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DOT 876456 is operated by FRANK BARTEL TRANSPORTATION INC out of Aubrey, TX. This profile shows verified operating authority, current insurance, observed equipment, and recent inspection activity joined into one card so brokers can verify the carrier in one tab.
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Operating authority is verified against the live public registry and refreshed daily. Current status: ACTIVE. "active" means the carrier is authorized to operate; "inactive" or "out-of-service" indicates the carrier should not be hauling.
Liability and cargo insurance status is drawn from the latest filings on record. Current status: active. We mark a carrier "lapsed" when the most recent cancellation date is in the past with no superseding policy.
FRANK BARTEL TRANSPORTATION INC was last inspected on 2026-07-16. We've recorded 40 inspections in the trailing 12 months.
FRANK BARTEL TRANSPORTATION INC is registered as 383934. Many brokers reference carriers by MC; both identifiers resolve to the same carrier record.
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power units (MCS-150)
distinct VINs in inspections
40 inspections, 12mo
most recent roadside record
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Aggregate rating unlocks at 3 reviewing workspaces — 0 so far. Individual reviews appear below as they're published.
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0 of 3 brokers needed before rates unlock
Rates stay locked below 3 contributing brokers so no single broker’s loads can be picked out of the aggregate.
Not enough claim reports yet
0 of 3 brokers needed before claims history unlocks
Claims stay locked below 3 contributing brokers so no single broker's claims can be picked out of the aggregate.
Inferred from consecutive inspection states per truck. Use these as a starting point for backhaul or rep prospecting.
Not enough broker-reported loads yet — this score unlocks as brokers report load outcomes. Aggregates appear once 3+ brokerages have reported on this carrier (0 loads from 0 brokerages so far).
Matched on equipment mix, fleet-size band, and home state.
Rows marked “Computed” are our estimate from local roadside-inspection history; FMCSA hasn't published a measure for this carrier yet (see #1000).
Crash Indicator and Hazmat Compliance percentiles aren't published in the public SMS downloads today (see #832).
Signals are precursor patterns, not proof of fraud. Verify before acting — and if a flag looks wrong, dispute it from its row.
THIRD COAST INSURANCE COMPANY · policy FNCAP00004905
This carrier's contact domain (frankbartel.com) was registered 2006-02-06, long after its operating authority — a freshly-stood-up domain on an older MC is a reactivated-shell signal.
Current reported fleet · as of May 2025. A trend line appears once a second filing is on record.