Small fleet
159 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-07-04
Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.
Small fleet
159 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
11.3 yr
Model years 1997–2025 · peer benchmark computing.
23 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2002 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
Is PATRIOT LOGISTICS INC safe to load? PATRIOT LOGISTICS INC (USDOT 1080260, MC-438147) is an active small-fleet motor carrier based in VALPARAISO, IN, operating 159 power units and 159 drivers. Operating authority has been active 23 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). Across 218 roadside inspections, its vehicle out-of-service rate over the last 24 months is 32.5% (above the 22.26% national average), with 6 reportable crashes in the last 24 months. FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it review before loading (81/100), with the leading concern: fatal crash on record. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-07-04.
PATRIOT LOGISTICS INC's USDOT number is 1080260, and its motor carrier number is MC-438147.
As of 2026-07-04, PATRIOT LOGISTICS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
PATRIOT LOGISTICS INC has a 32.5% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 218 roadside inspections, with 6 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).
PATRIOT LOGISTICS INC operates 159 power units and 159 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
PATRIOT LOGISTICS INC is based in VALPARAISO, IN, with roadside inspections recorded across 12 states.
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130 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks
Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national
Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing
Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal
How heavily FMCSA inspects this fleet for its size — it tells you how much to trust the safety signals above. Thin coverage on a young authority is a fraud signal nobody else surfaces.
Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC
What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
Insurance & bonds
Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750k federal floor
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 7 insurers are named in the list below.
BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jul 2025
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY | Jul 2024 → Jul 2025 | $750k | 1 |
| UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY | Jul 2023 → Jul 2023 | $750k | 3 |
| TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY | Jul 2021 → Jul 2023 | $750k | 5 |
| AMERICAN INTER-FIDELITY EXCHANGE | Jul 2020 → Jul 2021 | $750k | 3 |
| AMERICAN INTER-FIDELITY EXCHANGE | Jul 2019 → Jun 2019 | $750k | 1 |
| STARR INDEMNITY & LIABILITY INSURANCE COMPANY | Jun 2019 → Jun 2020 | $750k | 1 |
| AMERICAN INTER-FIDELITY EXCHANGE | Sep 2002 → Jun 2019 | $750k | 9 |
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs
Revealed by inspection density across 12 states · 24 mo
Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Last 12 months: 3 trucks also ran under 3 other carriers
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
Shares a company officer with other carriers
Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units
Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
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Registration
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor
Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor
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