Carrier profile · USDOT 554912 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

B L HARBERT INTERNATIONAL LLC

18 power unitsavg 9.7 yrMulti-region · 8 statesBESSEMER, AL87/100

AUTHORITY STATUS UNKNOWNHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

18Power units

7 observed · MCS-150

4Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

9.7Avg age (yr)

1997–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(205) 426-7688 Email dispatchDHULSEY@BHARBERT.COM

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Clear to load

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

Established 32 yearsVehicle out-of-service rate above average

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average27.3% vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate above average7.7% vs the 6.7% national average.

In good standing · 1

Established 32 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1994.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo27.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo27.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

18 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

9.7 yr

Model years 1997–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

32 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1994 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

13 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 27.3%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 — 11 vehicle and 13 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

25.0% · 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 16.9 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 May '25 · 5

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

≈0.4 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 18-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 18
Inspections · 24 mo: 13
Annualized: ≈7 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.4 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.

395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
393.104 Cargo securement — tiedownsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS 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 & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 18
Observed power (24 mo): 7
Trailers (towed): 4

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

2025

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

36.4%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 8 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

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

BESSEMER, AL

4021 FARR ROAD

Top corridor

FL ⇄ AL

FL 4 · TN 3 · MS 1

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: 1 truck also ran under 1 other carrier

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3106181Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3106181 USDOT 380865

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 & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 4021 FARR ROAD, BESSEMER, AL, 35022
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (205) 426-7688
Cell: (205) 441-1518
Email: dhulsey@bharbert.com
Web domain: bharbert.com

Registration

Officers: Billy Harbert · James Stone
USDOT / docket: 554912
First registered: Mar 28, 1994
Last MCS-150: Jan 30, 2026 · 192,574 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

192,574

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 B L HARBERT INTERNATIONAL LLC.

B L HARBERT INTERNATIONAL LLC (USDOT 554912) has a Vektor safety score of 87/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has an unknown current for-hire authority status because no FMCSA L&I authority row is available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 27.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 13 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 11 vehicle-level and 13 driver-level — across 8 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 18 power units and 16 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 30, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is B L HARBERT INTERNATIONAL LLC's USDOT number?

B L HARBERT INTERNATIONAL LLC's USDOT number is 554912.

Is B L HARBERT INTERNATIONAL LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, B L HARBERT INTERNATIONAL LLC is active in the FMCSA register.

What is B L HARBERT INTERNATIONAL LLC's safety record?

B L HARBERT INTERNATIONAL LLC has a 27.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 19 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 87/100 (tier: clear).