Carrier profile · USDOT 261978 · MC-178033 · Updated Jun 26, 2026

BARR-NUNN TRANSPORTATION LLC

629 power unitsavg 3.5 yrNational · 21 statesGRANGER, IA88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-178033 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

629Power units

370 observed · MCS-150

435Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

3.5Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(515) 999-2525 Email dispatchsharip@barr-nunn.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 26, 2026

Clear to load

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Active operating authorityInsurance on fileFatal crash on record

Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record21 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 4

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 41 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1985.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 753 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo13.9%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

60 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo13.9%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

60 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

629 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

3.5 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

41 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1985 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

517 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 13.9%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.8%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 238 vehicle and 517 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

12.7% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 2.1 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

503 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '26 · 33

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 629-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 629
Inspections · 24 mo: 517
Annualized: ≈259 / 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.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving131 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance41 · 33 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance11 · 6 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance9 · 3 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving9 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance5 · 0 OOS
393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance5 · 2 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance5 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance5 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 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: Active

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)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 ’20 · 3 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

American Automobile’93–’03

Great West’05–now

1993200220112020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 3 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · since Feb 2020

All 3 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Mar 2005 → Feb 2020	$1M	5
DISCOVER PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Mar 2003 → Mar 2003	$1M	3
AMERICAN AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 1993 → Mar 2003	$1M	1

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 629
Observed power (24 mo): 370
Trailers (towed): 435

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

3.5 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

9.3%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 21 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

517

MD busiest

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

Home base

GRANGER, IA

1803 BURR OAK BLVD

Top corridor

MD ⇄ IA

MD 109 · OH 68 · NC 68

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: 15 trucks also ran under 14 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3345633 USDOT 3620191 USDOT 3232220 USDOT 3722363 USDOT 3641137 USDOT 1652764 USDOT 4187851 USDOT 4168399Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (96 trucks · 88 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2416696 USDOT 3018841 USDOT 3773583 USDOT 3114510 USDOT 3851583 USDOT 3984582 USDOT 2037353 USDOT 3396106

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

629

Observed (24 mo)

370

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: 1803 BURR OAK BLVD, GRANGER, IA, 50109
Mailing address: PO BOX 518, GRANGER, IA, 50109-0518
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (515) 999-2525
Fax: (515) 999-2109
Email: sharip@barr-nunn.com
Web domain: barr-nunn.com

Registration

Officers: Shari Proehl · Rene Beacom
USDOT / docket: 261978 · MC-178033
First registered: Jul 15, 1985
Last MCS-150: Aug 28, 2025 · 56,850,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Aug 13, 2010
D-U-N-S: 43255777

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

629

Power units

663

Drivers

663

CDL drivers

56,850,000

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 BARR-NUNN TRANSPORTATION LLC.

BARR-NUNN TRANSPORTATION LLC (USDOT 261978) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 26, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 26, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. effective Feb 12, 2020 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 26, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 13.9% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 26, 2026.

The carrier received 517 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 238 vehicle-level and 517 driver-level — across 21 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 26, 2026.

The carrier has 60 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 21 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 26, 2026.

It reports 629 power units and 663 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Aug 28, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Aug 13, 2010 in the federal record refreshed Jun 26, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is BARR-NUNN TRANSPORTATION LLC's USDOT number?

BARR-NUNN TRANSPORTATION LLC's USDOT number is 261978, and its motor carrier number is MC-178033.

Is BARR-NUNN TRANSPORTATION LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 26, 2026, BARR-NUNN TRANSPORTATION LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is BARR-NUNN TRANSPORTATION LLC's safety record?

BARR-NUNN TRANSPORTATION LLC has a 13.9% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 753 roadside inspections, with 60 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).