Carrier profile · USDOT 273702 · MC-186516 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Bay Lines Inc

24 power unitsavg 8.4 yrRegional · 4 statesMOBILE, AL74/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-186516 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

24Power units

24 observed · MCS-150

30Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

8.4Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(251) 438-6878 Email dispatchtax@baylinesinc.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 well above average60.0% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record6 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 40 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1986.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo60.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo60.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

24 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

8.4 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

40 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1986 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

41 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 60.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 15 vehicle and 41 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

80.0% · 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 9.2 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

39 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '25 · 4

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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.9 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 24-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 24
Inspections · 24 mo: 41
Annualized: ≈21 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.9 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.

395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance11 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance10 · 4 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving10 · 0 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance8 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 6 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
395.32 ELD — non-authenticated drivingHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
391.11 Driver not qualifiedDriver Fitness1 · 1 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: Active
Broker: Inactive

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 ’19 · 14 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Lincoln General’03–’08

Arch’13–’16

beyond this history

1997200520132021now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 15 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY · since Aug 2019

All 15 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Aug 2018 → Aug 2019	$750K	1
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Aug 2016 → Aug 2018	$750K	3
ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2013 → Aug 2016	$750K	3
NEW YORK MARINE & GENERAL INS. CO.	Aug 2012 → Aug 2013	$750K	1
AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2010 → Aug 2012	$750K	6
VANLINER INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2008 → Aug 2010	$750K	3
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2003 → Oct 2008	$750K	3
THE INSURANCE CORPORATION OF NEW YORK	Oct 2001 → Oct 2003	$750K	2
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	Sep 2000 → Oct 2001	$750K	2
MGA INSURANCE COMPANY, INC.	Jan 2000 → Sep 2000	$750K	1
GENERAL AGENTS INSURANCE CO. OF AMERICA, INC.	Jan 2000 → Jan 2000	$750K	1
MGA INSURANCE COMPANY, INC.	Jan 2000 → Sep 2000	$750K	1
FIRE & CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. OF CONNECTICUT	Jan 1999 → Jan 2000	$750K	1
AXA GLOBAL RISKS US INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 1998 → Jan 1999	$750K	1
SELECT INSURANCE CO.	Jan 1997 → Jan 1998	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 24
Observed power (24 mo): 24
Trailers (towed): 30

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

8.4 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

31.5%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 4 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

FL busiest

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

Home base

MOBILE, AL

811 DUMAINE ROAD

Top corridor

FL ⇄ AL

FL 28 · AL 9 · GA 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 3396396 USDOT 159292 USDOT 3227914 USDOT 2995791 USDOT 3057362 USDOT 1520575 USDOT 3779212

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@baylinesinc.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 4096527

Shares a company officer with other carriers

emmett philyaw — 2 carriers: USDOT 4096527

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

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: 811 DUMAINE ROAD, MOBILE, AL, 36610
Mailing address: PO BOX 1503, MOBILE, AL, 36633
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (251) 438-6878
Fax: (251) 432-3810
Email: tax@baylinesinc.com
Web domain: baylinesinc.com

Registration

Officers: Austin Buce · Emmett Philyaw
USDOT / docket: 273702 · MC-186516
First registered: May 29, 1986
Last MCS-150: Feb 25, 2026 · 2,038,688 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Feb 11, 2019
D-U-N-S: 155300585

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

2,038,688

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 BAY LINES INC.

BAY LINES INC (USDOT 273702) has a Vektor safety score of 74/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract 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 SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY effective Aug 1, 2019 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 60.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 41 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 15 vehicle-level and 41 driver-level — across 4 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 6 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 24 power units and 21 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 25, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Feb 11, 2019 in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is BAY LINES INC's USDOT number?

BAY LINES INC's USDOT number is 273702, and its motor carrier number is MC-186516.

Is BAY LINES INC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 20, 2026, BAY LINES INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is BAY LINES INC's safety record?

BAY LINES INC has a 60.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 54 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 74/100 (tier: review).

How big is BAY LINES INC's fleet?

BAY LINES INC operates 24 power units and 21 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is BAY LINES INC based?

BAY LINES INC is based in MOBILE, AL, with roadside inspections recorded across 4 states.

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