Carrier profile · USDOT 885054 · MC-385952 · Updated Jul 18, 2026

National Salt Distributors Inc

1 power unitBELLEFONTAINE, OH50/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-385952 ACTIVEHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

1Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

Call dispatch(937) 592-3333 Email dispatchsteve@nationalsalt.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 18, 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 1 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 26 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2000.

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

Owner-operator

1 power unit. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

—

Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

26 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2000 — 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 ’25 · 4 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Nationwide Comp’00–’05

Nationwide Comp’06–’12

Motorists’12–’20

Motorists Commercial’20–’25

2000200720142021now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 5 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · WILSON MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY · since May 2025

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
MOTORISTS COMMERCIAL MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2020 → May 2025	$750K	2
MOTORISTS MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Dec 2012 → May 2020	$750K	1
NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMP	Apr 2006 → Dec 2012	$750K	1
PROGRESSIVE PREFERRED INSURANCE CO.	Jun 2005 → May 2006	$750K	1
NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMP	Jun 2000 → Jun 2005	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 1
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

BELLEFONTAINE, OH

643 TOWNSHIP ROAD 217

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.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 643 TOWNSHIP ROAD 217, BELLEFONTAINE, OH, 43311-9385
Mailing address: P O BOX 990, BELLEFONTAINE, OH, 43311
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (937) 592-3333
Cell: (937) 441-9391
Fax: (937) 593-6919
Email: steve@nationalsalt.com
Web domain: nationalsalt.com

Registration

Officers: Delanie Baustert · Steven H. Buck
USDOT / docket: 885054 · MC-385952
First registered: Jun 6, 2000
Last MCS-150: Apr 9, 2025 · 24,000 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

24,000

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 NATIONAL SALT DISTRIBUTORS INC.

NATIONAL SALT DISTRIBUTORS INC (USDOT 885054) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of 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 WILSON MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY effective May 17, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 18, 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 Jul 18, 2026.

It reports 1 power unit and 1 driver in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 9, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is NATIONAL SALT DISTRIBUTORS INC's USDOT number?

NATIONAL SALT DISTRIBUTORS INC's USDOT number is 885054, and its motor carrier number is MC-385952.

Is NATIONAL SALT DISTRIBUTORS INC authorized to operate?

As of Jul 18, 2026, NATIONAL SALT DISTRIBUTORS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

How big is NATIONAL SALT DISTRIBUTORS INC's fleet?

NATIONAL SALT DISTRIBUTORS INC operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is NATIONAL SALT DISTRIBUTORS INC based?

NATIONAL SALT DISTRIBUTORS INC is based in BELLEFONTAINE, OH.

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