Carrier profile · USDOT 2400847 · MC-825725 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

BETHLEHEM FREIGHT CARRIERS INC

5 power unitsavg 13.1 yrRegional · 5 statesBETHLEHEM, PA57/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-825725 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

5Power units

4 observed · MCS-150

5Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

13.1Avg age (yr)

2003–2023 · vPIC

Call dispatch(610) 750-9011 Email dispatchdispatchers@live.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

High risk

Multiple serious issues on the federal record. Verify directly before any tender.

Active operating authorityEstablished 13 yearsNo insurance on file

Watch · 4

No insurance on fileActive authority but no BIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Vehicle out-of-service rate above average25.0% vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate well above average16.7% of driver inspections were placed out of service vs the 6.7% national average.Multiple injury crashes3 crashes involving injuries are on record.

In good standing · 2

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Established 13 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2013.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)Not on file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo25.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)Not on file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo25.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

5 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

13.1 yr

Model years 2003–2023 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

13 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2013 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

6 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 25.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 16.7%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 4 vehicle and 6 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

25.0% · 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 8.3 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

5 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Nov '24 · 2

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

≈0.6 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 5-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 5
Inspections · 24 mo: 6
Annualized: ≈3 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.6 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 Driving7 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance6 · 3 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.203 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 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: 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 ’26 · 7 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

United Financial’13–’16

United Financial’17–’19

Canal’22–’25

2013201720212025now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 10 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 10 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
DB INSURANCE CO., LTD (U.S.BRANCH)	Mar 2025 → May 2026	$750K	1
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Mar 2022 → Mar 2025	$750K	4
UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2021 → Mar 2022	$750K	2
AMERICAN MILLENNIUM INS/CITADEL REINSURANCE	Mar 2020 → Mar 2021	$750K	1
KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2019 → Mar 2020	$750K	1
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Mar 2017 → Mar 2019	$750K	1
PRIME INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2016 → Mar 2017	$750K	2
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Jul 2016 → Jul 2016	$750K	1
PRIME INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2016 → Sep 2016	$750K	1
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Apr 2013 → Jul 2016	$750K	3

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 5
Observed power (24 mo): 4
Trailers (towed): 5

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

13.1 yr

Average age

2023

Newest model yr

2003

Oldest model yr

55.6%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 5 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

AR busiest

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

Home base

BETHLEHEM, PA

3935 DEVONSHIRE RD

Top corridor

AR ⇄ PA

AR 2 · OH 1 · CT 1

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: 2 trucks also ran under 1 other carrier

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3309131Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (9 trucks · 7 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3163777 USDOT 4224231 USDOT 1906781 USDOT 3622177 USDOT 3309131 USDOT 1444559 USDOT 1871264

Shares a company officer with other carriers

jagjivan singh — 8 carriers: USDOT 2388097 USDOT 2739620 USDOT 3615029 USDOT 3650394 USDOT 3812988 USDOT 4081716 USDOT 4142404

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 3935 DEVONSHIRE RD, BETHLEHEM, PA, 18020
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (610) 750-9011
Fax: (610) 317-2468
Email: dispatchers@live.com

Registration

Officer: Jagjivan Singh
USDOT / docket: 2400847 · MC-825725
First registered: Apr 26, 2013
Last MCS-150: Mar 19, 2025 · 321,841 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

321,841

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 BETHLEHEM FREIGHT CARRIERS INC.

BETHLEHEM FREIGHT CARRIERS INC (USDOT 2400847) has a Vektor safety score of 57/100 and a High risk verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 25.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 6 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 4 vehicle-level and 6 driver-level — across 5 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 5 power units and 6 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 19, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is BETHLEHEM FREIGHT CARRIERS INC's USDOT number?

BETHLEHEM FREIGHT CARRIERS INC's USDOT number is 2400847, and its motor carrier number is MC-825725.

Is BETHLEHEM FREIGHT CARRIERS INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, BETHLEHEM FREIGHT CARRIERS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is BETHLEHEM FREIGHT CARRIERS INC's safety record?

BETHLEHEM FREIGHT CARRIERS INC has a 25.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 11 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 57/100 (tier: high_risk).