BONTRAGER MATERIAL TRANSPORT LLC

Shipshewana, IN · Intrastate (Non-Hazmat) · 3 power units · Not rated · USDOT since Mar 1, 2022 (4 years)

Do not book until these are resolved · 1 signal

How risk signals work

At least one fact in the FMCSA record should stop a booking until it is cleared up. Confirm the current record on Motus first; it is not a finding of wrongdoing. Authority and insurance are last known from May 14, 2026.

  • Operating authority is not authorized (last known)Without active authority the company may not haul or broker interstate freight for hire.
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Operating authority
Last known: Not authorized
MC1390480: no authority granted
Last known · FMCSA snapshot May 14, 2026
Liability insurance (BI&PD)
None on file
Not required without active authority
No cargo cover filed with FMCSA
Last known · FMCSA snapshot May 14, 2026
Vehicle out-of-service rate
100.0%
Only 1 vehicle inspection; too few to compare
FMCSA inspections · Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026

Not a live check. FMCSA has not published a Motus record for this carrier, so authority and insurance show the last known status from May 14, 2026. Confirm on Motus ↗ before booking.

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Operating authority

MC1390480 Last known · FMCSA snapshot May 14, 2026

Operating authorityNot authorized
FMCSA has not granted common, contract, broker or forwarder authority on this docket.

Last known status. This authority record comes from the FMCSA snapshot of May 14, 2026, the last one published before FMCSA moved registration to Motus. It may have changed since. Confirm current authority: Motus record for USDOT 3832036 ↗

Insurance on file

No insurance filings were found in the public FMCSA data for this carrier.

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Roadside inspections Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026

1inspections
100.0%vehicle out-of-service
1 of 1 · Indiana avg 23.1%
0.0%driver out-of-service
0 of 1 · Indiana avg 5.5%
7violations written on inspection reports
Most recent inspection
DateStateLevelViolationsOut of service
Nov 20, 2024IN27Yes
How these rates are calculated

Period: Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026. Vehicle rate = vehicle inspections with a vehicle out-of-service order ÷ vehicle inspections (levels 1, 2, 5 and 6). Driver rate uses levels 1, 2, 3 and 6. The Indiana average covers 61,543 vehicle and 111,154 driver inspections of all Indiana-based carriers in this period. It mixes every type of operation, so compare with care; rates based on a handful of inspections say little. FMCSA's own SMS measures are weighted differently: SMS profile ↗ · SAFER snapshot ↗

Violations in FMCSA's SMS last 24 months

7 violations counted in FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (SMS), 2 of them serious enough to put the driver or vehicle out of service.

Category (FMCSA BASIC)ViolationsOut of serviceShareIndiana share
Vehicle Maintenance72100.0%58.8%
7 most frequent violations
ViolationTimesOut of service
Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle.
Lighting · Vehicle Maintenance · code 3939ALTSI
11
Cargo - Insufficient tiedowns (w/o headerboard/blocking) for article(s) of cargo longer than 5 feet and no more than 10 feet
Tiedown · Vehicle Maintenance · code 393110B2IIC
11
Lighting - License plate lamp inoperative
Clearance Identification Lamps/Other · Vehicle Maintenance · code 3939ALLPL
10
Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - unsecured
Emergency Equipment · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39395A4EEUS
10
Driver - Failed to conduct pre-trip inspection or make use of required parts and accessories
Inspection Reports · Vehicle Maintenance · code 3927AD
10
Cargo - Loose or unfastened tiedown
Tiedown · Vehicle Maintenance · code 393104F3C
10
Washers - Inoperative washing system.
Windshield/ Glass/ Markings · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39378AWS
10

Source: FMCSA SMS violation file, inspections in the last 24 months, published Oct 19, 2026. "Share" is this company's mix of violations; the Indiana column is the mix across all Indiana-based carriers, so you can see which kinds of problems stand out. A high count partly reflects fleet size and how often trucks are inspected.

Crashes Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026

No reportable crashes in this period.

Company details FMCSA census · Oct 19, 2026

USDOT number3832036
MC / docketMC1390480
Legal nameBONTRAGER MATERIAL TRANSPORT LLC
OperationIntrastate (Non-Hazmat)
Business type—
Power units3
Drivers3
Annual mileage37,424 (2024)
HazmatNo
Safety ratingNot rated (no compliance review on record)
USDOT number addedMar 1, 2022 · 4 years ago
Last MCS-150 updateJun 26, 2025

Cargo carried

Machinery, Large ObjectsOtherOther

Change history

No changes to name, contact details, authority or insurance since we started tracking on Oct 18, 2026. We compare every company's FMCSA record each day.

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Questions about BONTRAGER MATERIAL TRANSPORT LLC

What does BONTRAGER MATERIAL TRANSPORT LLC's operating authority allow?

FMCSA records show no active operating authority for BONTRAGER MATERIAL TRANSPORT LLC (MC1390480), so it may not haul regulated interstate freight for hire or broker loads under these dockets.

Which information about BONTRAGER MATERIAL TRANSPORT LLC is old or missing?

Operating authority is the last known status from the FMCSA snapshot of May 14, 2026, not a current check. No insurance filings were found in the public data. There are too few vehicle inspections in the last 24 months to judge the out-of-service rate. FMCSA has not issued a safety rating, which means no compliance review is on record, not that the carrier is unsafe.

What should I verify before booking BONTRAGER MATERIAL TRANSPORT LLC?

Confirm the authority and insurance on the Motus record for USDOT 3832036. Call the company back on the phone number on file, (574) 202-8808, not a number from an email or load board message. Check that the MC number the dispatcher gave you matches MC1390480, and ask the insurer for a certificate of insurance naming you as holder, with cargo coverage that fits your load.

Company details from the FMCSA Company Census File (Oct 19, 2026). Inspections and crashes from FMCSA MCMIS files. About our data · Report an error on this page (how corrections work).

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