Carrier profile · USDOT 3357655 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Packaging & Shipping Company Inc

DBA CRATERS & FREIGHTERS

3 power unitsavg 7.7 yrLocal · 1 statesSAN JOSE, CA92/100

AUTHORITY STATUS UNKNOWN

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

3Power units

3 observed · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

7.7Avg age (yr)

2015–2020 · vPIC

Call dispatch(408) 392-9722 Email dispatchMONTY@CRATERSANDFREIGHTERS.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.

Watch · 1

MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 4.6 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.

In good standing · 3

Established 7 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2019.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 17 inspections.No reported crashesNo DOT-reportable crashes are on this carrier's record.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

3 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

7.7 yr

Model years 2015–2020 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

6 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2019 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

8 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 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 6 vehicle and 8 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

0.0% · latest 6-mo window● Steady

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Holding steady 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

8 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.3 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 3-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 3
Inspections · 24 mo: 8
Annualized: ≈4 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.3 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.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

No insurance filing history on record.

This timeline is the FMCSA filing history, and it ends at the most recent superseded filing — current policy status is not tracked here. Request a certificate of insurance to confirm active coverage before tendering.

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 3
Observed power (24 mo): 3
Trailers (towed): 0

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

7.7 yr

Average age

2020

Newest model yr

2015

Oldest model yr

100.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

CA busiest

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

Home base

SAN JOSE, CA

2124 ZANKER RD

Top corridor

CA 8

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

@cratersandfreighters.com — 43 carriers: USDOT 617494 USDOT 763939 USDOT 786157 USDOT 793404 USDOT 835886 USDOT 889836 USDOT 1048038 USDOT 1084083

Shares a company officer with other carriers

monty smith — 4 carriers: USDOT 1821332 USDOT 2301361 USDOT 3424751

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 2124 ZANKER RD, SAN JOSE, CA, 95131-2108
Operation: Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)

Contact

Phone: (408) 392-9722
Email: monty@cratersandfreighters.com
Web domain: cratersandfreighters.com

Registration

Officer: Monty Smith
USDOT / docket: 3357655
First registered: Nov 13, 2019
Last MCS-150: Dec 17, 2021 · 60,000 mi (2021)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

—CDL drivers

60,000

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 PACKAGING & SHIPPING COMPANY INC.

PACKAGING & SHIPPING COMPANY INC (USDOT 3357655) has a Vektor safety score of 92/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has an unknown current for-hire authority status because no FMCSA L&I authority row is available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available 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 8 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 6 vehicle-level and 8 driver-level — across 1 state, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 0 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 3 power units and 3 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Dec 17, 2021.

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

Frequently asked

What is PACKAGING & SHIPPING COMPANY INC's USDOT number?

PACKAGING & SHIPPING COMPANY INC's USDOT number is 3357655.

Is PACKAGING & SHIPPING COMPANY INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, PACKAGING & SHIPPING COMPANY INC is active in the FMCSA register.

What is PACKAGING & SHIPPING COMPANY INC's safety record?

PACKAGING & SHIPPING COMPANY INC has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 17 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 92/100 (tier: clear).

How big is PACKAGING & SHIPPING COMPANY INC's fleet?

PACKAGING & SHIPPING COMPANY INC operates 3 power units and 3 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is PACKAGING & SHIPPING COMPANY INC based?

PACKAGING & SHIPPING COMPANY INC is based in SAN JOSE, CA, with roadside inspections recorded across 1 state.

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