Carrier profile · USDOT 983992 · MC-414854 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Pinnacle Transport Inc

25 power unitsavg 7.8 yrLocal · 2 statesSEMINOLE, FL82/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-414854 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

25Power units

3 observed · MCS-150

3Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

7.8Avg age (yr)

2007–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(727) 639-1050 Email dispatchjoerusso@pinnacletransport.net

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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

Driver out-of-service rate well above average33.3% of driver inspections were placed out of service vs the 6.7% national average.Multiple injury crashes5 crashes involving injuries are on 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 25 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2001.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo100.0%

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo100.0%

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Lessor pool

25 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

7.8 yr

Model years 2007–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

24 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2001 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

3 inspections · 24 mo

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

Vehicle OOS 100.0%24-mo cumulative

050%

Driver OOS 33.3%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 2 vehicle and 3 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

50.0% · latest 6-mo window

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. More resolved windows are needed to establish a trend. 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

3 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Aug '25 · 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.

Thin coverage

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.1 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 25-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: 25
Inspections · 24 mo: 3
Annualized: ≈2 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.1 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 Maintenance4 · 1 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance2 · 1 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.83 Exhaust systemVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
392.4 Driving of commercial motor vehiclesUnsafe Driving1 · 1 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
393.13 Retroreflective sheetingVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 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$750,000 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

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K 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 ’26 · 9 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

State National’08–’12

Progressive Express’12–’15

State Nationalspecialty’16–’19

Sentry Select’19–’25

2001200820152022now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 10 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · COREPOINTE INSURANCE COMPANY · since Feb 2026

All 10 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
COREPOINTE INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2025 → Feb 2026	$750K	1
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2019 → Feb 2025	$750K	2
STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA	Feb 2016 → Feb 2019	$750K	3
ILLINOIS NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	Feb 2015 → Feb 2016	$750K	1
PROGRESSIVE EXPRESS INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2012 → Feb 2015	$750K	1
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	Feb 2008 → Feb 2012	$750K	5
EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	Oct 2007 → Feb 2008	$750K	1
AEQUICAP INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2005 → Oct 2007	$750K	2
AEQUICAP INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2003 → Apr 2005	$750K	11
QBE INSURANCE CORPORATION	Oct 2001 → Oct 2002	$750K	5

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 25
Observed power (24 mo): 3
Trailers (towed): 3

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

2024

Newest model yr

2007

Oldest model yr

33.3%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 2 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

IN busiest

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

Home base

SEMINOLE, FL

13118 72ND TERRACE

Top corridor

IN ⇄ FL

IN 2 · MS 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-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

Show all-time history (6 trucks · 12 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3487333 USDOT 3728952 USDOT 4008627 USDOT 4213586 USDOT 4240927 USDOT 2379180 USDOT 3416589 USDOT 4201696

Shares a company officer with other carriers

joe russo — 3 carriers: USDOT 3987155 USDOT 4014046

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: 13118 72ND TERRACE, SEMINOLE, FL, 33776
Mailing address: 13118 72ND TERRACE NORTH, SEMINOLE, FL, 33776
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (727) 639-1050
Fax: (727) 645-4234
Email: joerusso@pinnacletransport.net
Web domain: pinnacletransport.net

Registration

Officers: Joe Russo · Brian Frank
USDOT / docket: 983992 · MC-414854
First registered: Oct 15, 2001
Last MCS-150: Mar 15, 2026 · 593,492 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: 146251892

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

593,492

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 PINNACLE TRANSPORT INC.

PINNACLE TRANSPORT INC (USDOT 983992) has a Vektor safety score of 82/100 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 $750,000 limit in force from COREPOINTE INSURANCE COMPANY effective Feb 15, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 100.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 3 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 2 vehicle-level and 3 driver-level — across 2 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 25 power units and 24 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 15, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is PINNACLE TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number?

PINNACLE TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number is 983992, and its motor carrier number is MC-414854.

Is PINNACLE TRANSPORT INC authorized to operate?

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

What is PINNACLE TRANSPORT INC's safety record?

PINNACLE TRANSPORT INC has a 100.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 7 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 82/100 (tier: review).

How big is PINNACLE TRANSPORT INC's fleet?

PINNACLE TRANSPORT INC operates 25 power units and 24 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is PINNACLE TRANSPORT INC based?

PINNACLE TRANSPORT INC is based in SEMINOLE, FL, with roadside inspections recorded across 2 states.

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