Carrier profile · USDOT 234182 · MC-162047 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Panella Trucking LLC

232 power unitsavg 13.4 yrLocal · 2 statesSTOCKTON, CA74/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-162047 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

232Power units

73 observed · MCS-150

111Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

13.4Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Email dispatch[email protected]

Click to see how we scored it

Load decision · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Review before loading

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

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average37.5% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record14 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 43 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1983.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo37.5%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

9 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

232 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

13.4 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

43 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1983 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

151 other inspections in border states, with no named crossing match.

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

Before you tender

What to check before you tender

CheckAsk for the last annual inspection and brake and equipment maintenance records
Vehicle OOS 37.50% on 64 vehicle inspections in 24 months, above the 22.26% CVSA national average.
CheckConfirm ELD provider and check recent HOS violations dates
29 hours-of-service violations on record, most recent Aug 25, 2026.

Safety

89 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 7, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 37.5%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 3.4%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 64 vehicle and 88 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

37.0% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 27.9 pts 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

88 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Aug '26 · 13

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.

Thin coverage

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.2 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 232-unit fleet — the out-of-service and violation signals above rest on a small sample, so weight them cautiously. Thin coverage on a young authority is itself a flag.

Registered power units: 232
Inspections · 24 mo: 89
Annualized: ≈45 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.2 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 Driving55 · 1 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance27 · 8 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance25 · 3 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance15 · 3 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance12 · 8 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance11 · 6 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance10 · 1 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance10 · 1 OOS
393.70 Coupling devices / fifth wheelVehicle Maintenance8 · 6 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance7 · 0 OOS

Explore full safety record — inspections, BASICs, crashes

Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: None
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

$750K BIPD last filed ’25 · 5 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Firemans Fund’94–’03

Century National’03–’16

National Interstate’16–’25

1994200220102018now

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 Mar 2025

All 6 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2016 → Mar 2025	$750K	3
CENTURY NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2003 → Mar 2016	$750K	11
CENTURY NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2001 → Mar 2002	$750K	5
LEGION INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2000 → Mar 2001	$750K	2
NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO.	Mar 2000 → May 2000	$750K	1
FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE CO.	Feb 1994 → Mar 2003	$750K	1

Explore full authority & insurance record

Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 7, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 232
Observed power (24 mo): 73
Trailers (towed): 111

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

13.4 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

27.0%

VINs decoded

Explore full fleet — VIN roster, equipment mix, age distribution

Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 2 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 7, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

CA busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

California: 84 inspections
Nevada: 5 inspections

Home base

STOCKTON, CA

5000 E FREMONT STREET

Most inspections: CA

84 inspections

CA 84 · NV 5

See the full operating map — state density, top lanes

Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 7, 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.

Show all-time history (9 trucks · 6 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 30477 USDOT 2806008 USDOT 2611556 USDOT 3971721 USDOT 419639 USDOT 2572170

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@panellatrucking.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 334013

Shares a company officer with other carriers

robert panella — 2 carriers: USDOT 334013

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

232

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.

Explore the carrier network & VIN cross-links

Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Nov 7, 2026

Location

Physical address: 5000 E FREMONT STREET, STOCKTON, CA, 95215
Mailing address: PO BOX 5010, STOCKTON, CA, 95205
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: —
Email: [email protected]
Web domain: panellatrucking.com

Registration

Officer: Robert Panella
USDOT / docket: 234182 · MC-162047
First registered: Jun 23, 1983
Last MCS-150: Jan 30, 2026 · 6,723,051 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Sep 14, 2009
D-U-N-S: 39463880

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

232

Power units

200

Drivers

200

CDL drivers

6,723,051

Annual mileage

Open the full identity & federal record

Federal activity

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

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 7, 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.

Open the full federal-record activity feed

Reviews

Verified broker, shipper & driver reviews — moderated

Performance ratings only — never the Vektor risk score

No verified reviews yet

Be the first broker or shipper to rate PANELLA TRUCKING LLC. Reviews cover performance only — on-time delivery, payment speed, communication — and never affect the Vektor risk score.

Leave a review

Open reviews

38%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

24 of 64 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

183violation records

43OOS-tagged records

24 of 64inspections 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.

Other vehicle maintenance

5751%29 / 57

Unsafe driving

460%0 / 46

Brakes

3017%5 / 30

Hours of service

264%1 / 26

Lights

2227%6 / 22

Driver fitness

2100%2 / 2

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

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

60%

15%

30%

50%Nov 24 to May 253 / 6

30%May 25 to Nov 258 / 27

60%Nov 25 to May 266 / 10

33%May 26 to Nov 267 / 21

Top 3 codes (25 of 183 records)

392.2-SLLSR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)9
393.47E Brake actuators / linings / components8
395.8D11-HOSF Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing8

View all

396.5B-HWSL Oil and/or grease leak8
393.47D2-BLTBD Brake actuators / linings / components7
395.30B1-ELDDFR ELD — use / data transfer7
392.2-SLLEQP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)6
393.100B-C Cargo securement (general)6
396.3A1-BOS Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed6
392.2-SLLS2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)5
392.71A-D Driving of commercial motor vehicles5
393.70D-CDTSDD Coupling devices / fifth wheel5
392.2-SLLL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)4
393.45B2-B-AIR Brake tubing / hose defects4
393.75A3-TAOL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)4
393.9A-LIL Inoperative required lamps4
393.9A-LLPL Inoperative required lamps4
395.22H4-ELDBRODS ELD — provider/registration/malfunction4
392.2-SLLED State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)3
393.45B2-BHTD Brake tubing / hose defects3
393.45D-B Brake tubing / hose defects3
393.75C-TAOTD-LT1/32 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)3
393.9A-LSLI Inoperative required lamps3
393.9A-LSLIWR Inoperative required lamps3
395.24D-ELDPT ELD — record edits / data3
396.3A1-BALAC Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed3
391.11B4 Driver not qualified2
392.16-D Failure to use seat belt2
392.16AD Failure to use seat belt2
392.2-SLLMF State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
393.207A-SAPPCBLM Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)2
393.47D2-BLT-1/16AD Brake actuators / linings / components2
393.53B-B Automatic brake adjusters / indicators2
393.75C-TAOTD-LT2/32 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)2
393.95F Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)2
393.9B-LSML Inoperative required lamps2
390.21TC-MC USDOT number marking on vehicle1
392.2-SLLDL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLHFD State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLLR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLS1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLS3 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLTCD State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLTL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
393.110B2I-C Cargo securement — number of tiedowns1
393.11A1-CSLRR Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.201A-FRMC Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.201A-FRSC Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.201A-VSP Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.203D-CBP Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.205C-WR Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.207A-STCB Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.207F-SLAS Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.28-WS-6 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.40A-B Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.43B-BATV Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.55E-B Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.70C-CDTDM Coupling devices / fifth wheel1
393.70C-CDTMLB Coupling devices / fifth wheel1
393.75B-TF Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.95A3 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.9A-HLLH Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LRLI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LSML Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LTSI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9B-LLPL Inoperative required lamps1
395.22G-ELDMFV ELD — provider/registration/malfunction1
395.3A3-HOSPRNP Driving beyond hours-of-service limits1
395.8E-HOSPD Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
395.8F12-HOSM Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
396.5B-L Oil and/or grease leak1

Before you tender

Ask for current records for the assigned equipment and driver.

Other vehicle maintenance

Check dated inspection records and current authority before tendering.

Unsafe driving

Check dated inspection records and current authority before tendering.

Brakes

Request current brake repair and follow-up inspection records for the assigned equipment.

Safety and violations

Violation data is not available for this carrier right now.

Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for PANELLA TRUCKING LLC.

PANELLA TRUCKING LLC (USDOT 234182) has a Vektor safety score of 74/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Nov 7, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. effective Mar 1, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 37.5% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 7, 2026.

The carrier received 89 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 64 vehicle-level and 88 driver-level — across 2 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 7, 2026.

The carrier has 9 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 14 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 7, 2026.

It reports 232 power units and 200 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 30, 2026. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 7, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Sep 14, 2009 in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 7, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is PANELLA TRUCKING LLC's USDOT number?

PANELLA TRUCKING LLC's USDOT number is 234182, and its motor carrier number is MC-162047.

Is PANELLA TRUCKING LLC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 7, 2026. PANELLA TRUCKING LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is PANELLA TRUCKING LLC's safety record?

PANELLA TRUCKING LLC has a 37.5% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 158 roadside inspections, with 9 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 74/100 (tier: review).