Carrier profile · USDOT 327143 · MC-189398 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

PANTHER TRANSPORT INC

15 power unitsWATERLOO, IA50/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-189398 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

15Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

Call dispatch(812) 482-2527 Email dispatchcarrierops@masterbrand.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Limited record

Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileNo inspection history despite active fleet

Watch · 2

No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 15 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.Not enough inspection history to rateNo federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. There is no recent safety record to judge this carrier on — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.

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 38 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1988.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$3M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$3M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

15 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

37 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1988 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

No roadside inspections on record.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window

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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$3,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$3M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $3M 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 · 5 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Employers Wausau’95–’00

American Home’02–’17

Ace American’04–now

1993200220112020now

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

BIPD in force — $3,000,000 · ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jan 2018

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2004 → Jan 2018	$750K	1
AMERICAN HOME ASSURANCE CO.	Jan 2002 → Nov 2017	$750K	3
HARTFORD UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2000 → Jun 2002	$750K	1
EMPLOYERS INSURANCE OF WAUSAU, A MUTUAL CO.	Feb 1995 → May 2000	$750K	3
NATIONAL SURETY CORPORATION	Dec 1993 → Jun 1995	$750K	1

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

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

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

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo

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

Home base

WATERLOO, IA

1205 PETERS DR

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

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

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@masterbrand.com — 6 carriers: USDOT 257312 USDOT 460499 USDOT 4055426 USDOT 4417937 USDOT 4558399

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 1205 PETERS DR, WATERLOO, IA, 50703-9691
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (812) 482-2527
Cell: (812) 639-3102
Fax: (319) 235-5845
Email: carrierops@masterbrand.com
Web domain: masterbrand.com

Registration

Officers: R David Banyard · Andrea H Simon
USDOT / docket: 327143 · MC-189398
First registered: Sep 14, 1988
Last MCS-150: Oct 3, 2024 · 1,088,300 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: 808966121

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,088,300

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 PANTHER TRANSPORT INC.

PANTHER TRANSPORT INC (USDOT 327143) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $3,000,000 limit in force from ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jan 1, 2018 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 0 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 0 vehicle-level and 0 driver-level, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 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 Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 15 power units and 1 driver in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Oct 3, 2024.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.