Carrier profile · USDOT 692991 · MC-321118 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

P & B TRUCKING INC

21 power unitsavg 10.4 yrMulti-region · 8 statesDECATUR, IN94/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-321118 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

21Power units

15 observed · MCS-150

25Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

10.4Avg age (yr)

2005–2023 · vPIC

Call dispatch(260) 728-4314 Email dispatchteamdispatch@PBTRUCKING.COM

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileMultiple injury crashes

Watch · 1

Multiple injury crashes4 crashes involving injuries are on 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 29 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1997.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 40 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo12.5%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo12.5%

▼ 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

Asset-based

21 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

10.4 yr

Model years 2005–2023 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

29 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1997 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

31 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 12.5%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 31 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

16.7% · 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 22.4 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

28 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Dec '24 · 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

≈0.7 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 21-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 21
Inspections · 24 mo: 31
Annualized: ≈16 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.7 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 Driving11 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 4 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS

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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$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 ’23 · 7 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Acuity A’02–’11

Sentry Select’11–’15

Great West’15–’21

1997200520132021now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 8 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jul 2023

All 8 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
SPINNAKER INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2021 → Jul 2023	$750K	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Jul 2015 → Jul 2021	$750K	2
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2011 → Jul 2015	$750K	1
ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2002 → Jul 2011	$750K	2
AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2001 → Jul 2002	$750K	2
GULF INSURANCE CO.	Jul 2000 → Jul 2000	$750K	2
MONROE GUARANTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 1998 → Jul 2000	$750K	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Jul 1997 → Aug 1998	$750K	3

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 21
Observed power (24 mo): 15
Trailers (towed): 25

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

10.4 yr

Average age

2023

Newest model yr

2005

Oldest model yr

12.5%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 8 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

OH busiest

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

Home base

DECATUR, IN

2203 PATTERSON ST

Top corridor

OH ⇄ IN

OH 14 · IN 8 · KY 2

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

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

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 421217 USDOT 3208552 USDOT 1086005

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 & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 2203 PATTERSON ST, DECATUR, IN, 46733
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (260) 728-4314
Fax: (260) 728-4068
Email: teamdispatch@pbtrucking.com
Web domain: pbtrucking.com

Registration

Officers: Robert Knous · Pamela Knous
USDOT / docket: 692991 · MC-321118
First registered: Jun 7, 1997
Last MCS-150: Feb 20, 2026 · 1,618,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Nov 22, 1999
D-U-N-S: 128696106

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,618,000

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 P & B TRUCKING INC.

P & B TRUCKING INC (USDOT 692991) has a Vektor safety score of 94/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed 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 $1,000,000 limit in force from NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jul 1, 2023 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 12.5% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 31 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 16 vehicle-level and 31 driver-level — across 8 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 21 power units and 20 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 20, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Nov 22, 1999 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is P & B TRUCKING INC's USDOT number?

P & B TRUCKING INC's USDOT number is 692991, and its motor carrier number is MC-321118.

Is P & B TRUCKING INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, P & B TRUCKING INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is P & B TRUCKING INC's safety record?

P & B TRUCKING INC has a 12.5% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 40 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 94/100 (tier: clear).