PDQ TRANSPORTATION INC
DBA URBAN EXPRESS CHARTER
19 power units
30 drivers
2.2M mi/yr
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Not graded
Passenger operation — outside the model for motor carriers of property
Checked Nov 8, 2026
Why it isn't graded
Not graded: passenger operation. The FRED Score is a model for motor carriers of property; a passenger model is a separate study.
FMCSA record, Nov 2024 – Sep 2026: 1 crash (0 fatal, 1 injury) · 72 inspections · vehicle out-of-service 7.4% (national avg 22.3%)
Fleet, registration and cargo
Fleet and equipment
- Power units
- 19
- Drivers · CDL
- 30 · 30
- Annual miles
- 2.2M ~116k per unit
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trailers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Registration
- Operation
- Interstate
- Authority type
- Authorized For-Hire
- FMCSA rating
- Satisfactory (Dec 12, 2023)
- Registered
- Apr 3, 2003 (23 yrs)
- MCS-150 update
- Jan 5, 2026
- DUNS
- 617971267
- Officer
- PAMELA BARAMIDZE
- Phone
- (614) 253-7000
- dispatch@urbancharters.com
- Address
- 6663B Huntley Rd, Columbus OH 43229
Cargo
Cargo risk score
FRED’s estimate from the commodities it hauls
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Roadside and crash record
FMCSA record, Nov 2024 – Sep 2026Crashes
1
0 fatal (0 deaths) · 1 injury · 2 people hurt in all
Inspections
72
79% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
7.4%
5 of 68 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 47 driver inspections
Violations
19
5 out-of-service violations
Inspections per quarter
With an out-of-service order
How it compares with similar fleets
Crashes, inspections and violations per power unit and per mile, against fleets like this one
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Violations
19 on the FMCSA record, Nov 2024 – Sep 2026-
Vehicle maintenance No alert16 · 5 out-of-serviceCargo securement 5 · Lights 3 · Tires 2 · Brakes 1 · Other parts 5
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Unsafe driving No alert3 · 0 out-of-serviceSpeeding 3
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Hours of service No alert0
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Driver fitness No alert0
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
Out-of-service share of each category. “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold.
Violations by quarter
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FMCSA record, Nov 2024 – Sep 2026 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026
1 crash
1 injury
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Oct292024Oct 29, 2024 · New YorkInjury · 2 people hurtDaylight, one-way trafficway not divided.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA sinceToday · live FMCSA check
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On FMCSA's filing record
- Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026)
- primary $2,000,000 + excess $3,000,000 (total $5,000,000) · CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.on record since Mar 1, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $5,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jan 2020
- Cargo filing
- not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to May 14, 2026
- 3 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 2 changes: ACCREDITED SURETY AND CASUALTY COMPANY, INC. → CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. (Mar 2025); TRISURA INSURANCE COMPANY → ACCREDITED SURETY AND CASUALTY COMPANY, INC. (Mar 2024)
- 2 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 1 took effect (the last Mar 1, 2025, replaced the same day); 1 replaced before it took effect
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority events and every filing
FMCSA’s full filing record back to the 1990s, and who else this insurer covers
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Where it operates
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Map: inspections and crashes from FMCSA's weekly files over 24 months.
Inspections by state
- Ohio (HQ) 60
- Michigan 5
- Massachusetts 2
- New Jersey 2
- Connecticut 1
- Pennsylvania 1
- West Virginia 1
Mostly inspected in its home state (83%).
FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
| BASIC | Inspections with violations | Measure | Alert |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle maintenance | 12 | 1.31 | No alert |
| Unsafe driving | 3 | 1.65 | No alert |
| Hours of service | 0 | 0.00 | No alert |
| Driver fitness | 0 | 0.00 | No alert |
| Drugs & alcohol | 0 | 0.00 | No alert |
47 driver inspections · 68 vehicle inspections
These records come from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System, Nov 2024 – Sep 2026.
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