Carrier profile · USDOT 977650 · MC-411253 · Updated Jun 21, 2026

PLD TRANSPORT INC

110 power unitsavg 4.2 yrNational · 42 statesMALVERN, AR81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-411253 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

110Power units

152 observed · MCS-150

183Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

4.2Avg age (yr)

2013–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(501) 467-3900 Email dispatchsergiu@pldtransportinc.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 21, 2026

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

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileVehicle out-of-service rate above average

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average29.0% vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record3 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's 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 25 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2001.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo29.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

14 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo29.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

14 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Lessor pool

110 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

4.2 yr

Model years 2013–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

24 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2001 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

424 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 29.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 2.8%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 200 vehicle and 424 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

41.0% · 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 11.9 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

410 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '25 · 34

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

≈1.9 / 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: 110
Inspections · 24 mo: 424
Annualized: ≈212 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.9 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 Driving144 · 1 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance45 · 2 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance44 · 37 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance33 · 4 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance29 · 8 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance26 · 16 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance24 · 5 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance20 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance20 · 0 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance14 · 0 OOS

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
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 ’25 · 12 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Lincoln General’03–’08

State Nationalspecialty’09–’12

Great West’14–’19

2001200820152022now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 12 insurers are named in the list below.

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

All 12 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Apr 2024 → Apr 2025	$750K	1
PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.	Apr 2022 → Apr 2024	$750K	2
BERKLEY CASUALTY COMPANY	Apr 2021 → Apr 2022	$750K	1
NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	Apr 2020 → Apr 2021	$750K	1
CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2019 → Apr 2020	$750K	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Apr 2014 → Apr 2019	$750K	2
HARCO NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	Jun 2013 → Apr 2014	$750K	2
STAR INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2012 → Jun 2013	$750K	2
STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA	Jun 2009 → Jun 2012	$750K	1
EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	Jun 2008 → Jun 2009	$750K	2
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2003 → Jun 2008	$750K	10
INSURANCE CORPORATION OF HANNOVER	Jun 2001 → Jun 2003	$750K	3

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 110
Observed power (24 mo): 152
Trailers (towed): 183

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

4.2 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2013

Oldest model yr

81.5%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 42 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

423

NM busiest

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

Home base

MALVERN, AR

2099 HALTOM ROAD

Top corridor

NM ⇄ AR

NM 52 · CA 40 · WA 35

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: 30 trucks also ran under 12 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3635203 USDOT 3762626 USDOT 4174498 USDOT 2022130 USDOT 2028824 USDOT 2462206 USDOT 3392616 USDOT 3318479Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (99 trucks · 29 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3500100 USDOT 3635203 USDOT 3756543 USDOT 3762626 USDOT 4174498 USDOT 2838469 USDOT 3332232 USDOT 3436146

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@pldtransportinc.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 2338731

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

110

Observed (24 mo)

152

Shared w/ other carriers

100

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 2099 HALTOM ROAD, MALVERN, AR, 72104
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (501) 467-3900
Email: sergiu@pldtransportinc.com
Web domain: pldtransportinc.com

Registration

Officer: Sergiu Tintiuc
USDOT / docket: 977650 · MC-411253
First registered: Sep 13, 2001
Last MCS-150: Jan 30, 2026 · 15,200,000 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Feb 5, 2014
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

110

Power units

109

Drivers

CDL drivers

15,200,000

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 PLD TRANSPORT INC.

PLD TRANSPORT INC (USDOT 977650) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

The carrier holds active 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 Apr 1, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 21, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 29.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

The carrier received 424 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 200 vehicle-level and 424 driver-level — across 42 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

The carrier has 14 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 3 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 21, 2026.

It reports 110 power units and 109 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 30, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Feb 5, 2014 in the federal record refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is PLD TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number?

PLD TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number is 977650, and its motor carrier number is MC-411253.

Is PLD TRANSPORT INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 21, 2026, PLD TRANSPORT INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is PLD TRANSPORT INC's safety record?

PLD TRANSPORT INC has a 29.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 518 roadside inspections, with 14 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).