Carrier profile · USDOT 93919 · MC-177264 · Updated Jun 21, 2026

PIONEER TRANSPORTATION LTD

61 power unitsavg 8.3 yrNational · 30 statesMERRILL, WI88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-177264 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

61Power units

50 observed · MCS-150

89Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

8.3Avg age (yr)

2012–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(715) 536-9789 Email dispatchjlokemoen@pioneertrans.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 21, 2026

Clear to load

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Active operating authorityInsurance on fileFatal crash on record

Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record6 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's 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 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 177 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo10.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

5 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo10.0%

▼ 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

61 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

8.3 yr

Model years 2012–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

126 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 10.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.8%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 60 vehicle and 126 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

5.9% · 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 7.0 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

119 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '25 · 11

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

≈1.0 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 61-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 61
Inspections · 24 mo: 126
Annualized: ≈63 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.0 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 Driving28 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 5 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance5 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance1 · 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: Inactive

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 · 7 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Great West’92–’00

Liberty Fire’07–’15

West Bend’16–’20

1992200120102019now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 9 insurers are named in the list below.

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

All 9 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
BERKLEY CASUALTY COMPANY	Nov 2023 → Nov 2025	$750K	1
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2020 → Nov 2023	$750K	1
WEST BEND MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Nov 2016 → Nov 2020	$750K	1
WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2015 → Nov 2016	$750K	1
LIBERTY MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Nov 2007 → Nov 2015	$750K	2
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Nov 2004 → Nov 2007	$750K	1
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2003 → Dec 2004	$750K	2
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Dec 2000 → Dec 2003	$750K	2
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Nov 1992 → May 2000	$750K	2

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 61
Observed power (24 mo): 50
Trailers (towed): 89

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

8.3 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2012

Oldest model yr

28.1%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 30 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

126

WI busiest

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

Home base

MERRILL, WI

N2130 HWY 17

Top corridor

WI 13 · NM 12 · IL 11

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.

Show all-time history (9 trucks · 11 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 4221606 USDOT 4570493 USDOT 2572345 USDOT 3769777 USDOT 3788626 USDOT 76346 USDOT 3008769 USDOT 3073483

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 & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: N2130 HWY 17, MERRILL, WI, 54452
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (715) 536-9789
Fax: (715) 536-3671
Email: jlokemoen@pioneertrans.com
Web domain: pioneertrans.com

Registration

Officers: Grant Peterson · Jody Lokemoen
USDOT / docket: 93919 · MC-177264
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Mar 13, 2026 · 5,932,914 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jul 7, 2009
D-U-N-S: 199359241

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

5,932,914

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 PIONEER TRANSPORTATION LTD.

PIONEER TRANSPORTATION LTD (USDOT 93919) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

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

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY effective Nov 1, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 21, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 10.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

The carrier received 126 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 60 vehicle-level and 126 driver-level — across 30 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

The carrier has 5 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 6 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 21, 2026.

It reports 61 power units and 64 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 13, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jul 7, 2009 in the federal record refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is PIONEER TRANSPORTATION LTD's USDOT number?

PIONEER TRANSPORTATION LTD's USDOT number is 93919, and its motor carrier number is MC-177264.

Is PIONEER TRANSPORTATION LTD authorized to operate?

As of Jun 21, 2026, PIONEER TRANSPORTATION LTD is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is PIONEER TRANSPORTATION LTD's safety record?

PIONEER TRANSPORTATION LTD has a 10.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 177 roadside inspections, with 5 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).