Carrier profile · USDOT 161279 · MC-530132 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Pella Corporation

55 power unitsavg 4 yrMulti-region · 14 statesPELLA, IA81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-530132 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

55Power units

36 observed · MCS-150

42Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

4.0Avg age (yr)

2014–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(641) 621-3634 Email dispatchbrennertc@pella.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 above average27.3% 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 52 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1974.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$2M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo27.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$2M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo27.3%

▲ 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

Asset-based

55 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

4 yr

Model years 2014–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

54 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 27.3%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 — 11 vehicle and 54 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

33.3% · 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 33.3 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

52 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Nov '24 · 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

≈0.5 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 55-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 55
Inspections · 24 mo: 54
Annualized: ≈27 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.5 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 Driving14 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle 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$2,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$2M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $2M 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

$750K BIPD last filed ’23 · 3 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Liberty Fire’04–’08

Old Republic’08–’23

2004201020162022now

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

BIPD in force — $2,000,000 · CONTINENTAL CASUALTY CO. · since Sep 2023

All 4 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2008 → Sep 2023	$750K	7
LIBERTY MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Sep 2004 → Oct 2008	$750K	1
LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Sep 2004 → Sep 2004	$750K	1
LIBERTY MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Sep 2004 → Sep 2008	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 55
Observed power (24 mo): 36
Trailers (towed): 42

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

4.0 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2014

Oldest model yr

37.2%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 14 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

IL busiest

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

Home base

PELLA, IA

102 MAIN STREET

Top corridor

IL ⇄ IA

IL 21 · OH 6 · IA 6

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: 4 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 616767Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (18 trucks · 12 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3706 USDOT 1632357 USDOT 134874 USDOT 3876170 USDOT 223836 USDOT 1070890 USDOT 616767 USDOT 4189909

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@pella.com — 13 carriers: USDOT 347063 USDOT 584349 USDOT 712559 USDOT 1100032 USDOT 1671788 USDOT 2004919 USDOT 2254455 USDOT 3633869

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: 102 MAIN STREET, PELLA, IA, 50219-2147
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (641) 621-3634
Email: brennertc@pella.com
Web domain: pella.com

Registration

Officer: Tim Yaggi
USDOT / docket: 161279 · MC-530132
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Aug 22, 2025 · 7,321,060 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Mar 13, 1987
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

7,321,060

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 PELLA CORPORATION.

PELLA CORPORATION (USDOT 161279) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

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

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $2,000,000 limit in force from CONTINENTAL CASUALTY CO. effective Sep 1, 2023 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 27.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 54 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 11 vehicle-level and 54 driver-level — across 14 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 55 power units and 83 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Aug 22, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Mar 13, 1987 in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is PELLA CORPORATION's USDOT number?

PELLA CORPORATION's USDOT number is 161279, and its motor carrier number is MC-530132.

Is PELLA CORPORATION authorized to operate?

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

What is PELLA CORPORATION's safety record?

PELLA CORPORATION has a 27.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 91 roadside inspections, with 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).

How big is PELLA CORPORATION's fleet?

PELLA CORPORATION operates 55 power units and 83 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is PELLA CORPORATION based?

PELLA CORPORATION is based in PELLA, IA, with roadside inspections recorded across 14 states.

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