Carrier profile · USDOT 2406363 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Paul Bunyan Inc

36 power unitsRegional · 3 statesDAYTON, OH50/100

AUTHORITY STATUS UNKNOWN

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

36Power units

3 observed · MCS-150

2Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

2.8Avg age (yr)

2020–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(937) 298-5780 Email dispatchmichelle@paulbunyaninc.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 2026

Limited record

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

Watch · 1

Not enough inspection history to rate3 federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. FMCSA itself will not score a carrier's vehicle or driver record on fewer than 5, and neither will we — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.

In good standing · 1

Established 13 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2013.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo100.0%

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo100.0%

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

36 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

13 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2013 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

3 inspections · 24 mo

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

Vehicle OOS 100.0%24-mo cumulative

050%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 1 vehicle and 3 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

3 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '25 · 1

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.

Thin coverage

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.0 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 36-unit fleet — the out-of-service and violation signals above rest on a small sample, so weight them cautiously. Thin coverage on a young authority is itself a flag.

Registered power units: 36
Inspections · 24 mo: 3
Annualized: ≈2 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.0 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 Driving2 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

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

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 36
Observed power (24 mo): 3
Trailers (towed): 2

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 across 3 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

KY busiest

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

Home base

DAYTON, OH

1000 PRUDEN AVE

Top corridor

KY ⇄ OH

KY 1 · NC 1 · PA 1

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

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

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@paulbunyaninc.com — 4 carriers: USDOT 1155358 USDOT 2078382 USDOT 3951360

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

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: 1000 PRUDEN AVE, DAYTON, OH, 45403
Mailing address: P O BOX 1333, DAYTON, OH, 45401
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (937) 298-5780
Fax: (937) 938-1622
Email: michelle@paulbunyaninc.com
Web domain: paulbunyaninc.com

Registration

Officers: Eric Davis · Michelle G. Brahm
USDOT / docket: 2406363
First registered: May 16, 2013
Last MCS-150: Apr 1, 2026 · 216,528 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: 78869656

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

216,528

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 PAUL BUNYAN INC.

PAUL BUNYAN INC (USDOT 2406363) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has an unknown current for-hire authority status because no FMCSA L&I authority row is available as of Aug 20, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 100.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 3 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 1 vehicle-level and 3 driver-level — across 3 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 36 power units and 27 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 1, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is PAUL BUNYAN INC's USDOT number?

PAUL BUNYAN INC's USDOT number is 2406363.

Is PAUL BUNYAN INC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 20, 2026, PAUL BUNYAN INC is active in the FMCSA register.

What is PAUL BUNYAN INC's safety record?

PAUL BUNYAN INC has a 100.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 3 roadside inspections, with 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor does not assign this carrier a safety score: 3 federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. FMCSA itself will not score a carrier's vehicle or driver record on fewer than 5, and neither will we — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.

How big is PAUL BUNYAN INC's fleet?

PAUL BUNYAN INC operates 36 power units and 27 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is PAUL BUNYAN INC based?

PAUL BUNYAN INC is based in DAYTON, OH, with roadside inspections recorded across 3 states.

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