Carrier profile · USDOT 189107 · MC-1504894 · Updated Jun 21, 2026

BONDED CHEMICALS INC

17 power unitsavg 5.9 yrRegional · 4 statesCOLUMBUS, OH100/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1504894 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

17Power units

18 observed · MCS-150

12Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

5.9Avg age (yr)

2002–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(614) 777-9240 Email dispatchgibbst@chemgroup.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 21, 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 · 4

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.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 46 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$4M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo6.1%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$4M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo6.1%

▼ 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

Asset-based

17 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

5.9 yr

Model years 2002–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

35 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 6.1%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 — 33 vehicle and 35 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

7.7% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 20.4 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

34 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '26 · 4

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 17-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 17
Inspections · 24 mo: 35
Annualized: ≈18 / 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.

393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
177.834 Other violationOther3 · 3 OOS
178.703 Other violationOther3 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
177.817 Other violationOther2 · 0 OOS
172.201 Other violationOther2 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
172.602 Other violationOther2 · 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: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$4,000,000 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

$4M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $4M 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

$1M BIPD last filed ’23 · 1 insurer · 0 lapsesContinuous

National Union’22–’23

beyond this history

20222023202420252026now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 1 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $4,000,000 · AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL SPECIALTY LINES INS. · since Jul 2023

All 1 insurer era · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	Jul 2022 → Aug 2023	$1M	3

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 17
Observed power (24 mo): 18
Trailers (towed): 12

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

5.9 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2002

Oldest model yr

23.3%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 4 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

OH busiest

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

Home base

COLUMBUS, OH

2645 CHARTER ST

Top corridor

OH 32 · WV 1 · PA 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 257819 USDOT 1137660 USDOT 3430121

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@chemgroup.com — 5 carriers: USDOT 77038 USDOT 218584 USDOT 235081 USDOT 258300

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: 2645 CHARTER ST, COLUMBUS, OH, 43228
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (614) 777-9240
Fax: (614) 777-9244
Email: gibbst@chemgroup.com
Web domain: chemgroup.com

Registration

Officers: Tim Gibbs · Paul Cochran
USDOT / docket: 189107 · MC-1504894
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Apr 29, 2026 · 441,446 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Aug 4, 2009
D-U-N-S: 5034491

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

441,446

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 BONDED CHEMICALS INC.

BONDED CHEMICALS INC (USDOT 189107) has a Vektor safety score of 100/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 21, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $4,000,000 limit in force from AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL SPECIALTY LINES INS. effective Jul 1, 2023 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 21, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 6.1% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

The carrier received 35 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 33 vehicle-level and 35 driver-level — across 4 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 21, 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 21, 2026.

It reports 17 power units and 16 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 29, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Aug 4, 2009 in the federal record refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is BONDED CHEMICALS INC's USDOT number?

BONDED CHEMICALS INC's USDOT number is 189107, and its motor carrier number is MC-1504894.

Is BONDED CHEMICALS INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 21, 2026, BONDED CHEMICALS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is BONDED CHEMICALS INC's safety record?

BONDED CHEMICALS INC has a 6.1% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 46 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).