Carrier profile · USDOT 983549 · MC-431767 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Charles W Bates Jr

DBA C W BATES TRUCKING

1 power unitGROVELAND, FL50/100

CARRIER INACTIVEMC-431767 INACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

1Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

Call dispatch(352) 516-4695 Email dispatchcwbatestrucking@aol.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Limited record

Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.

Watch · 1

No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.

In good standing · 1

Established 25 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2001.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

1 power unit. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

—

Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

24 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2001 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

Vehicle OOS —24-mo cumulative

050%

Driver OOS —24-mo cumulative

030%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 0 vehicle and 0 driver inspections over 24 months.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window

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 Driving1 · 0 OOS

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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 filing (census)Not recorded per census

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’25 · 9 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Great West’12–’16

2002200820142020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 12 insurers are named in the list below.

This timeline is the FMCSA filing history, and it ends at the most recent superseded filing — current policy status is not tracked here. Request a certificate of insurance to confirm active coverage before tendering.

All 12 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
GEICO MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2025 → Jul 2025	$750K	1
OAK RIVER INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2023 → Apr 2025	$750K	2
CONTINENTAL DIVIDE INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2022 → Apr 2023	$750K	1
PROGRESSIVE EXPRESS INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2020 → Apr 2022	$750K	1
CONTINENTAL DIVIDE INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2019 → Apr 2020	$750K	1
OAK RIVER INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2018 → Apr 2019	$750K	1
PROGRESSIVE EXPRESS INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2017 → Apr 2018	$750K	1
LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2016 → May 2017	$750K	2
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	May 2012 → May 2016	$750K	1
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2011 → May 2012	$750K	2
EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	Feb 2011 → May 2011	$750K	1
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2002 → Apr 2003	$750K	1

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Equipment

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

GROVELAND, FL

4356 JUSTAMERE LANE

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

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

Shares a company officer with other carriers

charles w bates jr — 2 carriers: USDOT 1065809

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 4356 JUSTAMERE LANE, GROVELAND, FL, 34736
Mailing address: POST OFFICE BOX 572, MASCOTTE, FL, 34753
Operation: Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)

Contact

Phone: (352) 516-4695
Fax: (352) 429-8908
Email: cwbatestrucking@aol.com

Registration

Officer: Charles W Bates Jr
USDOT / docket: 983549 · MC-431767
First registered: Oct 12, 2001
Last MCS-150: May 3, 2025 · 49,513 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

49,513

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 CHARLES W BATES JR.

CHARLES W BATES JR (USDOT 983549) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available as of Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 0 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 0 vehicle-level and 0 driver-level, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 0 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 1 power unit and 2 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 3, 2025.

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

Frequently asked

What is CHARLES W BATES JR's USDOT number?

CHARLES W BATES JR's USDOT number is 983549, and its motor carrier number is MC-431767.

Is CHARLES W BATES JR authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, CHARLES W BATES JR is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is CHARLES W BATES JR's safety record?

CHARLES W BATES JR has a — vehicle out-of-service rate across 1 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor does not assign this carrier a safety score — there is not enough federal record to assess it.