Small fleet
0 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
DBA PREFERRED CHARTERS
Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026
Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.
Nothing flagged.
Small fleet
0 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
14.4 yr
Model years 1998–2022 · peer benchmark unavailable.
17 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2008 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
PREFERRED CHARTER SERVICE LLC (USDOT 1821740) has a Vektor safety score of 100/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.
The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.
It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $5,000,000 limit in force from LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY effective Sep 11, 2022 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.
Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 0.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.
The carrier received 23 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 23 vehicle-level and 4 driver-level — across 2 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.
The carrier has 0 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 0 power units and 15 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 18, 2026.
It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Sep 30, 2024 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.
PREFERRED CHARTER SERVICE LLC's USDOT number is 1821740, and its motor carrier number is MC-661336.
As of Jun 13, 2026, PREFERRED CHARTER SERVICE LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
PREFERRED CHARTER SERVICE LLC has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 35 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 100/100 (tier: clear).
PREFERRED CHARTER SERVICE LLC operates 0 power units and 15 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
PREFERRED CHARTER SERVICE LLC is based in PORT HURON, MI, with roadside inspections recorded across 2 states.
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23 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks
Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national
Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing
Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay
23 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '25 · 5
Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC
What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
Insurance & bonds
Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 3 insurers are named in the list below.
BIPD in force — $5,000,000 · LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY · since Sep 2022
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY | Oct 2011 → Sep 2022 | $5M | 3 |
| GRANITE STATE INSURANCE CO. | Oct 2009 → Oct 2011 | $5M | 2 |
| LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY | Oct 2008 → Oct 2009 | $5M | 2 |
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs
Revealed by inspection density across 2 states · 24 mo
Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Last 12 months: 1 truck also ran under 1 other carrier
Shares a company officer with other carriers
Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units
Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
Contact
Registration
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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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