Carrier profile · USDOT 846466 · MC-449458 · Updated Jun 27, 2026

BAUER TRANSPORT INC

4 power unitsBONFIELD, IL50/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-449458 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

4Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

Call dispatch(815) 936-1415

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 27, 2026

Limited record

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

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileNot enough inspection history to rate

Watch · 1

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 27 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1999.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

4 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

26 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1999 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

Vehicle OOS —24-mo cumulative

050%

Driver OOS —24-mo cumulative

030%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 0 vehicle and 0 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

393.83 Exhaust systemVehicle Maintenance1 · 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$1,000,000 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

$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

$750K BIPD last filed · 5 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Transguard America’02–’05

Northland’08–’15

Acuity A’16–’19

beyond this history

2002200820142020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 6 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · since May 2019

All 6 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2016 → May 2019	$750K	1
AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2014 → May 2016	$750K	2
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2008 → Jan 2015	$750K	5
CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE CO.	Dec 2006 → Dec 2008	$750K	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2005 → Jan 2007	$750K	2
TRANSGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA INC.	Dec 2002 → Dec 2005	$750K	4

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 4
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

BONFIELD, IL

2835-A N 10000 RD

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

No shared-identity links detected — no reincarnation flag, shared trucks, registration domain, or officer overlap with other carriers.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 2835-A N 10000 RD, BONFIELD, IL, 60913
Mailing address: P O BOX 191, BONFIELD, IL, 60913
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (815) 936-1415
Email: —

Registration

Officers: Lee Bauer · Keith Bauer
USDOT / docket: 846466 · MC-449458
First registered: Dec 29, 1999
Last MCS-150: Jun 12, 2026 · 150,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

150,000

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 BAUER TRANSPORT INC.

BAUER TRANSPORT INC (USDOT 846466) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Jun 27, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 27, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. effective May 17, 2019 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 27, 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 27, 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 27, 2026.

It reports 4 power units and 3 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jun 12, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 27, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is BAUER TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number?

BAUER TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number is 846466, and its motor carrier number is MC-449458.

Is BAUER TRANSPORT INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 27, 2026, BAUER TRANSPORT INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is BAUER TRANSPORT INC's safety record?

BAUER TRANSPORT INC has a — vehicle out-of-service rate across 1 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor does not assign this carrier a safety score: No 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.