Carrier profile · USDOT 3589868 · MC-1215557 · Updated Sep 6, 2026

Paladium Transportation Inc

70 power unitsavg 5.3 yrNational · 39 statesPLAINFIELD, IL94/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1215557 ACTIVEHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

70Power units

112 observed · MCS-150

153Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

5.3Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(224) 435-7754 Email dispatchdispatch@paladiumtrans.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Sep 6, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Watch · 1

Multiple injury crashes3 crashes involving injuries are on record.

In good standing · 4

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 5 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2021.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 425 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo21.1%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

6 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo21.1%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

6 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Lessor pool

70 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

5.3 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

5 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2021 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

297 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 21.1%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 1.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 114 vehicle and 297 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

17.2% · 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 9.1 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

287 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Nov '24 · 19

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.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈2.1 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Among the more heavily-inspected carriers for its size — abundant roadside signal. Coverage isn't the question here; the out-of-service and crash record is.

Registered power units: 70
Inspections · 24 mo: 297
Annualized: ≈149 / yr
Coverage: ≈2.1 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.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving117 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance21 · 19 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance12 · 1 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance10 · 3 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance9 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance9 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance9 · 0 OOS
393.110 Cargo securement — number of tiedownsVehicle Maintenance7 · 7 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
391.11 Driver not qualifiedDriver Fitness6 · 2 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$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 ’26 · 3 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Knightbrook’21–’22

A-one Commercial’22–’23

State Nationalspecialty’23–’26

202120232025now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 3 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · MS TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANY · since Apr 2026

All 3 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA	Apr 2023 → Apr 2026	$1M	8
A-ONE COMMERCIAL INSURANCE RRG, INC	Apr 2022 → Apr 2023	$1M	2
KNIGHTBROOK INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2021 → Apr 2022	$1M	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 70
Observed power (24 mo): 112
Trailers (towed): 153

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

5.3 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

86.8%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 39 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

297

SD busiest

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

Home base

PLAINFIELD, IL

24821 W EASY ST

Top corridor

SD ⇄ IL

SD 37 · MT 18 · UT 18

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: 30 trucks also ran under 16 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 2914675 USDOT 3907352 USDOT 367850 USDOT 3678050 USDOT 3318845 USDOT 3105623 USDOT 4312191 USDOT 4345168Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (100 trucks · 129 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3138172 USDOT 3517181 USDOT 3584662 USDOT 4376552 USDOT 2065865 USDOT 2207356 USDOT 3105623 USDOT 3453078

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

112

Shared w/ other carriers

100

Roadside-observed power units materially exceed the registered MCS-150 fleet — confirm the carrier is operating within its filed capacity.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 24821 W EASY ST, PLAINFIELD, IL, 60586-5955
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (224) 435-7754
Email: dispatch@paladiumtrans.com
Web domain: paladiumtrans.com

Registration

Officer: Gheorghe Paladi
USDOT / docket: 3589868 · MC-1215557
First registered: Mar 16, 2021
Last MCS-150: Feb 3, 2026 · 8,000,000 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

8,000,000

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 PALADIUM TRANSPORTATION INC.

PALADIUM TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 3589868) has a Vektor safety score of 94/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Sep 6, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from MS TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANY effective Apr 20, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Sep 6, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 21.1% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier received 297 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 114 vehicle-level and 297 driver-level — across 39 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier has 6 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Sep 6, 2026.

It reports 70 power units and 76 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 3, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is PALADIUM TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number?

PALADIUM TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number is 3589868, and its motor carrier number is MC-1215557.

Is PALADIUM TRANSPORTATION INC authorized to operate?

As of Sep 6, 2026, PALADIUM TRANSPORTATION INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is PALADIUM TRANSPORTATION INC's safety record?

PALADIUM TRANSPORTATION INC has a 21.1% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 425 roadside inspections, with 6 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 94/100 (tier: clear).

How big is PALADIUM TRANSPORTATION INC's fleet?

PALADIUM TRANSPORTATION INC operates 70 power units and 76 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is PALADIUM TRANSPORTATION INC based?

PALADIUM TRANSPORTATION INC is based in PLAINFIELD, IL, with roadside inspections recorded across 39 states.

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