Carrier profile · USDOT 319758 · MC-248591 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Independent Boat Haulers Inc

DBA INDEPENDENT BOAT HAULERS

5 power unitsELIOT, ME50/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-248591 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

5Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

Call dispatch(207) 252-7596 Email dispatchIBH03@COMCAST.NET

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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 · 2

No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 5 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.Not enough inspection history to rateNo federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. There is no recent safety record to judge this carrier on — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 38 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1988.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal—

No crash record

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal—

No crash record

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

5 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

38 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1988 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

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

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M meets or exceeds the $750K federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’07 · 2 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

New Hampshire’91–’96

beyond this history

1991200020092018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 2 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · ONEBEACON AMERICA INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jun 2007

All 2 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
YORK INSURANCE COMPANY OF MAINE	Jun 2005 → Jun 2007	$750K	1
NEW HAMPSHIRE INSURANCE CO.	Jun 1991 → Apr 1996	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 5
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

ELIOT, ME

126 HAROLD DOW HIGHWAY

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

john pollard — 5 carriers: USDOT 1277863 USDOT 2362650 USDOT 2755916 USDOT 3469377

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 126 HAROLD DOW HIGHWAY, ELIOT, ME, 03903
Mailing address: PO BOX 61, ELIOT, ME, 03903
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (207) 252-7596
Fax: (207) 439-4169
Email: ibh03@comcast.net

Registration

Officers: John Pollard · Dawn Syminis
USDOT / docket: 319758 · MC-248591
First registered: Jul 1, 1988
Last MCS-150: Jun 26, 2025 · 9,634 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jan 28, 1991
D-U-N-S: 186194346

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

9,634

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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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 INDEPENDENT BOAT HAULERS INC.

INDEPENDENT BOAT HAULERS INC (USDOT 319758) 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 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 $1,000,000 limit in force from ONEBEACON AMERICA INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jun 1, 2007 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.

It reports 5 power units and 3 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jun 26, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jan 28, 1991 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is INDEPENDENT BOAT HAULERS INC's USDOT number?

INDEPENDENT BOAT HAULERS INC's USDOT number is 319758, and its motor carrier number is MC-248591.

Is INDEPENDENT BOAT HAULERS INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, INDEPENDENT BOAT HAULERS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

How big is INDEPENDENT BOAT HAULERS INC's fleet?

INDEPENDENT BOAT HAULERS INC operates 5 power units and 3 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is INDEPENDENT BOAT HAULERS INC based?

INDEPENDENT BOAT HAULERS INC is based in ELIOT, ME.

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