Carrier profile · USDOT 174005 · MC-148899 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Barlow Truck Lines Inc

DBA BARLOW

100 power unitsavg 4.7 yrNational · 36 statesFAUCETT, MO81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-148899 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

100Power units

92 observed · MCS-150

105Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

4.7Avg age (yr)

2002–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(816) 238-3373 Email dispatch[email protected]

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Load decision · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

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

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average28.2% vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record12 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 52 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1974.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo28.2%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

13 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

100 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

4.7 yr

Model years 2002–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

6 other inspections in border states, with no named crossing match.

A named inspection location does not confirm a border transit or operating authority. Counts cover retained inspection records.

Before you tender

What to check before you tender

CheckAsk for the last annual inspection and reefer and brake maintenance records
Vehicle OOS 28.24% on 85 vehicle inspections in 24 months, above the 22.26% CVSA national average.
CheckConfirm ELD provider and check recent HOS violations dates
66 hours-of-service violations on record, most recent Sep 7, 2026.

Safety

199 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 4, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 28.2%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 1.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 85 vehicle and 199 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

31.6% · 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 8.3 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

192 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Dec '24 · 16

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

≈1.0 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 100-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 100
Inspections · 24 mo: 199
Annualized: ≈100 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.0 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 Driving137 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance47 · 33 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance28 · 1 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance19 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance19 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance18 · 1 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance15 · 8 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance13 · 1 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance10 · 0 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance10 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: Active
Broker: Active

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)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 · 6 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

American Eagle’92–’96

Liberty Fire’96–’00

Cherokee’05–now

1992200120102019now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 6 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jul 2025

All 6 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2005 → Jul 2025	$750K	8
HARCO NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	Jul 2003 → Jul 2005	$750K	2
INSURANCE CORPORATION OF HANNOVER	Jul 2001 → Jul 2003	$750K	2
RLI INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2000 → Jul 2001	$750K	2
LIBERTY MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Jul 1996 → Jul 2000	$750K	2
AMERICAN EAGLE INSURANCE CO	Dec 1992 → Jul 1996	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 4, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 100
Observed power (24 mo): 92
Trailers (towed): 105

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

4.7 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2002

Oldest model yr

80.7%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 36 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 4, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

197

MO busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Missouri: 32 inspections
Kansas: 23 inspections
Indiana: 17 inspections
North Carolina: 12 inspections
Tennessee: 10 inspections
Maryland: 10 inspections
Kentucky: 8 inspections
Ohio: 8 inspections
Illinois: 8 inspections
Oklahoma: 8 inspections
Vermont: 5 inspections
Idaho: 5 inspections
Utah: 5 inspections
Georgia: 4 inspections
Arkansas: 4 inspections
Pennsylvania: 4 inspections
Louisiana: 3 inspections
Oregon: 3 inspections
Texas: 3 inspections
Nebraska: 3 inspections
Montana: 2 inspections
Alabama: 2 inspections
Connecticut: 2 inspections
Mississippi: 2 inspections
Florida: 2 inspections
Iowa: 2 inspections
New York: 2 inspections
Washington: 1 inspections
West Virginia: 1 inspections
New Jersey: 1 inspections
Wisconsin: 1 inspections
Massachusetts: 1 inspections
Colorado: 1 inspections
South Carolina: 1 inspections
Virginia: 1 inspections

Home base

FAUCETT, MO

1305 GRAND DD S E

Most inspections: MO

32 inspections

MO 32 · KS 23 · IN 17

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 4, 2026

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.

Show all-time history (49 trucks · 54 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2546683 USDOT 3576552 USDOT 3703944 USDOT 4377740 USDOT 852143 USDOT 3225510 USDOT 1506372 USDOT 4541913

Shares a company officer with other carriers

james lindsay — 6 carriers: USDOT 1312152 USDOT 1461561 USDOT 1802849 USDOT 3171986 USDOT 4112812

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

100

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

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Nov 4, 2026

Location

Physical address: 1305 GRAND DD S E, FAUCETT, MO, 64448
Mailing address: PO BOX 174, FAUCETT, MO, 64448
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (816) 238-3373
Fax: (816) 238-0973
Email: [email protected]
Web domain: barlowtruckline.com

Registration

Officers: James Lindsay · Robert Lindsay
USDOT / docket: 174005 · MC-148899
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Nov 12, 2025 · 11,636,434 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Oct 25, 2009
D-U-N-S: 95825766

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

100

Power units

110

Drivers

110

CDL drivers

11,636,434

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 4, 2026

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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28%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

24 of 85 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

218violation records

35OOS-tagged records

24 of 85inspections with OOS

What the violations were

FMCSA BASIC themes in plain language: vehicle maintenance, driver fitness, hours of service and unsafe driving. Roadside records grouped without double counting.

Unsafe driving

750%0 / 75

Other vehicle maintenance

5650%28 / 56

Hours of service

450%0 / 45

Brakes

2020%4 / 20

Lights

195%1 / 19

Driver fitness

2100%2 / 2

Other / unclassified

10%0 / 1

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

Eligible vehicle inspections in six-month windows; no national comparison.

40%

15%

30%

25%Nov 24 to May 255 / 20

33%May 25 to Nov 258 / 24

23%Nov 25 to May 265 / 22

32%May 26 to Nov 266 / 19

Top 3 codes (35 of 218 records)

395.24 ELD — record edits / data13
392.2-SLLEWA1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)12
392.2-SLLS2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)10

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393.75A3-TAOLTIS Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)9
392.2-SLLSWZ State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)8
395.8E-HOSPD Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing8
392.2-SLLLR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)6
392.2-SLLS3 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)6
393.47E Brake actuators / linings / components6
393.75C-TAOTD-LT2/32 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)6
395.3A1-HOSPD Driving beyond hours-of-service limits6
392.2-SLLTCD State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)5
393.45B2-BHTD Brake tubing / hose defects4
393.60D Windshield / glazing4
393.9A-LRLI Inoperative required lamps4
395.3A2-HOSPD Driving beyond hours-of-service limits4
395.3A3II Driving beyond hours-of-service limits4
392.2-SLLEWA2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)3
392.2-SLLS4 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)3
393.45B2-B-AIR Brake tubing / hose defects3
393.75A1 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)3
393.75A3-TAOL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)3
395.30B2-ELDDFC24 ELD — use / data transfer3
392.16-D Failure to use seat belt2
392.2-SLLML State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLS1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
393.11B-CSRIGRR Required lamps/reflectors missing2
393.207F-SDAS Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)2
393.53B-B Automatic brake adjusters / indicators2
393.60C Windshield / glazing2
393.75C-TAOTD-LT1/32 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)2
393.78A-WS Windshield wipers2
393.95A4-EEUS Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)2
393.9A-LHLI Inoperative required lamps2
395.30B1-ELDDFR ELD — use / data transfer2
396.17C-PI Periodic (annual) inspection2
396.5B-HWSL Oil and/or grease leak2
383.23A2-LCDLN Operating without a valid CDL1
390.21TB2-DOT USDOT number marking on vehicle1
390.21TC-MC USDOT number marking on vehicle1
391.41B10-MC No / expired medical certificate1
392.16 Failure to use seat belt1
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLEWA3 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLEWG2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLFC State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLIRP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLMF State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLTL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLUP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2LC State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2PK State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.8-D Driving of commercial motor vehicles1
392.82DUMT Using a hand-held mobile phone1
393.11A1-LRLM Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.11A1-LSLM Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.11A1-LTNRV Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.201A-VFC Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.203A-CBP Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.203E-CBP Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.205C-WR Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.207B Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.207B-AALPME Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.207F-SLAS Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.48A-BI-TSA Brakes inoperative1
393.55C1 Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.55C2 Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.55D2-B Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.55E-B Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.75A Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.75A1-TAORETA Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.75A1-TEPBM Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.75C Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.78 Windshield wipers1
393.9 Inoperative required lamps1
393.95A1 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.95A4-EENA Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.9A-HLLH Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LCL Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LFTSI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LIL Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LSLI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LTSI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LTSIR Inoperative required lamps1
395.22G-ELDMFV ELD — provider/registration/malfunction1
395.22H1-ELDNUM ELD — provider/registration/malfunction1
395.24C2II-ELDTN ELD — record edits / data1
395.8A Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
395.8E1PC-OOS Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
396.3A1-BOS Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.3A1-HCM Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.9D2-FTF Inspection of motor vehicles in operation1
398.8D1-MW Other violation1

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Unsafe driving

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Other vehicle maintenance

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Hours of service

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Safety and violations

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for BARLOW TRUCK LINES INC.

BARLOW TRUCK LINES INC (USDOT 174005) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Nov 4, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jul 1, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 28.2% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 4, 2026.

The carrier received 199 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 85 vehicle-level and 199 driver-level — across 36 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 4, 2026.

The carrier has 13 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 12 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 4, 2026.

It reports 100 power units and 110 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Nov 12, 2025. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 4, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Oct 25, 2009 in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is BARLOW TRUCK LINES INC's USDOT number?

BARLOW TRUCK LINES INC's USDOT number is 174005, and its motor carrier number is MC-148899.

Is BARLOW TRUCK LINES INC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 4, 2026. BARLOW TRUCK LINES INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is BARLOW TRUCK LINES INC's safety record?

BARLOW TRUCK LINES INC has a 28.2% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 423 roadside inspections, with 13 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).