Carrier profile · USDOT 2471478 · MC-61612 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Bolton Logistics LLC

10 power unitsavg 2.1 yrLocal · 2 statesSOLON, IA86/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-61612 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

10Power units

8 observed · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

2.1Avg age (yr)

2023–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(319) 624-2086 Email dispatch[email protected]

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

Clear to load

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Watch · 1

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average45.5% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% 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 13 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2014.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)On file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo45.5%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

10 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

2.1 yr

Model years 2023–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

12 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2014 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

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 brake and equipment maintenance records
Vehicle OOS 45.45% on 11 vehicle inspections in 24 months, above the 22.26% CVSA national average.
CheckRequest a current COI
Insurance cancellation effective Jun 17, 2026.

Safety

25 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 7, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 45.5%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 4.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 11 vehicle and 25 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

100.0% · 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 42.0 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

25 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '25 · 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

≈1.3 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 10-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 10
Inspections · 24 mo: 25
Annualized: ≈13 / 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 Driving22 · 0 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving13 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance4 · 4 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.81 HornVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance3 · 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: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liabilityNo active filing in current snapshot

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’25 · 4 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

United Fire’17–’20

Western National’20–’24

Siriuspoint Specialty’24–’25

beyond this history

2017202020232026now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 4 insurers are named in the list below.

No active BIPD filing in FMCSA's current snapshot.

All 4 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
CONCERT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2025 → Jun 2025	$750K	2
SIRIUSPOINT SPECIALTY INSURANCE CORPORATION	Jun 2024 → Jun 2025	$750K	1
WESTERN NATIONAL MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Jun 2020 → Jun 2024	$750K	1
UNITED FIRE & CASUALTY CO.	Nov 2017 → Jun 2020	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 7, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 10
Observed power (24 mo): 8
Trailers (towed): 0

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

2.1 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

2023

Oldest model yr

100.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 2 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 7, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

IA busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Iowa: 23 inspections
Illinois: 2 inspections

Home base

SOLON, IA

1890 HWY 1 NE

Most inspections: IA

23 inspections

IA 23 · IL 2

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 7, 2026

Last 12 months: 1 truck also ran under 1 other carrier

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3890481Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (7 trucks · 8 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1703187 USDOT 3890481 USDOT 714503 USDOT 338113 USDOT 4155457 USDOT 333102 USDOT 4087455 USDOT 3009733

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@boltonlogisticsllc.com — 3 carriers: USDOT 3086729 USDOT 4766652

Shares a company officer with other carriers

eric bolton — 2 carriers: USDOT 1906086

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

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Nov 7, 2026

Location

Physical address: 1890 HWY 1 NE, SOLON, IA, 52333
Mailing address: PO BOX 505, SOLON, IA, 52333
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (319) 624-2086
Email: [email protected]
Web domain: boltonlogisticsllc.com

Registration

Officer: Eric Bolton
USDOT / docket: 2471478 · MC-61612
First registered: Jan 29, 2014
Last MCS-150: Apr 29, 2026 · 20,275 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

—CDL drivers

20,275

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 7, 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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45%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

5 of 11 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

62violation records

8OOS-tagged records

5 of 11inspections 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

2910%3 / 29

Other vehicle maintenance

1729%5 / 17

Brakes

120%0 / 12

Lights

30%0 / 3

Driver fitness

10%0 / 1

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

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

100%

15%

30%

n/aNov 24 to May 250 / 0

25%May 25 to Nov 251 / 4

0%Nov 25 to May 260 / 3

100%May 26 to Nov 264 / 4

Top 3 codes (15 of 62 records)

393.47E Brake actuators / linings / components7
392.2RG State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)4
393.95A Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)4

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390.21TB USDOT number marking on vehicle3
392.2-SLLS2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)3
393.53B-B Automatic brake adjusters / indicators3
393.78 Windshield wipers3
396.3A1-BOS Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed3
390.21TC-MC USDOT number marking on vehicle2
392.9A3 Failure to secure load / cargo not secured2
393.81-H Horn2
393.9H Inoperative required lamps2
396.17C Periodic (annual) inspection2
390.21TB1-MC USDOT number marking on vehicle1
390.21TB2-DOT USDOT number marking on vehicle1
390.21TC USDOT number marking on vehicle1
390.21TE2IV-D USDOT number marking on vehicle1
391.41A1-NPH No / expired medical certificate1
392.2-SLLS3 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLSOA State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLTCD State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2AU State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2C State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2DL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.4A-DOSP Driving of commercial motor vehicles1
392.4A-DOSU Driving of commercial motor vehicles1
392.5A2-OPER Driving of commercial motor vehicles1
392.7A Driving of commercial motor vehicles1
392.8 Driving of commercial motor vehicles1
393.100B-C Cargo securement (general)1
393.45B2 Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.53B Automatic brake adjusters / indicators1
393.81 Horn1
393.9A-LHLI Inoperative required lamps1
396.3A1BOS Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1

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Unsafe driving

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Other vehicle maintenance

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Brakes

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Safety and violations

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for BOLTON LOGISTICS LLC.

BOLTON LOGISTICS LLC (USDOT 2471478) has a Vektor safety score of 86/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Nov 7, 2026.

It has no active BIPD insurance filing in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 45.5% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 7, 2026.

The carrier received 25 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 11 vehicle-level and 25 driver-level — across 2 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 7, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 7, 2026.

It reports 10 power units and 12 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 29, 2026. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 7, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 7, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is BOLTON LOGISTICS LLC's USDOT number?

BOLTON LOGISTICS LLC's USDOT number is 2471478, and its motor carrier number is MC-61612.

Is BOLTON LOGISTICS LLC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 7, 2026. BOLTON LOGISTICS LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is BOLTON LOGISTICS LLC's safety record?

BOLTON LOGISTICS LLC has a 45.5% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 41 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 86/100 (tier: clear).