Fleet typeIdentity
Owner-operator
2 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 2468351 · MC-853339
HAY BALE EXPRESS LLC
2 power unitsMIDDLESEX, NY
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-853339 ACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
2Power 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
Clear to load
Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.
Active operating authorityInsurance on fileNo inspection history despite active fleet
Operating authority1212 yr active
since 2014Insurance (BIPD)On file
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo—%
▼ 22.26% nat'lCrashes · fatal00
1 in 24moVektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots
Fleet age vs peersDecoding
—
Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityStable
12 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2014 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is HAY BALE EXPRESS LLC safe to work with?
Is HAY BALE EXPRESS LLC safe to load? HAY BALE EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 2468351, MC-853339) is an active owner-operator motor carrier based in MIDDLESEX, NY, operating 2 power units and 1 driver. Operating authority has been active 12 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it clear to load (88/100), with the leading concern: no inspection history despite active fleet. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
HBHAY BALE EXPRESS LLC 88
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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.
02
Authority & insurance
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
- Common
- Active
- Contract
- None
- Broker
- None
Insurance & bonds
BIPD / liability (required)Filed with FMCSA
CargoNone
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$750k BIPD · 3 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous
+2 earlier
Progressive · 14–25
20142025
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.
3 insurer eras · collapsed from 4 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| PROGRESSIVE SPECIALTY INS. CO. | Jun 2025 → Aug 2025 | $750k | 1 |
| PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY | Mar 2014 → Jul 2025 | $750k | 2 |
| FARM FAMILY CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY | Feb 2014 → Mar 2014 | $750k | 1 |
03
Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 2
- 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
MIDDLESEX, NY
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@frontier.com — 3088 carriers: USDOT 1552USDOT 2345USDOT 2477USDOT 9392USDOT 10611USDOT 13191USDOT 38515USDOT 38519
06
Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 4294 BOOTES RD, MIDDLESEX, NY, 14507
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (585) 261-2589
- Fax
- (585) 554-6628
- bbootes@frontier.com
- Web domain
- frontier.com
Registration
- Officer
- Brian A. Bootes
- USDOT / docket
- 2468351 · MC-853339
- First registered
- 01/17/2014
- Last MCS-150
- 01/22/2026 · 100,000 mi (2021)
- 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
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Frequently asked
What is HAY BALE EXPRESS LLC's USDOT number?
HAY BALE EXPRESS LLC's USDOT number is 2468351, and its motor carrier number is MC-853339.
Is HAY BALE EXPRESS LLC authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, HAY BALE EXPRESS LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is HAY BALE EXPRESS LLC's fleet?
HAY BALE EXPRESS LLC operates 2 power units and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is HAY BALE EXPRESS LLC based?
HAY BALE EXPRESS LLC is based in MIDDLESEX, NY.