Carrier profile · USDOT 625914 · MC-296371 · Updated Jun 22, 2026

Priority Transportation Inc

DBA PRIORITY

67 power unitsavg 7.8 yrNational · 29 statesCULLMAN, AL77/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-296371 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

67Power units

55 observed · MCS-150

72Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

7.8Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(256) 739-9155 Email dispatchegoodwin@prioritytrans.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 22, 2026

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

Watch · 3

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average33.3% vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record5 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.MCS-150 update dueThe biennial MCS-150 update is overdue.

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 31 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1995.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo33.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

9 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo33.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

9 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

67 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

7.8 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

30 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1995 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

129 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 33.3%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 5.4%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 57 vehicle and 129 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

46.7% · 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 11.0 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

124 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '26 · 9

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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.0 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 67-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 67
Inspections · 24 mo: 129
Annualized: ≈65 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.0 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 Driving55 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance20 · 11 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance17 · 16 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance16 · 3 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance10 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance8 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance7 · 2 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 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: Active

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)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 · 12 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

Lincoln General’01–’08

Canal’14–’18

1995200320112019now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 14 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · MS TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY · since Nov 2025

All 14 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
MS TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2024 → Nov 2025	$1M	1
TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2023 → Nov 2024	$1M	3
TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2022 → Nov 2022	$1M	3
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	Nov 2020 → Nov 2022	$1M	3
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Nov 2018 → Nov 2020	$1M	1
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Nov 2014 → Nov 2018	$1M	4
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Nov 2013 → Dec 2013	$1M	4
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Nov 2011 → Nov 2013	$1M	2
STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA	Nov 2010 → Nov 2011	$1M	1
VANLINER INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2008 → Nov 2010	$1M	1
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2001 → Nov 2008	$1M	2
EMPLOYERS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO.	Jan 1999 → Jan 2001	$1M	1
CLARENDON NATIONAL INS. CO.	Jan 1997 → Jan 1999	$1M	3
AXA GLOBAL RISKS US INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 1995 → Jan 1997	$1M	3

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 67
Observed power (24 mo): 55
Trailers (towed): 72

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

7.8 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

70.1%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 29 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

129

AL busiest

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

Home base

CULLMAN, AL

2131 3RD AVE SE

Top corridor

AL 17 · TN 15 · MS 11

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 1729098Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (10 trucks · 10 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 857474 USDOT 1451113 USDOT 3568277 USDOT 259028 USDOT 1022232 USDOT 92693 USDOT 1729098 USDOT 76483

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@prioritytrans.com — 5 carriers: USDOT 1221858 USDOT 1450356 USDOT 2184222 USDOT 3591213

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 & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 2131 3RD AVE SE, CULLMAN, AL, 35055
Mailing address: PO BOX 1978, CULLMAN, AL, 35056
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (256) 739-9155
Fax: (256) 739-2873
Email: egoodwin@prioritytrans.com
Web domain: prioritytrans.com

Registration

Officer: Emilee Goodwin
USDOT / docket: 625914 · MC-296371
First registered: Dec 29, 1995
Last MCS-150: Jun 27, 2024 · 5,350,764 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Feb 8, 2010
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

5,350,764

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 PRIORITY TRANSPORTATION INC.

PRIORITY TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 625914) has a Vektor safety score of 77/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 22, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 22, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from MS TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY effective Nov 1, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 22, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 33.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 22, 2026.

The carrier received 129 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 57 vehicle-level and 129 driver-level — across 29 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 22, 2026.

The carrier has 9 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 5 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 22, 2026.

It reports 67 power units and 50 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jun 27, 2024.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Feb 8, 2010 in the federal record refreshed Jun 22, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is PRIORITY TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number?

PRIORITY TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number is 625914, and its motor carrier number is MC-296371.

Is PRIORITY TRANSPORTATION INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 22, 2026, PRIORITY TRANSPORTATION INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is PRIORITY TRANSPORTATION INC's safety record?

PRIORITY TRANSPORTATION INC has a 33.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 197 roadside inspections, with 9 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 77/100 (tier: review).