Fleet typeIdentity
Small fleet
5 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 624012
PRC-DESOTO INTERNATIONAL INC
DBA PPG AEROSPACE
5 power unitsRegional · 3 statesKENNESAW, GA
CARRIER ACTIVEHAZMAT
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
5Power units
Self-reported · MCS-150
—Trailers seen
None observed · 24 mo
—Avg age (yr)
Awaiting decode
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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Clear to load
Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.
Established 31 yearsOut-of-service rates below national average
Operating authority3030 yr active
since 1995Insurance (BIPD)Unknown
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo0.00.0 %
▼ 22.26% nat'lCrashes · fatal00
clean 24 moVektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots
Fleet age vs peersDecoding
—
Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityStable
30 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1995 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is PRC-DESOTO INTERNATIONAL INC safe to work with?
Is PRC-DESOTO INTERNATIONAL INC safe to load? PRC-DESOTO INTERNATIONAL INC (USDOT 624012) is an active small-fleet motor carrier based in KENNESAW, GA, operating 5 power units and 4 drivers. Operating authority has been active 30 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). Across 13 roadside inspections, its vehicle out-of-service rate is 0.0% (below the 22.26% national average), with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months. FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it clear to load (100/100). Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
PIPRC-DESOTO INTERNATIONAL INC 100
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Safety
13 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
Vehicle OOS 0.0% (24-mo)5 veh insp · 24-mo · nat'l 22.26%
050%nat'l 22.26%
Driver OOS 0.0% (24-mo)10 drv insp · 24-mo · nat'l 6.67%
030%nat'l 6.67%
OOS trajectory· trailing 6-mo vehicle-OOS rate vs national
0.0% now● Stable
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.
Under-inspected
Expected
Well-monitored
Heavily inspected
≈1.0 / unit·yr
thin signalabundant signal
Within the expected band for a 5-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.
- Registered power units
- 5
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 10
- Annualized
- ≈5 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈1.0 inspections / unit · yr
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Authority & insurance
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
No insurance filing history on record.
03
Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 5
- Observed power (24 mo)
- —
- Trailers (towed)
- —
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
04
Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density across 3 states · 24 mo
Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography
Operating radiusRegional
revealedStates observed33
US statesInspections · 24 mo1010
TN busiestInspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
KENNESAW, GA
Top corridor
TN ⇄ GA
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@ppg.com — 7 carriers: USDOT 88396USDOT 176082USDOT 548220USDOT 645358USDOT 679349USDOT 4331701
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 3330 TOWN POINT DRIVE NW, KENNESAW, GA, 30144
- Operation
- Interstate· Hazmat
Contact
- Phone
- (770) 429-9998
- Fax
- (770) 429-9180
- john.mckowen@ppg.com
- Web domain
- ppg.com
Registration
- Officers
- John Mckowen · Connie Poulsen
- USDOT / docket
- 624012
- First registered
- 12/12/1995
- Last MCS-150
- 06/25/2025 · 250,000 mi (2024)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- 197355290
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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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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Reviews
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Frequently asked
What is PRC-DESOTO INTERNATIONAL INC's USDOT number?
PRC-DESOTO INTERNATIONAL INC's USDOT number is 624012.
Is PRC-DESOTO INTERNATIONAL INC authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, PRC-DESOTO INTERNATIONAL INC is active in the FMCSA register.
What is PRC-DESOTO INTERNATIONAL INC's safety record?
PRC-DESOTO INTERNATIONAL INC has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 13 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 100/100 (tier: clear).
How big is PRC-DESOTO INTERNATIONAL INC's fleet?
PRC-DESOTO INTERNATIONAL INC operates 5 power units and 4 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is PRC-DESOTO INTERNATIONAL INC based?
PRC-DESOTO INTERNATIONAL INC is based in KENNESAW, GA, with roadside inspections recorded across 3 states.