Carrier profile · USDOT 659547 · MC-366139 · Updated Jul 13, 2026

RONALD BEARD

DBA BEARD FARMS

1 power unitsMINGO, IA50/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-366139 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(515) 669-3045 Email dispatchsbearda13@gmail.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 13, 2026

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 · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 30 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1996.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K 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)$750K 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 units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

29 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1996 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history

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

No roadside inspections on record.

Roadside inspection history· 24-mo monthly · 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$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 in forcegeneral-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 · 5 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Nationwide Comp’99–’05

Continental Western’05–’08

Acuity A’08–’18

beyond this history

1999200620132020now

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

BIPD in force — $750,000 · AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY · since Sep 2020

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2019 → Sep 2020	$750K	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2018 → Sep 2019	$750K	2
ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2008 → Oct 2018	$750K	4
CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE CO.	Sep 2005 → Sep 2008	$750K	3
NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMP	Sep 1999 → Sep 2005	$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

MINGO, IA

7964 W 140TH ST N

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

Shares a company officer with other carriers

ronald beard — 2 carriers: USDOT 2898025

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 7964 W 140TH ST N, MINGO, IA, 50168-8667
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (515) 669-3045
Email: sbearda13@gmail.com

Registration

Officer: Ronald Beard
USDOT / docket: 659547 · MC-366139
First registered: Sep 18, 1996
Last MCS-150: Jul 10, 2026 · 50,000 mi (2026)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

50,000

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 RONALD BEARD.

RONALD BEARD (USDOT 659547) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Jul 13, 2026.

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

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY effective Sep 17, 2020 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 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 Jul 13, 2026.

It reports 1 power unit and 1 driver in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jul 10, 2026.

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