One truck.
One driver.
One phone number.
Vogel Freight is an independent long-haul owner-operator running dry van & reefer across the lower 48 — Mike Vogel owns the rig, plans every trip, and answers his own phone. No dispatch runaround, no carrier roulette. Just freight that gets there.
Illustrative ranges — real rates & capacity follow a quick call with dispatch.
USDOT 3417265 · MC-1184320Satisfactory FMCSA Rating
Clean CSA scores across all BASICs$1M Auto · $100K Cargo
COI naming you as holder, on requestELD-Equipped · HOS Compliant
Real-time tracking & check callsClass A CDL · Clean MVR
18 years accident-free
Where this truck runs
Based in Kansas City — dead-center on I-35 and I-70 — running regular lanes across the Midwest, Texas Triangle, Great Lakes and Southeast, and available 48-state for the right load.
Full truckload, your way
FTL, dedicated lanes, reefer, expedited, drop-and-hook, and open-deck. One owner-operator, every load planned and driven by the same hands.
Full Truckload
Your freight fills the trailer and rides direct — one shipper, no intermediate stops, sealed door to door.
PopularDedicated Lanes
The same truck and the same driver on your recurring route, on a set schedule — predictable capacity you can plan around.
PopularReefer
Temperature-controlled freight at a set point with continuous logging and a sealed load — from frozen to protect-from-freeze.
ExpeditedExpedited
A hot load that has to be there — direct, single-driver, run hard and legal inside Hours-of-Service limits.
Easy to vet. Safe to hire.
Active operating authority, a Satisfactory FMCSA rating, the insurance limits brokers require, ELD compliance and a clean record — the credentials that take vetting Vogel Freight down to five minutes.
Active on FMCSA SAFER — safety, inspection & crash record on file.
For-hire operating authority to move regulated freight interstate.
Common & contract carrier of property — insurance on file, authority current.
Clean CSA scores across all seven BASICs. SAFER lookup welcome.
Well above the federal minimum. COI naming you as holder on request.
Standard cargo coverage; higher limits available for high-value freight.
From rate con to delivery
Send the load
Lane, equipment, weight, pickup & delivery windows. Call dispatch or use the capacity form — you get an all-in rate back fast.
Setup in minutes
Carrier packet on file in five minutes — W-9, COI naming you as holder, signed agreement, authority letter. We’re easy to vet.
We roll
On-time pickup, load sealed, live ELD/GPS tracking and check calls the whole way. You always know where your freight is.
Delivered & documented
On-time delivery with photo confirmation and a reefer download where it applies. Invoice on delivery — quick-pay & factoring friendly.
The carrier they call first
4.9 across 87 broker and shipper reviews on Google, DAT and LinkedIn.
“Mike is the carrier I call first on my KC–Dallas lane. Picks up on time, sends check calls without being asked, and the COI is in my inbox before I finish the rate con. One truck, zero drama.”
“We move temp-sensitive freight and the reefer download is always clean. He pre-cools, seals, and we’ve never had a claim. Dedicated him to our Chicago lane and never looked back.”
“Had a line-down recovery on a Friday afternoon. Mike was loaded in two hours and delivered ahead of the window. He answers his own phone — that alone is worth the rate.”
Reviews, dispatch updates & miles
I-35 south, golden hour.
Pre-trip done. Rolling.
Empty road, full trailer.
18 years, same hands on the wheel.
Loaded, sealed, gone.
Night run into KC.Illustrative social proof for this template. Posts and reviews reflect individual experiences; rates and transit times vary by lane, week, and commodity.