Carrier profile · USDOT 313251 · MC-144898 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

J BAUER TRUCKING INC

60 power unitsavg 9.7 yrMulti-region · 10 statesMEDFORD, WI82/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-144898 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

60Power units

11 observed · MCS-150

12Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

9.7Avg age (yr)

2012–2020 · vPIC

Call dispatch(715) 748-3207 Email dispatchjbtruck@dwave.net

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileVehicle out-of-service rate well above average

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average37.5% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.MCS-150 update dueThe biennial MCS-150 update is overdue.

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-mo37.5%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo37.5%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

60 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

9.7 yr

Model years 2012–2020 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

38 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1988 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

13 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

Vehicle OOS 37.5%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 8 vehicle and 13 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

45.5% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 2.8 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

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

11 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '24 · 5

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

How heavily FMCSA inspects this fleet for its size — it tells you how much to trust the safety signals above. Thin coverage on a young authority is a fraud signal nobody else surfaces.

Thin coverage

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.1 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 60-unit fleet — the out-of-service and violation signals above rest on a small sample, so weight them cautiously. Thin coverage on a young authority is itself a flag.

Registered power units: 60
Inspections · 24 mo: 13
Annualized: ≈7 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.1 inspections / unit · yr

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 Driving24 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance9 · 5 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 6 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness2 · 1 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: Active
Broker: Active

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)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 ’18 · 3 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Liberty’94–’00

Travelers Property’00–’12

Acuity A’12–now

1994200220102018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 3 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY · since Nov 2018

All 3 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2012 → Nov 2018	$750K	2
TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA	Nov 2000 → Nov 2012	$750K	3
LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Oct 1994 → Dec 2000	$750K	2

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 60
Observed power (24 mo): 11
Trailers (towed): 12

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

9.7 yr

Average age

2020

Newest model yr

2012

Oldest model yr

26.1%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 10 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

WI busiest

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

MEDFORD, WI

W5141 STATE HWY 64

Top corridor

WI 3 · IL 2 · NE 1

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

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

No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2272545 USDOT 3020546 USDOT 3839896 USDOT 2907219 USDOT 4369504 USDOT 1067244 USDOT 2177518 USDOT 3183778

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@dwave.net — 41 carriers: USDOT 225250 USDOT 475640 USDOT 603928 USDOT 667960 USDOT 772208 USDOT 902665 USDOT 994060 USDOT 1000827

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: W5141 STATE HWY 64, MEDFORD, WI, 54451-8705
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (715) 748-3207
Fax: (715) 748-0878
Email: jbtruck@dwave.net
Web domain: dwave.net

Registration

Officer: Jon M Bauer
USDOT / docket: 313251 · MC-144898
First registered: Apr 15, 1988
Last MCS-150: May 16, 2024 · 4,697,146 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Sep 6, 2004
D-U-N-S: 23345218

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

4,697,146

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 J BAUER TRUCKING INC.

J BAUER TRUCKING INC (USDOT 313251) has a Vektor safety score of 82/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and 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 ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY effective Nov 1, 2018 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 37.5% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 13 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 8 vehicle-level and 13 driver-level — across 10 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 8 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 60 power units and 65 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 16, 2024.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Sep 6, 2004 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is J BAUER TRUCKING INC's USDOT number?

J BAUER TRUCKING INC's USDOT number is 313251, and its motor carrier number is MC-144898.

Is J BAUER TRUCKING INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, J BAUER TRUCKING INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is J BAUER TRUCKING INC's safety record?

J BAUER TRUCKING INC has a 37.5% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 69 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 82/100 (tier: review).