Carrier profile · USDOT 885765 · MC-233594 · Updated Jul 3, 2026

Bates Trucking Inc

12 power unitsavg 9.7 yrLocal · 2 statesWALDRON, AR87/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-233594 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

12Power units

9 observed · MCS-150

13Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

9.7Avg age (yr)

2003–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(479) 518-2886 Email dispatchbatestruckinginc77@gmail.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 3, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average33.3% vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate above average7.7% vs the 6.7% national average.

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 26 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2000.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)On file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo33.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)On file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo33.3%

▲ 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

Small fleet

12 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

9.7 yr

Model years 2003–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

26 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2000 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

13 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 33.3%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 7.7%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 3 vehicle and 13 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

33.3% · 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 29.2 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

13 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Feb '25 · 3

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 12-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 12
Inspections · 24 mo: 13
Annualized: ≈7 / 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.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving7 · 0 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance1 · 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: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liabilityNo active filing in current snapshot

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed · 15 insurers · 4 lapsesCoverage lapse

Westport’99–’02

Redland’07–now

Ace American’13–’19

Old Republic’13–’19

1995200320112019now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 20 insurers are named in the list below.

No active BIPD filing in FMCSA's current snapshot.

All 20 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2025 → Sep 2025	$750K	3
EVERSPAN INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2024 → Feb 2025	$750K	2
PROGRESSIVE NORTHWESTERN INS. CO.	Jun 2024 → Jun 2024	$750K	1
EVERSPAN INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2024 → Oct 2024	$750K	2
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Jul 2023 → Jun 2024	$750K	1
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Jun 2022 → Jul 2023	$750K	1
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Jun 2020 → Jul 2022	$750K	2
ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2019 → May 2020	$750K	2
ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2019 → Jun 2013	$750K	1
ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2013 → Jun 2013	$750K	1
OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2013 → Oct 2019	$750K	3
ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2013 → Sep 2019	$750K	1
PRAETORIAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2010 → Dec 2012	$750K	3
REDLAND INSURANCE CO.	Dec 2007 → current	$750K	4
CLARENDON NATIONAL INS. CO.	Dec 2006 → Dec 2007	$750K	1
CLARENDON AMERICA INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2004 → Dec 2006	$750K	2
ACCEPTANCE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2003 → Dec 2004	$750K	1
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2002 → Dec 2003	$750K	1
WESTPORT INSURANCE CORPORATION	Dec 1999 → Dec 2002	$750K	1
MIDLAND RISK INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 1995 → Dec 1995	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 12
Observed power (24 mo): 9
Trailers (towed): 13

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

9.7 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2003

Oldest model yr

31.8%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 2 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

AR busiest

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

Home base

WALDRON, AR

2047 S MAIN ST

Top corridor

AR 7 · OK 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: 2 trucks also ran under 2 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 1315881 USDOT 3217036Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (4 trucks · 4 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 82004 USDOT 829359 USDOT 1315881 USDOT 3217036

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: 2047 S MAIN ST, WALDRON, AR, 72958
Mailing address: PO BOX 7973, VAN BUREN, AR, 72956
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (479) 518-2886
Email: batestruckinginc77@gmail.com

Registration

Officer: Jimmy Taylor
USDOT / docket: 885765 · MC-233594
First registered: Jun 9, 2000
Last MCS-150: Jun 30, 2026 · 641,555 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

641,555

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 BATES TRUCKING INC.

BATES TRUCKING INC (USDOT 885765) has a Vektor safety score of 87/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 3, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 3, 2026.

It has no active BIPD insurance filing in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 3, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 33.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 3, 2026.

The carrier received 13 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 3 vehicle-level and 13 driver-level — across 2 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 3, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jul 3, 2026.

It reports 12 power units and 12 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jun 30, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jul 3, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is BATES TRUCKING INC's USDOT number?

BATES TRUCKING INC's USDOT number is 885765, and its motor carrier number is MC-233594.

Is BATES TRUCKING INC authorized to operate?

As of Jul 3, 2026, BATES TRUCKING INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is BATES TRUCKING INC's safety record?

BATES TRUCKING INC has a 33.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 17 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 87/100 (tier: clear).

How big is BATES TRUCKING INC's fleet?

BATES TRUCKING INC operates 12 power units and 12 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is BATES TRUCKING INC based?

BATES TRUCKING INC is based in WALDRON, AR, with roadside inspections recorded across 2 states.

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