Carrier profile · USDOT 992288 · MC-248450 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

PHYSICAL DISTRIBUTION SERVICE INC

12 power unitsLA MIRADA, CA80/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-248450 ACTIVEHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

12Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

Call dispatch(323) 881-0886 Email dispatchtj@pdsla.com

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

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileNo inspection history despite active fleet

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No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 12 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 10.0 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.

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-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

12 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

24 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2001 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

No roadside inspections on record.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window

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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$750,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)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 ’08 · 4 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Golden Eagle’94–’99

Lincoln General’01–’08

beyond this history

1994200220102018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 4 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY · since Sep 2008

All 4 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2001 → Oct 2008	$750K	4
HANOVER INSURANCE CO.	Dec 2000 → Dec 2001	$750K	1
SABLE INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 1999 → Mar 2001	$750K	1
GOLDEN EAGLE INSURANCE CO.	Dec 1994 → Dec 1999	$750K	5

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 12
Observed power (24 mo): —
Trailers (towed): —

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

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo

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

Home base

LA MIRADA, CA

16000 HERON AVE

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

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

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@pdsla.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 58952

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 16000 HERON AVE, LA MIRADA, CA, 90638
Operation: Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (323) 881-0886
Cell: (818) 652-1806
Fax: (323) 417-5163
Email: tj@pdsla.com
Web domain: pdsla.com

Registration

Officers: Tj Lodrup · Greg Lodrup
USDOT / docket: 992288 · MC-248450
First registered: Dec 6, 2001
Last MCS-150: Jul 18, 2016 · 550,000 mi (2015)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

550,000

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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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 PHYSICAL DISTRIBUTION SERVICE INC.

PHYSICAL DISTRIBUTION SERVICE INC (USDOT 992288) has a Vektor safety score of 80/100 and a Review before loading 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 $750,000 limit in force from ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY effective Sep 1, 2008 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 0 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 0 vehicle-level and 0 driver-level, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

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

It reports 12 power units and 18 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jul 18, 2016.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.