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Carrier profile · USDOT 1443608

BEN BARTON

DBA BARTON'S LAUNDRY EQUIPMENT

2 power unitsAUGUSTA, GA
CARRIER INACTIVE
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Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
2Power units
Self-reported · MCS-150
—Trailers seen
None observed · 24 mo
—Avg age (yr)
Awaiting decode
Call dispatch(706) 736-1515Email dispatchBENBLE@KNOLOGY.NET

Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13

Limited record

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

Established 21 yearsUSDOT registration inactive
Operating authority20 yr active
since 2005
Insurance (BIPD)Unknown
FMCSA L&I
Vehicle OOS · 24mo—%
▼ 22.26% nat'l
Crashes · fatal0
clean 24 mo
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

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Awaiting VIN decode

Identity stabilityStable

20 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2005 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

AI readCarrier, 20-yr authority — unrated.Full read

Is BEN BARTON safe to work with?

Is BEN BARTON safe to load? BEN BARTON (USDOT 1443608) is an inactive owner-operator motor carrier based in AUGUSTA, GA, operating 2 power units and 2 drivers. Operating authority has been active 20 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it unrated (50/100), with the leading concern: usdot registration inactive. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.

FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
BBBEN BARTON 50
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Safety

Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history

Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark

No roadside inspections on record.

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

No insurance filing history on record.

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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)
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Trailers (towed)
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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
AUGUSTA, GA
2002 FRANKE COURT
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 registration email domain with other carriers

@knology.net — 260 carriers: USDOT 1523USDOT 105844USDOT 171727USDOT 274449USDOT 400291USDOT 428062USDOT 451128USDOT 489104

Shares a company officer with other carriers

ben barton — 2 carriers: USDOT 937151
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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address
2002 FRANKE COURT, AUGUSTA, GA, 30909
Operation
Interstate

Contact

Phone
(706) 736-1515
Fax
(706) 736-2160
Email
benble@knology.net
Web domain
knology.net

Registration

Officers
Ben Barton · Gerald Hutto
USDOT / docket
1443608
First registered
12/15/2005
Last MCS-150
08/21/2008 · 2,006 mi (2005)
FMCSA safety rating
Not rated
Recordable crash rate
0.00
D-U-N-S
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Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

2Power units
2Drivers
—CDL drivers
2,006Annual 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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Reviews

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Frequently asked

What is BEN BARTON's USDOT number?

BEN BARTON's USDOT number is 1443608.

Is BEN BARTON authorized to operate?

As of 2026-06-13, BEN BARTON is inactive in the FMCSA register.

How big is BEN BARTON's fleet?

BEN BARTON operates 2 power units and 2 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is BEN BARTON based?

BEN BARTON is based in AUGUSTA, GA.