PIONEER FREIGHT LTD
DBA PIONEER FREIGHT
42 power units
42 drivers
2.2M mi/yr
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FRED Score 50.0 / 100
The FRED Score (0–100, higher is better) compares this motor carrier's expected crash rate with that of similar fleets. It is an analytical opinion, not an FMCSA safety rating.
Moderate confidence
21 yrs history · 88 roadside inspections in 24 months
Scored Nov 8, 2026
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- How it compares with similar fleets, per power unit and per mile
- Cargo risk, and news reports linked to its crashes
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Fleet, registration and cargo
Fleet and equipment
- Power units
- 42 all leased
- Drivers · CDL
- 42 · 42
- Annual miles
- 2.2M ~52k per unit
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 0 | 42 | 0 | 42 |
| Trailers | 0 | 185 | 0 | 185 |
Registration
- Operation
- Interstate
- Authority type
- Authorized For-Hire
- FMCSA rating
- Satisfactory (Mar 23, 2015)11 yrs old
- Registered
- Feb 14, 2005 (21 yrs)
- MCS-150 update
- May 28, 2026
- DUNS
- 556338627
- Officers
- WILLIAM BURNASH · CHRISTINA MILLAR
- Phone
- (832) 714-3000
- safetydept@pioneerfrt.com
- Address
- 13001 Bay Area Blvd Suite A, Pasadena TX 77507
Cargo
Cargo risk score
FRED’s estimate from the commodities it hauls
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Household GoodsMetal: Sheets/Coils/RollsMachinery/Large ObjectsIntermodal ContainersOilfield EquipmentGeneral FreightLogs/Poles/Beams/LumberBuilding MaterialsFresh ProduceBeveragesOther: HAZARDOUSPaper ProductsUtilityConstructionCoal/CokeChemicals
“General Freight” is a catch-all; the actual cargo mix and its risk may differ.
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Roadside and crash record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026Crashes
7
0 fatal (0 deaths) · 2 injury · 3 people hurt in all
Inspections
88
49% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
24.4%
21 of 86 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
1.1%
1 of 87 driver inspections
Violations
105
25 out-of-service violations
Inspections per quarter
With an out-of-service order
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 1 inspection.
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
105 on the FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026-
Vehicle maintenance No alert100 · 25 out-of-serviceBrakes 31 · Lights 25 · Cargo securement 8 · Tires 6 · Steering & suspension 3 · 27 more
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Unsafe driving No alert3 · 0 out-of-serviceSeat belt 1 · Other 2
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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
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Hazmat2 · 0 out-of-service
Out-of-service share of each category. “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold.
Violations by quarter
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FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026-
Jul202026Jul 20, 2026 · TexasProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jun152026Jun 15, 2026 · TexasInjury · 1 person hurtWet road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Apr212026Apr 21, 2026 · TexasProperty damage onlyWet road, dark - lighted, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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Feb132026Feb 13, 2026 · TexasProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Oct12025Oct 1, 2025 · TexasInjury · 2 people hurtDaylight. Citation issued.
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Nov62024Nov 6, 2024 · TexasProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Oct102024Oct 10, 2024 · TexasProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
2 of the 7 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
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On FMCSA's filing record
- Liability (BIPD)
- $2,000,000 · National Interstate Insurance Companyon record since Jul 1, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000
- Cargo filing
- not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
- Broker or forwarder bond
- required · none on file
36 months to Nov 7, 2026
- 3 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 2 changes: WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY → National Interstate Insurance Company (Jul 2026); NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA → WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY (Jul 2024)
- 2 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 1 took effect (the last Jul 1, 2024, replaced the same day); 1 replaced before it took effect
- 400 days without a liability filing (May 27, 2025 – Jul 1, 2026) while the authority required one; a later back-dated filing can close a lapse
Authority events and every filing
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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
- Texas (HQ) 88
Mostly inspected in its home state (100%).
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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 |
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| Vehicle maintenance | 42 | 4.48 | No alert |
| Unsafe driving | 3 | 0.75 | No alert |
| Hours of service | 0 | 0.00 | No alert |
| Driver fitness | 0 | 0.00 | No alert |
| Drugs & alcohol | 0 | 0.00 | No alert |
| Hazmat | — | — | — |
87 driver inspections · 86 vehicle inspections
These records come from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026; the grade counts crashes Oct 1, 2023 – Sep 30, 2026 and inspections Nov 1, 2024 – Oct 31, 2026 from FMCSA's weekly files, so counts can differ.
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