Carrier profile · USDOT 346408 · MC-225398 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

BARDENS BOAT YARD INC

3 power unitsMARION, MA50/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-225398 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

3Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

Call dispatch(508) 748-0250 Email dispatchbardensboatyard@comcast.net

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Limited record

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

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileNo inspection history despite active fleet

Watch · 2

No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 3 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.Not enough inspection history to rateNo federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. There is no recent safety record to judge this carrier on — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.

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 37 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1989.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal—

No crash record

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal—

No crash record

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

3 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

37 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1989 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

No roadside inspections on record.

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

No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
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 ’15 · 5 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Travelers’92–’96

Arbella Protection’98–’05

Onebeacon’07–’11

Hanover’11–’15

beyond this history

1992200120102019now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 7 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · THE COMMERCE INSURANCE COMPANY · since Oct 2015

All 7 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
HANOVER INSURANCE CO.	Oct 2011 → Oct 2015	$750K	2
THE EMPLOYERS' FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Jul 2011 → Oct 2011	$750K	2
ONEBEACON INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2007 → Jul 2011	$750K	1
ONEBEACON INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2004 → Aug 2004	$750K	2
ARBELLA PROTECTION INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 1998 → Mar 2005	$750K	3
HANOVER INSURANCE CO.	Dec 1995 → Dec 1998	$750K	1
TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY	Dec 1992 → Feb 1996	$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): 3
Observed power (24 mo): —
Trailers (towed): —

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 · 24 mo

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

Home base

MARION, MA

2 ISLAND WHARF ROAD

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 company officer with other carriers

frederick b coulson — 2 carriers: USDOT 1323781

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 2 ISLAND WHARF ROAD, MARION, MA, 02738
Mailing address: P O BOX 577, MARION, MA, 02738-0577
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (508) 748-0250
Cell: (508) 245-5905
Email: bardensboatyard@comcast.net

Registration

Officers: Frederick B Coulson · Carol A Coulson
USDOT / docket: 346408 · MC-225398
First registered: Mar 13, 1989
Last MCS-150: Oct 26, 2025 · 1,842 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Apr 3, 1990
D-U-N-S: 1035393

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,842

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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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 BARDENS BOAT YARD INC.

BARDENS BOAT YARD INC (USDOT 346408) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract 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 THE COMMERCE INSURANCE COMPANY effective Oct 1, 2015 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 0 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 0 vehicle-level and 0 driver-level, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 3 power units and 2 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Oct 26, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Apr 3, 1990 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.