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PB TRANSPORTATION INC

PENDLETON, IN

Joins 17 roadside inspections (24 mo), 1 authority docket, BIPD on file (Great West Casualty Co) from FMCSA public filings. Data as of Sep 25, 2026. Booking triage is above; confirm on SAFER before tendering.

Brokers & shippers · booking check

Book with caution — review signals below

No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.

Caution
Coverage resumed · Dec 28, 2020
Coverage resumed · Jul 28, 2021
Common (Property) reinstated · Jan 8, 2021
Policy effective · Sep 23, 2025
Review these
  • No FMCSA cargo filing (BMC-34/83) on file Household-goods movers generally need BMC-34 cargo on file with FMCSA. Soft signal only — confirm on L&I before tendering HHG freight.
  • Prior insurance gap · 27 days Dec 1, 2020 → Dec 28, 2020
  • Prior insurance gap · 14 days Jul 14, 2021 → Jul 28, 2021
  • Common (Property) gap · 38 days Inactive Dec 1, 2020 → reinstated Jan 8, 2021
  • OOS rate worse than size peers Driver 6.70% vs peer 0.00% · Vehicle 20.0% vs peer 0.00% Details →
On file
  • 2 active operating authorities
  • Insurance on file · $1,000,000 GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · 91X Details →
  • BOC-3 process agent on file TRUCK PROCESS AGENTS OF AMERICA, INC Details →
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 — PB TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 3448788)
Verdict: CAUTION
Book with caution — review signals below
No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.

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

Blockers:
  (none)

Cautions:
  • No FMCSA cargo filing (BMC-34/83) on file — Household-goods movers generally need BMC-34 cargo on file with FMCSA. Soft signal only — confirm on L&I before tendering HHG freight.
  • Prior insurance gap · 27 days — Dec 1, 2020 → Dec 28, 2020
  • Prior insurance gap · 14 days — Jul 14, 2021 → Jul 28, 2021
  • Common (Property) gap · 38 days — Inactive Dec 1, 2020 → reinstated Jan 8, 2021
  • OOS rate worse than size peers — Driver 6.70% vs peer 0.00% · Vehicle 20.0% vs peer 0.00%

On file:
  • 2 active operating authorities
  • Insurance on file · $1,000,000 — GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · 91X
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — TRUCK PROCESS AGENTS OF AMERICA, INC

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/3448788/
As of: Sep 25, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
USDOT 3448788 Active AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Hazmat Company officer: VINOD KUMAR Company officer 2: SHIVAM BATRA General Freight Produce Cold Food Beverages Based in PENDLETON, IN

FMCSA census as of Sep 25, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · B

Composite of 4/5 scored components (mean 79/100). 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
Active · 100/100

Active census status with no OOS order or revoked authority on file.

Insurance / BIPD
BIPD active · 100/100

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

OOS vs peers
Riskier than peers · 15/100

Driver OOS 6.7% vs peer median 0% (worse). Vehicle OOS 20% vs peer median 0% (worse). n=274322 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: Caution.

  • Power Units −4 (6 → 2) · Sep 21, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
  • Drivers −11 (12 → 1) · Sep 21, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
  • Company officer 2 VINOD KUMAR → SHIVAM BATRA · Sep 9, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
  • Company officer SHIVAM BATRA → VINOD KUMAR · Sep 9, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
Operating authority
Insurance

2 active liability filings

Company profile

Company details
USDOT 3448788
In FMCSA records since Jul 2, 2020 (~6y)
MC / docket MC1122150
Company officer VINOD KUMAR
Company officer 2 SHIVAM BATRA
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Hazmat Yes (MCS-150)
Cargo carried
General Freight, Produce, Cold Food, Beverages
Fleet size 2 units
Drivers 1
Annual mileage 907,169 mi
Contact & address
Physical
8885 SPRINGBROOK DRIVE
PENDLETON, IN 46064
Mailing address matches physical.
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 3448788
In FMCSA records since Jul 2, 2020 (~6y)
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 907,169 mi
Hazmat Yes (MCS-150)
vs. National Average
Vehicle OOS Rate 20.0% vs 23.4% -3.4 pts
Driver OOS Rate 6.7% vs 6.7% +0.0 pts
Violations per Inspection 0.76 vs 1.80 -1.04
Peer tier (small fleets (≤10 power units)) median OOS rate: 50%
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
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Based on FMCSA authority grant of 2021-08-03 (1,879 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 6 0 0
Trailers 10 0 0

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

Accident reports (24 months)

All 3 crashes →
Last 6 months 6–12 months 12–24 months Total
Fatalities 0 0 0 0
Injuries 0 0 0 0
Tow-away 0 1 1 2
Crash reports 0 1 1 2

Reportable crashes from FMCSA MCMIS for the trailing 24 months. Counts may differ slightly from SAFER due to reporting lag.

Inspections (24 months)

All 33 inspections →
Driver Vehicle Hazmat
Inspections 17 17 2
OOS inspections 2 6 1
OOS percentage 11.76% 35.29% 50%
National average 6.7% 23.4% 4.4%

Roadside inspections in the last 24 months. National averages are FMCSA MCSAP reference rates (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%, hazmat ~4.4%).

Power Units
2
Drivers
1
Inspections
33
FMCSA roadside history on file
OOS Rate (peak)
20.0%
driver or vehicle, whichever higher
Crashes (24m)
2
3 all-time
Authorities
2
2 active

Risk Signals

High OOS rate
Peak OOS rate of 20.0% is well above FMCSA MCSAP national averages (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%).
Authority revoked
2 revocations on record.

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

Compared against 274,322 ACTIVE carriers operating 1–3 power units (±50% of this carrier's 2 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS
6.7%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 274,322 same-size peers
Verdict
Riskier than peers
Delta +6.7 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
This carrier — Vehicle OOS
20%
Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 274,322 same-size peers
Verdict
Riskier than peers
Delta +20 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Authority gap detected (1)

  • Common (Property) authority was inactive from Dec 1, 2020 to Jan 8, 2021 (38 days)

Historical coverage gaps detected (3)

  • No active BIPD/Primary insurance from Dec 1, 2020 to Dec 28, 2020 (27 days)
  • No active BIPD/Primary insurance from Jul 14, 2021 to Jul 28, 2021 (14 days)
  • No active BIPD/Primary insurance from Mar 26, 2025 to Mar 29, 2025 (3 days)

Fleet History

Field change history →

Sourced from FMCSA daily imports; field-level change log. 4 tracked changes on record. · 1 driver-count change · 2 officer changes

Record Changes

  1. As-of snapshot →
    • Drivers 12 1
      FMCSA Company Census
    • Power Units 6 2
      FMCSA Company Census
  2. As-of snapshot →
    • Company officer 2 VINOD KUMAR SHIVAM BATRA
      FMCSA Company Census
    • Company officer SHIVAM BATRA VINOD KUMAR
      FMCSA Company Census

Power Units Over Time

Sep 21, 2026 Sep 21, 2026

Bar height reflects reported power-unit count after each FMCSA filing update.

Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (18 months)

2023-11 2026-09

Violations by BASIC Category

Federal BASIC buckets for every citation issued against this carrier over the past 24 months.

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.
State Inspections OOS OOS % Last Inspection
California (CA) 4 2 50.0% Aug 13, 2026
Illinois (IL) 2 1 50.0% May 27, 2026
Indiana (IN) 2 0 0.0% Mar 7, 2025
Louisiana (LA) 2 2 100.0% Apr 27, 2026
Washington (WA) 2 1 50.0% Feb 26, 2026
Arizona (AZ) 2 1 50.0% Sep 10, 2026
New Mexico (NM) 2 0 0.0% May 6, 2025
Nebraska (NE) 1 0 0.0% Jun 5, 2026
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
Make Model Inspections
Great Dane 17
Kenworth 13
Peterbilt 3
Utility 3
Volvo 3
Unknown 2
Ken 1
SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores
BASIC Inspections Serious Measure Percentile Alert As Of
Driver Fitness 0 — 0.00 0 — Sep 21, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol 0 — 0.00 0 — Sep 21, 2026
Hours of Service 1 — 0.64 1 — Sep 21, 2026
Unsafe Driving 7 — 19.00 19 — Sep 21, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance 5 — 8.88 9 — Sep 21, 2026

Higher percentiles indicate worse performance relative to peer carriers. Carriers at or above the FMCSA intervention threshold are marked ALERT.

Recent Inspections (33 rows) View all 33 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
88971654 Sep 10, 2026 AZ 2 YUCCA AZ — 20 395.8E-HOSPDELDT, 393.9A-LTSI, 393.11A1-LTNRV Yes
88700086 Aug 13, 2026 CA 3 DUBLIN AREA
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
Ticket: Kens
1 392.2-SLLS3 No
88058287 Jun 5, 2026 NE 1 —
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
3 392.82DUMT, 177.823A-HMPMCNP-L6-1, 392.16-D No
87983830 May 27, 2026 IL 2 —
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
2 177.823A, 177.804B3 Yes
87697532 Apr 27, 2026 LA 1 BUNKIE LA
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
5 75A3-TAOL, 17C-PI, 48A-BIBD Yes
87527464 Apr 8, 2026 CA 2 BLACKROCK PLATFORM SCALES
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
4 — Yes
87187769 Feb 26, 2026 WA 1 GRANDVIEW WA
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
3 393.75A3-TAOL, 393.75C-TAOTD-LT2/32, 392.2-SLLEQP Yes
86895422 Jan 22, 2026 WA 3 STANWOOD WA
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
1 392.2-SLLTCD No
84614326 May 6, 2025 NM 3 SAN JON PORT OF ENTRY
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
0 — No
84521976 Apr 28, 2025 IL 3 il-242---interstate-55
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
0 — No
84397510 Apr 3, 2025 CA 1 CACHE CREEK
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
1 393.45D-BAAL Yes
84137694 Mar 7, 2025 IN 3 CLOVERDALE IN
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
1 392.2-SLLS2 No
83582482 Jan 8, 2025 AZ 2 SELIGMAN AZ
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
1 393.60C No
83474253 Dec 23, 2024 CA 3 DONNER PASS IF
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
0 — No
83454303 Dec 13, 2024 IN 3 WALTON IN
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
1 392.2-SLLS2 No
83343327 Dec 8, 2024 NM 2 nm-at-intersection-of-i-10-and-i-
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
3 396.3A1, 392.3-I No
82938280 Oct 17, 2024 LA 3 LA
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
2 395.3A2-PROP, 395.8E Yes
82345735 Aug 7, 2024 IL 3 I-74
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
0 — No
82137422 Jul 11, 2024 GA 3 —
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
0 — No
82095326 Jul 8, 2024 IL 3 70
Peterbilt TRUCK TRACTOR
CA 3526176 · 8250
1 392.2 No
82046193 Jul 5, 2024 NM 2 GALLUP PORT OF ENTRY
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
0 — No
81458066 Apr 22, 2024 TX 2 —
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
0 — No
80674892 Jan 18, 2024 IN 3 KNIGHTSTOWN IN
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
0 — No
80206456 Nov 20, 2023 OH 1 HARRISON SCALES
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
0 — No
80089182 Nov 3, 2023 IN 3 KNIGHTSTOWN IN
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
1 392.2 No
Recent Crashes (3 rows)
Report # Date ▼ State Fatalities Injuries Tow Hazmat Severity
FL8972570005 Oct 9, 2025 FL 0 0 Yes No Tow
NM0711022529 Dec 8, 2024 NM 0 0 Yes No Tow
PA307463100X Aug 19, 2023 PA 0 1 No No Injury
Authority Records (2 dockets)
MC Certificate Documents (4 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
Aug 3, 2021 MC1122150-C Reinstatement Letter Reinstatement Metadata only
Jan 8, 2021 MC1122150-C Reinstatement Letter Reinstatement Metadata only
Oct 29, 2020 MC1122150 Name Change Revocation Metadata only
Aug 20, 2020 MC1122150-C Original MC Certificate Revocation Original MC Certificate →
Insurance Coverage Timeline (16 rows)

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

Insurer Policy # Type Limit Effective Cancel Status
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. GRT46906A 91X $1,000,000 Sep 23, 2025 On file ACTIVE
Great West Casualty Co GRT46906A BMC-91X — Sep 23, 2025 On file ACTIVE
SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY TMA81004542 BIPD/Primary — Mar 29, 2025 Sep 23, 2025 REPLACED
Coverage gap — 3 days without BIPD/Primary coverage from Mar 26, 2025 to Mar 29, 2025
ACE PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY H08885825 BIPD/Primary — Mar 26, 2024 Mar 26, 2025 CANCELLED
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. MCP97916A BIPD/Primary — Mar 24, 2023 Apr 29, 2024 CANCELLED
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. MCP97916A BIPD/Primary — Mar 24, 2023 Mar 26, 2024 REPLACED
HOUSTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY RT-HSIC-CA-0000297-01 BIPD/Primary — Jul 28, 2022 Mar 24, 2023 REPLACED
HOUSTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY RT-HSIC-CA-0000297-00 BIPD/Primary — Jul 28, 2021 Jul 28, 2022 REPLACED
Coverage gap — 14 days without BIPD/Primary coverage from Jul 14, 2021 to Jul 28, 2021
PRIME INSURANCE COMPANY SC20081236 BIPD/Primary — Jun 9, 2021 Jul 14, 2021 CANCELLED
PRIME INSURANCE COMPANY SC20081236 BIPD/Primary — Apr 12, 2021 Jun 9, 2021 CANCELLED
PRIME INSURANCE COMPANY SC20081236 BIPD/Primary — Dec 28, 2020 Apr 12, 2021 CANCELLED
Coverage gap — 27 days without BIPD/Primary coverage from Dec 1, 2020 to Dec 28, 2020
PRIME INSURANCE COMPANY SC20081236 BIPD/Primary — Oct 26, 2020 Dec 1, 2020 NAME CHANGED
PRIME INSURANCE COMPANY SC20081236 BIPD/Primary — Aug 13, 2020 Oct 26, 2020 CANCELLED
Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events
  1. Sep 23, 2025
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
  2. Mar 31, 2025
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  3. Mar 26, 2025
    insurance
    CANCEL — ACE PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
  4. Mar 26, 2025
    insurance gap
    Coverage gap: 3 days without BIPD/Primary insurance (through Mar 29, 2025)
  5. Apr 29, 2024
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.
  6. Mar 26, 2024
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.
  7. Mar 24, 2023
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — HOUSTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
  8. Jul 28, 2022
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — HOUSTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
  9. Aug 3, 2021
    authority
    Active — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
    Details →
  10. Jul 20, 2021
    authority
    REVOKED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
  11. Jul 20, 2021
    authority
    Authority revoked — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
  12. Jul 14, 2021
    insurance
    CANCEL — PRIME INSURANCE COMPANY
  13. Jul 14, 2021
    insurance gap
    Coverage gap: 14 days without BIPD/Primary insurance (through Jul 28, 2021)
  14. Jun 10, 2021
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  15. Jun 9, 2021
    insurance
    CANCEL — PRIME INSURANCE COMPANY
  16. Apr 12, 2021
    insurance
    CANCEL — PRIME INSURANCE COMPANY
  17. Dec 1, 2020
    authority
    REVOKED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
  18. Dec 1, 2020
    insurance
    NAMECHG — PRIME INSURANCE COMPANY
  19. Dec 1, 2020
    authority
    Authority revoked — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
  20. Dec 1, 2020
    insurance gap
    Coverage gap: 27 days without BIPD/Primary insurance (through Dec 28, 2020)
  21. Dec 1, 2020
    authority gap
    Common (Property) authority inactive: 38 days (through Jan 8, 2021)
  22. Oct 26, 2020
    insurance
    CANCEL — PRIME INSURANCE COMPANY
Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Station State Inspections OOS
DONNER PASS IF CA 3 1
KNIGHTSTOWN IN IN 2 0
SELIGMAN AZ AZ 1 0
YUCCA AZ AZ 1 1
BLACKROCK PLATFORM SCALES CA 1 1
CACHE CREEK CA 1 1
DUBLIN AREA CA 1 0
70 IL 1 0
I-74 IL 1 0
CLOVERDALE IN IN 1 0

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code Description Category Cited OOS
392.2 Violation of Local Laws Unsafe Driving 2 0
391.41(a)(1) 391.41(a)(1) Driver Fitness 1 0
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
395.15(g)(1) 395.15(g)(1) Hours of Service 1 0
395.8(e)(1) Making, or permitting a driver to make, a false report regarding duty status Hours of Service 1 1
396.3(a)(1) Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories Vehicle Maintenance 1 0

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