Fleet typeIdentity
Owner-operator
1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 610248 · MC-351809
MICHAEL F BOTTOMLEY
DBA M F B TRUCKING
1 power unitsNORWAY, ME
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-351809 ACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
1Power 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 31 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 1 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 21.9 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority3030 yr active
since 1995Insurance (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
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Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityStable
30 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1995 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is MICHAEL F BOTTOMLEY safe to work with?
Is MICHAEL F BOTTOMLEY safe to load? MICHAEL F BOTTOMLEY (USDOT 610248, MC-351809) is an inactive owner-operator motor carrier based in NORWAY, ME, operating 1 power unit and 1 driver. Operating authority has been active 30 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
MFMICHAEL F BOTTOMLEY 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
- Inactive
- Contract
- None
- Broker
- None
Insurance & bonds
BIPD / liability (required)Not on file
CargoNone
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$1M BIPD · 2 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous
National · 99–02
Carolina · 02–04
19992004
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.
2 insurer eras · collapsed from 6 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. | May 2002 → May 2004 | $1M | 3 |
| NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY | May 1999 → May 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)
- 1
- 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
NORWAY, ME
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
@midmaine.com — 56 carriers: USDOT 50756USDOT 241072USDOT 317666USDOT 331134USDOT 388801USDOT 434398USDOT 434664USDOT 568718
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 114 THOMAS HILL ROAD, NORWAY, ME, 04268
- Mailing address
- 114 THOMAS HILL RD, NORWAY, ME, 04268
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (207) 743-8456
- Fax
- (207) 744-0387
- Web domain
- midmaine.com
Registration
- USDOT / docket
- 610248 · MC-351809
- First registered
- 08/04/1995
- Last MCS-150
- 08/02/2004 · 33,000 mi (1998)
- 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 MICHAEL F BOTTOMLEY's USDOT number?
MICHAEL F BOTTOMLEY's USDOT number is 610248, and its motor carrier number is MC-351809.
Is MICHAEL F BOTTOMLEY authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, MICHAEL F BOTTOMLEY is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is MICHAEL F BOTTOMLEY's fleet?
MICHAEL F BOTTOMLEY operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is MICHAEL F BOTTOMLEY based?
MICHAEL F BOTTOMLEY is based in NORWAY, ME.