MICHAEL R LIPPS
USDOT 1550392 · Doing business as MICHAEL TRUCKING
Active, interstate carrier, small fleet (4 power units) — no FMCSA safety rating on record (common).
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Out-of-service rate0% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)1 reported — involvement does not imply fault
These signals summarize the records shown below — they are a starting point for your own checks, not a judgment of the carrier.
Registration
Carrier identity
| USDOT Number | 1550392 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-575953 |
| Legal Name | MICHAEL R LIPPS |
| DBA Name | MICHAEL TRUCKING |
| Entity Type | — |
| Phone | 9375337235 |
| Address | 1111 NEW GARDEN RD, New Paris, OH, 45347 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | None on record — most carriers have not received a formal FMCSA safety rating. |
| Hazmat Flag | false |
Safety ratings: S = Satisfactory, C = Conditional, U = Unsatisfactory. A carrier with no rating has not been through a full FMCSA compliance review — this is common and not itself a red flag.
Our scoring
Safety scores
| Unsafe Driving | 91 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 85 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 0 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 0 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 0 / 100 |
Scores are 0-100 rankings computed by us from public FMCSA inspection measures; higher = worse relative to peers. Not official CSA/BASIC percentiles. How these scores are computed.
Safety events
Inspections & crashes (last 24 months)
| Inspections | 3 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 0% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 1 total (0 fatal, 0 with injuries, 1 towaway) |
- 2025-11-20 — IN — towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 12 (2), 29 (2), 51 (2).
Crash involvement does not imply fault. FMCSA crash records list all reportable crashes involving a carrier, regardless of who caused them.
Equipment
Fleet & operations
| Power Units (trucks) | 4 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 5 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 275,698 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 23-MAR-26 |
MICHAEL R LIPPS operates 4 power units — a larger fleet than 80% of carriers registered in OH.
Nearby
Other carriers in New Paris, OH
- PARISIAN VALLEY TRUCKING LLC — USDOT 1131241, 4 power units
- MIKESELL EXCAVATING INC — USDOT 1248139, 3 power units
- VANZANT FARMS LLC — USDOT 1195242, 2 power units
- RIGHT STUFF TRUCKING INC — USDOT 1225574, 2 power units
- JAMES D ROSE — USDOT 1245939, 2 power units
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