CSA
Authorized · PropertyUSDOT 71893· MC1079487· CARRIER· EIN 38-0415770
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CHELSEA MILLING COMPANY

201 W NORTH STREET, CHELSEA, MI, 48118(734) 475-1361lorrie.kotsch@jiffymix.comJOHN POWERS
Vetting snapshot
Authority
Active
operating authority
Insurance
$750K BIPD
TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY OF AMERICA
Vehicle OOS
0%
below 22% national avg
Driver OOS
10%
above 6.7% national avg
Crashes 24mo
0
clean
Red flags
None
nothing flagged
85
/ 100

Risk factors

Low riskVioCodes score
Driver OOS 10% — above the 6.7% national average

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

MC1079487

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

Common
Active
Contract
None
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 01/20/2020
TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY OF AMERICA· policy 9M825278
Authority history (1) ▾
01/24/2020MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIERGRANTED

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.

Vehicle2 inspections · 0% OOS · National 22%
Driver10 inspections · 10% OOS · National 6.7%

CSA performance breakdown

FMCSA · Sep 2026

10 inspections · 11 violations (3 OOS) · 20% of inspections had an OOS finding.

10
Inspections
11
Violations
3
OOS violations
9
Distinct codes

Violations by BASIC

click to filter codes

11
total

Most inspected in · top 5 states

  • MI8
  • IN4
  • IA1
  • OH1
  • IL1

Latest FMCSA SMS snapshot. Codes link to the lookup — severity weighting, contest angles, and the DataQs Drafter for each. Click a BASIC to filter the codes.

Recommendations

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

Driver out-of-service rate exceeds the national average

High impact

Driver OOS rate is 10% vs the 6.7% 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

Speeding violations are the leading contributor to Unsafe Driving

Low impact

Estimated Unsafe Driving percentile of 47% is under the 65% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.

What’s contributing3 violations (24 mo)
Speeding1 viol83%
  • 392.2-SLLSWZState/Local Laws - Speeding work/construction zone1× · 83%
Following / lane / reckless2 viol17%
  • 392.2-SLLLRState/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation2× · 17%
What to do
  • Coach the drivers with speeding violations directly — Unsafe Driving points are weighted heavily
  • Set and enforce a governed road speed; review telematics/dashcam speed events weekly
Projected estimatecould improve up to 28 pts in ~12 mo
nowin 12 months
Current trend 50% followed 100% followed 65% line

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

Vehicle Maintenance needs attention

Low impact

Estimated Vehicle Maintenance 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.

1
Inspections
1
Violations
0
Out-of-service
0
Clean
Where the violations are
Unsafe Driving 100%
Focus here first
1Unsafe Driving
1 violation · 100% of recent
  • 392.2-SLLSWZState/Local Laws - Speeding work/construction zone
Do this
  • Coach speed and following distance — Unsafe Driving points are weighted heavily
  • Hands off the phone; always belt up
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Turn these into driver coaching — and prove it
FleetTrained (my companion project) makes branded, multilingual training videos for these exact violations — your driver watches and gets a completion certificate for the file.

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).

15
Inspections
11
Violations
3
Out-of-service
50
CSA points
5
Crashes
6
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

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

9 trailer 7 truck
2019 VOLVO TRUCK VNLseen 5×
4V4NC9EH7KN202215· RC12594 MI
2021 VOLVO TRUCK VNLseen 3×
4V4NC9EH3MN277402· RC12597 MI
2017 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturerseen 2×
1UYVS2485H7942402· E193539 MI
2018 VOLVO TRUCK VNLseen 2×
4V4NC9EH0JN886815· RC12591 MI
2023 WABASH VANS Dry Van Duraplateseen 2×
1JJV532D5PL361877· E637727 MI
2015 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturerseen 2×
1UYVS248XFG216001· E560615 MI
2017 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturerseen 2×
1UYVS2487H7942403· E842169 MI
2024 VOLVO TRUCK VNLseen 2×
4V4NC9EH2RN658035· RC12590 MI
2020 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturerseen 2×
1UYVS2480L7016501· E154062 MI
2020 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturerseen 2×
1UYVS2482L7016502· E154063 MI
2016 VOLVO TRUCK VNL
4V4NC9EH3GN949558· RC12592 MI
2020 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer
1UYVS2484L7016503· E154064 MI
2022 WABASH VANS Dry Van Duraplate
1JJV532D1NL347746· E406679 MI
2015 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer
1UYVS2483FG216003· E560614 MI
2017 VOLVO TRUCK VNL
4V4NC9EH8HN992228· RC12593 MI
2025 VOLVO TRUCK VNL (4)
4V4BC9EH5SN695492· RC58860 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;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Power units
9
on file (MCS-150)
Drivers
16
16 hold a CDL
Annual mileage
0.4M mi
reported 2024
Recordable crash rate
—
per million miles
How far they run · drivers by operating lane
  • Interstate · 100+ mi6 drivers
  • Intrastate · <100 mi10 drivers
Company officer
JOHN POWERS
Operation
Interstate
D-U-N-S
5357397
Registered since
1974-06-01
Last MCS-150 update
2025-03-12
Census status
Active

Fleet: 9 trucks · 8 owned tractors · 22 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 9 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.

9
Connected carriers
0
Fleet-transfer links
0
Most shared VINs
9
Strong links
Strong· 9
1
JOHN POWERS
USDOT 1222474Inactive· PICKFORD, MI
Strong
Officer
2
JOHN POWERS
USDOT 1818341Active· MARSHALL, MI
Strong
Officer
3
LOADS UNLIMITED INC
USDOT 4370955Active· NEW LOWELL, ON
Strong
Officer
4
MOUNTAIN HIGH FURNITURE LLC
USDOT 3465318Inactive· BRIGHTON, CO
Strong
Officer
5
NICKELL CONTRUCTION INC
USDOT 3401433Active· BRIGHTON, CO
Strong
Officer
6
POWERS FARMS LLC
USDOT 4491974Active· PONCE DE LEON, FL
Strong
Officer
7
POWERS TRANSPORT
USDOT 1182260Inactive· MONMOUTH, OR
Strong
Officer
8
PR COMPANY
USDOT 2783813Inactive· FREDERICK, MD
Strong
Officer
9
XPECT FIRST AID CORP
USDOT 1035932Inactive· TOPEKA, KS
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

4 events
  1. 03/12/2025MCS-150 update filed

    0.4M mi reported (2024)

  2. 01/24/2020MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — GRANTED
  3. 01/20/2020Insurance filed — TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY OF AMERICA

    Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy 9M825278

  4. 06/01/1974Registered with FMCSA

    PRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

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

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Operations

Classification

  • PRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Area served

  • Interstate
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FMCSA safety rating

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

Form date
2025-03-12
Reported mileage
398,745 mi (2024)
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Data sourced from public FMCSA records via safer.fmcsa.dot.gov · Latest FMCSA update: Sep 2026 · Page refreshed: Sep 29, 2026, 10:51 PM. VioCodes is not affiliated with FMCSA. To dispute incorrect data, file a DataQs Request for Data Review.