Carrier profile · USDOT 534056 · MC-239652 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

PREFERRED TRANSPORT & DISTRIBUTION INC

46 power unitsavg 5.9 yrNational · 17 statesAUSTELL, GA88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-239652 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

46Power units

40 observed · MCS-150

55Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

5.9Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(770) 941-4848 Email dispatchlogan@preferredtransport.net

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Clear to load

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Active operating authorityInsurance on fileFatal crash on record

Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record3 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 33 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1993.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 108 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo13.3%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

5 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo13.3%

▼ 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

46 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

5.9 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

32 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1993 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

78 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 13.3%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 1.3%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 30 vehicle and 78 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

16.7% · 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 2.0 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

76 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Aug '25 · 9

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

≈0.8 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 46-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 46
Inspections · 24 mo: 78
Annualized: ≈39 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.8 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 Driving39 · 0 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance10 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance6 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
392.22 Driving of commercial motor vehiclesUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance2 · 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$1,000,000 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

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M 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

$1M BIPD last filed ’25 · 12 insurers · 4 lapsesCoverage lapse

Carolina’01–’05

Westfield’10–’17

Protective’18–’21

Sentry Select’21–’24

1994200220102018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 13 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · SPINNAKER INSURANCE COMPANY · since Dec 2025

All 13 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
MS TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2024 → Dec 2025	$1M	1
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2021 → Dec 2024	$1M	2
PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.	Sep 2018 → Dec 2021	$1M	2
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2017 → Sep 2018	$1M	1
WESTFIELD INSURANCE CO.	Aug 2010 → Sep 2017	$1M	1
IMPERIUM INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2008 → Jun 2009	$1M	5
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2005 → Oct 2006	$1M	4
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Oct 2001 → Oct 2005	$1M	1
ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2000 → Oct 2001	$1M	3
ACE FIRE UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 1998 → Jun 2000	$1M	3
CLARENDON NATIONAL INS. CO.	Oct 1997 → Oct 1998	$1M	1
LEGION INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 1995 → Oct 1997	$1M	2
CALVERT INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 1994 → Mar 1995	$1M	2

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 46
Observed power (24 mo): 40
Trailers (towed): 55

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

5.9 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

27.4%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 17 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

GA busiest

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

Home base

AUSTELL, GA

504 RIVERSIDE PARKWAY SW

Top corridor

GA 15 · SC 10 · NC 10

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 (13 trucks · 16 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3088575 USDOT 3499942 USDOT 3644656 USDOT 4350649 USDOT 2981380 USDOT 2177690 USDOT 38111 USDOT 500579

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: 504 RIVERSIDE PARKWAY SW, AUSTELL, GA, 30168
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (770) 941-4848
Email: logan@preferredtransport.net
Web domain: preferredtransport.net

Registration

Officers: Joseph F Pavuk · Joseph F Pavuk
USDOT / docket: 534056 · MC-239652
First registered: Aug 18, 1993
Last MCS-150: Jul 9, 2025 · 3,331,290 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · May 5, 2008
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

3,331,290

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 PREFERRED TRANSPORT & DISTRIBUTION INC.

PREFERRED TRANSPORT & DISTRIBUTION INC (USDOT 534056) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 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 $1,000,000 limit in force from SPINNAKER INSURANCE COMPANY effective Dec 1, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 13.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 78 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 30 vehicle-level and 78 driver-level — across 17 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 5 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 3 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 46 power units and 39 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jul 9, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned May 5, 2008 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is PREFERRED TRANSPORT & DISTRIBUTION INC's USDOT number?

PREFERRED TRANSPORT & DISTRIBUTION INC's USDOT number is 534056, and its motor carrier number is MC-239652.

Is PREFERRED TRANSPORT & DISTRIBUTION INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, PREFERRED TRANSPORT & DISTRIBUTION INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is PREFERRED TRANSPORT & DISTRIBUTION INC's safety record?

PREFERRED TRANSPORT & DISTRIBUTION INC has a 13.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 108 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).