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Carrier profile · USDOT 2896390 · MC-973453 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

SKULL BONES TRUCKING LLC

2 power unitsavg 9 yrLocal · 2 statesMONROE, NC

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-973453 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

2Power units

1 observed · MCS-150

2Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

9.0Avg age (yr)

2002–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(704) 507-0673 Email dispatchMAPLYLERTOMBERLIN@GMAIL.COM

Carrier verification summary for SKULL BONES TRUCKING LLC

SKULL BONES TRUCKING LLC (USDOT 2896390) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Jun 13, 2026.

SKULL BONES TRUCKING LLC (USDOT 2896390) holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

SKULL BONES TRUCKING LLC (USDOT 2896390) has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPAN effective Dec 10, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

SKULL BONES TRUCKING LLC (USDOT 2896390) has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

SKULL BONES TRUCKING LLC (USDOT 2896390) reports 2 power units and 1 driver in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Oct 23, 2025.

SKULL BONES TRUCKING LLC (USDOT 2896390) has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Limited record

Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileNot enough inspection history to rate

Watch · 1

Not enough inspection history to rate3 federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. FMCSA itself will not score a carrier's vehicle or driver record on fewer than 5, and neither will we — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.

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 10 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2016.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

2 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

9 yr

Model years 2002–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

10 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2016 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

3 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS —%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 — 0 vehicle and 3 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

≈0.8 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 2-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 2
Inspections · 24 mo: 3
Annualized: ≈2 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.8 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 Driving5 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance2 · 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$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 · 6 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Integon’16–’19

Integon’21–’22

Progressive Southeastern’22–’23

Great West’23–’24

Progressive Southeastern’24–’25

2016201920222025now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 10 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPAN · since Dec 2025

All 10 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
STONEWOOD INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2025 → Dec 2025	$750K	2
PROGRESSIVE SOUTHEASTERN INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2024 → May 2025	$750K	2
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	May 2023 → May 2024	$750K	1
PROGRESSIVE SOUTHEASTERN INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2022 → May 2023	$750K	1
INTEGON INDEMNITY CORPORATION	Mar 2021 → May 2022	$750K	1
INTEGON INDEMNITY CORPORATION	May 2019 → Sep 2019	$750K	1
AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2019 → May 2019	$750K	1
INTEGON INDEMNITY CORPORATION	Oct 2016 → May 2019	$750K	6
INTEGON NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2016 → Oct 2016	$750K	1
INTEGON INDEMNITY CORPORATION	Jun 2016 → Aug 2016	$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): 2
Observed power (24 mo): 1
Trailers (towed): 2

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

9.0 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2002

Oldest model yr

67%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 2 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

NC busiest

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

Home base

MONROE, NC

398 BIRMINGHAM LN

Top corridor

NC 2 · SC 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 2586611 USDOT 4395082

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 398 BIRMINGHAM LN, MONROE, NC, 28110
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (704) 507-0673
Email: maplylertomberlin@gmail.com

Registration

Officer: Gregory Darwin Birmingham
USDOT / docket: 2896390 · MC-973453
First registered: Jun 1, 2016
Last MCS-150: Oct 23, 2025 · 143,896 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

143,896

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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Frequently asked

What is SKULL BONES TRUCKING LLC's USDOT number?

SKULL BONES TRUCKING LLC's USDOT number is 2896390, and its motor carrier number is MC-973453.

Is SKULL BONES TRUCKING LLC authorized to operate?

As of 2026-06-13, SKULL BONES TRUCKING LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is SKULL BONES TRUCKING LLC's safety record?

SKULL BONES TRUCKING LLC has a —% vehicle out-of-service rate across 6 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor does not assign this carrier a safety score: 3 federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. FMCSA itself will not score a carrier's vehicle or driver record on fewer than 5, and neither will we — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.