation
Interstate
Registered since
1997-12-06
Last MCS-150 update
2025-10-31
Census status
Active

Fleet: 22 trucks · 22 owned tractors · 20 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.

Connections

carrier graph

This carrier shares VINs or officers with 2 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.

2
Connected carriers
1
Fleet-transfer links
1
Most shared VINs
1
Strong links
Strong· 1
1
SYSTEME DE TRANSPORT JEMCO INC
USDOT 786531Inactive· GATINEAU, QC
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

57 events
  1. 10/31/2025MCS-150 update filed

    2.1M mi reported (2024)

  2. 04/25/2022Insurance cancelled — GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.

    BIPD/Primary · policy MCP57776A

  3. 04/01/2022Insurance filed — ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY

    Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy CA-ZM3950

  4. 04/01/2022Insurance replaced — GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.

    BIPD/Primary · policy MCP57776A

  5. 04/01/2020Insurance replaced — CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy CA180063

  6. 04/01/2018Insurance replaced — CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy CA170064

  7. 04/01/2017Insurance replaced — CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy CA110061

  8. 04/27/2012Insurance cancelled — CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy CA110061

  9. 04/02/2012CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (04/30/2012)

  10. 04/02/2012COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (04/30/2012)

  11. 06/02/2011Insurance cancelled — CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy CA110061

  12. 05/10/2011Insurance replaced — CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy CA110061

  13. 05/06/2011COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (05/10/2011)

  14. 05/06/2011CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (05/10/2011)

  15. 04/06/2011Insurance cancelled — CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY

    CARGO · policy MC100047

  16. 04/02/2011Insurance replaced — CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy CA100066

  17. 03/10/2011COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (03/31/2011)

  18. 03/10/2011CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (03/31/2011)

  19. 09/02/2010Insurance cancelled — CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy CA100066

  20. 08/06/2010COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (08/26/2010)

  21. 08/06/2010CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (08/26/2010)

  22. 07/03/2010Insurance cancelled — CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy CA080091

  23. 06/12/2010Insurance replaced — CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy CA080091

  24. 06/07/2010COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (06/30/2010)

  25. 06/07/2010CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (06/30/2010)

  26. 04/02/2008Insurance cancelled — CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.

    BIPD/Primary · policy 346643

  27. 03/06/2008COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (04/03/2008)

  28. 03/06/2008CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (04/03/2008)

  29. 08/01/2007Insurance cancelled — CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.

    BIPD/Primary · policy 346643

  30. 04/02/2007Insurance cancelled — CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.

    BIPD/Primary · policy 345955

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

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Operations

Classification

  • AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Area served

  • Interstate

FMCSA safety rating

Rating
Satisfactory
Type
Compliance review
Rated
2011-03-16
Last review
2011-02-18
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MCS-150 registration

Form date
2025-10-31
Reported mileage
2,149,834 mi (2024)

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