Carrier profile · USDOT 152429 · MC-148279 · Updated Jul 13, 2026

Palletized Trucking Inc

243 power unitsavg 9.1 yrMulti-region · 8 statesHOUSTON, TX88/100
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-148279 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT
Verified linkspalletized-trucking.comFMCSA SAFER

Safety

Roadside out-of-service rates versus the national benchmark, inspection and crash trends, decoded violation themes, and ELD / hours-of-service integrity — the full safety picture behind the verdict.

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

Vehicle OOS 18.0%24-mo cumulative
050%nat'l 22.26%
Driver OOS 1.4%24-mo cumulative
030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 128 vehicle and 140 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

21.2% · 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

132 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '25 · 11

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.

Thin coverage
Under-inspected
Expected
Well-monitored
Heavily inspected
≈0.3 / unit·yr
thin signalabundant signal
Few roadside inspections for a 243-unit fleet — the out-of-service and violation signals above rest on a small sample, so weight them cautiously. Thin coverage on a young authority is itself a flag.
Registered power units
243
Inspections · 24 mo
140
Annualized
≈70 / yr
Coverage
≈0.3 inspections / unit · yr

BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026

4%
Unsafe Driving
Vektor peer est.
9%
Hours-of-Service
Vektor peer est.
42%
Driver Fitness
Vektor peer est.
Controlled Substances
0violations
clean · per-BASIC
54%
Vehicle Maintenance
Vektor peer est.

Percentile = standing among same-exposure peers (higher = worse). FMCSA publishes percentiles for only some carriers (shown official); elsewhere we show a Vektor peer-percentile estimate, or the absolute SMS measure when there are too few inspections to rank.

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

  • 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance41 · 12 OOS
  • 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving26 · 0 OOS
  • 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance22 · 5 OOS
  • 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance15 · 1 OOS
  • 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance11 · 0 OOS
  • 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance9 · 3 OOS
  • 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance9 · 0 OOS
  • 393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
  • 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 8 OOS
  • 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS

ELD & hours-of-service

5 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Sep 23, 2025. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.

2ELD device issues
0No log / no ELD
0False logs
0Drove over hours

Trending worse — 100% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months.

Crash history· 340 total · 8 in 24 mo

340
Total crashes
8
In last 24 mo
9
Fatal
158
Injury
YearCrashesFatalInjuryTow
20256055
20243022
20238067
20226034
202110058
20202002
2019131512
20182011
20175014
20168046
2015120510
2014140214
2013130312
20129029
20118127
20107027
20091011
2008150913
20076146
20062001316
20056036
20046035
20038078
20027027
20018128
2000120109
19998038
19981921118
19972311223
1996181918
1995121412
1994140514
1993180818
1992120412
19901000
DateStateFatalitiesInjuriesTow-away
Jul 31, 2025TX02Yes
Jun 2, 2025TX01Yes
May 6, 2025TX01No
Mar 19, 2025TX00Yes
Mar 3, 2025TX01Yes
Jan 31, 2025TX01Yes
Dec 26, 2024TX01Yes
Sep 23, 2024TX00Yes
Jan 5, 2024TX01No
Aug 30, 2023TX01Yes
Aug 1, 2023TX00Yes
Feb 21, 2023TX01Yes
Feb 16, 2023TX01No
Feb 14, 2023NM00Yes
Feb 13, 2023NM08Yes
Feb 7, 2023TX04Yes
Jan 12, 2023TX01Yes
Dec 13, 2022TX00Yes
Aug 3, 2022TX00Yes
Jun 9, 2022TX01No
May 18, 2022TX01No
Feb 24, 2022TX00Yes
Feb 4, 2022CO01Yes
Dec 9, 2021TX01Yes
Nov 19, 2021TX00Yes