Carrier profile · USDOT 787434 · MC-351470 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

BULLDOG SQUARE INC

DBA BULLDOG TOWING

12 power unitsavg 8.9 yrLocal · 1 statesFRESNO, CA76/100

CARRIER INACTIVEMC-351470 INACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

12Power units

8 observed · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

8.9Avg age (yr)

2014–2020 · vPIC

Call dispatch(559) 486-7038 Email dispatchbeth@bulldogfresno.com

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

Insurance on fileEstablished 28 yearsNo active operating authority

Watch · 2

No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.Multiple injury crashes5 crashes involving injuries are on record.

In good standing · 3

Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 28 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1998.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 32 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

12 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

8.9 yr

Model years 2014–2020 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

27 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1998 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

19 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 18 vehicle and 19 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

0.0% · latest 6-mo window● Steady

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Holding steady 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

19 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '25 · 8

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 12-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 12
Inspections · 24 mo: 19
Annualized: ≈10 / 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.

393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle 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: Inactive
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

$1M BIPD last filed ’14 · 8 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Lincoln General’03–’08

beyond this history

1999200620132020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 8 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jan 2023

All 8 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2013 → Jan 2014	$1M	1
NOVA CASUALTY COMPANY	Jan 2011 → Jan 2013	$1M	2
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	Jan 2010 → Jan 2011	$1M	1
EVEREST NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2008 → Jan 2010	$1M	2
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2003 → Jan 2008	$1M	5
VALLEY FORGE INSURANCE CO.	Jan 2002 → Jan 2003	$1M	2
NATIONAL FIRE INSURANCE CO. OF HARTFORD	Jan 2001 → Feb 2002	$1M	2
TIG INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 1999 → Jan 2001	$1M	2

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 12
Observed power (24 mo): 8
Trailers (towed): 0

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

8.9 yr

Average age

2020

Newest model yr

2014

Oldest model yr

62.5%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

CA busiest

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

Home base

FRESNO, CA

1805 NORTH LAFAYETTE #101

Top corridor

CA 19

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

kevin mccracken — 3 carriers: USDOT 1703207 USDOT 1800170

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 1805 NORTH LAFAYETTE #101, FRESNO, CA, 93705
Operation: Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)

Contact

Phone: (559) 486-7038
Fax: (559) 486-8230
Email: beth@bulldogfresno.com
Web domain: bulldogfresno.com

Registration

Officers: Kevin Mccracken · Elizabeth Mccracken
USDOT / docket: 787434 · MC-351470
First registered: Dec 28, 1998
Last MCS-150: Apr 2, 2025 · 127,000 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

127,000

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 BULLDOG SQUARE INC.

BULLDOG SQUARE INC (USDOT 787434) has a Vektor safety score of 76/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jan 7, 2023 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 0.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 19 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 18 vehicle-level and 19 driver-level — across 1 state, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 12 power units and 12 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 2, 2025.

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

Frequently asked

What is BULLDOG SQUARE INC's USDOT number?

BULLDOG SQUARE INC's USDOT number is 787434, and its motor carrier number is MC-351470.

Is BULLDOG SQUARE INC authorized to operate?

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

What is BULLDOG SQUARE INC's safety record?

BULLDOG SQUARE INC has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 32 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 76/100 (tier: review).