Carrier profile · USDOT 422519 · MC-834977 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Burnette Foods Inc

40 power unitsavg 7 yrRegional · 7 statesELK RAPIDS, MI82/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-834977 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

40Power units

8 observed · MCS-150

5Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

7.0Avg age (yr)

2012–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(231) 264-8116 Email dispatchRHARTMAN@BURNETTEFOODS.COM

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

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

Watch · 2

Driver out-of-service rate above average10.0% vs the 6.7% national average.Fatal crash on record1 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

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 36 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1990.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo16.7%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo16.7%

▼ 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

Asset-based

40 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

7 yr

Model years 2012–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

35 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1990 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

10 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 16.7%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 10.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 6 vehicle and 10 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

25.0% · 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 15.0 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

10 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '25 · 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.

Thin coverage

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.1 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 40-unit fleet — the out-of-service and violation signals above rest on a small sample, so weight them cautiously. Thin coverage on a young authority is itself a flag.

Registered power units: 40
Inspections · 24 mo: 10
Annualized: ≈5 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.1 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 Driving8 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.106 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.209 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.51 Brake warning devicesVehicle 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: 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

$750K BIPD last filed ’25 · 3 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Harleysville Lake’13–’20

Nationwide Agribusiness’20–’23

Farm Bureau’23–’25

2013201720212025now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 3 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · NATIONWIDE AGRIBUSINESS INSURANCE CO. · since Sep 2025

All 3 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
FARM BUREAU GENERAL INS CO OF MICHIGAN	Oct 2023 → Sep 2025	$750K	2
NATIONWIDE AGRIBUSINESS INSURANCE CO.	Oct 2020 → Oct 2023	$750K	2
HARLEYSVILLE LAKE STATES INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2013 → Oct 2020	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 40
Observed power (24 mo): 8
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

7.0 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

2012

Oldest model yr

38.5%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 7 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

MI busiest

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

Home base

ELK RAPIDS, MI

701 US 31

Top corridor

MI 4 · KY 1 · IN 1

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 12809

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@burnettefoods.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 1665415

Shares a company officer with other carriers

robert sherman — 12 carriers: USDOT 1130626 USDOT 1984210 USDOT 2036426 USDOT 2283396 USDOT 2286851 USDOT 2290340 USDOT 2455725 USDOT 3586060

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 & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 701 US 31, ELK RAPIDS, MI, 49629
Mailing address: PO BOX 128, ELK RAPIDS, MI, 49629
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (231) 264-8116
Cell: (231) 590-4497
Fax: (231) 264-9597
Email: rhartman@burnettefoods.com
Web domain: burnettefoods.com

Registration

Officers: Robert Sherman · William Sherman
USDOT / docket: 422519 · MC-834977
First registered: Sep 26, 1990
Last MCS-150: Nov 10, 2025 · 528,033 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: 630902

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

528,033

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 BURNETTE FOODS INC.

BURNETTE FOODS INC (USDOT 422519) 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 $1,000,000 limit in force from NATIONWIDE AGRIBUSINESS INSURANCE CO. effective Sep 30, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 16.7% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 10 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 6 vehicle-level and 10 driver-level — across 7 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 40 power units and 25 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Nov 10, 2025.

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

Frequently asked

What is BURNETTE FOODS INC's USDOT number?

BURNETTE FOODS INC's USDOT number is 422519, and its motor carrier number is MC-834977.

Is BURNETTE FOODS INC authorized to operate?

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

What is BURNETTE FOODS INC's safety record?

BURNETTE FOODS INC has a 16.7% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 21 roadside inspections, with 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 82/100 (tier: review).

How big is BURNETTE FOODS INC's fleet?

BURNETTE FOODS INC operates 40 power units and 25 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is BURNETTE FOODS INC based?

BURNETTE FOODS INC is based in ELK RAPIDS, MI, with roadside inspections recorded across 7 states.

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