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Carrier profile · USDOT 3968814 · MC-1482444 · Updated 06/13/2026

NORTHERN LINEAR LLC

1 power unitsGASTONIA, NC

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1482444 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

1Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Awaiting decode

Call dispatch(704) 657-4227 Email dispatchMANAGEMENT@NORTHERNLINEAR.COM

Carrier verification summary for NORTHERN LINEAR LLC

NORTHERN LINEAR LLC (USDOT 3968814) is unrated by Vektor because the deterministic FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of 06/13/2026.

NORTHERN LINEAR LLC (USDOT 3968814) holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of 06/13/2026.

NORTHERN LINEAR LLC (USDOT 3968814) has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot row is available as of 06/13/2026.

NORTHERN LINEAR LLC (USDOT 3968814) reports 1 power unit and 1 driver in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated 03/13/2026.

NORTHERN LINEAR LLC (USDOT 3968814) has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed 06/13/2026.

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13

Limited record

Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileNo inspection history despite active fleet

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 · 2

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)

$750K

on file

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)On file

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 units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

—

Awaiting VIN decode

Identity stabilityStable

3 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2022 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history

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

No roadside inspections on record.

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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$750,000 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

$750k on filegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750k floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750k 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 · 2 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Integon’23–now

20222023202420252026now

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

BIPD in force — $750,000 · INTEGON INDEMNITY CORPORATION · since Mar 2026

All 2 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
INTEGON INDEMNITY CORPORATION	Jan 2023 → Apr 2026	$750k	8
PROGRESSIVE SOUTHEASTERN INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2022 → Jan 2023	$750k	1

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Equipment & fleet

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

GASTONIA, NC

207 ALLISON AVENUE

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 & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 207 ALLISON AVENUE, GASTONIA, NC, 28052
Mailing address: 1418 BURLEY COURT, COLUMBIA, SC, 29204-2720
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (704) 657-4227
Email: management@northernlinear.com
Web domain: northernlinear.com

Registration

Officer: Telly Levorn Bostic
USDOT / docket: 3968814 · MC-1482444
First registered: 10/12/2022
Last MCS-150: 03/13/2026 · 10,000 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

10,000

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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