Owner-operator
2 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
DBA BARNES TRANSPORTATION
R BARNES INC (USDOT 602129) is unrated by Vektor because the deterministic FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of 06/13/2026.
R BARNES INC (USDOT 602129) holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of 06/13/2026.
R BARNES INC (USDOT 602129) has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot row is available as of 06/13/2026.
R BARNES INC (USDOT 602129) has a 66.7% vehicle out-of-service rate over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed 06/13/2026.
R BARNES INC (USDOT 602129) has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of 06/13/2026.
R BARNES INC (USDOT 602129) reports 2 power units and 2 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated 11/10/2024.
R BARNES INC (USDOT 602129) has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned 08/24/2018 in the federal record refreshed 06/13/2026.
Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.
Owner-operator
2 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
20 yr
Model years 1998–2014 · peer benchmark computing.
31 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1995 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
R BARNES INC's USDOT number is 602129, and its motor carrier number is MC-330582.
As of 2026-06-13, R BARNES INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
R BARNES INC has a 66.7% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 5 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor does not assign this carrier a safety score: 3 federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. FMCSA itself will not score a carrier's vehicle or driver record on fewer than 5, and neither will we — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.
R BARNES INC operates 2 power units and 2 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
R BARNES INC is based in SHEPARD, TX, with roadside inspections recorded across 1 state.
We could not retrieve a reliable peer set for this profile right now.
3 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks
Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national
Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing
Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal
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.
Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC
What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
Insurance & bonds
Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750k federal floor
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 9 insurers are named in the list below.
BIPD in force — $750,000 · WILSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY · since Mar 2026
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| WILSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY | Sep 2021 → Mar 2026 | $750k | 3 |
| NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY | Sep 2020 → Sep 2021 | $750k | 1 |
| PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL | Sep 2016 → Sep 2020 | $750k | 3 |
| HOME STATE COUNTY MUTUAL INS. CO. | Sep 2007 → Sep 2009 | $750k | 3 |
| ACCEPTANCE INDEMNITY INSURANCE CO | Oct 2005 → Sep 2007 | $750k | 5 |
| NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY | May 2003 → Jun 2003 | $750k | 1 |
| OLD AMERICAN COUNTY MUTUAL FIRE INS COMPANY | Dec 1999 → Apr 2003 | $750k | 8 |
| EVERGREEN NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY | Dec 1998 → Dec 1999 | $750k | 1 |
| HOME STATE COUNTY MUTUAL INS. CO. | Dec 1997 → Oct 1998 | $750k | 1 |
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs
Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo
Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a company officer with other carriers
Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units
Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
Contact
Registration
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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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