Carrier profile · USDOT 500368 · MC-257827 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

BULL-HAY INC

4 power unitsavg 7 yrRegional · 4 statesPRESTON, IA100/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-257827 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

4Power units

2 observed · MCS-150

3Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

7.0Avg age (yr)

2015–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(563) 689-5951 Email dispatchBULLhaytrucking@yahoo.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Active operating authorityInsurance on file

Watch · 0

Nothing flagged.

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 34 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1992.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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 peersTypical

7 yr

Model years 2015–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

33 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1992 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

6 inspections · 24 mo

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

Vehicle OOS —24-mo cumulative

050%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 0 vehicle and 6 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

6 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Nov '24 · 1

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

≈0.8 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 4-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 4
Inspections · 24 mo: 6
Annualized: ≈3 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.8 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 Driving2 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 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

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K 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 ’23 · 12 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

Redland’92–’95

Farm Bureau’01–’08

Mid-century’09–’12

National’12–’16

Progressive Northern’22–now

1992200120102019now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 12 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY · since Nov 2023

All 12 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2022 → Nov 2023	$750K	1
MIDWEST FAMILY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2020 → Oct 2022	$750K	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2018 → Oct 2020	$750K	1
SCOTTSDALE INDEMNITY COMPANY	Oct 2016 → Oct 2018	$750K	3
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Oct 2012 → Oct 2016	$750K	1
MID-CENTURY INSURANCE CO.	Sep 2009 → Oct 2012	$750K	3
MAXUM CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2009 → Oct 2009	$750K	2
GREAT AMERICAN ASSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2008 → Jan 2009	$750K	1
FARM BUREAU MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Jan 2001 → Sep 2008	$750K	3
TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY	Mar 1999 → May 2000	$750K	1
CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE CO.	Oct 1995 → Mar 1998	$750K	1
REDLAND INSURANCE CO.	Oct 1992 → Nov 1995	$750K	1

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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): 2
Trailers (towed): 3

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

7.0 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

2015

Oldest model yr

60.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 4 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

IA busiest

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

Home base

PRESTON, IA

430 W WHITE ST

Top corridor

IA 3 · NE 1 · FL 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: 1 truck 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 3304079Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (4 trucks · 3 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 892362 USDOT 3304079 USDOT 3803449

Shares a company officer with other carriers

william bullock — 8 carriers: USDOT 300950 USDOT 668923 USDOT 1336549 USDOT 3444686 USDOT 3759253 USDOT 3853478 USDOT 4411192

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

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: 430 W WHITE ST, PRESTON, IA, 52069
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (563) 689-5951
Fax: (563) 689-5953
Email: bullhaytrucking@yahoo.com

Registration

Officers: William Bullock · Travis Bullock
USDOT / docket: 500368 · MC-257827
First registered: Oct 7, 1992
Last MCS-150: Nov 15, 2024 · 145,182 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Dec 3, 2008
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

145,182

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 BULL-HAY INC.

BULL-HAY INC (USDOT 500368) has a Vektor safety score of 100/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

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

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY effective Nov 6, 2023 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 6 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 0 vehicle-level and 6 driver-level — across 4 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 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 13, 2026.

It reports 4 power units and 4 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Nov 15, 2024.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Dec 3, 2008 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is BULL-HAY INC's USDOT number?

BULL-HAY INC's USDOT number is 500368, and its motor carrier number is MC-257827.

Is BULL-HAY INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, BULL-HAY INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is BULL-HAY INC's safety record?

BULL-HAY INC has a — vehicle out-of-service rate across 6 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 100/100 (tier: clear).