Carrier profile · USDOT 1308770 · FF-3452 · Updated Sep 10, 2026

PTS Logistics Inc

26 power unitsavg 9.3 yrRegional · 5 statesCHICAGO, IL74/100

CARRIER ACTIVEFF-3452 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

26Power units

9 observed · MCS-150

12Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

9.3Avg age (yr)

2010–2022 · vPIC

Call dispatch(630) 350-2402 Email dispatchpgibbs@ptslogistics.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Sep 10, 2026

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average40.0% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record1 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 3

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.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo40.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo40.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

26 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

9.3 yr

Model years 2010–2022 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

21 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2004 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

21 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 40.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 5 vehicle and 21 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

66.7% · 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 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

21 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Feb '25 · 5

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar 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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.4 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 26-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 26
Inspections · 24 mo: 21
Annualized: ≈11 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.4 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.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving12 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance7 · 0 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 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 ’20 · 6 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Illinois National’06–’08

Imperium’09–’11

Occidental Fire’11–’15

Sentry Select’15–’20

beyond this history

2005201120172023now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 6 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · since Apr 2020

All 6 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2015 → May 2020	$1M	3
OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	Sep 2011 → Sep 2015	$1M	4
IMPERIUM INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2009 → Sep 2011	$1M	2
PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2008 → Sep 2009	$1M	1
ILLINOIS NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	Jan 2006 → Sep 2008	$1M	3
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Jan 2005 → Jan 2006	$1M	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 26
Observed power (24 mo): 9
Trailers (towed): 12

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

9.3 yr

Average age

2022

Newest model yr

2010

Oldest model yr

71.4%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 5 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

FL busiest

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

Home base

CHICAGO, IL

8755 WEST HIGGINS ROAD SUITE 960

Top corridor

FL ⇄ IL

FL 8 · IL 6 · GA 4

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

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

No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2199359 USDOT 3657473 USDOT 3828032 USDOT 4509356 USDOT 1370818 USDOT 2030641 USDOT 3915903 USDOT 2789075

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 8755 WEST HIGGINS ROAD SUITE 960, CHICAGO, IL, 60631
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (630) 350-2402
Email: pgibbs@ptslogistics.com
Web domain: ptslogistics.com

Registration

Officer: Paul Gibbs
USDOT / docket: 1308770 · FF-3452
First registered: Dec 1, 2004
Last MCS-150: Oct 20, 2025 · 901,024 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Apr 22, 2009
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

901,024

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 PTS LOGISTICS INC.

PTS LOGISTICS INC (USDOT 1308770) has a Vektor safety score of 74/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Sep 10, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Sep 10, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. effective Apr 21, 2020 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Sep 10, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 40.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 10, 2026.

The carrier received 21 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 5 vehicle-level and 21 driver-level — across 5 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 10, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Sep 10, 2026.

It reports 26 power units and 27 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Oct 20, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Apr 22, 2009 in the federal record refreshed Sep 10, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is PTS LOGISTICS INC's USDOT number?

PTS LOGISTICS INC's USDOT number is 1308770, and its motor carrier number is FF-3452.

Is PTS LOGISTICS INC authorized to operate?

As of Sep 10, 2026, PTS LOGISTICS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is PTS LOGISTICS INC's safety record?

PTS LOGISTICS INC has a 40.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 29 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 74/100 (tier: review).

How big is PTS LOGISTICS INC's fleet?

PTS LOGISTICS INC operates 26 power units and 27 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is PTS LOGISTICS INC based?

PTS LOGISTICS INC is based in CHICAGO, IL, with roadside inspections recorded across 5 states.

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