Carrier profile · USDOT 2277521 · MC-778012 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

BARAKAT GROUND INC

47 power unitsavg 6.9 yrMulti-region · 14 statesMARKHAM, IL68/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-778012 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

47Power units

35 observed · MCS-150

40Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

6.9Avg age (yr)

2004–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(708) 671-8637 Email dispatchDISPATCH@BARAKATGROUND.COM

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileVehicle out-of-service rate well above average

Watch · 3

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average41.2% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate above average10.3% vs the 6.7% national average.Fatal crash on record1 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 14 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2012.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo41.2%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

4 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo41.2%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

4 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

47 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

6.9 yr

Model years 2004–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

14 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2012 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

107 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 41.2%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 10.3%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 34 vehicle and 107 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

40.0% · 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 26.3 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

104 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '26 · 9

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

≈1.1 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 47-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 47
Inspections · 24 mo: 107
Annualized: ≈54 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.1 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 Driving54 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance21 · 10 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance16 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance15 · 3 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance12 · 7 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance7 · 4 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 5 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance4 · 3 OOS
392.82 Using a hand-held mobile phoneUnsafe Driving4 · 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: None
Broker: None

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 ’25 · 11 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Spirit Commercial’16–’17

Navigators’18–’20

Crum Forster’20–’22

2012201620202024now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 11 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY · since Jun 2025

All 11 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
SIRIUSPOINT AMERICA INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2024 → Jun 2025	$750K	3
FALLS LAKE NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2023 → Jun 2024	$750K	1
UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Jun 2022 → Jun 2023	$750K	1
CRUM & FORSTER INDEMNITY COMPANY	Jun 2020 → Jun 2022	$750K	1
NAVIGATORS INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2018 → Jun 2020	$750K	1
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	Oct 2017 → Jun 2018	$750K	3
SPIRIT COMMERCIAL AUTO RR GROUP, INC	Mar 2016 → Oct 2017	$750K	2
OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	Mar 2015 → Mar 2016	$750K	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2014 → Mar 2015	$750K	1
CASTLEPOINT NATIONAL INSURANCE CO	Mar 2013 → Mar 2014	$750K	1
GATEWAY INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2012 → Mar 2013	$750K	1

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 47
Observed power (24 mo): 35
Trailers (towed): 40

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

6.9 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2004

Oldest model yr

62.7%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 14 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

107

IL busiest

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

Home base

MARKHAM, IL

3900 W 167TH ST

Top corridor

IL 49 · AR 17 · MO 14

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 1 other carrier

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 227521Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (23 trucks · 14 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2065865 USDOT 3404888 USDOT 65769 USDOT 273897 USDOT 3044888 USDOT 227521 USDOT 2508026 USDOT 3582502

Shares a company officer with other carriers

osamah barakat — 2 carriers: USDOT 2171374

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 & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 3900 W 167TH ST, MARKHAM, IL, 60428
Mailing address: 3900 W 167TH STREET, MARKHAM, IL, 60428
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (708) 671-8637
Email: dispatch@barakatground.com
Web domain: barakatground.com

Registration

Officer: Osamah Barakat
USDOT / docket: 2277521 · MC-778012
First registered: Feb 27, 2012
Last MCS-150: Mar 4, 2026 · 2,293,478 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

2,293,478

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 BARAKAT GROUND INC.

BARAKAT GROUND INC (USDOT 2277521) has a Vektor safety score of 68/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY effective Jun 2, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 41.2% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 107 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 34 vehicle-level and 107 driver-level — across 14 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 4 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 47 power units and 47 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 4, 2026.

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

Frequently asked

What is BARAKAT GROUND INC's USDOT number?

BARAKAT GROUND INC's USDOT number is 2277521, and its motor carrier number is MC-778012.

Is BARAKAT GROUND INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, BARAKAT GROUND INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is BARAKAT GROUND INC's safety record?

BARAKAT GROUND INC has a 41.2% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 139 roadside inspections, with 4 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 68/100 (tier: review).