Carrier profile · USDOT 454838 · MC-278563 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

PACELLA PIGGYBACK INC

1 power unitCHICAGO, IL50/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-278563 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

1Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

Call dispatch(773) 927-1300 Email dispatchtony@pacellatrucking.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Limited record

Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileNo inspection history despite active fleet

Watch · 2

No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 1 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.Not enough inspection history to rateNo federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. There is no recent safety record to judge this carrier on — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.

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 35 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1991.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M 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)$1M 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

Owner-operator

1 power unit. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

34 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1991 — 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: Active
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 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

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M 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

$1M BIPD last filed ’23 · 8 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

North River’95–’00

Lincoln General’03–’07

Acuity A’07–’13

1994200220102018now

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

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · WEST BEND MUTUAL INSURANCE CO. · since Oct 2023

All 8 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Oct 2022 → Oct 2023	$1M	1
ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2007 → Jul 2013	$1M	1
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2003 → Oct 2007	$1M	1
SIRIUS AMERICA INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2002 → Oct 2002	$1M	3
REPUBLIC WESTERN INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2002 → Oct 2002	$1M	1
LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2000 → Aug 2002	$1M	2
NORTH RIVER INSURANCE CO.	Nov 1995 → Aug 2000	$1M	1
UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Nov 1994 → Nov 1995	$1M	1

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 1
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

CHICAGO, IL

2558 SOUTH DAMEN 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

@pacellatrucking.com — 5 carriers: USDOT 207231 USDOT 2270842 USDOT 3448991 USDOT 3979986

Shares a company officer with other carriers

anthony pacella — 9 carriers: USDOT 303400 USDOT 422248 USDOT 737583 USDOT 3037191 USDOT 3448991 USDOT 3979986 USDOT 4133539 USDOT 4370487

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 2558 SOUTH DAMEN AVE, CHICAGO, IL, 60608
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (773) 927-1300
Email: tony@pacellatrucking.com
Web domain: pacellatrucking.com

Registration

Officer: Anthony Pacella
USDOT / docket: 454838 · MC-278563
First registered: Aug 12, 1991
Last MCS-150: Jul 9, 2025 · 1 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Nov 19, 1998
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

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 PACELLA PIGGYBACK INC.

PACELLA PIGGYBACK INC (USDOT 454838) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from WEST BEND MUTUAL INSURANCE CO. effective Oct 1, 2023 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 2 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 1 power unit and 1 driver in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jul 9, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Nov 19, 1998 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.