Carrier profile · USDOT 206013 · MC-148850 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Portland Airport Limousine Company

DBA PALCO AIR CARGO & NEW HAMPSHIRE FREIGHT

28 power unitsavg 4.8 yrRegional · 3 statesSACO, ME87/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-148850 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

28Power units

26 observed · MCS-150

12Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

4.8Avg age (yr)

2014–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(207) 284-0030 Email dispatchTINALAROSE@PALCOTRUCKING.COM

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Clear to load

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

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average26.3% vs the 22.26% national average.Multiple injury crashes14 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 45 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1981.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo26.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo26.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

28 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

4.8 yr

Model years 2014–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

44 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1981 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

40 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 26.3%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 5.1%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 19 vehicle and 39 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

33.3% · latest 6-mo window● Steady

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

39 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Nov '25 · 6

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

≈0.7 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 28-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 28
Inspections · 24 mo: 40
Annualized: ≈20 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.7 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 Driving13 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance7 · 1 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance6 · 2 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 5 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving5 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness2 · 2 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle 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: 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 ’15 · 5 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Empire Fire’99–’03

Transcontinental’03–’06

Acadia’07–’12

Acadia’14–now

1993200220112020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 8 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · ACADIA INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jul 2015

All 8 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ACADIA INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2014 → Jul 2015	$750K	1
PEERLESS INSURANCE CO.	Aug 2012 → Aug 2014	$750K	1
ACADIA INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2007 → Aug 2012	$750K	3
PEERLESS INSURANCE CO.	Oct 2006 → Oct 2007	$750K	1
TRANSCONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.	Oct 2003 → Nov 2006	$750K	8
EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	Oct 1999 → Oct 2003	$750K	5
ACADIA INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 1998 → Oct 1999	$750K	1
UNITED STATES FIDELITY & GUARANTY CO.	Oct 1993 → Sep 1995	$750K	4

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 28
Observed power (24 mo): 26
Trailers (towed): 12

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

4.8 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2014

Oldest model yr

34.2%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 3 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

ME busiest

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

Home base

SACO, ME

10 WILLEY ROAD

Top corridor

ME 19 · NH 14 · MA 7

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 3952066Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (16 trucks · 24 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 327574 USDOT 343832 USDOT 4238078 USDOT 6016 USDOT 3429258 USDOT 3716142 USDOT 3774334 USDOT 121058

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: 10 WILLEY ROAD, SACO, ME, 04072
Mailing address: PO BOX 428, SCARBOROUGH, ME, 04070
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (207) 284-0030
Email: tinalarose@palcotrucking.com
Web domain: palcotrucking.com

Registration

Officers: Mark Bernstein · Josh Bernstein
USDOT / docket: 206013 · MC-148850
First registered: Dec 15, 1981
Last MCS-150: Mar 21, 2025 · 1,416,399 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Aug 23, 1996
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,416,399

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 PORTLAND AIRPORT LIMOUSINE COMPANY.

PORTLAND AIRPORT LIMOUSINE COMPANY (USDOT 206013) has a Vektor safety score of 87/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from ACADIA INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jul 15, 2015 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 26.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 40 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 19 vehicle-level and 39 driver-level — across 3 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 28 power units and 25 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 21, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Aug 23, 1996 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is PORTLAND AIRPORT LIMOUSINE COMPANY's USDOT number?

PORTLAND AIRPORT LIMOUSINE COMPANY's USDOT number is 206013, and its motor carrier number is MC-148850.

Is PORTLAND AIRPORT LIMOUSINE COMPANY authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, PORTLAND AIRPORT LIMOUSINE COMPANY is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is PORTLAND AIRPORT LIMOUSINE COMPANY's safety record?

PORTLAND AIRPORT LIMOUSINE COMPANY has a 26.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 65 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 87/100 (tier: clear).

How big is PORTLAND AIRPORT LIMOUSINE COMPANY's fleet?

PORTLAND AIRPORT LIMOUSINE COMPANY operates 28 power units and 25 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is PORTLAND AIRPORT LIMOUSINE COMPANY based?

PORTLAND AIRPORT LIMOUSINE COMPANY is based in SACO, ME, with roadside inspections recorded across 3 states.

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