Carrier profile · USDOT 1330879 · MC-613720 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Puntney Trucking LLC

44 power unitsavg 12.3 yrNational · 16 statesCOLUMBUS, NE74/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-613720 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

44Power units

36 observed · MCS-150

40Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

12.3Avg age (yr)

1998–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(402) 564-3867 Email dispatchdispatch@puntneytruckingllc.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.

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Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average45.8% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service 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 22 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2005.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo45.8%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

5 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo45.8%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

5 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

44 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

12.3 yr

Model years 1998–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

21 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2005 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

68 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 45.8%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 5.9%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 24 vehicle and 68 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

37.5% · 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 19.7 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

64 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '24 · 7

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

≈0.8 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 44-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 44
Inspections · 24 mo: 68
Annualized: ≈34 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.8 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 Driving22 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance11 · 3 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance9 · 2 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance8 · 1 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance7 · 4 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 5 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
392.9 Failure to secure load / cargo not securedUnsafe Driving4 · 4 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 ’22 · 3 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Great West’09–’19

Canal’19–’22

beyond this history

2007201220172022now

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

BIPD in force — $750,000 · SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY · since Feb 2022

All 3 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Feb 2019 → Feb 2022	$750K	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Feb 2009 → Feb 2019	$750K	3
CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE CO.	Jul 2007 → Feb 2009	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 44
Observed power (24 mo): 36
Trailers (towed): 40

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

2026

Newest model yr

1998

Oldest model yr

64.5%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 16 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

NE busiest

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

Home base

COLUMBUS, NE

117 S PARKWAY

Top corridor

NE 26 · IA 7 · IL 5

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: 5 trucks also ran under 5 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 564837 USDOT 3211869 USDOT 1086056 USDOT 1061772 USDOT 97213Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (21 trucks · 25 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 64102 USDOT 1968342 USDOT 38111 USDOT 2458116 USDOT 660851 USDOT 1086056 USDOT 171361 USDOT 512974

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@puntneytruckingllc.com — 3 carriers: USDOT 2263985 USDOT 3122998

Shares a company officer with other carriers

aaron j puntney — 2 carriers: USDOT 3122998

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: 117 S PARKWAY, COLUMBUS, NE, 68601
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (402) 564-3867
Fax: (402) 564-8473
Email: dispatch@puntneytruckingllc.com
Web domain: puntneytruckingllc.com

Registration

Officers: Aaron J Puntney · Jayme Puntney
USDOT / docket: 1330879 · MC-613720
First registered: Feb 9, 2005
Last MCS-150: Sep 18, 2025 · 2,907,897 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

2,907,897

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 PUNTNEY TRUCKING LLC.

PUNTNEY TRUCKING LLC (USDOT 1330879) has a Vektor safety score of 74/100 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 SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY effective Feb 16, 2022 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 45.8% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 68 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 24 vehicle-level and 68 driver-level — across 16 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 5 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 44 power units and 35 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Sep 18, 2025.

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

Frequently asked

What is PUNTNEY TRUCKING LLC's USDOT number?

PUNTNEY TRUCKING LLC's USDOT number is 1330879, and its motor carrier number is MC-613720.

Is PUNTNEY TRUCKING LLC authorized to operate?

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

What is PUNTNEY TRUCKING LLC's safety record?

PUNTNEY TRUCKING LLC has a 45.8% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 111 roadside inspections, with 5 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 74/100 (tier: review).

How big is PUNTNEY TRUCKING LLC's fleet?

PUNTNEY TRUCKING LLC operates 44 power units and 35 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is PUNTNEY TRUCKING LLC based?

PUNTNEY TRUCKING LLC is based in COLUMBUS, NE, with roadside inspections recorded across 16 states.

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