Fleet typeIdentity
Small fleet
5 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 292855 · MC-211416
DALTON BROTHERS TRUCKING INC
5 power unitsCIRCLEVILLE, UT
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-211416 ACTIVEHAZMAT
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
5Power units
Self-reported · MCS-150
—Trailers seen
None observed · 24 mo
—Avg age (yr)
Awaiting decode
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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Limited record
Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.
Established 39 yearsUSDOT registration inactive
Watch · 4
USDOT registration inactiveThe USDOT record is flagged inactive — the carrier may not be authorized to operate.No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 5 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 10.4 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority3939 yr active
since 1987Insurance (BIPD)Unknown
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo—%
▼ 22.26% nat'lCrashes · fatal00
clean 24 moVektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots
Fleet age vs peersDecoding
—
Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityStable
39 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1987 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
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Is DALTON BROTHERS TRUCKING INC safe to work with?
Is DALTON BROTHERS TRUCKING INC safe to load? DALTON BROTHERS TRUCKING INC (USDOT 292855, MC-211416) is an inactive small-fleet motor carrier based in CIRCLEVILLE, UT, operating 5 power units and 5 drivers. Operating authority has been active 39 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it unrated (50/100), with the leading concern: usdot registration inactive. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
DBDALTON BROTHERS TRUCKING INC 50
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Safety
Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
No roadside inspections on record.
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Authority & insurance
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
- Common
- None
- Contract
- Inactive
- Broker
- None
Insurance & bonds
BIPD / liability (required)Not on file
CargoNone
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$1M BIPD · 5 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn
+1 earlier
Wilshire · 92–02
First Financial · 02–04
Maxum · 05–13
National · 13–16
19922016
No BIPD policy is currently in force in the filing history. The authority record may still list one on file — request a COI to confirm current coverage.
5 insurer eras · collapsed from 11 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY | Dec 2013 → Jun 2016 | $1M | 2 |
| MAXUM CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY | Dec 2005 → Dec 2013 | $1M | 4 |
| CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. | Dec 2004 → Dec 2005 | $1M | 1 |
| FIRST FINANCIAL INSURANCE CO. | Dec 2002 → Dec 2004 | $1M | 1 |
| WILSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY | Dec 1992 → Dec 2002 | $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)
- 5
- Observed power (24 mo)
- —
- Trailers (towed)
- —
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 · 24 mo
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
CIRCLEVILLE, UT
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@color-country.net — 10 carriers: USDOT 489177USDOT 969013USDOT 981229USDOT 1139178USDOT 1345536USDOT 1897208USDOT 1997199USDOT 2481139
Shares a company officer with other carriers
michael dalton — 6 carriers: USDOT 1199964USDOT 1245059USDOT 1319305USDOT 1329101USDOT 3111959
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 800 S 100 E, CIRCLEVILLE, UT, 84723
- Mailing address
- PO BOX 308, CIRCLEVILLE, UT, 84723
- Operation
- Interstate· Hazmat
Contact
- Phone
- (435) 577-2861
- Cell
- (435) 616-3090
- Fax
- (435) 577-2420
- Web domain
- color-country.net
Registration
- Officers
- Michael Dalton · Lon Dalton
- USDOT / docket
- 292855 · MC-211416
- First registered
- 05/20/1987
- Last MCS-150
- 02/17/2016 · 602,000 mi (2015)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- —
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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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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Reviews
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Frequently asked
What is DALTON BROTHERS TRUCKING INC's USDOT number?
DALTON BROTHERS TRUCKING INC's USDOT number is 292855, and its motor carrier number is MC-211416.
Is DALTON BROTHERS TRUCKING INC authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, DALTON BROTHERS TRUCKING INC is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is DALTON BROTHERS TRUCKING INC's fleet?
DALTON BROTHERS TRUCKING INC operates 5 power units and 5 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is DALTON BROTHERS TRUCKING INC based?
DALTON BROTHERS TRUCKING INC is based in CIRCLEVILLE, UT.