Carrier profile · USDOT 3541586 · MC-1182699 · Updated Jun 21, 2026

Pbi International LLC

63 power unitsavg 6.4 yrMulti-region · 12 statesLAPORTE, TX93/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1182699 ACTIVEHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

63Power units

43 observed · MCS-150

33Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

6.4Avg age (yr)

2000–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(346) 361-0800 Email dispatchjulee.meligan@pbi-international.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 21, 2026

Clear to load

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

Watch · 1

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average28.8% 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 6 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2020.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$5M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo28.8%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$5M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo28.8%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

63 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

6.4 yr

Model years 2000–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

5 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2020 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

62 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 28.8%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 4.9%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 59 vehicle and 61 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

41.7% · 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 8.2 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

60 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Aug '25 · 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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.5 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 63-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 63
Inspections · 24 mo: 62
Annualized: ≈31 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.5 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 Driving26 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance23 · 4 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance18 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance18 · 17 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance13 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance12 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance8 · 2 OOS
393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance5 · 2 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$5,000,000 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

$5M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $5M 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

$5M BIPD last filed ’25 · 4 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Key Risk’21–’22

Everest National’22–’24

At Lloyds’24–’26

National Union’24–’25

202120232025now

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

BIPD in force — $5,000,000 · HARTWELL INSURANCE COMPANY · since Sep 2025

All 4 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	Sep 2024 → Sep 2025	$5M	1
UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON	Sep 2024 → Mar 2026	$5M	2
EVEREST NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2022 → Nov 2024	$5M	2
KEY RISK INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2021 → Feb 2022	$5M	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 63
Observed power (24 mo): 43
Trailers (towed): 33

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

6.4 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2000

Oldest model yr

25.9%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 12 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

TX busiest

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

Home base

LAPORTE, TX

1220 MILLER CUT OFF RD

Top corridor

TX 38 · LA 9 · AR 3

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 674507Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (10 trucks · 10 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 674507 USDOT 2124597 USDOT 525925 USDOT 2996268 USDOT 3060262 USDOT 1297191 USDOT 217745 USDOT 3019381

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: 1220 MILLER CUT OFF RD, LAPORTE, TX, 77571
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (346) 361-0800
Email: julee.meligan@pbi-international.com
Web domain: pbi-international.com

Registration

Officers: Julee Meligan · Jeremy Jackson
USDOT / docket: 3541586 · MC-1182699
First registered: Dec 29, 2020
Last MCS-150: Feb 13, 2026 · 1,624,651 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

1,624,651

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 PBI INTERNATIONAL LLC.

PBI INTERNATIONAL LLC (USDOT 3541586) has a Vektor safety score of 93/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 21, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $5,000,000 limit in force from HARTWELL INSURANCE COMPANY effective Sep 18, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 21, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 28.8% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

The carrier received 62 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 59 vehicle-level and 61 driver-level — across 12 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

The carrier has 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 21, 2026.

It reports 63 power units and 47 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 13, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is PBI INTERNATIONAL LLC's USDOT number?

PBI INTERNATIONAL LLC's USDOT number is 3541586, and its motor carrier number is MC-1182699.

Is PBI INTERNATIONAL LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 21, 2026, PBI INTERNATIONAL LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is PBI INTERNATIONAL LLC's safety record?

PBI INTERNATIONAL LLC has a 28.8% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 96 roadside inspections, with 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 93/100 (tier: clear).

How big is PBI INTERNATIONAL LLC's fleet?

PBI INTERNATIONAL LLC operates 63 power units and 47 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is PBI INTERNATIONAL LLC based?

PBI INTERNATIONAL LLC is based in LAPORTE, TX, with roadside inspections recorded across 12 states.

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