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Michels — compliance record

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Vetting summary

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Inspections

169 on file

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Out-of-service

Within normal range vs national averages

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Email identity

Company domain, matches website

Federal identity

Registration snapshot

Legal name

Michels Corporation

DBA

Michels

Entity type

Carrier

Physical address

817 W Main St, Brownsville, WI 53006

Phone

(920) 583-3132

Power units

728

Drivers

264

First on record

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Last MCS-150 filing

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Hazmat flag

No

Operating authority

Dockets & filings

No L&I dockets on file for this DOT number.

Out-of-service rates

Driver OOS

2.4%

National average ≈ 5.9% · 169 inspections on record

Vehicle OOS

7.7%

National average ≈ 20.9% · 169 inspections on record

Email & web forensics

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On-file email

kbenike@michels.us — company domain

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Mail host

Enterprise (Proofpoint)

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Domain match

Email domain matches the company website

From the FMCSA on-file contact, public domain registration (RDAP), and live DNS.

Crash record — last 24 months

13

Reportable crashes

13

Tow-aways

6

With injuries

0

With fatalities

Most recent: WI 03/2026 · WI 08/2025 · WI 08/2025 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.

Safety record

Inspection history

2026: 252025: 622024: 582023: 24
Level III — Driver-only: 72Level II — Walk-around: 61Level I — Full: 36
DateStateLevel
Jun 23, 2026ARLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 12, 2026MILevel III — Driver-only
Jun 4, 2026WILevel II — Walk-around
May 27, 2026CALevel II — Walk-around
May 18, 2026CALevel I — Full
May 14, 2026OHLevel III — Driver-only
May 14, 2026CALevel I — Full
May 12, 2026WILevel I — Full
Apr 25, 2026WILevel III — Driver-only
Apr 20, 2026MNLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 15, 2026WILevel II — Walk-around
Apr 15, 2026ORLevel I — Full
Apr 8, 2026CALevel I — Full
Mar 25, 2026WALevel III — Driver-only
Mar 24, 2026CALevel I — Full
Mar 12, 2026WALevel III — Driver-only
Mar 11, 2026WALevel II — Walk-around
Mar 3, 2026WILevel II — Walk-around
Mar 3, 2026WILevel I — Full
Feb 27, 2026KYLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 18, 2026WALevel II — Walk-around
Feb 13, 2026CALevel I — Full
Feb 4, 2026WILevel III — Driver-only
Jan 14, 2026OHLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 7, 2026MELevel III — Driver-only
Dec 15, 2025ORLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 8, 2025PALevel II — Walk-around
Dec 6, 2025CTLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 5, 2025ILLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 24, 2025MILevel II — Walk-around
Nov 4, 2025INLevel I — Full
Oct 28, 2025TXLevel II — Walk-around
Oct 27, 2025WILevel II — Walk-around
Oct 23, 2025MNLevel III — Driver-only
Oct 22, 2025MNLevel I — Full
Oct 17, 2025WILevel II — Walk-around
Oct 17, 2025IDLevel I — Full
Oct 14, 2025OHLevel II — Walk-around
Oct 14, 2025OHLevel II — Walk-around
Oct 8, 2025WILevel III — Driver-only
Oct 3, 2025CALevel I — Full
Oct 2, 2025PALevel II — Walk-around
Sep 15, 2025MILevel III — Driver-only
Sep 9, 2025WILevel III — Driver-only
Sep 2, 2025MILevel II — Walk-around
Aug 22, 2025CALevel II — Walk-around
Aug 19, 2025IALevel III — Driver-only
Aug 13, 2025NELevel III — Driver-only
Aug 12, 2025WILevel III — Driver-only
Aug 8, 2025WILevel III — Driver-only
Aug 6, 2025ORLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 6, 2025TXLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 28, 2025COLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 24, 2025WILevel II — Walk-around
Jul 21, 2025IALevel III — Driver-only
Jul 16, 2025NYLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 15, 2025TXLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 14, 2025MNLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 27, 2025WALevel III — Driver-only
Jun 26, 2025WILevel III — Driver-only
Jun 24, 2025TXLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 23, 2025ILLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 17, 2025IALevel III — Driver-only
Jun 11, 2025WALevel II — Walk-around
Jun 11, 2025CALevel II — Walk-around
Jun 9, 2025WILevel I — Full
Jun 9, 2025ILLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 9, 2025WILevel II — Walk-around
Jun 2, 2025CALevel II — Walk-around
Jun 2, 2025SDLevel III — Driver-only
May 30, 2025WILevel I — Full
May 15, 2025NYLevel II — Walk-around
May 7, 2025ILLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 24, 2025WILevel III — Driver-only
Apr 22, 2025CALevel I — Full
Apr 14, 2025CALevel I — Full
Apr 4, 2025WALevel I — Full
Mar 18, 2025ILLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 13, 2025WILevel II — Walk-around
Mar 12, 2025ORLevel I — Full
Mar 6, 2025WILevel I — Full
Mar 5, 2025TXLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 28, 2025SDLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 26, 2025NHLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 21, 2025SDLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 9, 2025MNLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 4, 2025TXLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 26, 2024INLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 12, 2024OHLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 5, 2024NYLevel II — Walk-around
Nov 19, 2024MILevel III — Driver-only
Nov 9, 2024NDLevel II — Walk-around
Nov 8, 2024MILevel III — Driver-only
Nov 8, 2024WILevel III — Driver-only
Oct 30, 2024PALevel II — Walk-around
Oct 23, 2024CTLevel I — Full
Oct 22, 2024NYLevel II — Walk-around
Oct 22, 2024WILevel III — Driver-only
Oct 8, 2024WILevel III — Driver-only
Oct 3, 2024MNLevel I — Full

Most recent 100 of 169 inspections on file.

Activity log

Record changes

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No changes recorded since TenFour began tracking this company.

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Recent coverage

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