Carrier profile · USDOT 696877 · MC-322813 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Robert Bearden Inc

143 power unitsavg 5.7 yrNational · 17 statesCAIRO, GA81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-322813 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

143Power units

110 observed · MCS-150

146Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

5.7Avg age (yr)

2011–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(229) 377-6928 Email dispatchccannon@paladin-capital.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 above average24.6% vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record9 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 29 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1997.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo24.6%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

11 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo24.6%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

11 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

143 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

5.7 yr

Model years 2011–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

29 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1997 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

174 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 24.6%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 1.1%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 65 vehicle and 174 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

34.8% · 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 10.2 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

163 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '26 · 16

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

≈0.6 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 143-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 143
Inspections · 24 mo: 174
Annualized: ≈87 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.6 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 Driving41 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance29 · 28 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance18 · 4 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance11 · 8 OOS
392.22 Driving of commercial motor vehiclesUnsafe Driving8 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance3 · 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 / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M 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

$1M BIPD last filed ’25 · 9 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Travelers’97–’00

Occidental Fire’03–’05

Ohio Security’07–’13

Travelers Connecticut’17–’25

1997200520132021now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 9 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · OBSIDIAN INSURANCE COMPANY · since Oct 2025

All 9 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
THE TRAVELERS INDEMNITY CO. OF CONNECTICUT	Jul 2017 → Oct 2025	$1M	2
TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA	Jul 2013 → Jul 2013	$1M	3
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2013 → Jul 2013	$1M	2
OHIO SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2007 → Feb 2013	$1M	8
REDLAND INSURANCE CO.	Dec 2005 → Dec 2007	$1M	2
OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	Mar 2003 → Dec 2005	$1M	1
HARCO NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	Mar 2002 → Mar 2003	$1M	1
GULF INSURANCE CO.	Mar 2000 → Mar 2002	$1M	1
TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY	Jul 1997 → Mar 2000	$1M	4

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 143
Observed power (24 mo): 110
Trailers (towed): 146

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

5.7 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2011

Oldest model yr

32.4%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 17 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

173

FL busiest

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

Home base

CAIRO, GA

2601 INDUSTRIAL PK DR

Top corridor

FL ⇄ GA

FL 70 · GA 24 · LA 19

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: 4 trucks also ran under 4 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 1566547 USDOT 4491444 USDOT 565162 USDOT 3956174Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (70 trucks · 40 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2631977 USDOT 3456838 USDOT 3575669 USDOT 427439 USDOT 3592149 USDOT 565162 USDOT 3217652 USDOT 3495676

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@paladin-capital.com — 8 carriers: USDOT 427439 USDOT 675501 USDOT 694331 USDOT 757161 USDOT 978310 USDOT 1945702 USDOT 2952987

Shares a company officer with other carriers

chris cannon — 9 carriers: USDOT 197112 USDOT 446602 USDOT 553754 USDOT 675501 USDOT 694331 USDOT 757161 USDOT 1945702 USDOT 2101125

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

143

Observed (24 mo)

110

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: 2601 INDUSTRIAL PK DR, CAIRO, GA, 39828
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (229) 377-6928
Fax: (229) 377-0372
Email: ccannon@paladin-capital.com
Web domain: paladin-capital.com

Registration

Officers: Chris Cannon · Gayle Culpepper
USDOT / docket: 696877 · MC-322813
First registered: Jul 8, 1997
Last MCS-150: Jul 18, 2025 · 20,325,631 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jan 15, 2008
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

143

Power units

128

Drivers

128

CDL drivers

20,325,631

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 ROBERT BEARDEN INC.

ROBERT BEARDEN INC (USDOT 696877) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 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 $1,000,000 limit in force from OBSIDIAN INSURANCE COMPANY effective Oct 1, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 24.6% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 174 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 65 vehicle-level and 174 driver-level — across 17 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 11 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 9 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 143 power units and 128 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jul 18, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jan 15, 2008 in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is ROBERT BEARDEN INC's USDOT number?

ROBERT BEARDEN INC's USDOT number is 696877, and its motor carrier number is MC-322813.

Is ROBERT BEARDEN INC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 20, 2026, ROBERT BEARDEN INC is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is ROBERT BEARDEN INC's safety record?

ROBERT BEARDEN INC has a 24.6% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 354 roadside inspections, with 11 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 ROBERT BEARDEN INC's fleet?

ROBERT BEARDEN INC operates 143 power units and 128 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is ROBERT BEARDEN INC based?

ROBERT BEARDEN INC is based in CAIRO, GA, with roadside inspections recorded across 17 states.

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