Carrier profile · USDOT 473186 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

The Pallet Factory Inc

14 power unitsavg 11.3 yrRegional · 3 statesMEMPHIS, TN80/100

AUTHORITY STATUS UNKNOWNRATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

14Power units

12 observed · MCS-150

18Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

11.3Avg age (yr)

1998–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(901) 795-8300 Email dispatch[email protected]

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

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Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average68.8% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Multiple injury crashes12 crashes involving injuries are on record.

In good standing · 1

Established 35 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1992.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo68.8%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

14 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

11.3 yr

Model years 1998–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

34 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1992 — 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.

Before you tender

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CheckAsk for the last annual inspection and brake and equipment maintenance records
Vehicle OOS 68.75% on 16 vehicle inspections in 24 months, above the 22.26% CVSA national average.

Safety

22 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 68.8%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 — 16 vehicle and 22 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

75.0% · 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 38.9 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

22 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '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

≈0.8 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 14-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 14
Inspections · 24 mo: 22
Annualized: ≈11 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.8 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.

393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance26 · 22 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving15 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance10 · 3 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
392.4 Driving of commercial motor vehiclesUnsafe Driving2 · 2 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 3, 2026

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

No insurance filing history on record.

This timeline is the FMCSA filing history, and it ends at the most recent superseded filing — current policy status is not tracked here. Request a certificate of insurance to confirm active coverage before tendering.

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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): 14
Observed power (24 mo): 12
Trailers (towed): 18

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

11.3 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

1998

Oldest model yr

50.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 3 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 7, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

TN busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Tennessee: 13 inspections
Mississippi: 5 inspections
Arkansas: 4 inspections

Home base

MEMPHIS, TN

3740 ARNOLD ROAD

Most inspections: TN

13 inspections

TN 13 · MS 5 · AR 4

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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.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 86787 USDOT 657824

Shares a company officer with other carriers

michael doyle — 10 carriers: USDOT 765507 USDOT 841355 USDOT 1498818 USDOT 1556137 USDOT 1949299 USDOT 1951881 USDOT 1997877 USDOT 2382778

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

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Nov 7, 2026

Location

Physical address: 3740 ARNOLD ROAD, MEMPHIS, TN, 38118
Mailing address: PO BOX 181055, MEMPHIS, TN, 38181-1055
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (901) 795-8300
Fax: (901) 795-4060
Email: [email protected]
Web domain: thepalletfactory.com

Registration

Officers: Michael Doyle · Wesley Doyle
USDOT / docket: 473186
First registered: Mar 9, 1992
Last MCS-150: Jul 6, 2026 · 540,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jun 17, 2008
D-U-N-S: 361484363

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

540,000

Annual mileage

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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.

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69%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

11 of 16 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

40violation records

19OOS-tagged records

11 of 16inspections 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

2171%15 / 21

Lights

743%3 / 7

Unsafe driving

70%0 / 7

Brakes

520%1 / 5

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

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

90%

15%

30%

50%Nov 24 to May 251 / 2

67%May 25 to Nov 254 / 6

50%Nov 25 to May 261 / 2

83%May 26 to Nov 265 / 6

Top 3 codes (17 of 40 records)

393.75A3-TAOL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)11
392.2-SLLSR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)3
396.17C-PI Periodic (annual) inspection3

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393.207F-SDAS Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)2
393.75C-TAOTD-LT2/32 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)2
393.9A-LIL Inoperative required lamps2
393.9B-LRLIWR Inoperative required lamps2
392.2-SLLLR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLMF State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLS4 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLTCD State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
393.45A-BHTIJ Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.45B2-B-AIR Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.47E Brake actuators / linings / components1
393.53B-B Automatic brake adjusters / indicators1
393.55E-B Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.75A2-TFBB-6 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.75A3-TAOLTIS Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.9 Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LSLI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LSLIWR Inoperative required lamps1
396.3A1-BACL Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1

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Other vehicle maintenance

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Lights

Check pre-trip lamp inspections and completed repairs.

Unsafe driving

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Safety and violations

Violation data is not available for this carrier right now.

Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for THE PALLET FACTORY INC.

THE PALLET FACTORY INC (USDOT 473186) has a Vektor safety score of 80/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier has an unknown current for-hire authority status because no FMCSA L&I authority row is available. FMCSA authority data as of Nov 7, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 68.8% 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 22 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 16 vehicle-level and 22 driver-level — across 3 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 7, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 7, 2026.

It reports 14 power units and 14 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jul 6, 2026. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 7, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jun 17, 2008 in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 7, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is THE PALLET FACTORY INC's USDOT number?

THE PALLET FACTORY INC's USDOT number is 473186.

Is THE PALLET FACTORY INC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 7, 2026. THE PALLET FACTORY INC is active in the FMCSA register.

What is THE PALLET FACTORY INC's safety record?

THE PALLET FACTORY INC has a 68.8% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 39 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 80/100 (tier: review).

How big is THE PALLET FACTORY INC's fleet?

THE PALLET FACTORY INC operates 14 power units and 14 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is THE PALLET FACTORY INC based?

THE PALLET FACTORY INC is based in MEMPHIS, TN, with roadside inspections recorded across 3 states.

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