RYAN JOHNSON TRUCKING INC

RYAN JOHNSON TRUCKING INC is a mid-sized fleet, operating 27 power units and 17 drivers, based in Dayton, OH. Across 9 roadside inspections in the last 24 months, the fleet's 22.2% out-of-service rate sits near the 19.4% national average, with no reportable crashes on file. BMC-91 liability filing is on file with UNITED OHIO INSURANCE COMPANY, and operating authority is on file.

Brokers & shippers · booking check

Book with caution — review signals below

No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.

Caution

Policy effective · May 15, 2012

Review these

OOS rate worse than size peers Driver 14.3% vs peer 0.00% · Vehicle 40.0% vs peer 15.0% Details →

On file

Insurance on file · $1,000,000 UNITED OHIO INSURANCE COMPANY · 91X Details →
BOC-3 process agent on file TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY, LLC Details →

Built for brokers and shippers deciding whether to tender. Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before booking — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.

Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)

TruckCodex risk summary — RYAN JOHNSON TRUCKING INC (USDOT 1988456)
Verdict: CAUTION
Book with caution — review signals below
No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.

Authority / census status: Active
Active BIPD limit: $1,000,000

Blockers:
  (none)

Cautions:
  • OOS rate worse than size peers — Driver 14.3% vs peer 0.00% · Vehicle 40.0% vs peer 15.0%

On file:
  • Insurance on file · $1,000,000 — UNITED OHIO INSURANCE COMPANY · 91X
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY, LLC

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/1988456/
As of: Sep 21, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.

USDOT 1988456 Active AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Company officer: RYAN JOHNSON Construction Other (AGGREGATE) Based in DAYTON, OH

FMCSA census as of Sep 21, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · B

Composite of 4/5 scored components (mean 79/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

B confidence 80% · 4/5 signals · expand

Authority / census

Active · 100/100

Active census status with no OOS order or revoked authority on file.

Insurance / BIPD

BIPD active · 100/100

Active BIPD/Primary-like policy on file in our insurance history.

OOS vs peers

Riskier than peers · 15/100

Driver OOS 14.3% vs peer median 0% (worse). Vehicle OOS 40% vs peer median 15% (worse). n=38168 same-size ACTIVE peers.

FMCSA safety rating

Unrated

FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. We do not invent one.

NR reason: No published FMCSA safety_rating.

Insurance-watch tier

Not on watch · 100/100

No BMC-91 insurance-lapse watch classification on file for this USDOT.

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard from authority, BIPD, peer OOS, FMCSA safety rating, and insurance-watch signals. Not a booking verdict and not legal advice. See methodology. Booking triage on this page: Caution.

Operating authority

Insurance

1 active liability filing

BOC-3 agent

TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY, LLC

Company profile

Company details

USDOT 1988456

In FMCSA records since Jan 27, 2010 (~16y)

Company officer RYAN JOHNSON

Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Cargo carried

Construction, Other (AGGREGATE)

Fleet size 27 units

Drivers 17

Annual mileage 465,860 mi

Contact & address

Phone: (937) 474-1462

Email: [email protected]

Physical

6555 FREDERICK PIKE

DAYTON, OH 45414

Mailing address matches physical.

Registration & safety rating

USDOT 1988456

In FMCSA records since Jan 27, 2010 (~16y)

Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Annual mileage (MCS-150) 465,860 mi

vs. National Average

Vehicle OOS Rate 40.0% vs 23.4% +16.6 pts

Driver OOS Rate 14.3% vs 6.7% +7.6 pts

Violations per Inspection 2.33 vs 1.80 +0.53

Peer tier (mid-sized fleets (11-100 power units)) median OOS rate: 27.5%

Active liability insurance

FMCSA cargo filing (BMC-34/83)

No active FMCSA cargo filing on file.

FMCSA L&I filing evidence — not a shipper certificate of insurance (COI). Cargo (BMC-34) is primarily an HHG / household-goods requirement; general freight carriers often have none.

Broker bond / trust (BMC-84/85)

No active broker surety bond or trust fund on file.

BMC-84 is a surety bond; BMC-85 is a trust-fund agreement. Required for property brokers / freight forwarders — not motor-carrier BIPD liability insurance.

Broker setup by MC age

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Based on FMCSA authority grant of 2012-06-04 (2,000+ days). Published gates only — not a guarantee they will accept. Confirm with the broker.

Related filings

Insurance
UNITED OHIO INSURANCE COMPANY
Policy effective May 15, 2012
Process Agent
TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY, LLC
BOC-3 on file

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type	Owned	Term leased	Trip leased
Truck tractors	6	0	0
Trailers	7	0	0
Trucks	21	0	0

Self-reported on the carrier’s Form MCS-150 (FMCSA Company Census).

Inspections (24 months)

All 10 inspections →

	Driver	Vehicle	Hazmat
Inspections	9	9	0
OOS inspections	1	2	0
OOS percentage	11.11%	22.22%	—
National average	6.7%	23.4%	4.4%

Roadside inspections in the last 24 months. National averages are FMCSA MCSAP reference rates (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%, hazmat ~4.4%).

Power Units

Drivers

Inspections

FMCSA roadside history on file

OOS Rate (peak)

40.0%

driver or vehicle, whichever higher

Crashes

None in last 24 months · all-time on file

Authorities

0 active

Carrier analysis & narrative context Status notes, risk intelligence, and safety profiles

Carrier is unrated

FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. Use the inspection history and BASIC scores below to assess on-road performance.

Risk intelligence

RYAN JOHNSON TRUCKING INC had 9 roadside inspections over the past 24 months with an out-of-service rate of 22.2%, which is above the national average of 19.4%. Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is vehicle_maint at 7.0.

Inspection profile

9 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, concentrated in OH (8) and IN (1).

Violation profile

22.2% out-of-service rate, near the 19.4% national average; led by Vehicle Maintenance (20.0% of violations); top code 393.40 (Inadequate brake system on a CMV) cited 1 times.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 27 power units (mid-sized fleet) and 17 drivers; Kenworth, Fruehauf c, and Ftl are the most-inspected makes.

Risk Signals

High OOS rate

Peak OOS rate of 40.0% is well above FMCSA MCSAP national averages (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%).

Out-of-Service rate vs same-size peers FMCSA roadside inspections, % placed out-of-service

Compared against 38,168 ACTIVE carriers operating 13–41 power units (±50% of this carrier's 27 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS

14.3%

Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

Median across 38,168 same-size peers

Verdict

Riskier than peers

Delta +14.3 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

This carrier — Vehicle OOS

40%

Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

15%

Median across 38,168 same-size peers

Verdict

Riskier than peers

Delta +25 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (8 months)

2024-12 2026-07

Violations by BASIC Category

Federal BASIC buckets for every citation issued against this carrier over the past 24 months.

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.

State	Inspections	OOS	OOS %	Last Inspection
Ohio (OH)	8	2	25.0%	Jul 29, 2026
Indiana (IN)	1	0	0.0%	Dec 12, 2024

Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections

Make	Model	Inspections
Kenworth		8
Fruehauf C		1
Ftl		1
Unknown		1

SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores

BASIC	Inspections	Serious	Measure	Percentile	Alert	As Of
Driver Fitness	1	—	0.23	0	—	Sep 21, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol	0	—	0.00	0	—	Sep 21, 2026
Hours of Service	0	—	0.00	0	—	Sep 21, 2026
Unsafe Driving	0	—	0.00	0	—	Sep 21, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance	5	—	6.90	7	—	Sep 21, 2026

Higher percentiles indicate worse performance relative to peer carriers. Carriers at or above the FMCSA intervention threshold are marked ALERT.

Recent Inspections (10 rows) View all 10 →

Inspection #	Date ▼	State	Level	Station	Vehicle	Violations	Top Codes	OOS
88569726	Jul 29, 2026	OH	3	—	KENWORTH STRAIGHT TRUCK OH PLP9289 · 1NKDGGGG50J459560	1	392.2-SLLEWG2	No
87455039	Mar 30, 2026	OH	2	ENGLEWOOD OH	KENWORTH STRAIGHT TRUCK OH PNL1029 · 1NKDXUEXXBJ289166	2	393.11A1-CSLRR, 392.2-SLLEWA2	No
87046924	Feb 12, 2026	OH	2	MONROE OH	KENWORTH STRAIGHT TRUCK OH PLP9289 · 1NKDGGGG50J459560	1	392.2-SLLEWG3	No
86204519	Oct 29, 2025	OH	2	TROY OH	KENWORTH STRAIGHT TRUCK OH PKD6053 · 1NKDXUTXXYS837530	5	393.75G-TAOW, 396.3A1-F, 393.9A-HLLH	Yes
85848251	Sep 22, 2025	OH	3	SOUTH LEBANON OH	KENWORTH STRAIGHT TRUCK OH PJL6546 · 1NKDXUEXX6JJ36907	1	392.2-SLLEWG3	No
85769734	Sep 12, 2025	OH	3	EATON OH	KENWORTH STRAIGHT TRUCK OH PNL1029 · 1NKDXUEXXBJ289166	0	—	No
85005785	Jun 19, 2025	OH	2	MIDDLETOWN OH	FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK Ticket: Ftl IN 3521359 · 1FVACWFC9RHUV2094	1	393.9B-LRLO	No
84738018	May 20, 2025	OH	1	LONDON OH	KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR OH PWN8078 · 3WKDDP9X7MF451367	10	396.3A1-BOS, 391.41B10-MC, 393.47E	Yes
83397915	Dec 12, 2024	IN	2	RICHMOND IN	KENWORTH STRAIGHT TRUCK OH PKV2829 · 1NKDL00X76J141347	1	393.55D1-B	No
79122477	Jul 12, 2023	OH	2	—	KENWORTH STRAIGHT TRUCK OH PMD9598 · 1NKDLP0X9EJ406163	1	393.40	No

Recent Crashes (9 rows)

Report #	Date ▼	State	Injuries	Tow	Hazmat	Severity
OH0243012661	Jan 22, 2024	OH	0	Yes	No	Tow
OH0216146369	Aug 11, 2021	OH	0	Yes	No	Tow
OH0215049748	Mar 29, 2021	OH	0	Yes	No	Tow
OH0206226004	Dec 18, 2020	OH	0	Yes	No	Tow
OH0206226005	Dec 18, 2020	OH	1	Yes	No	Injury
OH0154002485	Jan 29, 2015	OH	1	No	No	Injury
OH0146120358	Nov 6, 2014	OH	0	Yes	No	Tow
OH0144034842	Sep 22, 2014	OH	1	Yes	No	Injury
OH0108163012	Sep 29, 2010	OH	1	Yes	No	Injury

Authority Records (1 docket)

common

MC787295

—

View full authority record →

Revocations & Inactive Status

Authority actions other than active status — revocations, voluntary surrenders, and dormant dockets.

Date	Docket	Authority	Status	Applied
Unknown	MC787295	common	N	—

MC Certificate Documents (1 letter, 1 PDF)

Authority Records (above) are FMCSA docket status and lifecycle events. MC Certificate Documents here are the archived PDF letters for each action — grants, reinstatements, revocations, name changes, and transfers. They are related but not the same dataset: one row per PDF letter, not one file per docket.

Each row is a distinct FMCSA letter (grant, reinstatement, revocation, name change, transfer, etc.). When a PDF is archived, click the link to open that letter. Rows without a link still show the action type and date from our index. FMCSA stopped publishing new daily certificate PDFs after the May 2026 Motus cutover — rows below are historical archive only.

Date	Docket	Action	Authority	PDF
Jun 4, 2012	MC787295-P	Original MC Certificate	Revocation	Original MC Certificate →

Insurance Coverage Timeline (1 row)

Every insurance policy on file, newest effective date first. Amber rows mark BIPD/Primary coverage gaps.

Insurer	Policy #	Type	Limit	Effective	Cancel	Status
UNITED OHIO INSURANCE COMPANY	CPP 0012326	91X	$1,000,000	May 15, 2012	On file	ACTIVE

Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events

Jun 4, 2012

authority

GRANTED — MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER
Details →

Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Station	State	Inspections	OOS
RICHMOND IN	IN	1	0
EATON OH	OH	1	0
ENGLEWOOD OH	OH	1	0
LONDON OH	OH	1	1
MIDDLETOWN OH	OH	1	0
MONROE OH	OH	1	0
SOUTH LEBANON OH	OH	1	0
TROY OH	OH	1	1

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code	Description	Category	Cited	OOS
393.40	Inadequate brake system on a CMV	Vehicle Maintenance	1	0

Related Records

Ohio carriers Dayton carriers UNITED OHIO INSURANCE COMPANY 10 inspections 9 reportable crashes

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