Carrier profile · USDOT 3415022 · MC-824704 · Updated Aug 7, 2026

Payne Trucking Logistics LLC

18 power unitsavg 10.1 yrMulti-region · 11 statesLOTHIAN, MD81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-824704 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

18Power units

20 observed · MCS-150

25Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

10.1Avg age (yr)

1998–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(301) 537-4478 Email dispatchsherrodpayne@paynetrucking.org

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

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Vehicle out-of-service rate above average24.4% vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate above average10.0% vs the 6.7% national average.Multiple injury crashes3 crashes involving injuries are on 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 6 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2020.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo24.4%

▲ 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-mo24.4%

▲ 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

Asset-based

18 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

10.1 yr

Model years 1998–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

6 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2020 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

60 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 24.4%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 10.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 45 vehicle and 60 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

25.0% · 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 15.1 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

59 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '24 · 8

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.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.7 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Among the more heavily-inspected carriers for its size — abundant roadside signal. Coverage isn't the question here; the out-of-service and crash record is.

Registered power units: 18
Inspections · 24 mo: 60
Annualized: ≈30 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.7 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 Driving52 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance26 · 7 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance18 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance7 · 4 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance5 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 4 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance4 · 3 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 ’26 · 6 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

Erie Exchange’20–’24

Universal Risk’25–now

2013201720212025now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 7 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · UNIVERSAL CASUALTY RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC · since Apr 2026

All 7 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
UNIVERSAL CASUALTY RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC	Apr 2025 → Apr 2026	$750K	11
SOUTHWIND RISK RETENTION GROUP INC	Apr 2024 → Apr 2025	$750K	1
PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2024 → Apr 2024	$750K	1
ERIE INSURANCE EXCHANGE	Apr 2020 → Feb 2024	$750K	1
AGENCY INSURANCE COMPANY OF MARYLAND, INC	Feb 2019 → Dec 2019	$750K	2
PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2018 → Nov 2018	$750K	1
VANLINER INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2013 → Feb 2014	$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): 20
Trailers (towed): 25

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

10.1 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

1998

Oldest model yr

35.6%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 11 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

MD busiest

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

Home base

LOTHIAN, MD

5240 FERRY BRANCH LANE

Top corridor

MD 26 · PA 12 · CT 5

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: 1 truck 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 3310666Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (5 trucks · 3 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3310666 USDOT 1196177 USDOT 4505850

Shares a company officer with other carriers

sherrod payne — 3 carriers: USDOT 2398422 USDOT 3091908

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: 5240 FERRY BRANCH LANE, LOTHIAN, MD, 20711
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (301) 537-4478
Email: sherrodpayne@paynetrucking.org
Web domain: paynetrucking.org

Registration

Officer: Sherrod Payne
USDOT / docket: 3415022 · MC-824704
First registered: Apr 3, 2020
Last MCS-150: Feb 28, 2026 · 616,671 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

616,671

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 PAYNE TRUCKING LOGISTICS LLC.

PAYNE TRUCKING LOGISTICS LLC (USDOT 3415022) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 7, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 7, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from UNIVERSAL CASUALTY RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC effective Apr 5, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 7, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 24.4% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 7, 2026.

The carrier received 60 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 45 vehicle-level and 60 driver-level — across 11 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 7, 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 Aug 7, 2026.

It reports 18 power units and 14 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 28, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Aug 7, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is PAYNE TRUCKING LOGISTICS LLC's USDOT number?

PAYNE TRUCKING LOGISTICS LLC's USDOT number is 3415022, and its motor carrier number is MC-824704.

Is PAYNE TRUCKING LOGISTICS LLC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 7, 2026, PAYNE TRUCKING LOGISTICS LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is PAYNE TRUCKING LOGISTICS LLC's safety record?

PAYNE TRUCKING LOGISTICS LLC has a 24.4% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 81 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).

How big is PAYNE TRUCKING LOGISTICS LLC's fleet?

PAYNE TRUCKING LOGISTICS LLC operates 18 power units and 14 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is PAYNE TRUCKING LOGISTICS LLC based?

PAYNE TRUCKING LOGISTICS LLC is based in LOTHIAN, MD, with roadside inspections recorded across 11 states.

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