Carrier profile · USDOT 1072241 · MC-439908 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Preferred Materials Inc

74 power unitsavg 6.6 yrMulti-region · 11 statesSIBLEY, LA74/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-439908 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

74Power units

24 observed · MCS-150

23Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

6.6Avg age (yr)

2001–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(318) 382-0880 Email dispatchtodd.ruple@pmidelivers.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 2026

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

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average35.0% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record1 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's 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 24 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2002.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo35.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo35.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

74 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

6.6 yr

Model years 2001–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

23 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2002 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

36 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 35.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 2.8%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 20 vehicle and 36 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

12.5% · 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 22.2 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

35 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '24 · 4

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

≈0.2 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 74-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: 74
Inspections · 24 mo: 36
Annualized: ≈18 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.2 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 Driving21 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance4 · 2 OOS
393.126 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)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: None
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 ’16 · 4 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Canal’02–’05

Sentry Select’05–’10

National Union’13–’16

beyond this history

2002200820142020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 4 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY · since May 2016

All 4 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	May 2013 → May 2016	$1M	2
TORUS SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2010 → Nov 2011	$1M	3
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2005 → Nov 2010	$1M	2
CANAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	Nov 2002 → Nov 2005	$1M	3

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 74
Observed power (24 mo): 24
Trailers (towed): 23

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

6.6 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2001

Oldest model yr

61.7%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 11 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

TX busiest

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

Home base

SIBLEY, LA

153 BLAZER DRIVE

Top corridor

TX ⇄ LA

TX 12 · LA 8 · AR 3

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: 2 trucks 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 2316473Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (18 trucks · 4 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1058546 USDOT 2316473 USDOT 3254450 USDOT 2136473

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@pmidelivers.com — 4 carriers: USDOT 2316473 USDOT 3875097 USDOT 3965124

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 & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 153 BLAZER DRIVE, SIBLEY, LA, 71073
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (318) 382-0880
Fax: (318) 371-9113
Email: todd.ruple@pmidelivers.com
Web domain: pmidelivers.com

Registration

Officer: David T Ruple
USDOT / docket: 1072241 · MC-439908
First registered: Nov 15, 2002
Last MCS-150: Jan 30, 2026 · 40,192,880 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Aug 9, 2005
D-U-N-S: 157263406

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

40,192,880

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 MATERIALS INC.

PREFERRED MATERIALS INC (USDOT 1072241) has a Vektor safety score of 74/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 20, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY effective May 10, 2016 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 35.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 36 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 20 vehicle-level and 36 driver-level — across 11 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 74 power units and 50 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 30, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Aug 9, 2005 in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is PREFERRED MATERIALS INC's USDOT number?

PREFERRED MATERIALS INC's USDOT number is 1072241, and its motor carrier number is MC-439908.

Is PREFERRED MATERIALS INC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 20, 2026, PREFERRED MATERIALS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is PREFERRED MATERIALS INC's safety record?

PREFERRED MATERIALS INC has a 35.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 59 roadside inspections, with 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 74/100 (tier: review).

How big is PREFERRED MATERIALS INC's fleet?

PREFERRED MATERIALS INC operates 74 power units and 50 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is PREFERRED MATERIALS INC based?

PREFERRED MATERIALS INC is based in SIBLEY, LA, with roadside inspections recorded across 11 states.

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