Carrier profile · USDOT 2491100 · MC-862722 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

BULLET TRANSPORTATION INC

18 power unitsavg 6 yrNational · 23 statesSHERIDAN, AR82/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-862722 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

18Power units

29 observed · MCS-150

32Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

6.0Avg age (yr)

2002–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(870) 692-7849 Email dispatchZACH@BULLET-TRANS.NET

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

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileVehicle out-of-service rate well above average

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average36.2% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.MCS-150 update dueThe biennial MCS-150 update is overdue.

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 12 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2014.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo36.2%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo36.2%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

18 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

6 yr

Model years 2002–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

12 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2014 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

91 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 36.2%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 6.6%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 58 vehicle and 91 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

38.5% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 4.9 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

89 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '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.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈2.5 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Among the more heavily-inspected carriers for its size — abundant roadside signal. Coverage isn't the question here; the out-of-service and crash record is.

Registered power units: 18
Inspections · 24 mo: 91
Annualized: ≈46 / yr
Coverage: ≈2.5 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 Driving41 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance32 · 6 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance26 · 5 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance12 · 2 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance11 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance10 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance7 · 6 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 5 OOS
393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance5 · 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: None
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 ’25 · 4 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

Auto Owners’14–’15

United Financial’19–’23

2014201720202023now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 4 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY · since Apr 2025

All 4 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
EVERSPAN INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2024 → Apr 2025	$750K	4
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2023 → Jul 2023	$750K	2
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Jun 2019 → Jul 2023	$750K	1
AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2014 → Dec 2015	$750K	2

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 18
Observed power (24 mo): 29
Trailers (towed): 32

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

6.0 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2002

Oldest model yr

55.7%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 23 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

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

SHERIDAN, AR

3397 GRANT 9

Top corridor

AR 21 · TN 20 · TX 6

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: 3 trucks also ran under 3 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 2981225 USDOT 2433391 USDOT 1928754Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (19 trucks · 19 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 580265 USDOT 4362127 USDOT 80806 USDOT 2981225 USDOT 1928754 USDOT 3525277 USDOT 2866991 USDOT 2433391

Shares a company officer with other carriers

zachary howard — 5 carriers: USDOT 1200185 USDOT 2048778 USDOT 3833039 USDOT 3957314

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Roadside-observed power units materially exceed the registered MCS-150 fleet — confirm the carrier is operating within its filed capacity.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 3397 GRANT 9, SHERIDAN, AR, 72150
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (870) 692-7849
Email: zach@bullet-trans.net
Web domain: bullet-trans.net

Registration

Officers: Zachary Howard · Christopher Bulice
USDOT / docket: 2491100 · MC-862722
First registered: Apr 1, 2014
Last MCS-150: Jun 11, 2024 · 967,000 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Aug 18, 2025
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

967,000

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 BULLET TRANSPORTATION INC.

BULLET TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 2491100) has a Vektor safety score of 82/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active common 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 CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY effective Apr 4, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 36.2% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 91 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 58 vehicle-level and 91 driver-level — across 23 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 3 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 18 power units and 18 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jun 11, 2024.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Aug 18, 2025 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is BULLET TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number?

BULLET TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number is 2491100, and its motor carrier number is MC-862722.

Is BULLET TRANSPORTATION INC authorized to operate?

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

What is BULLET TRANSPORTATION INC's safety record?

BULLET TRANSPORTATION INC has a 36.2% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 112 roadside inspections, with 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 82/100 (tier: review).