Carrier profile · USDOT 1805503 · MC-658792 · Updated Sep 6, 2026

Panhandle Transportation Group LLC

91 power unitsavg 12.3 yrRegional · 5 statesAMARILLO, TX88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-658792 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

91Power units

64 observed · MCS-150

166Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

12.3Avg age (yr)

1998–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(806) 372-3851 Email dispatchcompliance@afiama.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Sep 6, 2026

Clear to load

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Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record5 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's 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 18 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2008.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 315 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo11.8%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

4 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo11.8%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

4 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Lessor pool

91 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

12.3 yr

Model years 1998–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

18 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2008 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

201 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 11.8%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.5%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 127 vehicle and 201 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

11.1% · 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 4.4 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

188 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Dec '24 · 14

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

≈1.1 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 91-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 91
Inspections · 24 mo: 201
Annualized: ≈101 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.1 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 Driving46 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance15 · 5 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance10 · 3 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance10 · 10 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance7 · 3 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance7 · 1 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance3 · 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$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 ’13 · 2 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Zurich American’09–’13

beyond this history

2008201320182023now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 2 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA · since Nov 2013

All 2 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2009 → Nov 2013	$750K	2
TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA	Sep 2008 → Nov 2009	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 91
Observed power (24 mo): 64
Trailers (towed): 166

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

12.3 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

1998

Oldest model yr

76.5%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 5 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

201

NM busiest

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

Home base

AMARILLO, TX

1401 FARMERS AVE STE T

Top corridor

NM ⇄ TX

NM 142 · TX 31 · CO 17

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: 43 trucks also ran under 13 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 1876810 USDOT 3425213 USDOT 4319826 USDOT 2583142 USDOT 2956928 USDOT 3955944 USDOT 4483006 USDOT 4094249Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (100 trucks · 39 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 54336 USDOT 327574 USDOT 620402 USDOT 1876810 USDOT 3392789 USDOT 3955944 USDOT 4094249 USDOT 1311019

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@afiama.com — 3 carriers: USDOT 7379 USDOT 155249

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

100

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 1401 FARMERS AVE STE T, AMARILLO, TX, 79118
Mailing address: PO BOX 30300, AMARILLO, TX, 79120
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (806) 372-3851
Fax: (806) 374-3212
Email: compliance@afiama.com
Web domain: afiama.com

Registration

Officers: Noma Burr · Brian Piancino
USDOT / docket: 1805503 · MC-658792
First registered: Aug 26, 2008
Last MCS-150: Nov 13, 2025 · 6,165,626 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.24
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

6,165,626

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 PANHANDLE TRANSPORTATION GROUP LLC.

PANHANDLE TRANSPORTATION GROUP LLC (USDOT 1805503) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

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

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA effective Nov 1, 2013 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Sep 6, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 11.8% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier received 201 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 127 vehicle-level and 201 driver-level — across 5 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier has 4 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 5 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Sep 6, 2026.

It reports 91 power units and 77 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Nov 13, 2025.

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

Frequently asked

What is PANHANDLE TRANSPORTATION GROUP LLC's USDOT number?

PANHANDLE TRANSPORTATION GROUP LLC's USDOT number is 1805503, and its motor carrier number is MC-658792.

Is PANHANDLE TRANSPORTATION GROUP LLC authorized to operate?

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

What is PANHANDLE TRANSPORTATION GROUP LLC's safety record?

PANHANDLE TRANSPORTATION GROUP LLC has a 11.8% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 315 roadside inspections, with 4 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).