Fleet typeIdentity
Small fleet
6 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 57890 · MC-99657
BUNTING'S EXPRESS INC
6 power unitsSEYMOUR, CT
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-99657 ACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
6Power 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
High risk
Multiple serious issues on the federal record. Verify directly before any tender.
Insurance on fileEstablished 52 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 6 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 7.8 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
Operating authority5252 yr active
since 1974Insurance (BIPD)On file
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
52 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is BUNTING'S EXPRESS INC safe to work with?
Is BUNTING'S EXPRESS INC safe to load? BUNTING'S EXPRESS INC (USDOT 57890, MC-99657) is an inactive small-fleet motor carrier based in SEYMOUR, CT, operating 6 power units and 5 drivers. Operating authority has been active 52 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it high risk (40/100), with the leading concern: usdot registration inactive. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
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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
- Inactive
- Contract
- None
- Broker
- None
Insurance & bonds
BIPD / liability (required)Filed with FMCSA
CargoNone
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$1M BIPD · 6 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn
+1 earlier
United States · 89–04
Continental · 93–01
Transcontinental · 01–04
Carolina · 04–06
Onebeacon Midwest · 06–11
19892012
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.
6 insurer eras · collapsed from 8 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| HANOVER INSURANCE CO. | Oct 2011 → Oct 2012 | $1M | 1 |
| ONEBEACON MIDWEST INSURANCE COMPANY | Oct 2006 → Oct 2011 | $1M | 1 |
| CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. | Oct 2004 → Oct 2006 | $1M | 2 |
| TRANSCONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO. | Jan 2001 → Nov 2004 | $1M | 2 |
| CONTINENTAL CASUALTY CO. | Jan 1993 → Jan 2001 | $1M | 1 |
| UNITED STATES FIDELITY & GUARANTY CO. | Mar 1989 → Jan 2004 | $1M | 1 |
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Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 6
- 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
SEYMOUR, CT
Density
fewermore
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Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@aim.com — 619 carriers: USDOT 6347USDOT 45423USDOT 318826USDOT 357050USDOT 377453USDOT 383547USDOT 393607USDOT 396213
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 52 SKOKORAT ST, SEYMOUR, CT, 06483-3898
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (203) 228-7959
- Fax
- (203) 245-0018
- cbuntingjr@aim.com
- Web domain
- aim.com
Registration
- Officers
- Charles A Bunting Jr · Barbara L Bunting
- USDOT / docket
- 57890 · MC-99657
- First registered
- 06/01/1974
- Last MCS-150
- 10/13/2018 · 197,030 mi (2017)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- 4864724
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 BUNTING'S EXPRESS INC's USDOT number?
BUNTING'S EXPRESS INC's USDOT number is 57890, and its motor carrier number is MC-99657.
Is BUNTING'S EXPRESS INC authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, BUNTING'S EXPRESS INC is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is BUNTING'S EXPRESS INC's fleet?
BUNTING'S EXPRESS INC operates 6 power units and 5 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is BUNTING'S EXPRESS INC based?
BUNTING'S EXPRESS INC is based in SEYMOUR, CT.