Carrier profile · USDOT 732506 · MC-337129 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

BAY AUTO & TRUCK PARTS INC

DBA BAY TRANSPORTATION INC

8 power unitsavg 8.1 yrLocal · 1 statesKAWKAWLIN, MI87/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-337129 ACTIVEHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

8Power units

5 observed · MCS-150

9Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

8.1Avg age (yr)

2000–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(989) 684-5535 Email dispatchSDASHKOVITZ@GERARDGROUP.INFO

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Clear to load

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

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileVehicle out-of-service rate above average

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average28.6% vs the 22.26% national average.Multiple injury crashes12 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 28 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1998.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$4M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo

28.6

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$4M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo

28.6

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

8 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

8.1 yr

Model years 2000–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

28 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1998 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

10 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 28.6%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 7 vehicle and 10 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

33.3% · 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 9.9 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24-mo monthly · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

10 inspections · 24 mo · busiest month Jul '25 · 2

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections over 24 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

≈0.6 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 8-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 8
Inspections · 24 mo: 10
Annualized: ≈5 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.6 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 Driving21 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
107.620 Other violationOther2 · 0 OOS
393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
172.504 Other violationOther1 · 1 OOS
172.200 Other violationOther1 · 1 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$4,000,000 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

$4M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $4M 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

$5M BIPD last filed · 11 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Employers’98–’05

General Star’08–’11

Federated’11–’18

At Lloyds’19–’25

1998200520122019now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 13 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $4,000,000 · SUTTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE CO · since Nov 2025

All 13 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON	Nov 2019 → Nov 2025	$5M	2
PLAZA INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2018 → Nov 2018	$5M	1
FEDERATED RESERVE INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2018 → Nov 2019	$5M	2
FEDERATED MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Nov 2011 → Nov 2018	$5M	2
TECHNOLOGY INSURANCE COMPANY, INC	Nov 2010 → Nov 2011	$5M	1
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2008 → Nov 2010	$5M	2
GENERAL STAR INDEMNITY COMPANY	Nov 2008 → Nov 2011	$5M	1
CRUM & FORSTER INDEMNITY COMPANY	Nov 2007 → Nov 2008	$5M	2
EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	Nov 2006 → Nov 2007	$5M	2
ILLINOIS UNION INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2005 → Nov 2006	$5M	2
EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	Nov 2005 → Nov 2006	$5M	1
EMPLOYERS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO.	Nov 1998 → Nov 2005	$5M	3
EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	Jan 1998 → Jan 1999	$5M	1

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 8
Observed power (24 mo): 5
Trailers (towed): 9

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

8.1 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2000

Oldest model yr

36%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

MI busiest

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

KAWKAWLIN, MI

2715 SOUTH HURON ROAD

Top corridor

MI 10

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

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

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 1721488Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@gerardgroup.info — 4 carriers: USDOT 295104 USDOT 1111302 USDOT 1771610

Shares a company officer with other carriers

rodney gerard — 4 carriers: USDOT 295104 USDOT 1111302 USDOT 1771610

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 2715 SOUTH HURON ROAD, KAWKAWLIN, MI, 48631
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (989) 684-5535
Fax: (989) 684-5536
Email: sdashkovitz@gerardgroup.info
Web domain: gerardgroup.info

Registration

Officers: Rodney Gerard · Zachary Gerard
USDOT / docket: 732506 · MC-337129
First registered: Mar 2, 1998
Last MCS-150: Oct 7, 2025 · 590,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

590,000

Annual mileage

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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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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for BAY AUTO & TRUCK PARTS INC.

BAY AUTO & TRUCK PARTS INC (USDOT 732506) has a Vektor safety score of 87/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $4,000,000 limit in force from SUTTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE CO effective Nov 1, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 28.6% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 10 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 7 vehicle-level and 10 driver-level — across 1 state, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 8 power units and 6 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Oct 7, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is BAY AUTO & TRUCK PARTS INC's USDOT number?

BAY AUTO & TRUCK PARTS INC's USDOT number is 732506, and its motor carrier number is MC-337129.

Is BAY AUTO & TRUCK PARTS INC authorized to operate?

As of 2026-06-13, BAY AUTO & TRUCK PARTS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is BAY AUTO & TRUCK PARTS INC's safety record?

BAY AUTO & TRUCK PARTS INC has a 28.6% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 25 roadside inspections, with 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 87/100 (tier: clear).