Carrier profile · USDOT 2881615 · MC-967113 · Updated Sep 13, 2026

Robert Chester Barnes

DBA TRANSPORTATION PLAIN AND SIMPLE

1 power unitPORT WASHINGTON, OH50/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-967113 ACTIVE

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(740) 498-5426 Email dispatchrcbarnes82@gmail.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Sep 13, 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 · 4

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 10 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2016.No BASIC safety alertsNo FMCSA intervention thresholds are currently exceeded.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1.5M 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)$1.5M 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

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

10 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2016 — 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

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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$1,500,000 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

$1.5M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1.5M 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

$1.5M BIPD last filed ’22 · 1 insurer · 0 lapsesContinuous

Progressive Preferred’16–now

2016201920222025now

BIPD in force — $1,500,000 · PROGRESSIVE PREFERRED INSURANCE CO. · since Mar 2022

All 1 insurer era · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
PROGRESSIVE PREFERRED INSURANCE CO.	Jun 2016 → Mar 2022	$1.5M	1

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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

PORT WASHINGTON, OH

1121 BRADLEY HILL RD SE

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: 1121 BRADLEY HILL RD SE, PORT WASHINGTON, OH, 43837
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (740) 498-5426
Email: rcbarnes82@gmail.com

Registration

Officer: Robert C Barnes
USDOT / docket: 2881615 · MC-967113
First registered: Apr 22, 2016
Last MCS-150: Oct 27, 2025 · 40,000 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

40,000

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 ROBERT CHESTER BARNES.

ROBERT CHESTER BARNES (USDOT 2881615) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Sep 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Sep 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,500,000 limit in force from PROGRESSIVE PREFERRED INSURANCE CO. effective Mar 2, 2022 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Sep 13, 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 Sep 13, 2026.

It reports 1 power unit and 1 driver in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Oct 27, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Sep 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is ROBERT CHESTER BARNES's USDOT number?

ROBERT CHESTER BARNES's USDOT number is 2881615, and its motor carrier number is MC-967113.

Is ROBERT CHESTER BARNES authorized to operate?

As of Sep 13, 2026, ROBERT CHESTER BARNES is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

How big is ROBERT CHESTER BARNES's fleet?

ROBERT CHESTER BARNES operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is ROBERT CHESTER BARNES based?

ROBERT CHESTER BARNES is based in PORT WASHINGTON, OH.

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