Carrier profile · USDOT 71433 · MC-288988 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Passalacqua & Powell Trucking Inc

19 power unitsavg 7.8 yrRegional · 4 statesPALMYRA, IL100/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-288988 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

19Power units

12 observed · MCS-150

13Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

7.8Avg age (yr)

2003–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(217) 436-2071 Email dispatchppinc@royell.org

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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 · 0

Nothing flagged.

In good standing · 4

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 52 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1974.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 29 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo20.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo20.0%

▼ 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

Asset-based

19 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

7.8 yr

Model years 2003–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

21 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 20.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 4.8%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 5 vehicle and 21 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

33.3% · 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 17.8 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

21 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.6 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 19-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 19
Inspections · 24 mo: 21
Annualized: ≈11 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.6 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 Driving9 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
393.100 Cargo securement (general)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance1 · 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

$1M BIPD last filed ’25 · 5 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Cincinnati’95–’09

Cincinnati’10–’14

Great West’14–’21

Berkley’21–’25

1995200320112019now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 6 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY · since Sep 2025

All 6 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
BERKLEY CASUALTY COMPANY	Sep 2021 → Sep 2025	$1M	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Sep 2014 → Sep 2021	$1M	2
THE CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO.	Sep 2010 → Sep 2014	$1M	2
AMERICAN EMPIRE SURPLUS LINES INSURANCE CO.	Sep 2009 → Sep 2010	$1M	1
THE CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO.	Oct 1995 → Sep 2009	$1M	10
MIDLAND RISK INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 1995 → Oct 1995	$1M	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 19
Observed power (24 mo): 12
Trailers (towed): 13

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

7.8 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2003

Oldest model yr

24.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 4 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

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

PALMYRA, IL

231 E STATE

Top corridor

IL 15 · WI 3 · TN 2

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 525677 USDOT 2557308

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@royell.org — 32 carriers: USDOT 78538 USDOT 984793 USDOT 1235073 USDOT 1312301 USDOT 1338727 USDOT 1367720 USDOT 1509500 USDOT 1697053

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

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 & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 231 E STATE, PALMYRA, IL, 62674
Mailing address: PO BOX 48, PALMYRA, IL, 62674
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (217) 436-2071
Cell: (217) 341-6185
Fax: (217) 436-9109
Email: ppinc@royell.org
Web domain: royell.org

Registration

Officers: Ross Passalacqua · Jim Powell
USDOT / docket: 71433 · MC-288988
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Feb 19, 2025 · 1,009,096 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · May 18, 2001
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,009,096

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 PASSALACQUA & POWELL TRUCKING INC.

PASSALACQUA & POWELL TRUCKING INC (USDOT 71433) has a Vektor safety score of 100/100 and a Clear to load 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 NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY effective Sep 22, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 20.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 21 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 5 vehicle-level and 21 driver-level — across 4 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 3 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 19 power units and 17 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 19, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned May 18, 2001 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is PASSALACQUA & POWELL TRUCKING INC's USDOT number?

PASSALACQUA & POWELL TRUCKING INC's USDOT number is 71433, and its motor carrier number is MC-288988.

Is PASSALACQUA & POWELL TRUCKING INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, PASSALACQUA & POWELL TRUCKING INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is PASSALACQUA & POWELL TRUCKING INC's safety record?

PASSALACQUA & POWELL TRUCKING INC has a 20.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 29 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 100/100 (tier: clear).

How big is PASSALACQUA & POWELL TRUCKING INC's fleet?

PASSALACQUA & POWELL TRUCKING INC operates 19 power units and 17 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is PASSALACQUA & POWELL TRUCKING INC based?

PASSALACQUA & POWELL TRUCKING INC is based in PALMYRA, IL, with roadside inspections recorded across 4 states.

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