Carrier profile · USDOT 572094 · MC-278056 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

PRODUCTIVE TRANSPORTATION CARRIER CORP

11 power unitsavg 9.3 yrRegional · 4 statesTONAWANDA, NY94/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-278056 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

11Power units

7 observed · MCS-150

9Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

9.3Avg age (yr)

1999–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(716) 833-5700 Email dispatchbryan.walton@ptccbuffalo.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 fileMultiple injury crashes

Watch · 1

Multiple injury crashes14 crashes involving injuries are on 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 32 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1994.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 23 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

▼ 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-mo0.0%

▼ 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

11 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

9.3 yr

Model years 1999–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

31 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1994 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

13 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 0.0%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 — 10 vehicle and 13 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

0.0% · 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

12 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '24 · 2

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

≈0.6 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 11-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 11
Inspections · 24 mo: 13
Annualized: ≈7 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.6 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.

393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance12 · 2 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving6 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
392.71 Driving of commercial motor vehiclesUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.203 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle 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: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)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 · 10 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

American Employers’94–’99

Empire Fire’01–’06

State National’09–’12

Northland’14–’25

1994200220102018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 11 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY · since Apr 2025

All 11 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2025 → Apr 2025	$1M	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2014 → Apr 2025	$1M	1
LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2013 → Apr 2014	$1M	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2012 → Apr 2013	$1M	1
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	Apr 2009 → Apr 2012	$1M	3
UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Apr 2007 → Apr 2009	$1M	2
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2006 → May 2007	$1M	2
EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	Feb 2001 → Feb 2006	$1M	2
CONTINENTAL NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	Feb 2000 → Feb 2001	$1M	1
THE RELIANCE INSURANCE CO.	Feb 1999 → Feb 2000	$1M	1
AMERICAN EMPLOYERS INSURANCE CO.	Feb 1994 → Feb 1999	$1M	3

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 11
Observed power (24 mo): 7
Trailers (towed): 9

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

9.3 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

1999

Oldest model yr

37.5%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 4 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

NY busiest

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

Home base

TONAWANDA, NY

575 ENSMINGER ROAD

Top corridor

NY 9 · OH 2 · 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-identity links detected — no reincarnation flag, shared trucks, registration domain, or officer overlap with other carriers.

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

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: 575 ENSMINGER ROAD, TONAWANDA, NY, 14150
Mailing address: 530 GRAND ISLAND BLVD, TONAWANDA, NY, 14150
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (716) 833-5700
Fax: (716) 332-3876
Email: bryan.walton@ptccbuffalo.com
Web domain: ptccbuffalo.com

Registration

Officers: Timothy J Oconnell · Kevin O'Brachta
USDOT / docket: 572094 · MC-278056
First registered: Aug 18, 1994
Last MCS-150: Mar 16, 2026 · 658,917 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jul 6, 2007
D-U-N-S: 11757916

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

658,917

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 PRODUCTIVE TRANSPORTATION CARRIER CORP.

PRODUCTIVE TRANSPORTATION CARRIER CORP (USDOT 572094) has a Vektor safety score of 94/100 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 $1,000,000 limit in force from NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY effective Apr 3, 2025 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 13 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 10 vehicle-level and 13 driver-level — across 4 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 11 power units and 12 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 16, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jul 6, 2007 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is PRODUCTIVE TRANSPORTATION CARRIER CORP's USDOT number?

PRODUCTIVE TRANSPORTATION CARRIER CORP's USDOT number is 572094, and its motor carrier number is MC-278056.

Is PRODUCTIVE TRANSPORTATION CARRIER CORP authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, PRODUCTIVE TRANSPORTATION CARRIER CORP is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is PRODUCTIVE TRANSPORTATION CARRIER CORP's safety record?

PRODUCTIVE TRANSPORTATION CARRIER CORP has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 23 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 94/100 (tier: clear).