Carrier profile · USDOT 2940297 · MC-994481 · Updated Jun 18, 2026

Panther Trucking Inc

18 power unitsavg 11.4 yrMulti-region · 10 statesBURR RIDGE, IL86/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-994481 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

18Power units

21 observed · MCS-150

18Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

11.4Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(708) 522-7221 Email dispatchdispatch@panthertruckinginc.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 18, 2026

Clear to load

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Watch · 1

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average56.3% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.

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 10 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2016.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo56.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo56.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

18 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

11.4 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

9 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2016 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

31 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 56.3%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 — 16 vehicle and 31 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

66.7% · 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 3.8 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

29 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '25 · 5

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

≈0.9 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 18-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 18
Inspections · 24 mo: 31
Annualized: ≈16 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.9 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.

393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance20 · 3 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance19 · 2 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance15 · 9 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance12 · 4 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving12 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance11 · 7 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance11 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance6 · 0 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$750,000 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

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K 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 · 4 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Compass Specialty’16–’17

Artisan Truckers’17–’18

Northland’18–’20

Midwest Family’20–’25

2016201920222025now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 4 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY · since Nov 2025

All 4 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
MIDWEST FAMILY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2020 → Nov 2025	$750K	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2018 → Dec 2020	$750K	2
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	Nov 2017 → Nov 2018	$750K	1
COMPASS SPECIALTY INSURANCE RRG, INC.	Nov 2016 → Nov 2017	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 18
Observed power (24 mo): 21
Trailers (towed): 18

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

11.4 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

51.3%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 10 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

IL busiest

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

Home base

BURR RIDGE, IL

10S127 SKYLINE DRIVE

Top corridor

IL 11 · IN 5 · MO 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 2 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3044538 USDOT 468962Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (17 trucks · 11 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3044538 USDOT 2435654 USDOT 2349620 USDOT 468962 USDOT 600140 USDOT 3082609 USDOT 3760131 USDOT 2484278

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 10S127 SKYLINE DRIVE, BURR RIDGE, IL, 60527
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (708) 522-7221
Fax: (708) 469-1771
Email: dispatch@panthertruckinginc.com
Web domain: panthertruckinginc.com

Registration

Officer: Martin Cvetanovski
USDOT / docket: 2940297 · MC-994481
First registered: Oct 21, 2016
Last MCS-150: Mar 10, 2025 · 1,258,565 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,258,565

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 PANTHER TRUCKING INC.

PANTHER TRUCKING INC (USDOT 2940297) has a Vektor safety score of 86/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 18, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 18, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY effective Nov 24, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 18, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 56.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 18, 2026.

The carrier received 31 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 16 vehicle-level and 31 driver-level — across 10 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 18, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 18, 2026.

It reports 18 power units and 18 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 10, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 18, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is PANTHER TRUCKING INC's USDOT number?

PANTHER TRUCKING INC's USDOT number is 2940297, and its motor carrier number is MC-994481.

Is PANTHER TRUCKING INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 18, 2026, PANTHER TRUCKING INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is PANTHER TRUCKING INC's safety record?

PANTHER TRUCKING INC has a 56.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 57 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 86/100 (tier: clear).

How big is PANTHER TRUCKING INC's fleet?

PANTHER TRUCKING INC operates 18 power units and 18 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is PANTHER TRUCKING INC based?

PANTHER TRUCKING INC is based in BURR RIDGE, IL, with roadside inspections recorded across 10 states.

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