Small fleet
97 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 21, 2026
Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.
Small fleet
97 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
11.9 yr
Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.
31 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1995 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
P B INDUSTRIES INC (USDOT 603523) has a Vektor safety score of 74/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 21, 2026.
The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 21, 2026.
It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from CANAL INSURANCE CO. effective Apr 1, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 21, 2026.
Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 47.7% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 21, 2026.
The carrier received 87 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 44 vehicle-level and 87 driver-level — across 10 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 21, 2026.
The carrier has 5 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 3 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 21, 2026.
It reports 97 power units and 97 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 17, 2026.
It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Apr 5, 2019 in the federal record refreshed Jun 21, 2026.
P B INDUSTRIES INC's USDOT number is 603523, and its motor carrier number is MC-281934.
As of Jun 21, 2026, P B INDUSTRIES INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
P B INDUSTRIES INC has a 47.7% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 147 roadside inspections, with 5 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 74/100 (tier: review).
P B INDUSTRIES INC operates 97 power units and 97 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
P B INDUSTRIES INC is based in ELK GROVE VILLAGE, IL, with roadside inspections recorded across 10 states.
Comparable carriers around Elk Grove Village and across Illinois
87 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks
Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national
Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing
Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay
82 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '26 · 7
Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal
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.
Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC
What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
Insurance & bonds
Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 6 insurers are named in the list below.
BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · CANAL INSURANCE CO. · since Apr 2025
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| CANAL INSURANCE CO. | Apr 2016 → Apr 2024 | $1M | 11 |
| OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C. | Oct 2012 → Apr 2016 | $1M | 7 |
| STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA | Sep 2009 → Oct 2012 | $1M | 1 |
| STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC. | Sep 2008 → Sep 2009 | $1M | 1 |
| LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY | Sep 2001 → Sep 2008 | $1M | 2 |
| HANOVER INSURANCE CO. | Sep 2000 → Sep 2001 | $1M | 1 |
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs
Revealed by inspection density across 10 states · 24 mo
Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Last 12 months: 7 trucks also ran under 6 other carriers
Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units
Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
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Contact
Registration
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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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