MICHELS UTILITY SERVICES INC
USDOT 3491461
Active, interstate carrier, large fleet (499 power units) — no FMCSA safety rating on record (common).
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Out-of-service rate11.5% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)4 reported — involvement does not imply fault
- Linked registrations9 share this carrier's phone or address
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 | 3491461 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | — |
| Legal Name | MICHELS UTILITY SERVICES INC |
| DBA Name | — |
| Entity Type | — |
| Phone | 9205833132 |
| Address | 817 MAIN ST, Brownsville, WI, 53006 |
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 | 78 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 82 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 0 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 0 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 77 / 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 | 26 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 11.5% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 4 total (0 fatal, 1 with injuries, 3 towaway) |
- 2025-11-05 — MN — towaway
- 2025-09-30 — MN — towaway
- 2025-08-06 — MN — towaway
- 2024-10-31 — MN — 1 injured
Most frequent violation categories: 12 (8), 16 (4), 14 (3).
Crash involvement does not imply fault. FMCSA crash records list all reportable crashes involving a carrier, regardless of who caused them.
Signals
Linked registrations
9 other active carrier registrations share this carrier's phone or address in FMCSA records.
USDOT 99905 · USDOT 2342628 · USDOT 3484138 · USDOT 3599759 · USDOT 3703820
Shared contact details can have many ordinary explanations, such as a shared dispatch service, registration agent, or office address.
Equipment
Fleet & operations
| Power Units (trucks) | 499 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 567 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 7,023,781 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 06-JAN-26 |
MICHELS UTILITY SERVICES INC operates 499 power units — a larger fleet than 100% of carriers registered in WI.
Nearby
Other carriers in Brownsville, WI
- MICHELS POWER INC — USDOT 3484138, 1339 power units
- MICHELS PIPELINE INC — USDOT 3599759, 586 power units
- KING FARMS GRAIN COMPANY — USDOT 3608025, 4 power units
- WAAS ACRES LLC — USDOT 3224972, 1 power units
- CHASE'S LAWN CARE LLC — USDOT 3268578, 1 power units
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