Carrier profile · USDOT 1453294 · MC-549161 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

NEW IMAGE TRANSPORT INC

DBA PANTHER

19 power unitsavg 2.8 yrMulti-region · 10 statesMEDLEY, FL94/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-549161 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

19Power units

20 observed · MCS-150

18Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

2.8Avg age (yr)

2003–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(305) 471-0993 Email dispatchTICO@PANTHERANDCO.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 crashes10 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 21 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2006.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 60 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

▼ 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

19 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

2.8 yr

Model years 2003–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

20 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2006 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

37 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 2.7%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 11 vehicle and 37 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 23.3 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

33 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '26 · 4

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 19-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 19
Inspections · 24 mo: 37
Annualized: ≈19 / 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.

395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance38 · 0 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving22 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance18 · 2 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance15 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance11 · 4 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving8 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
392.7 Driving of commercial motor vehiclesUnsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
395.26 ELD — required data elementsHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

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 · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Empire Fire’08–’10

Illinois National’13–’16

Prime Property’17–now

2006201120162021now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 9 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · PRIME PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE INC · since Mar 2026

All 9 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
PRIME PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE INC	Feb 2017 → Mar 2026	$750K	18
GRANITE STATE INSURANCE CO.	Jan 2016 → Mar 2017	$750K	1
ILLINOIS NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	Jan 2013 → Jan 2016	$750K	3
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	Jan 2012 → Jan 2013	$750K	1
MADISON INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2011 → Jan 2012	$750K	1
GREAT AMERICAN ASSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2010 → Jan 2011	$750K	2
EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	Feb 2008 → Jan 2010	$750K	3
THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	Feb 2007 → Feb 2008	$750K	1
COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY INSURANCE	Feb 2006 → Feb 2007	$750K	1

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 19
Observed power (24 mo): 20
Trailers (towed): 18

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

2.8 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2003

Oldest model yr

47.4%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 10 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

NC busiest

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

Home base

MEDLEY, FL

8321 NW 90TH STREET

Top corridor

NC ⇄ FL

NC 9 · GA 7 · SC 5

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

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

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 2369251 USDOT 299073Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (17 trucks · 13 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1199711 USDOT 2939103 USDOT 2353896 USDOT 2369251 USDOT 3450944 USDOT 3451868 USDOT 3391798 USDOT 4509929

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@pantherandco.com — 9 carriers: USDOT 896296 USDOT 1258322 USDOT 1426203 USDOT 1999121 USDOT 2353896 USDOT 2363383 USDOT 2369251 USDOT 2369297

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: 8321 NW 90TH STREET, MEDLEY, FL, 33166
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (305) 471-0993
Fax: (305) 471-6970
Email: tico@pantherandco.com
Web domain: pantherandco.com

Registration

Officer: Orestes Jr Machado
USDOT / docket: 1453294 · MC-549161
First registered: Jan 18, 2006
Last MCS-150: Nov 28, 2025 · 2,459,763 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

2,459,763

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 NEW IMAGE TRANSPORT INC.

NEW IMAGE TRANSPORT INC (USDOT 1453294) 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 common 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 PRIME PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE INC effective Mar 1, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 0.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 37 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 11 vehicle-level and 37 driver-level — across 10 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 19 power units and 33 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Nov 28, 2025.

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

Frequently asked

What is NEW IMAGE TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number?

NEW IMAGE TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number is 1453294, and its motor carrier number is MC-549161.

Is NEW IMAGE TRANSPORT INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, NEW IMAGE TRANSPORT INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is NEW IMAGE TRANSPORT INC's safety record?

NEW IMAGE TRANSPORT INC has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 60 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 94/100 (tier: clear).