MICHELS CORPORATION
USDOT 99905 · Doing business as MICHELS
Active, interstate carrier, large fleet (728 power units) — safety rating: satisfactory.
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Out-of-service rate11.9% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)13 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 | 99905 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | — |
| Legal Name | MICHELS CORPORATION |
| DBA Name | MICHELS |
| Entity Type | CORPORATION |
| Phone | 9205833132 |
| Address | 817 W MAIN ST, Brownsville, WI, 53006 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | S — Satisfactory (rated 19960521) |
| 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 | 79 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 82 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 86 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 0 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 68 / 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 | 118 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 11.9% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 13 total (0 fatal, 6 with injuries, 13 towaway) |
- 2026-03-03 — WI — towaway
- 2025-08-18 — WI — 1 injured, towaway
- 2025-08-14 — WI — towaway
- 2025-08-13 — NE — towaway
- 2025-07-14 — WI — 2 injured, towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 12 (22), 47 (13), 23 (10).
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 2342628 · USDOT 3484138 · USDOT 3491461 · 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) | 728 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 264 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 11,892,199 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 06-JAN-26 |
MICHELS CORPORATION operates 728 power units — a larger fleet than 100% of carriers registered in WI.
Nearby
Other carriers in Brownsville, WI
- JOHN P WEYER INC — USDOT 134804, 4 power units
- LEO WONDRASH — USDOT 530046, 1 power units
- RODNEY BRESELOW — USDOT 548153, 1 power units
- LONG HAUL TRANSPORT INC — USDOT 601094, 1 power units
- FRANKLIN SCHARF — USDOT 316783
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