Asset-based
176 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026
Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.
Asset-based
176 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
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Not yet decoded
35 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1991 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
FIREBIRD BULK CARRIERS INC (USDOT 438397) has a Vektor safety score of 76/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.
The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.
It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $5,000,000 limit in force from NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA effective Oct 1, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot 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 5 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.
It reports 176 power units and 128 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Aug 22, 2025.
It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.
FIREBIRD BULK CARRIERS INC's USDOT number is 438397, and its motor carrier number is MC-241777.
As of Jun 13, 2026, FIREBIRD BULK CARRIERS INC is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
FIREBIRD BULK CARRIERS INC operates 176 power units and 128 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
FIREBIRD BULK CARRIERS INC is based in HOUSTON, TX.
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Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history
Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative
No roadside inspections on record.
Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay
No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
Insurance & bonds
Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 16 insurers are named in the list below.
BIPD in force — $5,000,000 · NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA · since Oct 2025
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA | Oct 2024 → Oct 2025 | $5M | 1 |
| UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO. | Mar 2023 → Oct 2024 | $5M | 2 |
| OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANY | Aug 2022 → Mar 2023 | $5M | 1 |
| GEMINI INSURANCE COMPANY | Mar 2019 → May 2023 | $5M | 7 |
| OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANY | Mar 2018 → Aug 2022 | $5M | 1 |
| GEMINI INSURANCE COMPANY | Mar 2017 → Mar 2019 | $5M | 2 |
| OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANY | Mar 2016 → Mar 2018 | $5M | 2 |
| AXIS SURPLUS INSURANCE COMPANY | May 2015 → Mar 2017 | $5M | 3 |
| XL SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY | May 2013 → Mar 2016 | $5M | 1 |
| TORUS SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY | May 2011 → May 2013 | $5M | 2 |
| ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY | May 2005 → May 2011 | $5M | 3 |
| CLARENDON NATIONAL INS. CO. | May 2002 → May 2005 | $5M | 4 |
| WESTPORT INSURANCE CORPORATION | May 2000 → May 2002 | $5M | 2 |
| GREAT AMERICAN ALLIANCE COMPANY | May 2000 → May 2005 | $5M | 1 |
| THE RELIANCE INSURANCE CO. | May 1994 → Apr 1999 | $5M | 1 |
| NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA | May 1991 → May 2000 | $5M | 1 |
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
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Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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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