Carrier profile · USDOT 613645 · MC-1727628 · FMCSA profile data as of Aug 16, 2026

Bauer Automotive Service Inc

5 power unitsCHATHAM, NJ50/100

NO OPERATING AUTHORITYMC-1727628 NO AUTHORITYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

5Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

Call dispatch(973) 635-8411 Email dispatchstacy@bauertruck.com

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Load decision · FMCSA profile data as of Aug 16, 2026

Limited record

Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.

Watch · 2

No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 5 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.

In good standing · 1

Established 31 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1995.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)$0 in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal—

No crash record

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)$0 in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal—

No crash record

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 peersDecoding

—

Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

31 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1995 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history

FMCSA safety data as of Sep 3, 2026

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

No roadside inspections on record.

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

No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Aug 16, 2026

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$0 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

$0 in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $0 is below the $750K general-freight federal minimum — verify before tendering.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’18 · 2 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Universal’14–’18

beyond this history

2014201720202023now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 2 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $0 · GRAPHIC ARTS MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY · since Aug 2022

All 2 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
UTICA MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Mar 2018 → Aug 2018	$750K	5
UNIVERSAL UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE CO.	Aug 2014 → Apr 2018	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Sep 10, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

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

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

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Sep 17, 2026

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

Home base

CHATHAM, NJ

27 WATCHUNG

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Sep 3, 2026

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@bauertruck.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 4401101

Shares a company officer with other carriers

michael bauer — 14 carriers: USDOT 465920 USDOT 466037 USDOT 780503 USDOT 1240009 USDOT 1507293 USDOT 1564581 USDOT 2305998 USDOT 2345318

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Sep 3, 2026

Location

Physical address: 27 WATCHUNG, CHATHAM, NJ, 07928
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (973) 635-8411
Email: stacy@bauertruck.com
Web domain: bauertruck.com

Registration

Officers: George Bauer · Michael Bauer
USDOT / docket: 613645 · MC-1727628
First registered: Sep 11, 1995
Last MCS-150: Mar 18, 2026 · 7,246 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

7,246

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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

FMCSA federal activity data as of Sep 3, 2026

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 BAUER AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE INC.

BAUER AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE INC (USDOT 613645) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score. FMCSA profile data as of Aug 16, 2026.

The carrier has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Sep 3, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $0 limit in force from GRAPHIC ARTS MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY effective Aug 1, 2022 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Aug 16, 2026.

The carrier received 0 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 0 vehicle-level and 0 driver-level, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Sep 17, 2026.

It reports 5 power units and 4 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 18, 2026. FMCSA identity data as of Sep 3, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Sep 3, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is BAUER AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE INC's USDOT number?

BAUER AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE INC's USDOT number is 613645, and its motor carrier number is MC-1727628.

Is BAUER AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE INC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Sep 3, 2026. BAUER AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.