Carrier profile · USDOT 3036941 · MC-42558 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Cbus Freight Inc

12 power unitsavg 7.8 yrMulti-region · 15 statesCOLUMBUS, OH87/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-42558 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

12Power units

22 observed · MCS-150

20Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

7.8Avg age (yr)

2007–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(614) 591-3000 Email dispatch[email protected]

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

Clear to load

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

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average30.0% vs the 22.26% national average.Multiple injury crashes3 crashes involving injuries are on record.

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 9 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2017.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo30.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

12 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

7.8 yr

Model years 2007–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

9 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2017 — 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 30.00% on 20 vehicle inspections in 24 months, above the 22.26% CVSA national average.
CheckConfirm ELD provider and check recent HOS violations dates
54 hours-of-service violations on record, most recent Aug 10, 2026.

Safety

43 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 30.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 4.7%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 20 vehicle and 43 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

66.7% · 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 30.2 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

41 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Dec '24 · 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.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.8 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Among the more heavily-inspected carriers for its size — abundant roadside signal. Coverage isn't the question here; the out-of-service and crash record is.

Registered power units: 12
Inspections · 24 mo: 43
Annualized: ≈22 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.8 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.

395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance28 · 2 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving25 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance15 · 4 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance12 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance9 · 3 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance7 · 1 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 5 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance5 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance4 · 1 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 / 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 ’25 · 7 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Progressive Preferred’17–’19

Knight Specialty’19–’20

State Nationalspecialty’20–’21

Berkley’21–’22

Wesco’22–’23

Incline’24–’25

Ms Transverse’25–now

2017202020232026now

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

BIPD in force — $750,000 · MS TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANY · since Aug 2025

All 7 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
MS TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2025 → Aug 2025	$750K	2
INCLINE CASUALTY COMPANY	Aug 2024 → Aug 2025	$750K	1
WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2022 → Aug 2023	$750K	5
BERKLEY CASUALTY COMPANY	Aug 2021 → Aug 2022	$750K	2
STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA	Aug 2020 → Aug 2021	$750K	1
KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2019 → Aug 2020	$750K	1
PROGRESSIVE PREFERRED INSURANCE CO.	Sep 2017 → Aug 2019	$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): 12
Observed power (24 mo): 22
Trailers (towed): 20

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

7.8 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2007

Oldest model yr

85.7%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 15 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 7, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

TN busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Tennessee: 9 inspections
Kentucky: 7 inspections
Mississippi: 5 inspections
New York: 5 inspections
Ohio: 4 inspections
Missouri: 2 inspections
North Carolina: 2 inspections
Indiana: 2 inspections
Kansas: 1 inspections
West Virginia: 1 inspections
Arkansas: 1 inspections
Pennsylvania: 1 inspections
Illinois: 1 inspections
Iowa: 1 inspections
Virginia: 1 inspections

Home base

COLUMBUS, OH

2021 E DUBLIN GRANVILLE ROAD STE 120

Most inspections: TN

9 inspections

TN 9 · KY 7 · MS 5

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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: 4 trucks also ran under 4 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3126256 USDOT 2992801 USDOT 3852206 USDOT 2997481Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (22 trucks · 28 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2557689 USDOT 3437084 USDOT 3472971 USDOT 774374 USDOT 3931304 USDOT 3099897 USDOT 3126256 USDOT 3711291

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Roadside-observed power units materially exceed the registered MCS-150 fleet — confirm the carrier is operating within its filed capacity.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Nov 7, 2026

Location

Physical address: 2021 E DUBLIN GRANVILLE ROAD STE 120, COLUMBUS, OH, 43229
Mailing address: 2021 E. DUBLIN GRANVILLE ROAD STE 120, COLUMBUS, OH, 43230
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (614) 591-3000
Email: [email protected]
Web domain: cbusfreight.com

Registration

Officer: Ahmed J Hassan
USDOT / docket: 3036941 · MC-42558
First registered: Aug 10, 2017
Last MCS-150: Dec 15, 2025 · 2,879,494 mi (2022)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Aug 2, 2025
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

2,879,494

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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30%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

6 of 20 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

79violation records

16OOS-tagged records

6 of 20inspections 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.

Hours of service

244%1 / 24

Lights

1828%5 / 18

Unsafe driving

157%1 / 15

Brakes

1118%2 / 11

Other vehicle maintenance

956%5 / 9

Driver fitness

2100%2 / 2

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

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

50%

15%

30%

14%Nov 24 to May 251 / 7

33%May 25 to Nov 253 / 9

50%Nov 25 to May 261 / 2

50%May 26 to Nov 261 / 2

Top 3 codes (15 of 79 records)

395.8E-HOSPD Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing11
392.16-D Failure to use seat belt2
392.2-SLLTCD State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2

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392.2-SLLTL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
393.45B2-BHTD Brake tubing / hose defects2
393.45D-B Brake tubing / hose defects2
393.55E-B Antilock brake system (ABS)2
393.75A3-TAOL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)2
393.9A-LSLIWR Inoperative required lamps2
393.9TS Inoperative required lamps2
395.24 ELD — record edits / data2
395.3A2-HOSPD Driving beyond hours-of-service limits2
383.23A2-LCDLN Operating without a valid CDL1
383.95A-LCDL Commercial Driver's License (CDL)1
392.2-SLL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLFC State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLIRP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLLR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLS3 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLS4 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLSR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2RG State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.9A2-C Failure to secure load / cargo not secured1
393.11A1-CSLRR Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.11A1-LFTSM Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.11A1-LHLM Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.11A1-LHWS Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.11A1-LSLM Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.11A1-LSLMWR Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.11UR Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.203E-CBP Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.45B2-B-AIR Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.47D2-BLTBD Brake actuators / linings / components1
393.48A Brakes inoperative1
393.48A-BIBD Brakes inoperative1
393.48A-BMBCBD Brakes inoperative1
393.75A2-TAOTLM Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.78 Windshield wipers1
393.95A1 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.9A-HLLH Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LHLI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LRLI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LTSI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9BRKLAMP Inoperative required lamps1
393.9H Inoperative required lamps1
393.9T Inoperative required lamps1
395.22G-ELDMFV ELD — provider/registration/malfunction1
395.22H1-ELDNUM ELD — provider/registration/malfunction1
395.3A3-HOSPRNP Driving beyond hours-of-service limits1
395.3A3-PROP Driving beyond hours-of-service limits1
395.3AII Driving beyond hours-of-service limits1
395.8D10-HOSF Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
395.8D11-HOSF Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
395.8D2-HOSF Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
395.8D3-HOSF Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
396.3A1-BALAC Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.3A1-BALR Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.3A1-BOS Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1

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Hours of service

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Lights

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Unsafe driving

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Safety and violations

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for CBUS FREIGHT INC.

CBUS FREIGHT INC (USDOT 3036941) has a Vektor safety score of 87/100 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 an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from MS TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANY effective Aug 26, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 30.0% 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 43 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 20 vehicle-level and 43 driver-level — across 15 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 7, 2026.

The carrier has 2 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 12 power units and 12 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Dec 15, 2025. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 7, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Aug 2, 2025 in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 7, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is CBUS FREIGHT INC's USDOT number?

CBUS FREIGHT INC's USDOT number is 3036941, and its motor carrier number is MC-42558.

Is CBUS FREIGHT INC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 7, 2026. CBUS FREIGHT INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is CBUS FREIGHT INC's safety record?

CBUS FREIGHT INC has a 30.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 71 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 87/100 (tier: clear).