Carrier profile · USDOT 101358 · FMCSA profile data as of Aug 16, 2026

Berry Enterprises Inc

DBA BERRY IRON AND METAL CO

62 power unitsavg 9.6 yrRegional · 5 statesCHILHOWIE, VA81/100

AUTHORITY STATUS UNKNOWNRATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

62Power units

33 observed · MCS-150

33Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

9.6Avg age (yr)

2000–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(276) 646-5333 Email dispatchryan@berryironandmetal.com

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

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

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average27.6% vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record1 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 1

Established 52 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1974.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo27.6%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

62 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

9.6 yr

Model years 2000–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

A named inspection location does not confirm a border transit or operating authority. Counts cover retained inspection records.

Safety

60 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Sep 3, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 27.6%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 1.7%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 29 vehicle and 60 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

25.0% · 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 9.3 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

58 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jul '25 · 6

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

≈0.5 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 62-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 62
Inspections · 24 mo: 60
Annualized: ≈30 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.5 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.

393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance22 · 2 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving17 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance13 · 7 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance12 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance9 · 1 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving6 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving4 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Aug 16, 2026

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

No insurance filing history on record.

This timeline is the FMCSA filing history, and it ends at the most recent superseded filing — current policy status is not tracked here. Request a certificate of insurance to confirm active coverage before tendering.

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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): 62
Observed power (24 mo): 33
Trailers (towed): 33

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

9.6 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2000

Oldest model yr

60.6%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 5 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Sep 17, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

VA busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Virginia: 29 inspections
West Virginia: 20 inspections
North Carolina: 8 inspections
Kentucky: 2 inspections
Tennessee: 1 inspections

Home base

CHILHOWIE, VA

170 E MAIN ST

Top corridor

VA 29 · WV 20 · NC 8

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Sep 3, 2026

Last 12 months: 3 trucks also ran under 3 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 1440989 USDOT 1847082 USDOT 4540836Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (14 trucks · 7 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1440989 USDOT 1847082 USDOT 791196 USDOT 909625 USDOT 3768126 USDOT 4540836 USDOT 211745

Shares a company officer with other carriers

tom bishop — 2 carriers: USDOT 2001032

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

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Sep 3, 2026

Location

Physical address: 170 E MAIN ST, CHILHOWIE, VA, 24319
Mailing address: P O BOX 350, CHILHOWIE, VA, 24319-0350
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (276) 646-5333
Fax: (276) 646-3464
Email: ryan@berryironandmetal.com
Web domain: berryironandmetal.com

Registration

Officer: Tom Bishop
USDOT / docket: 101358
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Jun 12, 2025 · 1,717,408 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Apr 24, 1992
D-U-N-S: 23690332

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,717,408

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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28%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

8 of 29 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Oct 2024 to Oct 2026.

48violation records

10OOS-tagged records

8 of 29inspections with OOS

What the violations were

FMCSA BASIC themes in plain language: vehicle maintenance, driver fitness, hours of service and unsafe driving. Roadside records grouped without double counting.

Lights

1513%2 / 15

Other vehicle maintenance

1450%7 / 14

Unsafe driving

130%0 / 13

Brakes

40%0 / 4

Hours of service

250%1 / 2

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

Eligible vehicle inspections in six-month windows; no national comparison.

40%

15%

30%

33%Oct 24 to Apr 251 / 3

17%Apr 25 to Oct 252 / 12

38%Oct 25 to Apr 263 / 8

33%Apr 26 to Oct 262 / 6

Top 3 codes (7 of 48 records)

393.55E-B Antilock brake system (ABS)3
390.21TB2-DOT USDOT number marking on vehicle2
392.2-SLL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2

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392.2-SLLS2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
393.11A1-CSLRR Required lamps/reflectors missing2
393.132C-CHVE Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)2
393.75A3-TAOL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)2
393.9A-LTSI Inoperative required lamps2
396.17C-PI Periodic (annual) inspection2
392.16 Failure to use seat belt1
392.16-D Failure to use seat belt1
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLEWA1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLEWA3 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLS4 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLSR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
393.11A1-LCL Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.11A1-LIL Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.11A1-LLPL Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.11A1-LRR Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.11A1-LSML Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.11B-CSSRR Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.11B-CSURR Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.134B-CRHLC Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.55C2-B Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.75A1-TEPBM Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.75A3-TAOLTIS Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.75A4-PBME Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.78A-WS Windshield wipers1
393.9A-HLLH Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LHLI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LIL Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LSML Inoperative required lamps1
395.3A2-HOSPD Driving beyond hours-of-service limits1
395.8A1-HOSP Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
396.3A1-BALAC Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.5B-HWSL Oil and/or grease leak1
396.5B-L Oil and/or grease leak1

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Lights

Check pre-trip lamp inspections and completed repairs.

Other vehicle maintenance

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Unsafe driving

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Safety and violations

Violation data is not available for this carrier right now.

Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for BERRY ENTERPRISES INC.

BERRY ENTERPRISES INC (USDOT 101358) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Aug 16, 2026.

The carrier has an unknown current for-hire authority status because no FMCSA L&I authority row is available. FMCSA authority data as of Sep 3, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available. FMCSA insurance data as of Aug 16, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 27.6% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Sep 17, 2026.

The carrier received 60 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 29 vehicle-level and 60 driver-level — across 5 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Sep 17, 2026.

The carrier has 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Sep 17, 2026.

It reports 62 power units and 40 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jun 12, 2025. FMCSA identity data as of Sep 3, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Apr 24, 1992 in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Sep 3, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is BERRY ENTERPRISES INC's USDOT number?

BERRY ENTERPRISES INC's USDOT number is 101358.

Is BERRY ENTERPRISES INC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Sep 3, 2026. BERRY ENTERPRISES INC is active in the FMCSA register.

What is BERRY ENTERPRISES INC's safety record?

BERRY ENTERPRISES INC has a 27.6% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 105 roadside inspections, with 3 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 BERRY ENTERPRISES INC's fleet?

BERRY ENTERPRISES INC operates 62 power units and 40 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is BERRY ENTERPRISES INC based?

BERRY ENTERPRISES INC is based in CHILHOWIE, VA, with roadside inspections recorded across 5 states.

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