Carrier profile · USDOT 559109 · MC-273405 · Updated Jul 18, 2026

LOGISTICS BY BONTREGER INC

20 power unitsavg 15.9 yrNational · 16 statesBRISTOL, IN74/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-273405 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

20Power units

14 observed · MCS-150

18Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

15.9Avg age (yr)

1997–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(574) 848-7699 Email dispatchmbontreger@logisticsbb.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 18, 2026

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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 average45.5% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record2 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

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 32 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1994.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo45.5%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo45.5%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

20 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

15.9 yr

Model years 1997–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

32 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1994 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

30 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 45.5%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 — 11 vehicle and 30 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

62.5% · 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 15.1 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

30 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jul '25 · 4

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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.8 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 20-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 20
Inspections · 24 mo: 30
Annualized: ≈15 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.8 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 Driving16 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance11 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance6 · 4 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 4 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS
393.201 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS

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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: 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

$1M BIPD last filed ’20 · 8 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Carolina’02–’12

National’12–’16

beyond this history

1994200220102018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 10 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · since Jun 2024

All 10 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
SCOTTSDALE INDEMNITY COMPANY	Aug 2019 → Sep 2020	$1M	5
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Aug 2018 → Aug 2019	$1M	1
SCOTTSDALE INDEMNITY COMPANY	Aug 2016 → Aug 2018	$1M	1
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Jul 2012 → Aug 2016	$1M	1
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Jul 2002 → Jul 2012	$1M	11
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2001 → Jul 2002	$1M	1
GULF INSURANCE CO.	Jul 1999 → Jul 1999	$1M	2
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 1997 → Jul 1999	$1M	1
PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 1995 → Jul 1997	$1M	4
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Jul 1994 → Jul 1995	$1M	1

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 20
Observed power (24 mo): 14
Trailers (towed): 18

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

15.9 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

34.4%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 16 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

IN busiest

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

Home base

BRISTOL, IN

1851 BLOOMINGDALE DR

Top corridor

IN 6 · MI 5 · CA 2

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-identity links detected — no reincarnation flag, shared trucks, registration domain, or officer overlap with other carriers.

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 1851 BLOOMINGDALE DR, BRISTOL, IN, 46507-9172
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (574) 848-7699
Fax: (574) 848-7457
Email: mbontreger@logisticsbb.com
Web domain: logisticsbb.com

Registration

Officers: Michael Bontreger · Kody Bontreger
USDOT / docket: 559109 · MC-273405
First registered: Apr 11, 1994
Last MCS-150: Feb 25, 2026 · 1,412,430 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Nov 19, 2010
D-U-N-S: 806808598

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,412,430

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 LOGISTICS BY BONTREGER INC.

LOGISTICS BY BONTREGER INC (USDOT 559109) has a Vektor safety score of 74/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 18, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. effective Jun 30, 2024 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 18, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 45.5% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier received 30 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 11 vehicle-level and 30 driver-level — across 16 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 2 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jul 18, 2026.

It reports 20 power units and 18 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 25, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Nov 19, 2010 in the federal record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is LOGISTICS BY BONTREGER INC's USDOT number?

LOGISTICS BY BONTREGER INC's USDOT number is 559109, and its motor carrier number is MC-273405.

Is LOGISTICS BY BONTREGER INC authorized to operate?

As of Jul 18, 2026, LOGISTICS BY BONTREGER INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is LOGISTICS BY BONTREGER INC's safety record?

LOGISTICS BY BONTREGER INC has a 45.5% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 47 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 74/100 (tier: review).