Carrier profile · USDOT 524115 · MC-278091 · FMCSA profile data as of Oct 27, 2026

PS Trucking Inc

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26 power unitsavg 11 yrRegional · 4 statesPORTLAND, OR81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-278091 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

26Power units

27 observed · MCS-150

47Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

11.0Avg age (yr)

2000–2026 · vPIC

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

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

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average22.9% vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record2 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 33 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1993.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo22.9%

▲ 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

Small fleet

26 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

11 yr

Model years 2000–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

33 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1993 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

56 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 22.92% on 48 vehicle inspections in 24 months, above the 22.26% CVSA national average.
CheckConfirm ELD provider and check recent HOS violations dates
5 hours-of-service violations on record, most recent Sep 16, 2025.

Safety

65 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Oct 29, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 22.9%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 3.1%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 48 vehicle and 65 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

15.4% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 3.9 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

63 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '25 · 8

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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.3 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 26-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 26
Inspections · 24 mo: 65
Annualized: ≈33 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.3 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 Driving38 · 1 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance24 · 24 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance11 · 1 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance8 · 4 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance6 · 1 OOS
393.209 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 2 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
393.203 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 2 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: None
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

$1M BIPD last filed ’24 · 8 insurers · 3 lapsesCoverage lapse

North Pacific’94–’98

Continental Western’04–’15

Great West’18–’24

1993200220112020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 13 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY · since Oct 2024

All 13 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Jan 2018 → Oct 2024	$1M	5
THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	Jan 2017 → Jan 2018	$1M	1
COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY INSURANCE	Jan 2015 → Jan 2017	$1M	2
CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE CO.	Sep 2004 → Jan 2015	$1M	1
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	May 2002 → May 2004	$1M	1
CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE CO.	Jan 2002 → May 2002	$1M	1
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	May 2001 → Jun 2001	$1M	1
CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE CO.	Jan 2001 → May 2001	$1M	1
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPAN	Dec 1999 → Dec 1999	$1M	2
CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE CO.	Dec 1999 → Feb 2001	$1M	1
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPAN	Dec 1998 → Dec 1999	$1M	1
NORTH PACIFIC INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 1994 → Dec 1998	$1M	1
VALLEY INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 1993 → Jan 1995	$1M	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Oct 29, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 26
Observed power (24 mo): 27
Trailers (towed): 47

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

11.0 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2000

Oldest model yr

75.7%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 4 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Oct 29, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

CA busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

California: 33 inspections
Washington: 21 inspections
Oregon: 10 inspections
Nevada: 1 inspections

Home base

PORTLAND, OR

9333 N TIME OIL RD

Most inspections: CA

33 inspections

CA 33 · WA 21 · OR 10

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Oct 28, 2026

Last 12 months: 6 trucks also ran under 3 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 327574 USDOT 4424454 USDOT 3462097Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (50 trucks · 25 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 327574 USDOT 2318392 USDOT 2575446 USDOT 3864376 USDOT 4424454 USDOT 1227505 USDOT 3245690 USDOT 3365375

Shares a company officer with other carriers

john plavan — 2 carriers: USDOT 3462097

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 Oct 28, 2026

Location

Physical address: 9333 N TIME OIL RD, PORTLAND, OR, 97203
Mailing address: P O BOX 31040, PORTLAND, OR, 97231
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (503) 224-2580
Email: —

Registration

Officers: Herman Lopez · John Plavan
USDOT / docket: 524115 · MC-278091
First registered: May 20, 1993
Last MCS-150: Oct 23, 2025 · 1,996,911 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 2.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,996,911

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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

FMCSA federal activity data as of Oct 28, 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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23%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

11 of 48 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Oct 2024 to Oct 2026.

72violation records

21OOS-tagged records

11 of 48inspections 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

3053%16 / 30

Unsafe driving

244%1 / 24

Lights

1010%1 / 10

Brakes

425%1 / 4

Driver fitness

2100%2 / 2

Hours of service

10%0 / 1

Other / unclassified

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%

20%Oct 24 to Apr 253 / 15

46%Apr 25 to Oct 256 / 13

8%Oct 25 to Apr 261 / 13

14%Apr 26 to Oct 261 / 7

Top 3 codes (17 of 72 records)

393.75A3-TAOL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)10
392.2-SLLED State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)4
392.2-SLLEWA1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)3

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392.2-SLLTCD State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)3
391.11B5-LNCDLNVE Driver not qualified2
392.2-SLL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLEQP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLEWA3 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLLR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLS2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
393.100B-C Cargo securement (general)2
393.203C-CBP Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)2
393.9A-LCL Inoperative required lamps2
387.301A Other violation1
392.2-SLLEWA2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLSR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLTL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2SLSCR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
393.13C3-CSURR Retroreflective sheeting1
393.201D-FR Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.207A-SAPPAS Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.209D-STGBMC Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.209D-STPAL Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.209E-SPSLA Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.209E-STPSD Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.40A-B Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.45B2-B-AIR Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.45B2-BHTD Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.45D-BAAL Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.47E Brake actuators / linings / components1
393.60C Windshield / glazing1
393.65C-FIS Fuel system1
393.80A Rear-vision mirrors1
393.86A5-RIG Rear impact guard / bumper1
393.86B2-RIG Rear impact guard / bumper1
393.95A1 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.95F Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.9A-LFTSI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LHLI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LHWS Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LLPL Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LRLI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LSLI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LSLIWR Inoperative required lamps1
395.22G-ELDMFV ELD — provider/registration/malfunction1
396.3A1-F Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.5B-HWSL Oil and/or grease leak1

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Other vehicle maintenance

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Unsafe driving

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Lights

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Safety and violations

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for PS TRUCKING INC.

PS TRUCKING INC (USDOT 524115) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Oct 27, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Oct 28, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY effective Oct 1, 2024 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Oct 27, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 22.9% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Oct 29, 2026.

The carrier received 65 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 48 vehicle-level and 65 driver-level — across 4 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Oct 29, 2026.

The carrier has 4 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 2 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Oct 29, 2026.

It reports 26 power units and 21 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Oct 23, 2025. FMCSA identity data as of Oct 28, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is PS TRUCKING INC's USDOT number?

PS TRUCKING INC's USDOT number is 524115, and its motor carrier number is MC-278091.

Is PS TRUCKING INC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Oct 28, 2026. PS TRUCKING INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is PS TRUCKING INC's safety record?

PS TRUCKING INC has a 22.9% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 132 roadside inspections, with 4 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).