Carrier profile · USDOT 1812097 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

PUGET PAVING AND CONSTRUCTION INC

20 power unitsavg 8.4 yrLocal · 1 statesTACOMA, WA80/100

AUTHORITY STATUS UNKNOWNHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

20Power units

19 observed · MCS-150

12Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

8.4Avg age (yr)

2005–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(253) 474-5616 Email dispatchJOSH@PUGETPAVING.COM

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

Established 18 yearsVehicle out-of-service rate well above average

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Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average73.3% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate above average11.1% vs the 6.7% national average.

In good standing · 1

Established 18 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2008.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo73.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo73.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

20 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

8.4 yr

Model years 2005–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

17 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2008 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

28 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 73.3%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 11.1%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 15 vehicle and 27 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

80.0% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 23.8 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

26 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '25 · 5

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 20-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 20
Inspections · 24 mo: 28
Annualized: ≈14 / 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 Driving22 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
393.43 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 4 OOS
393.100 Cargo securement (general)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 4 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness3 · 3 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness2 · 1 OOS
393.104 Cargo securement — tiedownsVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

No insurance filing history on record.

This timeline is the FMCSA filing history, and it ends at the most recent superseded filing — current policy status is not tracked here. Request a certificate of insurance to confirm active coverage before tendering.

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 20
Observed power (24 mo): 19
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

8.4 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2005

Oldest model yr

19.4%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

WA busiest

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

Home base

TACOMA, WA

10910 26TH AVE S

Top corridor

WA 28

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 1078875Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

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: 10910 26TH AVE S, TACOMA, WA, 98499
Operation: Intrastate (Hazmat)· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (253) 474-5616
Cell: (253) 375-3137
Fax: (253) 474-5617
Email: josh@pugetpaving.com
Web domain: pugetpaving.com

Registration

Officers: Gunnar Gehring · Stefan Gehring
USDOT / docket: 1812097
First registered: Sep 17, 2008
Last MCS-150: Apr 7, 2026 · 422,000 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: 99032674

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

422,000

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 PUGET PAVING AND CONSTRUCTION INC.

PUGET PAVING AND CONSTRUCTION INC (USDOT 1812097) has a Vektor safety score of 80/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has an unknown current for-hire authority status because no FMCSA L&I authority row is available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 73.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 28 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 15 vehicle-level and 27 driver-level — across 1 state, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

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

It reports 20 power units and 57 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 7, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is PUGET PAVING AND CONSTRUCTION INC's USDOT number?

PUGET PAVING AND CONSTRUCTION INC's USDOT number is 1812097.

Is PUGET PAVING AND CONSTRUCTION INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, PUGET PAVING AND CONSTRUCTION INC is active in the FMCSA register.

What is PUGET PAVING AND CONSTRUCTION INC's safety record?

PUGET PAVING AND CONSTRUCTION INC has a 73.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 40 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 80/100 (tier: review).