Carrier profile · USDOT 207430 · MC-153140 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 2, 2026

Pioneer Freight Systems Inc

25 power unitsavg 12.8 yrRegional · 7 statesWHIPPANY, NJ94/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-153140 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

25Power units

15 observed · MCS-150

19Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

12.8Avg age (yr)

1998–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(973) 887-0543 Email dispatch[email protected]

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Load decision · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 2, 2026

Clear to load

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

Watch · 1

Multiple injury crashes11 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 45 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1981.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 57 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo16.7%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

4 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

25 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

12.8 yr

Model years 1998–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

44 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1981 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

A named inspection location does not confirm a border transit or operating authority. Counts cover retained inspection records.

Safety

23 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 3, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 16.7%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 — 18 vehicle and 23 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

14.3% · 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 Nov '25 · 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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.5 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 25-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 25
Inspections · 24 mo: 23
Annualized: ≈12 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.5 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.

393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance17 · 4 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance11 · 0 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving11 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance6 · 2 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 4 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness1 · 1 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Nov 2, 2026

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)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 ’24 · 4 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Travelers’80–’04

Travelers’04–’21

1980199220042016now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 5 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · HARCO NATIONAL INSURANCE CO. · since Jan 2024

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	Jan 2024 → Jan 2024	$750K	1
STAR INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2021 → Jan 2024	$750K	2
TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY	Jan 2004 → Jan 2021	$750K	2
FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE CO.	Jan 2004 → Jan 2004	$750K	1
TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY	Aug 1980 → Jan 2004	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 3, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 25
Observed power (24 mo): 15
Trailers (towed): 19

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

12.8 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

1998

Oldest model yr

37.1%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 7 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 3, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

NJ busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

New Jersey: 7 inspections
Connecticut: 5 inspections
New York: 4 inspections
Maryland: 2 inspections
Pennsylvania: 1 inspections
Massachusetts: 1 inspections

Home base

WHIPPANY, NJ

144 PARSIPPANY RD

Most inspections: NJ

7 inspections

NJ 7 · CT 5 · NY 4

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 2, 2026

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 3256177 USDOT 3648622 USDOT 2481305 USDOT 2970570 USDOT 3053587 USDOT 4230765 USDOT 4107349 USDOT 4022412

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

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Nov 2, 2026

Location

Physical address: 144 PARSIPPANY RD, WHIPPANY, NJ, 07981-1149
Mailing address: P O BOX 5, WHIPPANY, NJ, 07981-0005
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (973) 887-0543
Fax: (973) 887-3890
Email: [email protected]
Web domain: pioneerfreight.com

Registration

Officers: Richard R. Kitchell · David R. Kitchell
USDOT / docket: 207430 · MC-153140
First registered: Dec 21, 1981
Last MCS-150: Aug 19, 2025 · 1,839,682 mi (2022)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Sep 29, 1987
D-U-N-S: 47182050

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,839,682

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 2, 2026

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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17%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

3 of 18 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

23violation records

5OOS-tagged records

3 of 18inspections with OOS

What the violations were

FMCSA BASIC themes in plain language: vehicle maintenance, driver fitness, hours of service and unsafe driving. Roadside records grouped without double counting.

Brakes

911%1 / 9

Other vehicle maintenance

944%4 / 9

Lights

30%0 / 3

Unsafe driving

20%0 / 2

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

Eligible vehicle inspections in six-month windows; no national comparison.

50%

15%

30%

20%Nov 24 to May 251 / 5

0%May 25 to Nov 250 / 4

14%Nov 25 to May 261 / 7

50%May 26 to Nov 261 / 2

Top 3 codes (6 of 23 records)

393.45B2-B-AIR Brake tubing / hose defects2
393.47E Brake actuators / linings / components2
393.75A3-TAOL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)2

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396.3A1-ALBV Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed2
392.2-SLLEWA1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLSR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
393.11A1-CSLRR Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.19 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.45B2-B Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.45D-B Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.45D-BAAL Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.53B-B Automatic brake adjusters / indicators1
393.55E-B Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.9A-LHLI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LSLI Inoperative required lamps1
396.3A1-BALR Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.3A1-OAL Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.3A1-TAOCV Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.5B-L Oil and/or grease leak1

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Brakes

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Other vehicle maintenance

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Lights

Check pre-trip lamp inspections and completed repairs.

Safety and violations

Violation data is not available for this carrier right now.

Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for PIONEER FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC.

PIONEER FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC (USDOT 207430) has a Vektor safety score of 94/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Nov 2, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Nov 2, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from HARCO NATIONAL INSURANCE CO. effective Jan 1, 2024 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 2, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 16.7% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier received 23 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 18 vehicle-level and 23 driver-level — across 7 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier has 4 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 3, 2026.

It reports 25 power units and 25 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Aug 19, 2025. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 2, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Sep 29, 1987 in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 2, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is PIONEER FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC's USDOT number?

PIONEER FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC's USDOT number is 207430, and its motor carrier number is MC-153140.

Is PIONEER FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 2, 2026. PIONEER FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is PIONEER FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC's safety record?

PIONEER FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC has a 16.7% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 57 roadside inspections, with 4 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 94/100 (tier: clear).