PITTSBURGH-FAYETTE EXPRESS INC

DOT# 88361 MC# 4242 DUNS# 88904669 Belle Vernon, PA Authorized For-Hire
(724) 929-2220 fran@pfep.com 400 Main Street, Belle Vernon PA 15012
25 tractors 30 drivers 1.7M mi/yr · ~66k per unit
HazMat
Not enough record
Graded once the record supports it
52 yrs history · 48 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
25
Drivers · CDL
30 · 25
Annual miles
1.7M
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 21 4 0 25
Trailers 40 0 0 40

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
FMCSA Rating
Satisfactory (12-12-1989) · 36 yr old
Registered
06-01-1974 (52 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
09-23-2025 (Address Change)
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
FRANCIS S PREZIOSO
Officer
ANITA PUHNATY

Cargo

54.9
medium risk
Metal: Sheets/Coils/Rolls Liquids/Gases General Freight Building Materials Beverages Paper Products Construction Chemicals
High-Risk Cargo
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.

48 inspections and 3 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months fit anything from an Excellent fleet to a Poor one.

Similar fleets: interstate fleets of 20–49 trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.

80% likely range 0.53×–1.88×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
1.0 vs 0.8 for similar fleets
Likely 0–3 crashes
This motor carrier
1.0
Similar fleets
0.8

A record this thin can't pin that down: about a 1-in-5 chance it runs at Poor-level crash rates.

Ask
Loss runs for the last 3 years, and confirm the fleet is operating at its filed size (25 power units).
What the record shows
Crash history
betterworse
Leans worse, not yet proven. 3 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 1.5 a year), including 1 with injuries; similar fleets have about 0.8 a year. The grade counts 4 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Better than peers. Violations 0.29×, out-of-service orders 0.31× and unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 0.69× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -21%.

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.

  • Injury crashes
    1 crash with 2 people hurt in 24 months.
    Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
  • Brakes and lights
    Brakes are 7 of 19 violations (37%). Brake or light defects led to 2 out-of-service orders.
    Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
Strengths
  • Vehicle out-of-service rate 10.7% vs 22.3% national; driver 0.0% vs 6.7%.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
  • Dangerous driving: 1

Track record

FMCSA record, Nov 2024 – Aug 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
3
0 fatalities · 2 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
48
71% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
10.7%
3 of 28
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 48
National avg 6.7%
Violations
19
3 out-of-service

Inspected more often than interstate fleets of 20–49 trucks in Pennsylvania (about 25 in 24 months would be typical).

Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 4 inspections, 1 out of service 4 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 5 inspections, 0 out of service 5 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 6 inspections, 0 out of service 6 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 5 inspections, 0 out of service 5 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 7 inspections, 2 out of service 7 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 7 inspections, 0 out of service 7 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 8 inspections, 0 out of service 8 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 6 inspections, 0 out of service 6 Q3 '26
vs 10,544 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.060 0.029
Inspections 1.28 1.11
Violations 0.38 0.77
Critical violations 0.10 0.15

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 20–49 power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

19 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    12 · 3 OOS
    Brakes 7 · Lights 3 · Steering & suspension 1 · Other parts 1
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    5 · 0 OOS
    Seat belt 2 · Speeding 2 · Reckless / lane 1
  • Hours of service No alert
    2 · 0 OOS
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 1 · Over hours limit 1
  • Driver fitness No alert
    0
  • 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
  • Jan
    22
    2026
    Maryland
    Property damage only
    Ice road, dark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Dec
    8
    2025
    Pennsylvania
    Injury · 2 people hurt
    Daylight.
  • Oct
    30
    2025
    Kentucky
    Property damage only
    Wet road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA since
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Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026)
$1,000,000 · BERKLEY CASUALTY COMPANY
on record since Jul 1, 2023 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Feb 1993
Cargo filing
on file · HANOVER INSURANCE CO. since Aug 15, 2010
36 months to May 14, 2026
  • 2 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 1 change: ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY → BERKLEY CASUALTY COMPANY (Jul 2023)
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required

Operating authority active (FMCSA's L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since Aug 12, 2019)

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
  • Pennsylvania (HQ) 33
  • Texas 5
  • Maryland 4
  • Ohio 2
  • Illinois 1
  • Missouri 1
  • Virginia 1
  • West Virginia 1

69% of inspections were in its home state.