Carrier profile · USDOT 38073 · MC-63838 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Bolus Freight Systems Inc

125 power unitsavg 7.2 yrMulti-region · 10 statesSCRANTON, PA88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-63838 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

125Power units

101 observed · MCS-150

151Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

7.2Avg age (yr)

2009–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(570) 342-1903 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

Fatal crash on record9 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 4

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 52 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1974.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 369 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo15.4%

▼ 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

Asset-based

125 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

7.2 yr

Model years 2009–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — 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

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64 hours-of-service violations on record, most recent Oct 6, 2026.

Safety

216 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 6, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 15.4%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 2.3%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 136 vehicle and 216 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

5.7% · latest 6-mo window● Steady

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Holding steady 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

210 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '25 · 14

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

≈0.9 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 125-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 125
Inspections · 24 mo: 216
Annualized: ≈108 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.9 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 Driving71 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance35 · 5 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance31 · 24 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance30 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance30 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance15 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance15 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance9 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance8 · 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: Active
Broker: Active

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M 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 · 13 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Stonington’93–’97

Continental’98–’03

Arch’22–now

1993200220112020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 16 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY · since Aug 2025

All 16 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2022 → Aug 2025	$750K	4
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Apr 2020 → Feb 2022	$750K	1
THIRD COAST INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2018 → Apr 2020	$750K	2
ELITE TRANSPORTATION RRG, INC.	Jan 2016 → Apr 2018	$750K	1
AMERICAN INTER-FIDELITY EXCHANGE	Apr 2014 → Feb 2016	$750K	4
THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	Sep 2012 → Apr 2014	$750K	5
STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA	Sep 2010 → Sep 2012	$750K	1
VANLINER INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2009 → Sep 2010	$750K	1
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Sep 2008 → Sep 2009	$750K	2
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2006 → Sep 2008	$750K	2
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Sep 2005 → Sep 2006	$750K	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2004 → Sep 2005	$750K	1
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Sep 2003 → Sep 2004	$750K	1
CONTINENTAL CASUALTY CO.	Aug 1998 → Sep 2003	$750K	3
FIDELITY AND GUARANTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 1997 → Oct 1998	$750K	1
STONINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 1993 → Aug 1997	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 6, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 125
Observed power (24 mo): 101
Trailers (towed): 151

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

7.2 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2009

Oldest model yr

56.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 10 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 6, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

214

NY busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

New York: 116 inspections
Pennsylvania: 52 inspections
Maryland: 14 inspections
New Jersey: 10 inspections
Vermont: 8 inspections
Connecticut: 6 inspections
Ohio: 5 inspections
Massachusetts: 2 inspections
Michigan: 1 inspections

Home base

SCRANTON, PA

700 N KEYSER AVE

Most inspections: NY

116 inspections

NY 116 · PA 52 · MD 14

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 5, 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 3462687Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (9 trucks · 7 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3462687 USDOT 380573 USDOT 4282530 USDOT 3160601 USDOT 3191673 USDOT 4131275 USDOT 3798604

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

125

Observed (24 mo)

101

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 5, 2026

Location

Physical address: 700 N KEYSER AVE, SCRANTON, PA, 18504
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (570) 342-1903
Fax: (570) 342-0620
Email: [email protected]
Web domain: bolusfreight.com

Registration

Officers: Mark J Bolus · Edward J Bolus
USDOT / docket: 38073 · MC-63838
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Jan 29, 2025 · 8,416,522 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Apr 19, 2010
D-U-N-S: 3415072

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

125

Power units

109

Drivers

109

CDL drivers

8,416,522

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 5, 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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15%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

21 of 136 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

181violation records

28OOS-tagged records

21 of 136inspections 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.

Brakes

445%2 / 44

Hours of service

412%1 / 41

Unsafe driving

412%1 / 41

Other vehicle maintenance

3855%21 / 38

Lights

130%0 / 13

Driver fitness

475%3 / 4

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

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

30%

15%

30%

21%Nov 24 to May 256 / 28

16%May 25 to Nov 256 / 38

19%Nov 25 to May 267 / 36

6%May 26 to Nov 262 / 34

Top 3 codes (55 of 181 records)

395.24 ELD — record edits / data22
393.45B2-B-AIR Brake tubing / hose defects19
393.75A3-TAOL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)14

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393.55E-B Antilock brake system (ABS)10
392.2-SLLTCD State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)7
392.2-SLLSR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)5
393.45D-B Brake tubing / hose defects5
393.75C-TAOTD-LT2/32 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)5
392.2-SLLS2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)4
393.9A-LBL Inoperative required lamps4
395.3A2-HOSPD Driving beyond hours-of-service limits4
392.2-SLL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)3
395.22H1-ELDNUM ELD — provider/registration/malfunction3
395.22H4-ELDBRODS ELD — provider/registration/malfunction3
396.17C-PI Periodic (annual) inspection3
383.51A-LCDLRSWD Commercial Driver's License (CDL)2
392.2-SLLS4 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLUP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
393.207B-AALPME-OOS Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)2
393.48A-BMBCBD Brakes inoperative2
393.55D2-B Antilock brake system (ABS)2
393.9A-LCL Inoperative required lamps2
393.9A-LIL Inoperative required lamps2
393.9A-LRLI Inoperative required lamps2
395.22H2-ELDNISDT ELD — provider/registration/malfunction2
395.22H3-ELDMF ELD — provider/registration/malfunction2
383.23A2-LCDLN Operating without a valid CDL1
383.23A2-LCDLNP Operating without a valid CDL1
392.16-D Failure to use seat belt1
392.2-DMOVE State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLED State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLEQP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLEWA1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLEWA2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLEWG1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLIFTA State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLLR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLML State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLS1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLS3 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLSOA State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLTL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.4A-DOSP Driving of commercial motor vehicles1
392.60A-D Driving of commercial motor vehicles1
392.71A-D Driving of commercial motor vehicles1
392.8-D Driving of commercial motor vehicles1
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.205A-WRDC Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.207F-SDAS Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.45B2-BHTD Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.45D-BAAL Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.47E Brake actuators / linings / components1
393.48A-BIBD Brakes inoperative1
393.53B-B Automatic brake adjusters / indicators1
393.55D1-B Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.67C7V-F Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.83G Exhaust system1
393.95A1 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.95A4-EENA Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.95A4-EEUS Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.95F Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.95K-EE Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.9A-LHWS Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LLPL Inoperative required lamps1
395.24C2II-ELDTN ELD — record edits / data1
395.3A1-HOSPD Driving beyond hours-of-service limits1
395.8A Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
395.8E1-HOSPVIDOOS Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
395.8E1PC Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
396.3A1-ALATR Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.3A1-BALR Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.3A1-BOS Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.7A-UOC Unsafe operation1
396.9D2-FTF Inspection of motor vehicles in operation1

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Brakes

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Hours of service

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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 BOLUS FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC.

BOLUS FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC (USDOT 38073) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 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 and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Nov 5, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY effective Aug 1, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 15.4% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 6, 2026.

The carrier received 216 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 136 vehicle-level and 216 driver-level — across 10 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 6, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 9 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 6, 2026.

It reports 125 power units and 109 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 29, 2025. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 5, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Apr 19, 2010 in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 5, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is BOLUS FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC's USDOT number?

BOLUS FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC's USDOT number is 38073, and its motor carrier number is MC-63838.

Is BOLUS FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 5, 2026. BOLUS FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is BOLUS FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC's safety record?

BOLUS FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC has a 15.4% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 369 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).