Carrier profile · USDOT 93919 · MC-177264 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Pioneer Transportation Ltd

61 power unitsavg 8.2 yrNational · 32 statesMERRILL, WI88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-177264 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

61Power units

48 observed · MCS-150

85Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

8.2Avg age (yr)

2012–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(715) 536-9789 Email dispatch[email protected]

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Load decision · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Clear to load

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Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record6 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's 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 52 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1974.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 185 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo9.3%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

61 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

8.2 yr

Model years 2012–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

28 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

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10 hours-of-service violations on record, most recent Sep 30, 2026.

Safety

119 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 4, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 9.3%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.8%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 54 vehicle and 119 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

12.5% · 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 3.0 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

113 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '25 · 11

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

≈1.0 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 61-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 61
Inspections · 24 mo: 119
Annualized: ≈60 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.0 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 Driving31 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 6 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance5 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
395.26 ELD — required data elementsHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: Active
Broker: Inactive

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 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

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K 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 ’25 · 7 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Great West’92–’03

Liberty Fire’07–’15

West Bend’16–’20

1992200120102019now

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

BIPD in force — $750,000 · SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY · since Nov 2025

All 8 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
BERKLEY CASUALTY COMPANY	Nov 2023 → Nov 2025	$750K	1
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2020 → Nov 2023	$750K	1
WEST BEND MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Nov 2016 → Nov 2020	$750K	1
WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2015 → Nov 2016	$750K	1
LIBERTY MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Nov 2007 → Nov 2015	$750K	2
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Nov 2004 → Nov 2007	$750K	1
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2003 → Nov 2004	$750K	2
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Nov 1992 → Dec 2003	$750K	4

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 4, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 61
Observed power (24 mo): 48
Trailers (towed): 85

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

8.2 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2012

Oldest model yr

66.2%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 32 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 4, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

119

WI busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Wisconsin: 13 inspections
Washington: 11 inspections
Illinois: 10 inspections
New Mexico: 9 inspections
Missouri: 7 inspections
Montana: 7 inspections
Texas: 6 inspections
Iowa: 5 inspections
South Dakota: 5 inspections
North Dakota: 5 inspections
Kentucky: 4 inspections
Mississippi: 3 inspections
Tennessee: 3 inspections
Utah: 3 inspections
Colorado: 3 inspections
Arkansas: 3 inspections
Indiana: 3 inspections
Ohio: 2 inspections
Oklahoma: 2 inspections
North Carolina: 2 inspections
Georgia: 2 inspections
Kansas: 1 inspections
West Virginia: 1 inspections
Florida: 1 inspections
Minnesota: 1 inspections
Pennsylvania: 1 inspections
Maryland: 1 inspections
Wyoming: 1 inspections
Louisiana: 1 inspections
Alabama: 1 inspections
South Carolina: 1 inspections
Oregon: 1 inspections

Home base

MERRILL, WI

N2130 HWY 17

Most inspections: WI

13 inspections

WI 13 · WA 11 · IL 10

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 4, 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.

Show all-time history (9 trucks · 11 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 4221606 USDOT 4570493 USDOT 2572345 USDOT 3769777 USDOT 3073483 USDOT 3788626 USDOT 76346 USDOT 3008769

Shares a company officer with other carriers

grant peterson — 5 carriers: USDOT 1114769 USDOT 1222677 USDOT 1553199 USDOT 5582028

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 5, 2026

Location

Physical address: N2130 HWY 17, MERRILL, WI, 54452
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (715) 536-9789
Fax: (715) 536-3671
Email: [email protected]
Web domain: pioneertrans.com

Registration

Officers: Jody Lokemoen · Grant Peterson
USDOT / docket: 93919 · MC-177264
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Mar 13, 2026 · 5,932,914 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jul 7, 2009
D-U-N-S: 199359241

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

5,932,914

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 5, 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

5 of 54 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

50violation records

6OOS-tagged records

5 of 54inspections 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

220%0 / 22

Hours of service

90%0 / 9

Other vehicle maintenance

743%3 / 7

Brakes

520%1 / 5

Lights

520%1 / 5

Driver fitness

250%1 / 2

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

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

30%

15%

30%

6%Nov 24 to May 251 / 18

14%May 25 to Nov 252 / 14

6%Nov 25 to May 261 / 16

17%May 26 to Nov 261 / 6

Top 3 codes (11 of 50 records)

392.2-SLLEWA1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)4
392.2-SLLS2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)4
392.2-SLLS3 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)3

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393.75A3-TAOL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)3
395.24 ELD — record edits / data3
392.2-SLLTCD State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
393.45B2 Brake tubing / hose defects2
393.9 Inoperative required lamps2
395.30B1-ELDDFR ELD — use / data transfer2
383.23A2-LCDLN Operating without a valid CDL1
391.15A-LNCDLNSRW Driver qualifications1
392.16 Failure to use seat belt1
392.16AD Failure to use seat belt1
392.2-SLL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLEQP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLEWA2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLLR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLS4 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2C State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2LV State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
393.11A1-CSURR Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.11TL Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.19 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.209E-SPSLA Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.45B2-B-AIR Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.45B2PC Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.55C2-B Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.95A1 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.9TS Inoperative required lamps1
395.24C2II-ELDTN ELD — record edits / data1
395.24D-ELDPT ELD — record edits / data1
395.26B ELD — required data elements1
395.8E-HOSPD Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
396.5B Oil and/or grease leak1

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Unsafe driving

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Hours of service

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Safety and violations

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for PIONEER TRANSPORTATION LTD.

PIONEER TRANSPORTATION LTD (USDOT 93919) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Nov 5, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY effective Nov 1, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 9.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 4, 2026.

The carrier received 119 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 54 vehicle-level and 119 driver-level — across 32 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 4, 2026.

The carrier has 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 6 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 4, 2026.

It reports 61 power units and 64 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 13, 2026. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 5, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jul 7, 2009 in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 5, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is PIONEER TRANSPORTATION LTD's USDOT number?

PIONEER TRANSPORTATION LTD's USDOT number is 93919, and its motor carrier number is MC-177264.

Is PIONEER TRANSPORTATION LTD authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 5, 2026. PIONEER TRANSPORTATION LTD is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is PIONEER TRANSPORTATION LTD's safety record?

PIONEER TRANSPORTATION LTD has a 9.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 185 roadside inspections, with 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).