PINE BELT TRANSPORTATION LLC

DOT# 1255641 MC# 491585 Petal, MS Authorized For-Hire
(601) 545-3979 pinebelttransportation@comcast.net 125 Davis Rd, Petal MS 39465
7 power units 7 drivers 747k mi/yr · ~107k per unit
HazMat
Satisfactory
FRED Score 65.6 / 100
Low confidence
22 yrs history · 127 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
7
Drivers · CDL
7 · 7
Annual miles
747k
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 4 3 0 7
Tractors 0 0 0 0
Trailers 3 5 0 8

Registration

FMCSA Rating
Satisfactory (01-12-2012) · 14 yr old
Registered
06-07-2004 (22 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
11-05-2026
FRED Score Date
Nov 08, 2026
Officer
KATHRYN A JONES
Officer
THOMAS RICHARD JONES

Cargo

76.5
high risk
Motor Vehicles
High-Risk Cargo
Motor Vehicles

Estimated from the commodity types reported to FMCSA, not from loss history or the true cargo mix.

Expected crash rate is probably lower than similar fleets (about a 70% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.

Similar fleets: interstate fleets of 10–19 trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.

Per truck, fleets like this one are expected to crash about 1.5× as often as the median active fleet of 10–19 trucks.

This motor carrier 0.87×
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▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.7 vs 0.9 for similar fleets
Likely 0–2 crashes
This motor carrier
0.7
Similar fleets
0.9
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~2%
About typical for similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Lower so far, not yet proven. 1 crash on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 0.5 a year); similar fleets have about 0.9 a year. Too short a record to be sure, so the grade counts its crash record as about typical. The grade counts 2 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Better than peers. Violations 0.47×, unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 0.65× and out-of-service orders 0.66× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -13%: roadside results weigh far less than crash history. It's inspected more often than most fleets its size.

Worth a closer look

From the FMCSA record. The grade already counts the safety items; insurance filings and links to other motor carriers are not in it.

  • Driver qualification
    3 out-of-service violations against drivers: 2 medical certificate, 1 no valid CDL (May 2025 – Sep 2026).
    Ask: driver qualification files and hiring standards.
  • Lights and brakes
    Lights are 15 of 55 violations (27%). Light or brake defects led to 14 out-of-service orders.
    Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
Strengths
  • 1 crash in 24 months. No injuries, no fatalities.
  • Vehicle out-of-service rate 12.7% vs 22.3% national; driver 2.4% vs 6.7%.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
  • Dangerous driving: 1
  • Unusual inspection rate
    Inspections per truck fall outside the normal range (1st–99th percentile), which can point to a mis-reported fleet size or data issues.

Track record

FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026 · grade scored on Oct 1, 2023 → Oct 31, 2026
Crashes
1
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
127
72% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
12.7%
15 of 118
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
2.4%
3 of 127
National avg 6.7%
Violations
55
22 out-of-service

Inspected more often than interstate fleets of 6–9 trucks in Mississippi (about 9 in 24 months would be typical).

Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 13 inspections, 1 out of service 13 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 13 inspections, 1 out of service 13 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 25 inspections, 5 out of service 25 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 19 inspections, 6 out of service 19 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 16 inspections, 1 out of service 16 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 12 inspections, 0 out of service 12 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 21 inspections, 2 out of service 21 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 8 inspections, 2 out of service 8 Q3 '26
vs 4,754 peer fleets
Inspections per power unit look like an outlier vs peers; read these rates with care.
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.071 0.039
Inspections 12.21 1.38
Violations 3.93 1.31
Critical violations 1.00 0.27

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, Small (advisory) power units, high-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

55 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    42 · 19 OOS
    Lights 15 · Brakes 13 · Tires 4 · Cargo securement 2 · Steering & suspension 1 · 7 more
  • Hours of service No alert
    8 · 0 OOS
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 5 · Over hours limit 2 · False log 1
  • Driver fitness No alert
    3 · 3 OOS
    Medical certificate 2 · No valid CDL 1
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    2 · 0 OOS
    Phone use 1 · Reckless / lane 1
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
Out-of-service violations “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold

Violations by quarter

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No violation trend data

Crashes

24 months
  • Feb
    12
    2026
    Alabama
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.

No other reportable crashes on the FMCSA record.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 7, 2026
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Liability (BIPD)
$1,000,000 · Canal Insurance Company
on record since Feb 22, 2025 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jun 2004
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to Nov 7, 2026
  • 2 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 1 change: BLUE HILL SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY INC → Canal Insurance Company (Feb 2025)
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required

Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Jun 30, 2006)

Who insures fleets like this →

FMCSA filings only, not a policy audit. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?

Where it happens

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Inspections by state
  • Mississippi (HQ) 58
  • Tennessee 43
  • Alabama 23
  • Georgia 3

46% of inspections were in its home state.