Carrier profile · USDOT 1259891 · MC-494758 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Barnhart Transportation LLC

167 power unitsavg 9.4 yrNational · 31 statesNORTH EAST, PA81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-494758 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

167Power units

131 observed · MCS-150

153Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

9.4Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(814) 347-5254 Email dispatchfreight@barnhartinc.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 2026

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average28.6% vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record2 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

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.Established 22 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2004.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo28.6%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

12 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo28.6%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

12 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

167 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

9.4 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

22 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2004 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

230 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 28.6%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 3.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 112 vehicle and 230 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

41.2% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 4.1 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

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

224 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '25 · 15

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

≈0.7 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 167-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 167
Inspections · 24 mo: 230
Annualized: ≈115 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.7 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 Driving151 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance38 · 36 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance33 · 11 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance20 · 4 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance15 · 3 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance13 · 8 OOS
393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance13 · 12 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance11 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance10 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance9 · 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$750,000 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

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K 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 ’20 · 6 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Great West’05–’13

American Alternative’14–’16

Erie Exchange’17–now

2004201020162022now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 6 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · ERIE INSURANCE EXCHANGE · since Jul 2020

All 6 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ERIE INSURANCE EXCHANGE	Jul 2017 → Jul 2020	$750K	1
AMERICAN SOUTHERN HOME INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2016 → Jul 2017	$750K	1
AMERICAN ALTERNATIVE INSURANCE CORPORATION	Jun 2014 → Jul 2016	$750K	1
CASTLEPOINT NATIONAL INSURANCE CO	Jul 2013 → Jul 2014	$750K	2
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Jun 2005 → Jul 2013	$750K	5
EASTERN ATLANTIC INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2004 → Jun 2005	$750K	3

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 167
Observed power (24 mo): 131
Trailers (towed): 153

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

9.4 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

45.4%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 31 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

230

SC busiest

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

Home base

NORTH EAST, PA

9251 WEST MAIN RD

Top corridor

SC ⇄ PA

SC 43 · PA 28 · NY 27

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

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

Last 12 months: 7 trucks also ran under 6 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 1684147 USDOT 2267324 USDOT 2885047 USDOT 3809291 USDOT 2149161 USDOT 3608665Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (55 trucks · 44 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 157948 USDOT 357848 USDOT 697279 USDOT 1971422 USDOT 541564 USDOT 2149161 USDOT 3608665 USDOT 923813

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@barnhartinc.com — 4 carriers: USDOT 2234566 USDOT 3608665 USDOT 3994775

Shares a company officer with other carriers

bryan barnhart — 4 carriers: USDOT 934217 USDOT 2341401 USDOT 3243753

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

167

Observed (24 mo)

131

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 9251 WEST MAIN RD, NORTH EAST, PA, 16428
Mailing address: PO BOX 247, HARBORCREEK, PA, 16421
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (814) 347-5254
Fax: (814) 347-5156
Email: freight@barnhartinc.com
Web domain: barnhartinc.com

Registration

Officer: Bryan Barnhart
USDOT / docket: 1259891 · MC-494758
First registered: Jun 21, 2004
Last MCS-150: May 13, 2026 · 7,651,478 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jan 20, 2010
Recordable crash rate: 3.13
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

167

Power units

157

Drivers

157

CDL drivers

7,651,478

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 BARNHART TRANSPORTATION LLC.

BARNHART TRANSPORTATION LLC (USDOT 1259891) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 20, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from ERIE INSURANCE EXCHANGE effective Jul 1, 2020 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 28.6% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 230 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 112 vehicle-level and 230 driver-level — across 31 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 12 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 2 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 167 power units and 157 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 13, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jan 20, 2010 in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is BARNHART TRANSPORTATION LLC's USDOT number?

BARNHART TRANSPORTATION LLC's USDOT number is 1259891, and its motor carrier number is MC-494758.

Is BARNHART TRANSPORTATION LLC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 20, 2026, BARNHART TRANSPORTATION LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is BARNHART TRANSPORTATION LLC's safety record?

BARNHART TRANSPORTATION LLC has a 28.6% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 367 roadside inspections, with 12 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).

How big is BARNHART TRANSPORTATION LLC's fleet?

BARNHART TRANSPORTATION LLC operates 167 power units and 157 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is BARNHART TRANSPORTATION LLC based?

BARNHART TRANSPORTATION LLC is based in NORTH EAST, PA, with roadside inspections recorded across 31 states.

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