PGS USA LLC

METAIRIE, LA

PGS USA LLC is a mid-sized fleet, operating 45 power units and 38 drivers, based in Metairie, LA. FMCSA records show no inspection or crash activity in the last 24 months. BMC-91 liability filing is on file with VALLEY FORGE INSURANCE CO., and operating authority is active for common.

Brokers & shippers · booking check

Do not book — hard regulatory blocker

One or more hard blockers are on file. Do not tender until the issue is cured and confirmed on FMCSA.

Do not book
Coverage resumed · Dec 6, 2007
Common (Property) reinstated · Apr 2, 2014
Policy effective · Dec 6, 2015
Blockers
  • Census status: Inactive FMCSA census marks this USDOT as not actively authorized. Confirm on SAFER before tendering.
Review these
  • Prior insurance gap · 81 days Sep 16, 2007 → Dec 6, 2007
  • Common (Property) gap · 36 days Inactive Feb 25, 2014 → reinstated Apr 2, 2014
On file
  • Insurance on file · $1,000,000 VALLEY FORGE INSURANCE CO. · 91X Details →
  • BOC-3 process agent on file INTERSTATE AUTHORITY LLC Details →
  • OOS rate better than size peers
Built for brokers and shippers deciding whether to tender. Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before booking — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)
TruckCodex risk summary — PGS USA LLC (USDOT 1647543)
Verdict: DO NOT BOOK
Do not book — hard regulatory blocker
One or more hard blockers are on file. Do not tender until the issue is cured and confirmed on FMCSA.

Authority / census status: Inactive
Active BIPD limit: $1,000,000

Blockers:
  • Census status: Inactive — FMCSA census marks this USDOT as not actively authorized. Confirm on SAFER before tendering.

Cautions:
  • Prior insurance gap · 81 days — Sep 16, 2007 → Dec 6, 2007
  • Common (Property) gap · 36 days — Inactive Feb 25, 2014 → reinstated Apr 2, 2014

On file:
  • Insurance on file · $1,000,000 — VALLEY FORGE INSURANCE CO. · 91X
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — INTERSTATE AUTHORITY LLC
  • OOS rate better than size peers

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/1647543/
As of: Sep 20, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
USDOT 1647543 Inactive AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Company officer: CHARLES SMITH Company officer 2: ERIC MCKEE General Freight Intermodal Containers Dry Bulk Based in METAIRIE, LA

FMCSA census as of Sep 20, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · B

Composite of 4/5 scored components (mean 83/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

B confidence 80% · 4/5 signals · expand
Authority / census
Inactive · 30/100

Census status is Inactive — confirm on SAFER before tendering.

Insurance / BIPD
BIPD active · 100/100

Active BIPD/Primary-like policy on file in our insurance history.

OOS vs peers
Safer than peers · 100/100

Driver OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). Vehicle OOS 0% vs peer median 16.7% (better). n=22738 same-size ACTIVE peers.

FMCSA safety rating
Unrated

FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. We do not invent one.

NR reason: No published FMCSA safety_rating.

Insurance-watch tier
Not on watch · 100/100

No BMC-91 insurance-lapse watch classification on file for this USDOT.

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard from authority, BIPD, peer OOS, FMCSA safety rating, and insurance-watch signals. Not a booking verdict and not legal advice. See methodology. Booking triage on this page: Do not book.

  • Status NOT_AUTH → INACTIVE · May 25, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
Operating authority
Insurance

1 active liability filing

Company profile

Company details
USDOT 1647543
In FMCSA records since May 22, 2007 (~19y)
MC / docket MC606615
Company officer CHARLES SMITH
Company officer 2 ERIC MCKEE
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Cargo carried
General Freight, Intermodal Containers, Dry Bulk
Fleet size 45 units
Drivers 38
Annual mileage 950,000 mi
Contact & address
Physical
2424 EDENBORN AVE STE 550
METAIRIE, LA 70001
Mailing address matches physical.
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 1647543
In FMCSA records since May 22, 2007 (~19y)
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 950,000 mi
Active liability insurance
FMCSA cargo filing (BMC-34/83)

No active FMCSA cargo filing on file.

FMCSA L&I filing evidence — not a shipper certificate of insurance (COI). Cargo (BMC-34) is primarily an HHG / household-goods requirement; general freight carriers often have none.

Broker bond / trust (BMC-84/85)

No active broker surety bond or trust fund on file.

BMC-84 is a surety bond; BMC-85 is a trust-fund agreement. Required for property brokers / freight forwarders — not motor-carrier BIPD liability insurance.

Broker setup by MC age
Check brokers for this MC age

Based on FMCSA authority grant of 2016-09-23 (2,000+ days). Published gates only — not a guarantee they will accept. Confirm with the broker.

Related filings

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type Owned Term leased Trip leased
Truck tractors 0 45 0

Self-reported on the carrier’s Form MCS-150 (FMCSA Company Census).

Power Units
45
Drivers
38
Inspections
0
None in our FMCSA import window (~3 years)
OOS Rate (peak)
Crashes
5
None in last 24 months · all-time on file
Authorities
1
1 active
Carrier analysis & narrative context Status notes, risk intelligence, and safety profiles

Carrier is unrated

FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. Use the inspection history and BASIC scores below to assess on-road performance.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 45 power units (mid-sized fleet); 38 drivers.

Risk Signals

Authority revoked
3 revocations on record.

Out-of-Service rate vs same-size peers FMCSA roadside inspections, % placed out-of-service

Compared against 22,738 ACTIVE carriers operating 22–68 power units (±50% of this carrier's 45 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS
0%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 22,738 same-size peers
Verdict
On par with peers
Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
This carrier — Vehicle OOS
0%
Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
16.7%
Median across 22,738 same-size peers
Verdict
Safer than peers
Delta -16.7 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Authority gap detected (1)

  • Common (Property) authority was inactive from Feb 25, 2014 to Apr 2, 2014 (36 days)

Historical coverage gap detected (1)

  • No active BIPD/Primary insurance from Sep 16, 2007 to Dec 6, 2007 (81 days)

Fleet History

Field change history →

Sourced from FMCSA daily imports; field-level change log. 1 tracked change on record. · 1 status change

Record Changes

  1. As-of snapshot →
    • Status NOT_AUTH INACTIVE
      Seen 2 times · first May 25, 2026 · last May 25, 2026 FMCSA Company Census
Recent Inspections

No roadside inspections on file for this carrier in our FMCSA import window.

Public FMCSA inspection feeds cover roughly the last three years of roadside activity (not the full MCMIS archive). Older inspections — including those from before a carrier went inactive — are usually absent for every carrier, not just closed ones. Reportable crash history on this page goes further back; see crashes below or the full crash subpage.

Recent Crashes (5 rows)
Report # Date ▼ State Fatalities Injuries Tow Hazmat Severity
LA4162111603 May 17, 2016 LA 0 3 No No Injury
LA0005713916 Apr 19, 2013 LA 0 1 Yes No Injury
LA6111639375 Jan 16, 2013 LA 0 0 Yes No Tow
LA0005869569 Nov 15, 2012 LA 0 0 Yes No Tow
LA2124256924 Feb 22, 2011 LA 0 1 Yes No Injury
Authority Records (1 docket)
MC Certificate Documents (7 letters, 1 PDF available)

Authority Records (above) are FMCSA docket status and lifecycle events. MC Certificate Documents here are the archived PDF letters for each action — grants, reinstatements, revocations, name changes, and transfers. They are related but not the same dataset: one row per PDF letter, not one file per docket.

Each row is a distinct FMCSA letter (grant, reinstatement, revocation, name change, transfer, etc.). When a PDF is archived, click the link to open that letter. Rows without a link still show the action type and date from our index. FMCSA stopped publishing new daily certificate PDFs after the May 2026 Motus cutover — rows below are historical archive only.

Some letters share the same legacy archived file path — we show one PDF link for the primary document and list the other actions as metadata (type + date) until per-letter PDFs are re-extracted.

Date Docket Action Authority PDF
Sep 23, 2016 MC606615-C Reinstatement Letter Reinstatement Metadata only
Aug 16, 2016 MC606615 Name Change Revocation Metadata only
Jan 12, 2015 MC606615-C Reinstatement Letter Reinstatement Metadata only
Dec 2, 2014 MC606615 Name Change Revocation Metadata only
Apr 2, 2014 MC606615-C Reinstatement Letter Reinstatement Metadata only
Jan 23, 2014 MC606615 Name Change Revocation Metadata only
Apr 25, 2008 MC606615-C Original MC Certificate Revocation Original MC Certificate →
Insurance Coverage Timeline (9 rows)

Every insurance policy on file, newest effective date first. Amber rows mark BIPD/Primary coverage gaps.

Insurer Policy # Type Limit Effective Cancel Status
VALLEY FORGE INSURANCE CO. 4027198284 91X $1,000,000 Dec 6, 2015 On file ACTIVE
VALLEY FORGE INSURANCE CO. 4027198284 BIPD/Primary Jan 5, 2015 Sep 19, 2016 NAME CHANGED
VALLEY FORGE INSURANCE CO. 4027198284 BIPD/Primary Feb 25, 2014 Jan 5, 2015 NAME CHANGED
VALLEY FORGE INSURANCE CO. 4027198284 BIPD/Primary Dec 6, 2012 Feb 25, 2014 NAME CHANGED
LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY 6442955 CARGO Dec 6, 2007 Feb 25, 2014 NAME CHANGED
AMERICAN HOME ASSURANCE CO. CA 9793193 BIPD/Primary Dec 6, 2007 Dec 6, 2012 REPLACED
Coverage gap — 81 days without BIPD/Primary coverage from Sep 16, 2007 to Dec 6, 2007
THE CHARTER OAK FIRE INSURANCE CO. Y-810-299D8224-COF-06 BIPD/Primary Jul 20, 2007 Jul 20, 2007 REPLACED
THE CHARTER OAK FIRE INSURANCE CO. Y-810-299D8224-COF-06 BIPD/Primary Jul 20, 2007 Sep 16, 2007 CANCELLED
Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events
  1. Sep 23, 2016
    authority
    REINSTATED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
  2. Sep 19, 2016
    authority
    REVOKED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
  3. Sep 19, 2016
    insurance
    NAMECHG — VALLEY FORGE INSURANCE CO.
  4. Sep 19, 2016
    authority
    Authority revoked — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
  5. Jan 5, 2015
    authority
    REVOKED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
  6. Jan 5, 2015
    insurance
    NAMECHG — VALLEY FORGE INSURANCE CO.
  7. Jan 5, 2015
    authority
    Authority revoked — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
  8. Feb 25, 2014
    authority
    REVOKED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
  9. Feb 25, 2014
    insurance
    NAMECHG — VALLEY FORGE INSURANCE CO.
  10. Feb 25, 2014
    insurance
    NAMECHG — LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY
  11. Feb 25, 2014
    authority
    Authority revoked — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
  12. Feb 25, 2014
    authority gap
    Common (Property) authority inactive: 36 days (through Apr 2, 2014)
  13. Dec 6, 2012
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — AMERICAN HOME ASSURANCE CO.
  14. Sep 16, 2007
    insurance
    CANCEL — THE CHARTER OAK FIRE INSURANCE CO.
  15. Sep 16, 2007
    insurance gap
    Coverage gap: 81 days without BIPD/Primary insurance (through Dec 6, 2007)
  16. Jul 20, 2007
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — THE CHARTER OAK FIRE INSURANCE CO.

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