Carrier profile · USDOT 1204160 · MC-495969 · Updated Sep 6, 2026

Barthell Express LLC

5 power unitsavg 5.3 yrRegional · 6 statesAMERICUS, GA88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-495969 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

5Power units

5 observed · MCS-150

13Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

5.3Avg age (yr)

2014–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(229) 886-8016 Email dispatchchris.barthell@gmail.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Sep 6, 2026

Clear to load

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Watch · 1

Driver out-of-service rate well above average23.1% of driver inspections were placed out of service vs the 6.7% national average.

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 23 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2004.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo50.0%

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo50.0%

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 peersNewer

5.3 yr

Model years 2014–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

22 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2004 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

13 inspections · 24 mo

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

Vehicle OOS 50.0%24-mo cumulative

050%

Driver OOS 23.1%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 2 vehicle and 13 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

13 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.3 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 5-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 5
Inspections · 24 mo: 13
Annualized: ≈7 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.3 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
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance2 · 1 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
393.86 Rear impact guard / bumperVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
383.95 Commercial Driver's License (CDL)Driver Fitness1 · 1 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
392.4 Driving of commercial motor vehiclesUnsafe Driving1 · 1 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 ’26 · 7 insurers · 3 lapsesCoverage lapse

Canal’04–’07

Sentry Select’07–’09

Northland’09–’11

Progressive Mountain’19–’24

Great West’24–’26

2004201020162022now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 9 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · PROGRESSIVE MOUNTAIN INSURANCE COMPANY OF OHI · since Apr 2026

All 9 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Apr 2024 → Apr 2026	$750K	2
PROGRESSIVE MOUNTAIN INSURANCE COMPANY OF OHI	Apr 2019 → Apr 2024	$750K	1
SAGAMORE INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2017 → Apr 2019	$750K	7
OOIDA RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC.	May 2016 → Nov 2017	$750K	8
OOIDA RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC.	Aug 2015 → Aug 2015	$750K	2
OOIDA RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC.	Sep 2013 → Jan 2014	$750K	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2009 → Dec 2011	$750K	4
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2007 → Aug 2009	$750K	1
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Aug 2004 → Aug 2007	$750K	10

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 5
Observed power (24 mo): 5
Trailers (towed): 13

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

5.3 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2014

Oldest model yr

50.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 6 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

GA busiest

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

Home base

AMERICUS, GA

495 GA HWY 27 EAST

Top corridor

GA 6 · FL 3 · OH 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 2 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 251390 USDOT 2987570Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (14 trucks · 10 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 650110 USDOT 2987570 USDOT 3936852 USDOT 3209437 USDOT 251390 USDOT 1568231 USDOT 3525158 USDOT 2205213

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 & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 495 GA HWY 27 EAST, AMERICUS, GA, 31709
Mailing address: PO BOX 6206, AMERICUS, GA, 31709
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (229) 886-8016
Email: chris.barthell@gmail.com

Registration

Officer: Christopher Barthell
USDOT / docket: 1204160 · MC-495969
First registered: Jan 26, 2004
Last MCS-150: Dec 16, 2025 · 95,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

95,000

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 BARTHELL EXPRESS LLC.

BARTHELL EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 1204160) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Sep 6, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from PROGRESSIVE MOUNTAIN INSURANCE COMPANY OF OHI effective Apr 30, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Sep 6, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 50.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier received 13 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 2 vehicle-level and 13 driver-level — across 6 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 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 Sep 6, 2026.

It reports 5 power units and 5 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Dec 16, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is BARTHELL EXPRESS LLC's USDOT number?

BARTHELL EXPRESS LLC's USDOT number is 1204160, and its motor carrier number is MC-495969.

Is BARTHELL EXPRESS LLC authorized to operate?

As of Sep 6, 2026, BARTHELL EXPRESS LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is BARTHELL EXPRESS LLC's safety record?

BARTHELL EXPRESS LLC has a 50.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 19 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).

How big is BARTHELL EXPRESS LLC's fleet?

BARTHELL EXPRESS LLC operates 5 power units and 5 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is BARTHELL EXPRESS LLC based?

BARTHELL EXPRESS LLC is based in AMERICUS, GA, with roadside inspections recorded across 6 states.

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