Carrier profile · USDOT 983992 · MC-414854 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Pinnacle Transport Inc

25 power unitsavg 10.6 yrRegional · 3 statesSEMINOLE, FL68/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-414854 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

25Power units

4 observed · MCS-150

4Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

10.6Avg age (yr)

1997–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(727) 639-1050 Email dispatch[email protected]

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

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

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Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average100.0% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate well above average25.0% of driver inspections were placed out of service vs the 6.7% national average.Multiple injury crashes6 crashes involving injuries are on 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 25 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2001.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo100.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

25 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

10.6 yr

Model years 1997–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

25 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2001 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

1 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 100.00% on 3 vehicle inspections in 24 months, above the 22.26% CVSA national average.

Safety

4 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 100.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 25.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 3 vehicle and 4 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

75.0% · latest 6-mo window

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. More resolved windows are needed to establish a trend. 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

4 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Aug '25 · 2

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.

Thin coverage

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.1 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 25-unit fleet — the out-of-service and violation signals above rest on a small sample, so weight them cautiously. Thin coverage on a young authority is itself a flag.

Registered power units: 25
Inspections · 24 mo: 4
Annualized: ≈2 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.1 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.

393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance7 · 2 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance2 · 1 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.83 Exhaust systemVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
392.4 Driving of commercial motor vehiclesUnsafe Driving1 · 1 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
393.13 Retroreflective sheetingVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 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: None
Broker: None

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 ’26 · 9 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

Aequicap’04–’07

State National’08–’12

Progressive Express’12–’15

State Nationalspecialty’16–’19

Sentry Select’19–’25

2001200820152022now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 10 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · COREPOINTE INSURANCE COMPANY · since Feb 2026

All 10 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
COREPOINTE INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2025 → Feb 2026	$750K	1
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2019 → Feb 2025	$750K	2
STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA	Feb 2016 → Feb 2019	$750K	3
ILLINOIS NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	Feb 2015 → Feb 2016	$750K	1
PROGRESSIVE EXPRESS INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2012 → Feb 2015	$750K	1
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	Feb 2008 → Feb 2012	$750K	5
EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	Oct 2007 → Feb 2008	$750K	1
AEQUICAP INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2004 → Oct 2007	$750K	7
AEQUICAP INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2003 → Oct 2003	$750K	6
QBE INSURANCE CORPORATION	Oct 2001 → Oct 2002	$750K	5

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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): 25
Observed power (24 mo): 4
Trailers (towed): 4

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

10.6 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

50.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 3 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 4, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

IN busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Indiana: 2 inspections
Mississippi: 1 inspections
Florida: 1 inspections

Home base

SEMINOLE, FL

13118 72ND TERRACE

Most inspections: IN

2 inspections

IN 2 · MS 1 · FL 1

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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.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3487333 USDOT 3728952 USDOT 4008627 USDOT 4213586 USDOT 4240927 USDOT 2379180 USDOT 3416589 USDOT 4201696

Shares a company officer with other carriers

joe russo — 3 carriers: USDOT 2504910 USDOT 3987155

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 4, 2026

Location

Physical address: 13118 72ND TERRACE, SEMINOLE, FL, 33776
Mailing address: 13118 72ND TERRACE NORTH, SEMINOLE, FL, 33776
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (727) 639-1050
Fax: (727) 645-4234
Email: [email protected]
Web domain: pinnacletransport.net

Registration

Officers: Joe Russo · Brian Frank
USDOT / docket: 983992 · MC-414854
First registered: Oct 15, 2001
Last MCS-150: Mar 15, 2026 · 593,492 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: 146251892

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

593,492

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 4, 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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100%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

3 of 3 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

10violation records

4OOS-tagged records

3 of 3inspections 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.

Lights

633%2 / 6

Unsafe driving

250%1 / 2

Brakes

1100%1 / 1

Other vehicle maintenance

10%0 / 1

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

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

100%Stable

15%

30%

n/aNov 24 to May 250 / 0

100%May 25 to Nov 251 / 1

100%Nov 25 to May 261 / 1

100%May 26 to Nov 261 / 1

Top 3 codes (4 of 10 records)

393.9A-LSML Inoperative required lamps2
392.16-D Failure to use seat belt1
392.4A-DOSP Driving of commercial motor vehicles1

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393.48A-BI-TSA Brakes inoperative1
393.9A-LFTSI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LRLIWR Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LTSI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LTSIR Inoperative required lamps1
396.17C-PI Periodic (annual) inspection1

Before you tender

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Lights

Check pre-trip lamp inspections and completed repairs.

Unsafe driving

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Brakes

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Safety and violations

Violation data is not available for this carrier right now.

Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for PINNACLE TRANSPORT INC.

PINNACLE TRANSPORT INC (USDOT 983992) has a Vektor safety score of 68/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Nov 4, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from COREPOINTE INSURANCE COMPANY effective Feb 15, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 100.0% 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 4 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 3 vehicle-level and 4 driver-level — across 3 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 4, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 4, 2026.

It reports 25 power units and 24 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 15, 2026. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 4, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is PINNACLE TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number?

PINNACLE TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number is 983992, and its motor carrier number is MC-414854.

Is PINNACLE TRANSPORT INC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 4, 2026. PINNACLE TRANSPORT INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is PINNACLE TRANSPORT INC's safety record?

PINNACLE TRANSPORT INC has a 100.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 8 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 68/100 (tier: review).