Carrier profile · USDOT 234182 · MC-162047 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

PANELLA TRUCKING LLC

232 power unitsavg 12.7 yrLocal · 2 statesSTOCKTON, CA74/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-162047 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

232Power units

62 observed · MCS-150

95Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

12.7Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Email dispatchlkschwartz@PANELLATRUCKING.COM

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileVehicle out-of-service rate well above average

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average35.5% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record14 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

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 43 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1983.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo35.5%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

8 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo35.5%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

8 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

232 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

12.7 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

43 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1983 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

82 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 35.5%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 2.5%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 62 vehicle and 81 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

50.0% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 18.7 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

69 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Aug '25 · 12

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

≈0.2 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 232-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: 232
Inspections · 24 mo: 82
Annualized: ≈41 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.2 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 Driving45 · 1 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance22 · 7 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance20 · 3 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance10 · 1 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance9 · 6 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance9 · 5 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
393.70 Coupling devices / fifth wheelVehicle Maintenance6 · 4 OOS
393.100 Cargo securement (general)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 5 OOS
393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 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$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

$750K BIPD last filed ’25 · 5 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Firemans Fund’94–’03

Century National’01–’16

National Interstate’16–’25

1994200220102018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 5 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · since Mar 2025

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2016 → Mar 2025	$750K	3
CENTURY NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2001 → Mar 2016	$750K	16
LEGION INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2000 → May 2000	$750K	2
NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO.	Mar 2000 → May 2000	$750K	1
FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE CO.	Feb 1994 → Mar 2003	$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): 232
Observed power (24 mo): 62
Trailers (towed): 95

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

12.7 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

6.3%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 2 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

STOCKTON, CA

5000 E FREMONT STREET

Top corridor

CA 78 · NV 4

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 1 other carrier

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3971721Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (7 trucks · 4 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2611556 USDOT 3971721 USDOT 419639 USDOT 2572170

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@panellatrucking.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 334013

Shares a company officer with other carriers

robert panella — 2 carriers: USDOT 334013

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

232

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 5000 E FREMONT STREET, STOCKTON, CA, 95215
Mailing address: PO BOX 5010, STOCKTON, CA, 95205
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: —
Email: lkschwartz@panellatrucking.com
Web domain: panellatrucking.com

Registration

Officer: Robert Panella
USDOT / docket: 234182 · MC-162047
First registered: Jun 23, 1983
Last MCS-150: Jan 30, 2026 · 6,723,051 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Sep 14, 2009
D-U-N-S: 39463880

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

232

Power units

200

Drivers

200

CDL drivers

6,723,051

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 PANELLA TRUCKING LLC.

PANELLA TRUCKING LLC (USDOT 234182) has a Vektor safety score of 74/100 and a Review before loading 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 $1,000,000 limit in force from GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. effective Mar 1, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 35.5% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 82 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 62 vehicle-level and 81 driver-level — across 2 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 8 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 14 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 232 power units and 200 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 30, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Sep 14, 2009 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is PANELLA TRUCKING LLC's USDOT number?

PANELLA TRUCKING LLC's USDOT number is 234182, and its motor carrier number is MC-162047.

Is PANELLA TRUCKING LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, PANELLA TRUCKING LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is PANELLA TRUCKING LLC's safety record?

PANELLA TRUCKING LLC has a 35.5% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 132 roadside inspections, with 8 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 74/100 (tier: review).