Carrier profile · USDOT 4282500 · MC-1664970 · Updated Aug 16, 2026

Barnards Fertilizer LLC

5 power unitsavg 9 yrLocal · 2 statesWAYNE CITY, IL100/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1664970 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

5Power units

3 observed · MCS-150

3Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

9.0Avg age (yr)

2012–2022 · vPIC

Call dispatch(618) 895-2116 Email dispatchsdkferris@netwitz.net

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 16, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Watch · 0

Nothing flagged.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.No reported crashesNo DOT-reportable crashes are on this carrier's record.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$4M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$4M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

5 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

9 yr

Model years 2012–2022 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

2 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2024 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

6 inspections · 24 mo

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

Vehicle OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

050%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 1 vehicle and 6 driver inspections over 24 months.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

5 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Dec '24 · 2

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

How heavily FMCSA inspects this fleet for its size — it tells you how much to trust the safety signals above. Thin coverage on a young authority is a fraud signal nobody else surfaces.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.6 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 5-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 5
Inspections · 24 mo: 6
Annualized: ≈3 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.6 inspections / unit · yr

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$4,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$4M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $4M meets or exceeds the $750K federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’25 · 2 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Fcci’24–’25

Triangle’25–now

202420252026now

BIPD in force — $4,000,000 · TRIANGLE INSURANCE COMPANY INC. · since Jul 2025

All 2 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
TRIANGLE INSURANCE COMPANY INC.	Jul 2025 → Jul 2025	$750K	1
FCCI INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2024 → Jul 2025	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 5
Observed power (24 mo): 3
Trailers (towed): 3

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

9.0 yr

Average age

2022

Newest model yr

2012

Oldest model yr

83.3%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 2 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

IN busiest

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

WAYNE CITY, IL

303 E SMITH ST

Top corridor

IN ⇄ IL

IN 3 · IL 3

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 848094 USDOT 295336

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@netwitz.net — 14 carriers: USDOT 111934 USDOT 379533 USDOT 446037 USDOT 510807 USDOT 760346 USDOT 1043556 USDOT 1466641 USDOT 1864492

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 303 E SMITH ST, WAYNE CITY, IL, 62895
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (618) 895-2116
Email: sdkferris@netwitz.net
Web domain: netwitz.net

Registration

Officers: Shawn Knepp · Brian Grathwohl
USDOT / docket: 4282500 · MC-1664970
First registered: Aug 15, 2024
Last MCS-150: Oct 22, 2024 · 0 mi
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

—Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor

No licensing or insurance changes captured since Vektor began monitoring this carrier (June 2026). Quiet is usually good.

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for BARNARDS FERTILIZER LLC.

BARNARDS FERTILIZER LLC (USDOT 4282500) has a Vektor safety score of 100/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 16, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 16, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $4,000,000 limit in force from TRIANGLE INSURANCE COMPANY INC. effective Jul 22, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 16, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 0.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 16, 2026.

The carrier received 6 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 1 vehicle-level and 6 driver-level — across 2 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 16, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 16, 2026.

It reports 5 power units and 4 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Oct 22, 2024.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Aug 16, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is BARNARDS FERTILIZER LLC's USDOT number?

BARNARDS FERTILIZER LLC's USDOT number is 4282500, and its motor carrier number is MC-1664970.

Is BARNARDS FERTILIZER LLC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 16, 2026, BARNARDS FERTILIZER LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is BARNARDS FERTILIZER LLC's safety record?

BARNARDS FERTILIZER LLC has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 6 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 100/100 (tier: clear).

How big is BARNARDS FERTILIZER LLC's fleet?

BARNARDS FERTILIZER LLC operates 5 power units and 4 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is BARNARDS FERTILIZER LLC based?

BARNARDS FERTILIZER LLC is based in WAYNE CITY, IL, with roadside inspections recorded across 2 states.

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