Carrier profile · USDOT 186256 · MC-145594 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

BARNES MOVING & STORAGE COMPANY INC

DBA BARNES VAN LINES

8 power unitsRegional · 6 statesCARROLLTON, GA100/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-145594 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

8Power units

6 observed · MCS-150

1Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

13.0Avg age (yr)

2002–2023 · vPIC

Call dispatch(678) 982-7485 Email dispatchleslie@barnesvanlines.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Active operating authorityInsurance on file

Watch · 0

Nothing flagged.

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)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K 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

Small fleet

8 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

7 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 — 3 vehicle and 7 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

0.0% · latest 6-mo window

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. More resolved windows are needed to establish a trend. 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

6 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Dec '24 · 1

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

≈0.4 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 8-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 8
Inspections · 24 mo: 7
Annualized: ≈4 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.4 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.

391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness1 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle 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: Active
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)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 · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Westport’99–’03

Transguard America’04–now

1994200220102018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 7 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · TRANSGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA INC. · since May 2026

All 7 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
TRANSGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA INC.	May 2004 → May 2026	$750K	4
SECURITY INSURANCE CO. OF HARTFORD	Jun 2003 → May 2004	$750K	1
WESTPORT INSURANCE CORPORATION	May 1999 → Jun 2003	$750K	2
COREGIS INSURANCE COMPANY	May 1997 → Jun 1999	$750K	2
RELIANCE INSURANCE CO. OF ILLINOIS	May 1996 → May 1997	$750K	1
AMERICAN CENTRAL INSURANCE COMPANY	May 1995 → May 1996	$750K	1
THE RELIANCE INSURANCE CO.	May 1994 → May 1995	$750K	1

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 8
Observed power (24 mo): 6
Trailers (towed): 1

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

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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

CARROLLTON, GA

3015 HWY 61

Top corridor

GA 2 · MS 1 · FL 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 186265

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@barnesvanlines.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 4207694

Shares a company officer with other carriers

joseph christopher new — 2 carriers: USDOT 1166324

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 & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 3015 HWY 61, CARROLLTON, GA, 30116
Mailing address: PO BOX 40, CARROLLTON, GA, 30112
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (678) 982-7485
Fax: (770) 832-3533
Email: leslie@barnesvanlines.com
Web domain: barnesvanlines.com

Registration

Officer: Joseph Christopher New
USDOT / docket: 186256 · MC-145594
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Sep 17, 2025 · 23,000 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Mar 19, 2009
D-U-N-S: 3491537

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

23,000

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 BARNES MOVING & STORAGE COMPANY INC.

BARNES MOVING & STORAGE COMPANY INC (USDOT 186256) has a Vektor safety score of 100/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract 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 TRANSGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA INC. effective May 4, 2026 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 7 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 3 vehicle-level and 7 driver-level — across 6 states, 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 8 power units and 3 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Sep 17, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Mar 19, 2009 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is BARNES MOVING & STORAGE COMPANY INC's USDOT number?

BARNES MOVING & STORAGE COMPANY INC's USDOT number is 186256, and its motor carrier number is MC-145594.

Is BARNES MOVING & STORAGE COMPANY INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, BARNES MOVING & STORAGE COMPANY INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is BARNES MOVING & STORAGE COMPANY INC's safety record?

BARNES MOVING & STORAGE COMPANY INC has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 8 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 100/100 (tier: clear).