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USDOT 190818MC151394

Bernhardt Transportation Llc — compliance record

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Vetting summary

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Authority age

45 years (granted 1981)

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Liability filing

$750K BIPD — meets the $750K federal minimum

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Inspections

89 on file

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Out-of-service

Within normal range vs national averages

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Email identity

Company domain, matches website

Federal identity

Registration snapshot

Legal name

Bernhardt Transportation Llc

DBA

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Entity type

Carrier

Physical address

1839 Morganton Blvd, Lenoir, NC 28645

Phone

(828) 759-6169

Power units

31

Drivers

28

First on record

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Last MCS-150 filing

—

Hazmat flag

No

Operating authority

Dockets & filings

MC151394

Common: Active · Contract: Active · Broker: None

Property: ✓ · Passenger: — · HHG: — · BIPD filed: ✓ · Cargo: — · Bond: —

Authority history

  • Granted — Motor Property Contract Carrier
  • Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Granted — Motor Property Contract Carrier

Insurance filings

91X — Travelers Property Casualty Co. Of America · coverage $750K (as filed)

Out-of-service rates

Driver OOS

2.2%

National average ≈ 5.9% · 89 inspections on record

Vehicle OOS

10.1%

National average ≈ 20.9% · 89 inspections on record

Email & web forensics

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On-file email

randallcline@bernhardt.com — company domain

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Domain age

bernhardt.com registered 1995-08-07 (31 years)

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Mail host

Microsoft 365

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Domain match

Email domain matches the company website

From the FMCSA on-file contact, public domain registration (RDAP), and live DNS.

Crash record — last 24 months

2

Reportable crashes

2

Tow-aways

1

With injuries

0

With fatalities

Most recent: MN 07/2025 · SC 05/2025 · FL 02/2022 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.

Safety record

Inspection history

2026: 162025: 342024: 282023: 11
Level III — Driver-only: 56Level II — Walk-around: 23Level I — Full: 10
DateStateLevel
Jun 22, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 19, 2026GALevel III — Driver-only
Jun 18, 2026CALevel I — Full
Jun 2, 2026TNLevel III — Driver-only
May 27, 2026MILevel III — Driver-only
May 25, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
May 25, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
May 25, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
May 22, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
May 1, 2026SCLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 11, 2026NCLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 1, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 18, 2026INLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 16, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 15, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 5, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 21, 2025NCLevel II — Walk-around
Nov 24, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 24, 2025VALevel III — Driver-only
Nov 22, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 13, 2025NCLevel II — Walk-around
Nov 10, 2025NCLevel II — Walk-around
Oct 31, 2025SCLevel III — Driver-only
Oct 16, 2025NYLevel III — Driver-only
Oct 1, 2025NCLevel I — Full
Sep 19, 2025SCLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 9, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 1, 2025VALevel III — Driver-only
Aug 28, 2025MSLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 20, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 9, 2025MSLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 31, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 16, 2025WVLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 15, 2025NCLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 27, 2025NCLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 16, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 3, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
May 17, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
May 13, 2025MALevel III — Driver-only
Apr 25, 2025SCLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 24, 2025SCLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 10, 2025NCLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 24, 2025NCLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 13, 2025SCLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 25, 2025NCLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 22, 2025NCLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 17, 2025TNLevel I — Full
Feb 13, 2025SCLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 12, 2025SCLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 7, 2025MSLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 14, 2024TNLevel I — Full
Dec 10, 2024SCLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 9, 2024NCLevel II — Walk-around
Nov 27, 2024NCLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 19, 2024SCLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 7, 2024SCLevel I — Full
Nov 6, 2024SCLevel III — Driver-only
Oct 21, 2024SCLevel II — Walk-around
Oct 12, 2024NCLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 30, 2024SCLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 27, 2024ILLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 10, 2024SCLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 23, 2024VALevel III — Driver-only
Aug 19, 2024NCLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 26, 2024NCLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 14, 2024TNLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 12, 2024NCLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 3, 2024NCLevel II — Walk-around
May 31, 2024OHLevel II — Walk-around
May 16, 2024MNLevel I — Full
May 14, 2024CALevel I — Full
May 1, 2024TNLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 19, 2024TNLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 13, 2024NCLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 4, 2024ARLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 24, 2024NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 20, 2024NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 9, 2024ARLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 20, 2023NCLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 8, 2023MSLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 7, 2023NCLevel I — Full
Oct 18, 2023MNLevel I — Full
Sep 30, 2023NCLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 7, 2023AZLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 22, 2023TNLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 20, 2023NMLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 14, 2023ARLevel I — Full
Aug 3, 2023NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 23, 2023NMLevel III — Driver-only

Most recent 89 of 89 inspections on file.

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