Carrier profile · USDOT 1255641 · MC-491585 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

PINE BELT TRANSPORTATION

7 power unitsavg 6.3 yrRegional · 4 statesPETAL, MS94/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-491585 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

7Power units

16 observed · MCS-150

11Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

6.3Avg age (yr)

1998–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(601) 545-3979 Email dispatchPiNEBELTTRANSPORTATION@COMCAST.NET

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileMultiple injury crashes

Watch · 1

Multiple injury crashes6 crashes involving injuries are on record.

In good standing · 4

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 22 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2004.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 183 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo

13.0

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo

13.0

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

7 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

6.3 yr

Model years 1998–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

22 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2004 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

125 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 13.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 1.6%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 115 vehicle and 125 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

6.9% · latest 6-mo window● Steady

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Holding steady across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24-mo monthly · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

121 inspections · 24 mo · busiest month Jun '26 · 15

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections over 24 months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

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.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈8.9 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Among the more heavily-inspected carriers for its size — abundant roadside signal. Coverage isn't the question here; the out-of-service and crash record is.

Registered power units: 7
Inspections · 24 mo: 125
Annualized: ≈63 / yr
Coverage: ≈8.9 inspections / unit · yr

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance14 · 0 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving9 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance8 · 0 OOS
393.43 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 7 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance7 · 7 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance7 · 2 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance5 · 0 OOS
393.128 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 2 OOS
391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness3 · 2 OOS

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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$1,000,000 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

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M 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

$1M BIPD last filed · 8 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Stonington’08–’10

Acceptance’11–’16

Canal’16–’19

National’19–’22

Blue Hill’23–’25

2004201020162022now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 9 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · CANAL INSURANCE CO. · since Feb 2025

All 9 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
BLUE HILL SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY INC	Feb 2023 → Feb 2025	$1M	1
WATFORD INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2022 → Feb 2023	$1M	1
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Feb 2019 → Feb 2022	$1M	1
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Feb 2016 → Feb 2019	$1M	3
ACCEPTANCE INDEMNITY INSURANCE CO	Feb 2011 → Feb 2016	$1M	6
IMPERIUM INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2010 → Feb 2011	$1M	1
STONINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2008 → Feb 2010	$1M	2
PROGRESSIVE GULF INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2006 → Mar 2008	$1M	5
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Jun 2004 → Apr 2006	$1M	2

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 7
Observed power (24 mo): 16
Trailers (towed): 11

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

6.3 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1998

Oldest model yr

75%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 4 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

125

MS busiest

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

PETAL, MS

125 DAVIS RD

Top corridor

MS 55 · TN 41 · AL 25

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

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

Last 12 months: 1 truck also ran under 1 other carrier

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3150719Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (3 trucks · 2 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3150719 USDOT 3864975

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Roadside-observed power units materially exceed the registered MCS-150 fleet — confirm the carrier is operating within its filed capacity.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 125 DAVIS RD, PETAL, MS, 39465
Mailing address: PO BOX 939, PETAL, MS, 39465
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (601) 545-3979
Cell: (601) 543-3978
Fax: (601) 582-5267
Email: pinebelttransportation@comcast.net
Web domain: comcast.net

Registration

Officers: Kathryn A Jones · Thomas Richard Jones
USDOT / docket: 1255641 · MC-491585
First registered: Jun 7, 2004
Last MCS-150: Feb 3, 2026 · 747,118 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jan 12, 2012
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

747,118

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 PINE BELT TRANSPORTATION.

PINE BELT TRANSPORTATION (USDOT 1255641) has a Vektor safety score of 94/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

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

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from CANAL INSURANCE CO. effective Feb 22, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 13.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 125 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 115 vehicle-level and 125 driver-level — across 4 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 7 power units and 7 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 3, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jan 12, 2012 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is PINE BELT TRANSPORTATION's USDOT number?

PINE BELT TRANSPORTATION's USDOT number is 1255641, and its motor carrier number is MC-491585.

Is PINE BELT TRANSPORTATION authorized to operate?

As of 2026-06-13, PINE BELT TRANSPORTATION is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is PINE BELT TRANSPORTATION's safety record?

PINE BELT TRANSPORTATION has a 13.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 183 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 94/100 (tier: clear).