Carrier profile · USDOT 169435 · MC-184990 · Updated Sep 6, 2026

Printz Trucking Inc

7 power unitsavg 16.2 yrRegional · 5 statesLIVINGSTON, MT86/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-184990 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

7Power units

10 observed · MCS-150

8Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

16.2Avg age (yr)

2001–2018 · vPIC

Call dispatch(406) 222-1835 Email dispatchaccounting@printztrucking.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Sep 6, 2026

Clear to load

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Watch · 1

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average40.0% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.

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 52 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1974.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo40.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo40.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 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 peersOlder

16.2 yr

Model years 2001–2018 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

20 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 5.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 10 vehicle and 20 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

20 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Nov '24 · 3

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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.4 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 7-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 7
Inspections · 24 mo: 20
Annualized: ≈10 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.4 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.

393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance4 · 2 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving4 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.104 Cargo securement — tiedownsVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 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$750,000 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

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K 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

$750K BIPD last filed ’26 · 6 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Great West’85–’06

National’11–’15

1985199620072018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 11 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · EASTERN ATLANTIC INSURANCE COMPANY · since Mar 2026

All 11 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
EASTERN ATLANTIC INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2024 → Mar 2026	$750K	2
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Mar 2023 → Mar 2024	$750K	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2021 → Mar 2023	$750K	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Mar 2018 → Mar 2021	$750K	2
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Mar 2017 → Apr 2018	$750K	2
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2015 → Mar 2017	$750K	2
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Mar 2011 → Apr 2015	$750K	3
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Mar 2009 → Mar 2011	$750K	2
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2008 → Mar 2009	$750K	1
HARCO NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	Mar 2006 → Apr 2008	$750K	4
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Sep 1985 → Mar 2006	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 7
Observed power (24 mo): 10
Trailers (towed): 8

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

16.2 yr

Average age

2018

Newest model yr

2001

Oldest model yr

83.3%

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

MT busiest

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

Home base

LIVINGSTON, MT

72 NORTH 8TH STREET

Top corridor

MT 13 · WA 3 · SD 2

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.

Show all-time history (9 trucks · 8 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 4483309 USDOT 205056 USDOT 1541623 USDOT 1249119 USDOT 1633068 USDOT 1901184 USDOT 4089496 USDOT 2163392

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 72 NORTH 8TH STREET, LIVINGSTON, MT, 59047
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (406) 222-1835
Fax: (406) 222-6324
Email: accounting@printztrucking.com
Web domain: printztrucking.com

Registration

Officer: Rodney Lee Printz
USDOT / docket: 169435 · MC-184990
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: May 1, 2025 · 599,053 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Oct 2, 2001
D-U-N-S: 104652326

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

599,053

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 PRINTZ TRUCKING INC.

PRINTZ TRUCKING INC (USDOT 169435) has a Vektor safety score of 86/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Sep 6, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from EASTERN ATLANTIC INSURANCE COMPANY effective Mar 1, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Sep 6, 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 6, 2026.

The carrier received 20 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 10 vehicle-level and 20 driver-level — across 5 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Sep 6, 2026.

It reports 7 power units and 7 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 1, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Oct 2, 2001 in the federal record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is PRINTZ TRUCKING INC's USDOT number?

PRINTZ TRUCKING INC's USDOT number is 169435, and its motor carrier number is MC-184990.

Is PRINTZ TRUCKING INC authorized to operate?

As of Sep 6, 2026, PRINTZ TRUCKING INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is PRINTZ TRUCKING INC's safety record?

PRINTZ TRUCKING INC has a 40.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 27 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 86/100 (tier: clear).

How big is PRINTZ TRUCKING INC's fleet?

PRINTZ TRUCKING INC operates 7 power units and 7 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is PRINTZ TRUCKING INC based?

PRINTZ TRUCKING INC is based in LIVINGSTON, MT, with roadside inspections recorded across 5 states.

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