Carrier profile · USDOT 2417204 · MC-832301 · Updated Jun 26, 2026

Bison Logistics LLC

89 power unitsavg 6 yrMulti-region · 15 statesSURPRISE, AZ74/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-832301 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

89Power units

31 observed · MCS-150

29Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

6.0Avg age (yr)

2012–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(480) 440-3361 Email dispatchsafety@bisonlogistics.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 26, 2026

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

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Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average45.2% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate above average11.9% vs the 6.7% national average.Multiple injury crashes4 crashes involving injuries are on 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 13 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2013.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo45.2%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

4 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo45.2%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

4 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

89 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

6 yr

Model years 2012–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

13 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2013 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

67 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 45.2%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 11.9%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 31 vehicle and 67 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

71.4% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 45.7 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

67 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Nov '24 · 5

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

≈0.4 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 89-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 89
Inspections · 24 mo: 67
Annualized: ≈34 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.4 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 Driving47 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance27 · 11 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance18 · 12 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance16 · 0 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance15 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance14 · 0 OOS
392.22 Driving of commercial motor vehiclesUnsafe Driving12 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance11 · 1 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance10 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle 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: None
Contract: Active
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 ’26 · 7 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Redwood Fire’13–’15

Ace Property’20–’25

2013201720212025now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 8 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · MS TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY · since Mar 2026

All 8 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
MS TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2025 → Mar 2026	$750K	3
ACE PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2020 → Oct 2025	$750K	9
KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2019 → Oct 2020	$750K	1
NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	Oct 2018 → Oct 2019	$750K	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2017 → Oct 2018	$750K	1
WILSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2016 → Oct 2017	$750K	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2015 → Oct 2016	$750K	2
REDWOOD FIRE AND CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Oct 2013 → Oct 2015	$750K	4

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 89
Observed power (24 mo): 31
Trailers (towed): 29

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

6.0 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2012

Oldest model yr

80.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 15 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

TX busiest

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

Home base

SURPRISE, AZ

16120 W QUESTA DR

Top corridor

TX ⇄ AZ

TX 14 · LA 9 · TN 6

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: 1 truck also ran under 1 other carrier

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 2323588Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (15 trucks · 11 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3766152 USDOT 3766209 USDOT 3865562 USDOT 1727346 USDOT 2323588 USDOT 3535635 USDOT 3299640 USDOT 3466408

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: 16120 W QUESTA DR, SURPRISE, AZ, 85387
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (480) 440-3361
Email: safety@bisonlogistics.com
Web domain: bisonlogistics.com

Registration

Officer: Alexandru Popa
USDOT / docket: 2417204 · MC-832301
First registered: Jun 25, 2013
Last MCS-150: May 26, 2026 · 11,376,621 mi (2026)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

11,376,621

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 BISON LOGISTICS LLC.

BISON LOGISTICS LLC (USDOT 2417204) has a Vektor safety score of 74/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 26, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 26, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from MS TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY effective Mar 18, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 26, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 45.2% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 26, 2026.

The carrier received 67 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 31 vehicle-level and 67 driver-level — across 15 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 26, 2026.

The carrier has 4 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 26, 2026.

It reports 89 power units and 89 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 26, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 26, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is BISON LOGISTICS LLC's USDOT number?

BISON LOGISTICS LLC's USDOT number is 2417204, and its motor carrier number is MC-832301.

Is BISON LOGISTICS LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 26, 2026, BISON LOGISTICS LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is BISON LOGISTICS LLC's safety record?

BISON LOGISTICS LLC has a 45.2% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 129 roadside inspections, with 4 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 74/100 (tier: review).

How big is BISON LOGISTICS LLC's fleet?

BISON LOGISTICS LLC operates 89 power units and 89 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is BISON LOGISTICS LLC based?

BISON LOGISTICS LLC is based in SURPRISE, AZ, with roadside inspections recorded across 15 states.

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