THEODORE JOHNSON
USDOT 2505101 · Doing business as ELITE COMMODITY EXPRESS
Active, interstate carrier, small fleet (18 power units) — safety rating: conditional.
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Insurance on fileAuto-Owners Insurance Company
- Out-of-service rate7.4% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)3 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 | 2505101 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-870742 |
| Legal Name | THEODORE JOHNSON |
| DBA Name | ELITE COMMODITY EXPRESS |
| Entity Type | — |
| Phone | 4023660343 |
| Address | 280 26TH RD, Surprise, NE, 68667 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | C — Conditional (rated 20260121) |
| 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.
Filings
Insurance
| Current Insurer | Auto-Owners Insurance Company |
|---|---|
| Coverage on File | $750,000 |
| Insurance on File Since | 2018-08-01 |
| Insurer | Coverage | Form | Effective | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auto-Owners Insurance | $750,000 | BMC-91X | 2018-08-01 | — |
Timeline
Authority history
| Authority Events on Record | 1 |
|---|
- 2018-08-03 — Reinstated — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) Active REINSTATED
Our scoring
Safety scores
| Unsafe Driving | 95 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 94 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 0 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 0 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 84 / 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 | 27 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 7.4% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 3 total (0 fatal, 2 with injuries, 3 towaway) |
- 2026-03-04 — TN — towaway
- 2025-02-18 — MO — 1 injured, towaway
- 2024-10-01 — GA — 2 injured, towaway
- 2024-05-04 — NE — towaway
- 2024-01-15 — NE — 2 injured, towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 2 (13), 12 (9), 20 (4).
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) | 18 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 9 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 770,000 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 21-JUN-26 |
THEODORE JOHNSON operates 18 power units — a larger fleet than 98% of carriers registered in NE.
Nearby
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