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Carrier profile · USDOT 1778191 · MC-823172 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

BEARDEN INC

2 power unitsTIONESTA, PA

CARRIER INACTIVEMC-823172 INACTIVEUNDELIVERABLE ADDRESS

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

2Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

Call dispatch(412) 480-2697 Email dispatchTHEBEARDEN.INC@GMAIL.COM

Carrier verification summary for BEARDEN INC

BEARDEN INC (USDOT 1778191) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Jun 13, 2026.

BEARDEN INC (USDOT 1778191) has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

BEARDEN INC (USDOT 1778191) has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available as of Jun 13, 2026.

BEARDEN INC (USDOT 1778191) reports 2 power units and 2 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jun 1, 2014.

BEARDEN INC (USDOT 1778191) has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Limited record

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

Established 18 yearsUSDOT registration inactive

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USDOT registration inactiveThe USDOT record is flagged inactive — the carrier may not be authorized to operate.No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 2 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.Undeliverable physical addressFMCSA mail to this carrier's physical address was returned undeliverable — a common shell-carrier signal. Verify the address before tendering.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 12.2 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.

In good standing · 1

Established 18 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2008.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal—

No crash record

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

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

2 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

—

Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

18 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2008 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history

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

No roadside inspections on record.

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Inactive
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD filing (census)Not recorded per census

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed · 1 insurer · 0 lapsesContinuous

United Financial’13–’15

beyond this history

2013201720212025now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 1 insurers are named in the list below.

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.

All 1 insurer era · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	May 2013 → Jan 2015	$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): 2
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

TIONESTA, PA

155 HALLIS RD

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

james clark — 59 carriers: USDOT 41199 USDOT 194911 USDOT 620281 USDOT 831000 USDOT 857895 USDOT 944798 USDOT 990430 USDOT 1021313

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Undeliverable physical address on the FMCSA record

USPS flagged this carrier's filed physical address as undeliverable — a common chameleon / shell signal. Confirm a working address before tendering.

Location

Physical address: 155 HALLIS RD, TIONESTA, PA, 16353
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (412) 480-2697
Fax: (412) 922-5199
Email: thebearden.inc@gmail.com

Registration

Officer: James Clark
USDOT / docket: 1778191 · MC-823172
First registered: Jun 2, 2008
Last MCS-150: Jun 1, 2014 · 1 mi (2013)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

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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