Fleet typeIdentity
Asset-based
20 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 914307 · MC-396330
BELL-FOUR INC
DBA BELL-FOUR
20 power unitsTAMARAC, FL
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-396330 ACTIVEHAZMAT
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
20Power 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 26 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 20 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 authority2525 yr active
since 2000Insurance (BIPD)$1M$1M on file
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo—%
▼ 22.26% nat'lCrashes · fatal11
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
25 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2000 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is BELL-FOUR INC safe to work with?
Is BELL-FOUR INC safe to load? BELL-FOUR INC (USDOT 914307, MC-396330) is an inactive asset-based motor carrier based in TAMARAC, FL, operating 20 power units and 41 drivers. Operating authority has been active 25 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
BIBELL-FOUR INC 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 adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750k federal floor
$1M on filegeneral-freight federal minimum
$750k floor
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$1M BIPD · 3 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous
+2 earlier
General Security · 01–now
20002002
A BIPD policy is currently in force per the filing history — request a COI to confirm before tendering.
3 insurer eras · collapsed from 9 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY | Mar 2002 → Sep 2002 | $1M | 1 |
| GENERAL SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANY | Mar 2001 → current | $1M | 7 |
| AMERICAN GUARANTEE & LIABILITY INS. CO. | Mar 2000 → Mar 2001 | $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)
- 20
- 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
TAMARAC, FL
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a company officer with other carriers
john manning — 6 carriers: USDOT 2123805USDOT 2207647USDOT 2335076USDOT 3116726USDOT 4004993
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 5615 S TRAVELERS PALM LANE, TAMARAC, FL, 33319
- Mailing address
- 5615 S TRAVELERS PLAM LANE, TAMARAC, FL, 33319
- Operation
- Interstate· Hazmat
Contact
- Phone
- (954) 520-3607
- Fax
- (954) 743-6171
- —
Registration
- Officer
- John Manning
- USDOT / docket
- 914307 · MC-396330
- First registered
- 11/03/2000
- Last MCS-150
- 07/30/2004 · 0 mi
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- —
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
—Annual mileage
07
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 BELL-FOUR INC's USDOT number?
BELL-FOUR INC's USDOT number is 914307, and its motor carrier number is MC-396330.
Is BELL-FOUR INC authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, BELL-FOUR INC is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is BELL-FOUR INC's fleet?
BELL-FOUR INC operates 20 power units and 41 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is BELL-FOUR INC based?
BELL-FOUR INC is based in TAMARAC, FL.