Carrier profile · USDOT 694248 · MC-321866 · FMCSA profile data as of Oct 27, 2026

Pulse Transportation Services Inc

49 power unitsavg 8 yrRegional · 7 statesINDEPENDENCE, MO94/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-321866 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

49Power units

32 observed · MCS-150

31Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

8.0Avg age (yr)

2007–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(816) 231-1612 Email dispatch[email protected]

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

Clear to load

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

Watch · 1

Multiple injury crashes14 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 97 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo4.8%

▼ 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

49 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

8 yr

Model years 2007–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

29 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1997 — 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

What to check before you tender

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10 hours-of-service violations on record, most recent Sep 29, 2026.

Safety

53 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 1, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 4.8%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 — 21 vehicle and 53 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

0.0% · 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 18.8 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

52 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Feb '26 · 5

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

≈0.5 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 49-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 49
Inspections · 24 mo: 53
Annualized: ≈27 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.5 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 Driving15 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 4 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
177.801 Other violationOther2 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance2 · 0 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: Active
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 ’25 · 3 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Great West’97–’10

Great West’11–’20

Acuity A’20–’24

1997200520132021now

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

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jun 2025

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
FALLS LAKE NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2024 → Jun 2025	$1M	1
ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2020 → Jun 2024	$1M	4
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Jun 2011 → Jun 2020	$1M	2
ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2010 → Jul 2011	$1M	2
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Jun 1997 → Jun 2010	$1M	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 1, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 49
Observed power (24 mo): 32
Trailers (towed): 31

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

8.0 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2007

Oldest model yr

46.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 7 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 1, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

KS busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Kansas: 22 inspections
Missouri: 12 inspections
Nebraska: 9 inspections
Iowa: 6 inspections
Montana: 2 inspections
Wyoming: 1 inspections
Oklahoma: 1 inspections

Home base

INDEPENDENCE, MO

1600 N 291 HWY UNIT# 965

Most inspections: KS

22 inspections

KS 22 · MO 12 · NE 9

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 1, 2026

Last 12 months: 2 trucks also ran under 2 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 863974 USDOT 569812Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (19 trucks · 16 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1955762 USDOT 4187798 USDOT 772511 USDOT 3613444 USDOT 3589868 USDOT 4112500 USDOT 70289 USDOT 863974

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Nov 1, 2026

Location

Physical address: 1600 N 291 HWY UNIT# 965, INDEPENDENCE, MO, 64058
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (816) 231-1612
Fax: (816) 214-9984
Email: [email protected]
Web domain: pulselogistics.com

Registration

Officers: Michael Bellis · Stephen Pulse
USDOT / docket: 694248 · MC-321866
First registered: Jun 17, 1997
Last MCS-150: Sep 15, 2026 · 2,153,131 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Dec 13, 2006
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

2,153,131

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 1, 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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vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

1 of 21 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

26violation records

1OOS-tagged records

1 of 21inspections 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.

Unsafe driving

140%0 / 14

Hours of service

40%0 / 4

Brakes

20%0 / 2

Other / unclassified

20%0 / 2

Other vehicle maintenance

250%1 / 2

Driver fitness

10%0 / 1

Lights

10%0 / 1

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

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

30%

15%

30%

25%Nov 24 to May 251 / 4

0%May 25 to Nov 250 / 7

0%Nov 25 to May 260 / 5

0%May 26 to Nov 260 / 5

Top 3 codes (9 of 26 records)

392.2-SLLS2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)4
392.2-SLLEWA1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)3
177.801-HMHCNP Other violation2

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383.71H Commercial Driver's License (CDL)1
392.16 Failure to use seat belt1
392.2-SLL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLEWA2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLILC State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLUP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.22B-DFPWD Driving of commercial motor vehicles1
392.2RG State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
393.11A1-CSURR Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.45B2-B-AIR Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.55E-B Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.75A3-TAOL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.95A Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
395.22G ELD — provider/registration/malfunction1
395.22G-ELDMFV ELD — provider/registration/malfunction1
395.24C2III ELD — record edits / data1
395.24C2III-ELDSDN ELD — record edits / data1

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Unsafe driving

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Hours of service

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Brakes

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Safety and violations

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for PULSE TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC.

PULSE TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC (USDOT 694248) has a Vektor safety score of 94/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Oct 27, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Nov 1, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jun 1, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Oct 27, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 4.8% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 1, 2026.

The carrier received 53 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 21 vehicle-level and 53 driver-level — across 7 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 1, 2026.

The carrier has 4 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 1, 2026.

It reports 49 power units and 44 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Sep 15, 2026. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 1, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Dec 13, 2006 in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 1, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is PULSE TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC's USDOT number?

PULSE TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC's USDOT number is 694248, and its motor carrier number is MC-321866.

Is PULSE TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 1, 2026. PULSE TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is PULSE TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC's safety record?

PULSE TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC has a 4.8% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 97 roadside inspections, with 4 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 94/100 (tier: clear).

How big is PULSE TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC's fleet?

PULSE TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC operates 49 power units and 44 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is PULSE TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC based?

PULSE TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC is based in INDEPENDENCE, MO, with roadside inspections recorded across 7 states.

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Contact & documents

Call dispatch(816) 231-1612 Email dispatch[email protected]Carrier packetDownload / print · free

USDOT: 694248
MC / Docket: MC-321866
Officer: MICHAEL BELLIS
Address: 1600 N 291 HWY UNIT# 965
INDEPENDENCE, MO, 64058

At a glance

Active for-hire authority

Common authority · 29 yr continuous

$1M BIPD in force

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jun 2025

Vehicle OOS 4.8%

vs 22.26% national — at or below benchmark.

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