Carrier profile · USDOT 261918 · MC-175043 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

PREFERRED TRANSPORT LIMITED

40 power unitsavg 8.6 yrRegional · 6 statesCHATHAM, ON87/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-175043 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

40Power units

16 observed · MCS-150

22Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

8.6Avg age (yr)

1999–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(519) 352-5530 Email dispatchDANIELLE@preferredtrsp.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.

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

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average23.1% vs the 22.26% national average.Multiple injury crashes13 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 41 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1985.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo23.1%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo23.1%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

40 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

8.6 yr

Model years 1999–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

41 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1985 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

21 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 23.1%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 13 vehicle and 21 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

42.9% · 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 37.4 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

20 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '25 · 3

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.

Thin coverage

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.3 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 40-unit fleet — the out-of-service and violation signals above rest on a small sample, so weight them cautiously. Thin coverage on a young authority is itself a flag.

Registered power units: 40
Inspections · 24 mo: 21
Annualized: ≈11 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.3 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 Driving20 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance12 · 1 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance1 · 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 ’24 · 7 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Legion’94–’97

Royal’97–’00

Ranger Ins’00–’07

United States’07–’12

Aig Canada’14–’17

Northbridge General’17–now

1994200220102018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 7 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · NORTHBRIDGE GENERAL INSURANCE CORPORATION · since Apr 2024

All 7 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NORTHBRIDGE GENERAL INSURANCE CORPORATION	Apr 2017 → Apr 2024	$1M	2
AIG INSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA	Apr 2014 → May 2017	$1M	2
NORTHBRIDGE COMMERCIAL INSURANCE CORPORATION	Apr 2012 → Apr 2014	$1M	1
UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Apr 2007 → Apr 2012	$1M	1
RANGER INS. CO./FAIRMONT SPECIALTY INS. CO.	Apr 2000 → Apr 2007	$1M	1
ROYAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	Apr 1997 → Jul 2000	$1M	1
LEGION INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 1994 → Apr 1997	$1M	1

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 40
Observed power (24 mo): 16
Trailers (towed): 22

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

8.6 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

1999

Oldest model yr

5.3%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 6 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

MI busiest

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

Home base

CHATHAM, ON

9565 LONGWOODS RD

Top corridor

MI ⇄ ON

MI 16 · TX 1 · IN 1

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.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1333904 USDOT 3717885

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 9565 LONGWOODS RD, CHATHAM, ON, N7M 5J7
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (519) 352-5530
Fax: (519) 352-5730
Email: danielle@preferredtrsp.com
Web domain: preferredtrsp.com

Registration

Officer: Danielle Vanroboys
USDOT / docket: 261918 · MC-175043
First registered: Jul 12, 1985
Last MCS-150: Jul 8, 2025 · 2,304,839 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Feb 10, 1992
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

2,304,839

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 LIMITED.

PREFERRED TRANSPORT LIMITED (USDOT 261918) 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 $1,000,000 limit in force from NORTHBRIDGE GENERAL INSURANCE CORPORATION effective Apr 30, 2024 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 23.1% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 21 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 13 vehicle-level and 21 driver-level — across 6 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 40 power units and 41 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jul 8, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Feb 10, 1992 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is PREFERRED TRANSPORT LIMITED's USDOT number?

PREFERRED TRANSPORT LIMITED's USDOT number is 261918, and its motor carrier number is MC-175043.

Is PREFERRED TRANSPORT LIMITED authorized to operate?

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

What is PREFERRED TRANSPORT LIMITED's safety record?

PREFERRED TRANSPORT LIMITED has a 23.1% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 30 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 87/100 (tier: clear).