PROFESSIONAL TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC
DBA: PTSI
FMCSA Live Status
Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 11
- Drivers · CDL
- 14 · 13
- Annual miles
- 1.3M
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| Trailers | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
Registration
- Organization
- CORPORATION
- FMCSA Rating
- Satisfactory (11-05-2013) · 13 yr old
- Registered
- 07-09-1984 (42 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 03-23-2026 (Address Change)
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 08, 2026
- Officer
- RUTH A HEWITT
- Officer
- NICHOLAS HEWITT
Cargo
- High-Risk Cargo
- Motor Vehicles, Machinery Large, General Freight
Note: "General Freight" is a catch-all; the actual cargo mix and its risk may differ.
Estimated from the commodity types reported to FMCSA, not from loss history or the true cargo mix.
Not enough record to grade yet.
34 inspections and 2 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months fit anything from an Excellent fleet to a Poor one. It leans worse than similar fleets (about a 60% chance), but not by enough to grade.
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.
A record this thin can't pin that down: about a 1-in-3 chance it runs at Poor-level crash rates.
Worth a closer look
From the FMCSA record. The estimate already counts the safety items; insurance filings and links to other motor carriers are context only.
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Fatal crash1 crash with 1 fatality in 24 months (most recent Apr 7, 2026).Ask: the accident register and loss runs for these crashes.
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Injury crashes1 crash with 1 person hurt in 24 months.Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
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Driver qualification1 out-of-service violation against drivers: 1 no valid CDL (Feb 2026).Ask: driver qualification files and hiring standards.
- Driver out-of-service rate 2.9% vs 6.7% national.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
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High speeding: 5
Track record
Inspected more often than interstate fleets of 10–19 trucks in Oregon (about 10 in 24 months would be typical).
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
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| Crashes | 0.091 | 0.034 |
| Inspections | 2.09 | 1.23 |
| Violations | 0.73 | 0.97 |
| Critical violations | 0.18 | 0.18 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 10–19 power units, medium-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
16 violations · 24 months-
Unsafe driving No alert6 · 0 OOSSpeeding 5 · Other 1
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Vehicle maintenance No alert5 · 4 OOSCargo securement 2 · Brakes 1 · Lights 1 · Other parts 1
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Hours of service No alert4 · 0 OOSLogbook / ELD paperwork 4
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Driver fitness No alert1 · 1 OOSNo valid CDL 1
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
Violations by quarter
Tap a category to show or hide itCrashes
24 months-
Apr72026MontanaFatal · 1 deathDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.In the newsHighway patrol: Minnesota man died in April 7 crash on I-90 near ColumbusQ2 News (KTVQ) · Apr 15, 2026
Why this link: FMCSA crash report MT2650219913 (Montana Highway Patrol) lists PROFESSIONAL TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC’s truck in this crash. This third-party news report covers a crash with the same date, place and number of deaths, matched automatically. It may not name PROFESSIONAL TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC and doesn't establish fault. Wrong article?
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Jan152026IdahoInjury · 1 person hurtIce road, daylight, fog, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
About “In the news”: these links go to third-party news reports that FRED Score matched automatically to FMCSA crash records — same date and place, with a truck or bus involved, and the same number of deaths or, for a crash that released hazardous materials, the release — and checked a second time before showing. A link doesn't mean this motor carrier caused the crash: FMCSA crash reports don't assign fault, and news coverage can be incomplete or wrong. FRED Score doesn't verify or endorse what the articles say.
1 of the 2 crashes was fatal.
1 of the 2 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA since- Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026)
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$1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.on record since May 18, 2015 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jan 2009
- Cargo filing
- not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
- One liability insurer throughout
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Operating authority active (FMCSA's L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since May 16, 2022)
FMCSA filings only, not a policy audit. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
30 filings and 13 authority events since 1980 · FMCSA record through May 14, 2026
Newest first. Insurer names as filed. FMCSA does not publish why a filing was cancelled.
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Dec 31, 2024SURETEC INSURANCE COMPANYBroker bond (BMC-84) · on file · on fileMC 130663 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 31, 2023GREAT AMERICAN INSURANCE CO.Broker bond (BMC-84) · ended Jul 10, 2024 · cancellation notice took effecta cancellation notice effective Jan 1, 2025 came after the replacement; 6 months in forceMC 130663 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 5, 2022FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped May 16, 2022cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsMC 669120 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 31, 2020UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.Broker bond (BMC-84) · ended Dec 30, 2023 · cancellation notice took effect36 months in forceMC 130663 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 1, 2018UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.Broker bond (BMC-84) · ended Dec 31, 2020 · cancellation notice took effect27 months in forceMC 130663 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 10, 2018FMCSA revocation notice for the broker authority, dropped Oct 2, 2018cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsMC 130663 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 1, 2017UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.Broker bond (BMC-84) · ended Oct 1, 2018 · superseded by the same policya cancellation notice effective Oct 7, 2018 came after the replacement; 12 months in forceMC 130663 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 1, 2016AMERICAN CONTRACTORS INDEMNITY COMPANYBroker bond (BMC-84) · ended Oct 1, 2017 · replaced by another insurer12 months in forceMC 130663 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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May 18, 2015GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · on fileMC 669120 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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May 11, 2015FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped May 20, 2015cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsMC 669120 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 1, 2014UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.Broker bond (BMC-84) · ended Oct 1, 2016 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Oct 6, 2016 came after the replacement; 24 months in forceMC 130663 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 1, 2013U. S. SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYBroker bond (BMC-84) · ended Oct 1, 2014 · replaced by another insurer12 months in forceMC 130663 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 4, 2013FMCSA revocation notice for the broker authority, dropped Oct 2, 2013cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsMC 130663 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 30, 2011AMERICAN CONTRACTORS INDEMNITY COMPANYBroker bond (BMC-84) · ended Oct 1, 2013 · cancellation notice took effect30 months in forceMC 130663 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 3, 2011FMCSA revocation notice for the broker authority, dropped Mar 7, 2011cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsMC 130663 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 21, 2010FMCSA revocation notice for the broker authority, dropped Jul 1, 2010cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsMC 130663 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 1, 2010GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended May 18, 2015 · superseded by the same policy64 months in forceMC 669120 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 27, 2009SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jan 1, 2010 · replaced by another insurer2 months in forceMC 669120 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 10, 2009Operating authority revoked (cause not stated)MC 130663 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 12, 2009AMERICAN CONTRACTORS INDEMNITY COMPANYBroker bond (BMC-84) · ended Mar 30, 2011 · cancellation notice took effect25 months in forceMC 130663 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 12, 2009Operating authority grantedMC 669120 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 22, 2009SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Oct 27, 2009 · superseded by the same policy9 months in forceMC 669120 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 16, 2005AMERICAN CONTRACTORS INDEMNITY COMPANYBroker bond (BMC-84) · ended Feb 12, 2009 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)47 months in forceMC 130663 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 4, 2005SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Mar 4, 2009 · cancellation notice took effect50 months in forceMC 130663 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 8, 2004FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Dec 30, 2004opened after CANAL INSURANCE CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Jan 4, 2005)MC 130663 · L&I to May 14, 2026
What the terms mean
- Liability filing (BIPD):
- The insurer's certificate (form BMC-91 or 91X) that the motor carrier carries bodily-injury and property-damage liability at or above FMCSA's minimum. A BMC-82 is the same promise made by a surety bond.
- FMCSA minimum:
- $750,000 for general freight in vehicles of 10,001 lb or more; $300,000 under 10,001 lb; $1,000,000 for oil and some hazardous materials; $5,000,000 for bulk hazardous materials (49 CFR 387.9).
- Primary / excess:
- An excess filing sits on top of a primary one; together they make the total filed limit.
- Replaced:
- A new filing took over from this one. Replaced the same day is an ordinary change of insurer or renewal.
- Cancellation notice:
- Form BMC-35 (insurance) or BMC-36 (bond): the insurer tells FMCSA the filing ends in 30 days. The insurer files it whether the insurer or the motor carrier ended the policy; FMCSA does not publish the reason.
- Cancellation processed by FMCSA:
- FMCSA itself ended the filing, for example when the authority was revoked.
- Lapse:
- Time with no liability filing on FMCSA's record while the authority required one. A filing received later can be back-dated, which closes a lapse after the fact.
- Suspended for insurance:
- FMCSA suspended the operating authority because no filing meeting the minimum was on file. FMCSA's records state this reason only since May 14, 2026; before then they show a revocation notice without a cause.
- FMCSA notice resolved in time:
- Before May 14, 2026, FMCSA served a revocation notice when a required filing lapsed and dropped it when the filing was restored. The notice does not say which filing lapsed.
- Suspension notice:
- Since May 14, 2026, FMCSA serves a notice that the authority will be suspended on a date unless the missing filing is restored. The notice does not say which filing.
- Cargo filing:
- Form BMC-34. FMCSA has required it only of household-goods motor carriers and forwarders since 2011, so most motor carriers' cargo policies are not on FMCSA's record.
- Broker bond / trust fund:
- Form BMC-84 (surety bond) or BMC-85 (trust fund): the $75,000 security a broker or freight forwarder must keep on file.
- Self-insurance authority:
- FMCSA lets a few large motor carriers carry their own liability; it appears as a filing by "Self-Insured".
- Risk retention group:
- An insurer owned by its policyholders (often trucking groups). It is not covered by state insurance guaranty funds.
- FMCSA record through:
- The date of the FMCSA file this section was built from. Dockets FMCSA's new system has not yet published are shown from the legacy record, frozen on May 14, 2026.
FMCSA's record of the insurance filed for this motor carrier's operating authority (forms BMC-91/91X liability, BMC-34 cargo, BMC-84/85 broker bond or trust), not the motor carrier's full insurance program. Only for-hire motor carriers with operating authority file with FMCSA; private and intrastate-only motor carriers keep proof of insurance at their place of business, so no filing does not mean no insurance. A filed limit is the amount the insurer certified to FMCSA, which can be below the policy's full limits; cargo and bond filings are shown as on file or not because FMCSA records the federal minimum rather than the policy amount. FMCSA's new registration system (May 14, 2026) publishes a partial set of dockets; a docket not yet in it is shown from the legacy record, frozen on that date, and the live check above is today's reading. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?
Where it happens
- California 7
- Montana 3
- Nebraska 3
- Colorado 2
- Idaho 2
- Nevada 2
- Oregon (HQ) 2
- South Dakota 2
Runs well beyond its home state: 2 of 34 inspections were in Oregon.
How the estimate is calculated
The model, its inputs, the window it scored and its confidence. For actuaries and anyone checking the work.
Forward 12-Month Risk Outlook
The FRED Score predicts this motor carrier's crash risk over the next 12 months — how often they're likely to crash and how severe those crashes tend to be — versus a typical fleet of its size (11 power units: 11 filed, 10 seen roadside in 24 months).
We'd expect a typical fleet of 11 power units this active to have about 0.4 crashes a year. This motor carrier recorded 2 in its scoring window (Oct 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026, about 0.7 a year) — about 1.5× a typical fleet. Factoring in its inspection and violation record inside that window and the credibility of its own experience, the model projects about 0.6 over the next 12 — about 1.3× the typical fleet. When this motor carrier does crash, those crashes tend to be substantially more severe than average — roughly 3.4× the injury/fatal weight of a typical crash.
- 1 inspection with no out-of-service result
FRED multiplies three factors: the class rate a fleet of this size, class and activity is expected to run, a violation relativity from its roadside record, and its own crash experience over 36 months weighted by how much exposure stands behind it. The grade is the band of the resulting relativity to class, then the screens.
FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
FMCSA BASIC Scores
AB Property| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 6 | 5.79 | |
| HOS Compliance | 3 | 0.09 | |
| Driver Fitness | 1 | 0.09 | |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 4 | 1.75 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (01-APR-25 – 29-JUL-25) and may cover a different time window than the scoring window used for the FRED grade (Oct 1, 2023 → Oct 31, 2026). Counts here may differ from the grade's in-window counts.