Carrier profile · USDOT 3575855 · MC-501270 · Updated Aug 4, 2026

PATRIOT CARRIERS LLC

152 power unitsavg 5.3 yrNational · 16 statesMEBANE, NC94/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-501270 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

152Power units

53 observed · MCS-150

36Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

5.3Avg age (yr)

2006–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(919) 794-6464 Email dispatchMIKAYLAF@PATRIOT-CARRIERS.COM

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 4, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileMultiple injury crashes

Watch · 1

Multiple injury crashes3 crashes involving injuries are on record.

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 5 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2021.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 174 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo21.3%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

5 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo21.3%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

5 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

152 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

5.3 yr

Model years 2006–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

5 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2021 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

117 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 21.3%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.9%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 75 vehicle and 117 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

21.7% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 2.2 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

111 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.4 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 152-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 152
Inspections · 24 mo: 117
Annualized: ≈59 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.4 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 Driving51 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance17 · 2 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance9 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance9 · 8 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance7 · 1 OOS
393.100 Cargo securement (general)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 6 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving5 · 0 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance4 · 3 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance4 · 3 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 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: Active
Broker: Active

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)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 ’21 · 3 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Harleysville Ins’05–’14

First Liberty’14–’21

beyond this history

2005201120172023now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 3 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · FEDERAL INSURANCE CO. · since Apr 2024

All 3 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
THE FIRST LIBERTY INSURANCE CORPORATION	Apr 2014 → Apr 2021	$1M	11
NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMP	Feb 2013 → Apr 2014	$750K	3
HARLEYSVILLE INS. CO. OF NJ	Mar 2005 → May 2014	$1M	3

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 152
Observed power (24 mo): 53
Trailers (towed): 36

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

5.3 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2006

Oldest model yr

44.4%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 16 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

117

CA busiest

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

Home base

MEBANE, NC

2679 JONES DR

Top corridor

CA ⇄ NC

CA 63 · NV 12 · NH 9

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 2479831 USDOT 649774 USDOT 3109499 USDOT 2927162 USDOT 429916 USDOT 1444362 USDOT 2379032 USDOT 2153872

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

152

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: 2679 JONES DR, MEBANE, NC, 27302
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (919) 794-6464
Email: mikaylaf@patriot-carriers.com
Web domain: patriot-carriers.com

Registration

Officer: Brian Balladr
USDOT / docket: 3575855 · MC-501270
First registered: Feb 24, 2021
Last MCS-150: Mar 5, 2025 · 1,779,845 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

152

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,779,845

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 PATRIOT CARRIERS LLC.

PATRIOT CARRIERS LLC (USDOT 3575855) has a Vektor safety score of 94/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 4, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 4, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from FEDERAL INSURANCE CO. effective Apr 9, 2024 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 4, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 21.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 4, 2026.

The carrier received 117 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 75 vehicle-level and 117 driver-level — across 16 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 4, 2026.

The carrier has 5 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 4, 2026.

It reports 152 power units and 72 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 5, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Aug 4, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is PATRIOT CARRIERS LLC's USDOT number?

PATRIOT CARRIERS LLC's USDOT number is 3575855, and its motor carrier number is MC-501270.

Is PATRIOT CARRIERS LLC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 4, 2026, PATRIOT CARRIERS LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is PATRIOT CARRIERS LLC's safety record?

PATRIOT CARRIERS LLC has a 21.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 174 roadside inspections, with 5 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 94/100 (tier: clear).