Carrier profile · USDOT 281814 · MC-181634 · FMCSA profile data as of Oct 27, 2026

S & J Potashnick Transportation Inc

DBA PTI POTASHNICK TRANSPORTATION INC

5 power unitsavg 6.8 yrNational · 30 statesSIKESTON, MO88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-181634 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

5Power units

87 observed · MCS-150

128Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

6.8Avg age (yr)

2001–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(573) 471-9732 Email dispatch[email protected]

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Load decision · FMCSA profile data as of Oct 27, 2026

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Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record12 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's 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 40 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1986.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 479 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo21.8%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

6 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

5 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

6.8 yr

Model years 2001–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

39 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1986 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

17 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.

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75 hours-of-service violations on record, most recent Jan 22, 2026.

Safety

180 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 1, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 21.8%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.6%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 78 vehicle and 180 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

33.3% · 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

161 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '25 · 19

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.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈18.0 / 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: 5
Inspections · 24 mo: 180
Annualized: ≈90 / yr
Coverage: ≈18.0 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 Driving130 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance48 · 42 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance23 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance21 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance19 · 7 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance13 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance13 · 1 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving11 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance11 · 7 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance9 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Oct 27, 2026

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
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

$750K BIPD last filed ’26 · 15 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Continental Western’97–’00

Continental Western’04–’09

Wausau’09–’12

Arch’17–’20

Protective’20–’24

1994200220102018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 16 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · since Apr 2026

All 16 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
HIGHLANDER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2025 → Apr 2026	$750K	1
BRICKTOWN SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2024 → Nov 2025	$750K	4
PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.	Oct 2020 → Apr 2024	$750K	1
ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2017 → Oct 2020	$750K	2
MILWAUKEE CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Oct 2015 → Oct 2017	$750K	1
HARCO NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	Apr 2015 → Nov 2015	$750K	2
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2014 → Apr 2015	$750K	2
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Aug 2012 → Apr 2014	$750K	3
WAUSAU UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2009 → Aug 2012	$750K	3
CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE CO.	Aug 2004 → Aug 2009	$750K	3
ACCEPTANCE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2003 → Aug 2004	$750K	1
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2001 → Aug 2003	$750K	1
UNITED STATES FIDELITY & GUARANTY CO.	Aug 2000 → Aug 2001	$750K	1
CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE CO.	Aug 1997 → Aug 2000	$750K	1
CLARENDON NATIONAL INS. CO.	May 1995 → Aug 1997	$750K	5
FIRST NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AM	May 1994 → May 1995	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 1, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 5
Observed power (24 mo): 87
Trailers (towed): 128

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

6.8 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2001

Oldest model yr

65.6%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 30 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 1, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

178

TN busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Tennessee: 36 inspections
Missouri: 33 inspections
Arkansas: 13 inspections
Ohio: 10 inspections
Colorado: 10 inspections
Kentucky: 10 inspections
Texas: 7 inspections
Illinois: 7 inspections
Maryland: 7 inspections
Indiana: 7 inspections
Oklahoma: 7 inspections
Mississippi: 4 inspections
Georgia: 3 inspections
Florida: 3 inspections
North Carolina: 2 inspections
South Dakota: 2 inspections
Virginia: 2 inspections
Alabama: 2 inspections
Montana: 2 inspections
West Virginia: 2 inspections
Delaware: 1 inspections
New York: 1 inspections
Wisconsin: 1 inspections
Connecticut: 1 inspections
Pennsylvania: 1 inspections
Louisiana: 1 inspections
Wyoming: 1 inspections
Washington: 1 inspections
California: 1 inspections

Home base

SIKESTON, MO

411 LYNUAL STREET

Most inspections: TN

36 inspections

TN 36 · MO 33 · AR 13

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 1, 2026

Last 12 months: 4 trucks also ran under 6 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3245690 USDOT 3980190 USDOT 4432120 USDOT 3567340 USDOT 1386631 USDOT 3856749Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (99 trucks · 120 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 71052 USDOT 3302117 USDOT 3422546 USDOT 2914812 USDOT 3655676 USDOT 4195072 USDOT 3095144 USDOT 3445155

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@sjpti.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 3988119

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

100

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 & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Nov 1, 2026

Location

Physical address: 411 LYNUAL STREET, SIKESTON, MO, 63801
Mailing address: PO BOX 628, SIKESTON, MO, 63801
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (573) 471-9732
Fax: (573) 471-2863
Email: [email protected]
Web domain: sjpti.com

Registration

Officers: Janie Potashnick · Sam Potashnick
USDOT / docket: 281814 · MC-181634
First registered: Nov 10, 1986
Last MCS-150: Sep 30, 2026 · 11,601,619 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Aug 26, 2024
D-U-N-S: 115423295

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

11,601,619

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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22%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

17 of 78 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

108violation records

20OOS-tagged records

17 of 78inspections 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.

Unsafe driving

412%1 / 41

Other vehicle maintenance

2665%17 / 26

Hours of service

250%0 / 25

Lights

813%1 / 8

Brakes

714%1 / 7

Driver fitness

10%0 / 1

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

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

50%

15%

30%

17%Nov 24 to May 257 / 41

23%May 25 to Nov 257 / 30

50%Nov 25 to May 263 / 6

0%May 26 to Nov 260 / 1

Top 3 codes (23 of 108 records)

393.75A3-TAOL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)8
395.24 ELD — record edits / data8
392.2-SLLLR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)7

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395.30B1-ELDDFR ELD — use / data transfer4
392.2-SLLEWA1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)3
392.2-SLLS2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)3
393.47E Brake actuators / linings / components3
395.3A2-HOSPD Driving beyond hours-of-service limits3
392.16-D Failure to use seat belt2
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLIRP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLS4 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLTL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
393.53B-B Automatic brake adjusters / indicators2
393.75A Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)2
393.9A-LRLI Inoperative required lamps2
395.22H4-ELDBRODS ELD — provider/registration/malfunction2
390.17 Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regs (general)1
390.3E-DAC Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regs (general)1
391.41A-MCPC No / expired medical certificate1
392.16AD Failure to use seat belt1
392.16B-DPASS Failure to use seat belt1
392.2-SLLED State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLEWA2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLFC State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLMF 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-SLLSR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLTCD State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLTR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2IN State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2IRP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2LC State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2RG State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2SLSNC State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
393.11A1-CSLRR Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.11A1-CSURR Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.201D-FR Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.205A-WRDC Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.207B Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.43A-TPV Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.45B2-BHTD Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.55E-B Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.75A2 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.75A2-TAOBB Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.75A3-TAOLTIS Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.75C-TAOTD-LT2/32 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.78 Windshield wipers1
393.78A-WS Windshield wipers1
393.9 Inoperative required lamps1
393.95A4-EEUS Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.9A-LLPL Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LSLI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LTSI Inoperative required lamps1
395.22G ELD — provider/registration/malfunction1
395.26B ELD — required data elements1
395.3A3-HOSPRNP Driving beyond hours-of-service limits1
395.3A3II Driving beyond hours-of-service limits1
395.3AII Driving beyond hours-of-service limits1
395.8A Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
395.8E-HOSPD Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
395.8E1PC-OOS Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
396.17C Periodic (annual) inspection1
396.3A1 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.3A1B Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.5A-HNL Oil and/or grease leak1
396.5B-HWSL Oil and/or grease leak1

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for S & J POTASHNICK TRANSPORTATION INC.

S & J POTASHNICK TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 281814) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Oct 27, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Nov 1, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. effective Apr 1, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Oct 27, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 21.8% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 1, 2026.

The carrier received 180 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 78 vehicle-level and 180 driver-level — across 30 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 1, 2026.

The carrier has 6 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 12 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 1, 2026.

It reports 5 power units and 7 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Sep 30, 2026. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 1, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Aug 26, 2024 in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 1, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is S & J POTASHNICK TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number?

S & J POTASHNICK TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number is 281814, and its motor carrier number is MC-181634.

Is S & J POTASHNICK TRANSPORTATION INC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 1, 2026. S & J POTASHNICK TRANSPORTATION INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is S & J POTASHNICK TRANSPORTATION INC's safety record?

S & J POTASHNICK TRANSPORTATION INC has a 21.8% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 479 roadside inspections, with 6 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).