Carrier profile · USDOT 3235846 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

C&j Bark Haulers Transport LLC

33 power unitsavg 3.8 yrRegional · 5 statesFREELAND, MI76/100

AUTHORITY STATUS UNKNOWN

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

33Power units

28 observed · MCS-150

43Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

3.8Avg age (yr)

2007–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(989) 496-2335 Email dispatch[email protected]

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

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Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average41.2% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.MCS-150 update dueThe biennial MCS-150 update is overdue.Multiple injury crashes4 crashes involving injuries are on record.

In good standing · 1

Established 8 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2019.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo41.2%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

4 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

33 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

3.8 yr

Model years 2007–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

7 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2019 — 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 41.18% on 17 vehicle inspections in 24 months, above the 22.26% CVSA national average.
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1 hours-of-service violation on record, most recent Jul 30, 2026.

Safety

47 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 41.2%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 6.4%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 17 vehicle and 47 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

25.0% · 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 10.3 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

46 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '26 · 7

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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.7 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 33-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 33
Inspections · 24 mo: 47
Annualized: ≈24 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.7 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 Driving85 · 1 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance15 · 3 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance13 · 8 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance11 · 2 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving4 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness2 · 2 OOS
390.19 Unified registration / MCS-150Unsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
396.9 Inspection of motor vehicles in operationVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

No insurance filing history on record.

This timeline is the FMCSA filing history, and it ends at the most recent superseded filing — current policy status is not tracked here. Request a certificate of insurance to confirm active coverage before tendering.

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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): 33
Observed power (24 mo): 28
Trailers (towed): 43

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

3.8 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2007

Oldest model yr

77.5%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 5 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 7, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

MI busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Michigan: 42 inspections
Georgia: 2 inspections
Kentucky: 1 inspections
Indiana: 1 inspections
Wisconsin: 1 inspections

Home base

FREELAND, MI

2626 WEST SALZBURG ROAD

Most inspections: MI

42 inspections

MI 42 · GA 2 · KY 1

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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 2133827Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (20 trucks · 5 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2133827 USDOT 4005690 USDOT 3128144 USDOT 815581 USDOT 1245442

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: 2626 WEST SALZBURG ROAD, FREELAND, MI, 48623
Operation: Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)

Contact

Phone: (989) 496-2335
Email: [email protected]

Registration

Officer: Justin M Smith
USDOT / docket: 3235846
First registered: Jan 22, 2019
Last MCS-150: Jun 5, 2024 · 800,000 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

—CDL drivers

800,000

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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41%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

7 of 17 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

84violation records

14OOS-tagged records

7 of 17inspections 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

542%1 / 54

Other vehicle maintenance

1644%7 / 16

Lights

1127%3 / 11

Driver fitness

2100%2 / 2

Hours of service

1100%1 / 1

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

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

50%

15%

30%

33%Nov 24 to May 251 / 3

50%May 25 to Nov 253 / 6

50%Nov 25 to May 262 / 4

25%May 26 to Nov 261 / 4

Top 3 codes (20 of 84 records)

392.2-SLLEWA2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)8
392.2-SLLS2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)7
392.2-SLLEWG3 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)5

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392.2-SLLEWA1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)4
392.2-SLLSR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)4
392.2-SLL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)3
392.2-SLLEWA3 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)3
393.75A3-TAOL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)3
390.19B2-BIENNIAL Unified registration / MCS-1502
391.41APC No / expired medical certificate2
392.16-D Failure to use seat belt2
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLLR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLTL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
393.75C-TAOTD-LT2/32 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)2
393.9A-LBL Inoperative required lamps2
393.9A-LRLI Inoperative required lamps2
393.9A-LTSI Inoperative required lamps2
396.3A1-ALATR Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed2
396.3A1-BALAC Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed2
392.16 Failure to use seat belt1
392.16B-CPASS Failure to use seat belt1
392.2-INAT State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-LCDLR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLED State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLEWG2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLFC State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLS3 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLTCD State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.9BA-NOREGINTER Failure to secure load / cargo not secured1
393.203C-CBP Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.70D-CDTSDM Coupling devices / fifth wheel1
393.75A3-TFL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.95A4-EEUS Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.9A-LIL Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LSLI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LSLIWR Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LSML Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LTSIR Inoperative required lamps1
395.8A1-HOSP Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
396.3A1-OAL Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.3A1-TFCV Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.9D2-FTF Inspection of motor vehicles in operation1

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Unsafe driving

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Other vehicle maintenance

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Lights

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Safety and violations

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for C&J BARK HAULERS TRANSPORT LLC.

C&J BARK HAULERS TRANSPORT LLC (USDOT 3235846) has a Vektor safety score of 76/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier has an unknown current for-hire authority status because no FMCSA L&I authority row is available. FMCSA authority data as of Nov 7, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 41.2% 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 47 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 17 vehicle-level and 47 driver-level — across 5 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 7, 2026.

The carrier has 4 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 33 power units and 35 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jun 5, 2024. 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 C&J BARK HAULERS TRANSPORT LLC's USDOT number?

C&J BARK HAULERS TRANSPORT LLC's USDOT number is 3235846.

Is C&J BARK HAULERS TRANSPORT LLC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 7, 2026. C&J BARK HAULERS TRANSPORT LLC is active in the FMCSA register.

What is C&J BARK HAULERS TRANSPORT LLC's safety record?

C&J BARK HAULERS TRANSPORT LLC has a 41.2% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 77 roadside inspections, with 4 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 76/100 (tier: review).

How big is C&J BARK HAULERS TRANSPORT LLC's fleet?

C&J BARK HAULERS TRANSPORT LLC operates 33 power units and 35 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is C&J BARK HAULERS TRANSPORT LLC based?

C&J BARK HAULERS TRANSPORT LLC is based in FREELAND, MI, with roadside inspections recorded across 5 states.

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