Fleet typeIdentity
Owner-operator
1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 1203934 · MC-479503
DOUGLAS BENT
DBA BAIR LAKE FARM TRUCKING
1 power unitsJONES, MI
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-479503 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 23 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 13.4 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority2222 yr active
since 2004Insurance (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
—
Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityStable
22 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2004 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is DOUGLAS BENT safe to work with?
Is DOUGLAS BENT safe to load? DOUGLAS BENT (USDOT 1203934, MC-479503) is an inactive owner-operator motor carrier based in JONES, MI, operating 1 power unit and 1 driver. Operating authority has been active 22 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
DBDOUGLAS BENT 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
+3 earlier
Carolina · 05–07
Northland · 08–10
Northland · 11–13
20042013
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.
6 insurer eras · collapsed from 8 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY | Mar 2011 → Apr 2013 | $750k | 1 |
| GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. | Feb 2010 → Mar 2011 | $750k | 1 |
| NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY | Feb 2008 → Feb 2010 | $750k | 1 |
| HARCO NATIONAL INSURANCE CO. | Feb 2007 → Feb 2008 | $750k | 1 |
| CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. | Feb 2005 → Feb 2007 | $750k | 2 |
| NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY | Feb 2004 → Feb 2005 | $750k | 2 |
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
JONES, MI
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@juno.com — 1915 carriers: USDOT 511USDOT 17359USDOT 27471USDOT 84066USDOT 90934USDOT 109196USDOT 112612USDOT 116382
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 12850 BAIR LAKE STREET, JONES, MI, 49061
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (269) 506-6980
- Cell
- (269) 244-5411
- Fax
- (269) 244-5069
- Web domain
- juno.com
Registration
- Officer
- Douglas Bent
- USDOT / docket
- 1203934 · MC-479503
- First registered
- 01/25/2004
- Last MCS-150
- 02/27/2013 · 57,775 mi (2011)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- Recordable crash rate
- 0.00
- D-U-N-S
- —
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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
Verified broker, shipper & driver reviews — moderated
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Frequently asked
What is DOUGLAS BENT's USDOT number?
DOUGLAS BENT's USDOT number is 1203934, and its motor carrier number is MC-479503.
Is DOUGLAS BENT authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, DOUGLAS BENT is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is DOUGLAS BENT's fleet?
DOUGLAS BENT operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is DOUGLAS BENT based?
DOUGLAS BENT is based in JONES, MI.