Fleet typeIdentity
Owner-operator
1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 735979 · MC-354472
JUSTIN BARNES
DBA TINK BARNES TRUCKING
1 power unitsSMITHVILLE, TN
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-354472 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 28 yearsUSDOT registration inactive
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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 16.8 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority2828 yr active
since 1998Insurance (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
28 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1998 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is JUSTIN BARNES safe to work with?
Is JUSTIN BARNES safe to load? JUSTIN BARNES (USDOT 735979, MC-354472) is an inactive owner-operator motor carrier based in SMITHVILLE, TN, operating 1 power unit and 1 driver. Operating authority has been active 28 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
JBJUSTIN BARNES 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
- None
- Contract
- Inactive
- Broker
- None
Insurance & bonds
BIPD / liability (required)Not on file
CargoNone
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$750k BIPD · 4 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn
+1 earlier
Lincoln General · 00–02
Occidental Fire · 02–04
Lancer · 04–10
19992010
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.
4 insurer eras · collapsed from 7 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY | Jan 2004 → Feb 2010 | $750k | 4 |
| OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C. | Jan 2002 → Jan 2004 | $750k | 1 |
| LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY | Jan 2000 → Jan 2002 | $750k | 1 |
| TRUMBULL INSURANCE COMPANY | Apr 1999 → Jan 2000 | $750k | 1 |
03
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.
04
Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
SMITHVILLE, TN
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a company officer with other carriers
justin barnes — 8 carriers: USDOT 548095USDOT 1780189USDOT 2131290USDOT 2192739USDOT 3097849USDOT 3597067USDOT 3734563
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 551 GREEN HILL RD, SMITHVILLE, TN, 37166
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (615) 597-6538
- Cell
- (615) 417-2436
- —
Registration
- Officers
- Justin Barnes · Harvey Barnes
- USDOT / docket
- 735979 · MC-354472
- First registered
- 03/19/1998
- Last MCS-150
- 09/09/2009 · 12,000 mi (2008)
- 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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Frequently asked
What is JUSTIN BARNES's USDOT number?
JUSTIN BARNES's USDOT number is 735979, and its motor carrier number is MC-354472.
Is JUSTIN BARNES authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, JUSTIN BARNES is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is JUSTIN BARNES's fleet?
JUSTIN BARNES operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is JUSTIN BARNES based?
JUSTIN BARNES is based in SMITHVILLE, TN.