PINE BELT TRANSPORTATION LLC
Risk factors
Low riskVioCodes scoreA weighted read of the public FMCSA signals below — authority, insurance, out-of-service, crashes, roadside OOS rates, and carrier connections. A starting point for vetting, not a guarantee.
Roadside inspection performance
Out-of-service rate vs national average. Lower is better.
CSA performance breakdown
FMCSA · Sep 2026122 inspections · 17 violations (4 OOS) · 10% of inspections had an OOS finding.
Violations by BASIC
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Top cited codes
score = count × severity weight
- 1393.48A-BIHEVehicle Maintenance
Hydraulic/Electric Brake - Inoperative other than a steering axle.
24
6× · sev 4
- 2392.82DUMTUnsafe Driving
Driver - Using a hand-held mobile telephone
10
1× · sev 10
- 3395.8E-HOSPDHours-of-Service Compliance
HOS (Property) - No driver may make a false report in connection with a duty status. Explain
7
1× · sev 7
- 4393.128B-CLWVVehicle Maintenance1 OOS
Light Weight Vehicles - Improper securement of automobiles, light trucks, and vans
7
1× · sev 7
- 5393.11A1-LCHLVehicle Maintenance
Lighting - Lamps improper color, height, location.
6
1× · sev 6
- 6393.43D-BVehicle Maintenance1 OOS
Brake - Missing or inoperable breakaway braking system on a trailer(s) or converter dolly
4
1× · sev 4
- 7393.95A4-EEUSVehicle Maintenance
Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - unsecured
2
1× · sev 2
- 8396.3A1-BOS1 OOS
Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination
1
1×
- 9392.2-SLLIFTA
State/Local Laws - State tax/International Fuel Tax (IFTA) violation
1
1×
- 10393.60D
Windshield / Windows - Tinting permits less than 70% of light transmittance
1
1×
Most inspected in · top 3 states
- MS16
- AL9
- TN5
Latest FMCSA SMS snapshot. Codes link to the lookup — severity weighting, contest angles, and the DataQs Drafter for each. Click a BASIC to filter the codes.
Safety trends & next-run projection
Where each BASIC sits today, how it ranks against peers, and where it’s heading at the next monthly SMS run.
FMCSA keeps the Crash Indicator percentile private, and its measure needs a power-unit history public data doesn’t expose — so it can’t be estimated yet. VioCodes now records power units monthly, so a calibrated Crash estimate should light up over time. These are the public crash facts (all state-reportable crashes count, regardless of fault).
“Projected” estimates the next monthly SMS run from inspections on record now. FMCSA marks the BASIC percentile itself “Not Public,” so the percentile shown is a VioCodes estimate of how the carrier ranks against its peers, presented as a likely range (shaded on the gauge) and calibrated against real carriers. Crash Indicator has no public estimate — FMCSA keeps its measures fully private. Estimates, not official FMCSA figures. Not affiliated with FMCSA.
Recommendations
What’s driving each score, what to do about it, and where it could go.
A high share of violations are occurring in Mobile County, AL
Medium impact8 of 19 violations in the last 12 months (42%) came from inspections in Mobile County, AL. That can mean tougher enforcement there or simply more of your miles run through it — either way it's worth a look.
- Review the inspections from Mobile County, AL to spot recurring issues
- Brief drivers running that lane; consider rerouting around the toughest enforcement corridors where practical
False log / RODS violations are the leading contributor to Hours-of-Service Compliance
Low impactEstimated Hours-of-Service Compliance percentile of 41% is under the 60% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.
- 395.8E-HOSPDHOS (Property) - No driver may make a false report in connection with a duty status. Explain1× · 50%
- 395.24HOS (ELD) - ELD Form and Manner6× · 17%
- 395.30B2-ELDDFC24HOS (ELD) - Driver failing to certify the record immediately after the final required entry has been made or corrected for the 24 hour period.3× · 10%
- 395.22H1-ELDNUMHOS (ELD) - In-Vehicle Information - No user's manual for the driver describing how to operate the ELD. (May be electronic)1× · 2%
- 395.3A2-PROPDriving beyond 14 hour duty period (Property carrying vehicle)1× · 17%
- Audit ELD edits and duty-status annotations weekly; a false log is a high-severity, high-visibility violation
- Retrain on correct logging and never letting a load pressure a driver into a false entry
Controlled Substances/Alcohol needs attention
Low impactEstimated Controlled Substances/Alcohol percentile of 0% is under the 75% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.
- Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment
Brakes violations are the leading contributor to Vehicle Maintenance
Low impactEstimated Vehicle Maintenance percentile of 14% is under the 75% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.
- 393.48A-BIHEHydraulic/Electric Brake - Inoperative other than a steering axle.14× · 31%
- 393.43D-BBrake - Missing or inoperable breakaway braking system on a trailer(s) or converter dolly5× · 11%
- 396.3A1-BOSBrake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination3× · 3%
- 393.11A1-LCHLLighting - Lamps improper color, height, location.1× · 5%
- 393.9A-LTSILighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle.2× · 4%
- 393.9A-LSLILighting - Stop lamps - Any inoperative.2× · 3%
- 393.75A3-TAOLTires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS1× · 8%
- 393.75B-TFTires - Front, less than 2/32 inch tread depth1× · 3%
- 393.75A1-TAORETATires - All others, has more than one ply exposed in the tread area exceeding 2 square inches.1× · 3%
- 393.128B-CLWVLight Weight Vehicles - Improper securement of automobiles, light trucks, and vans4× · 14%
- Check brake adjustment and listen for air leaks every pre-trip; put brakes on the PM schedule
- Fix air-loss and warning-light faults before dispatch — don’t “drive it in”
- Prioritize the out-of-service items — they carry the heaviest weight
Recommendations are generated from the carrier’s public FMCSA roadside-inspection record. Percentiles and projections are VioCodes estimates, not official FMCSA figures. Informational, not legal advice.
90-day safety improvement plan
What this carrier has struggled with most in the last 90 days — where to focus now.
- 393.75A3-TAOLTires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS · OOS
- Gauge/thump every tire on the walk-around, including inner duals
- Replace before tread hits the limit and correct low pressure immediately
Based on roadside inspections in the last 90 days, ranked by what recurs most. Informational, not legal advice.
Inspection & crash map
live · FMCSA MCMISEvery inspection and crash on record — hover a point for the summary, click for full detail (codes, severity, CSA points).
CSA points = violation severity weight × FMCSA time weight (3× in the last 6 months, 2× at 6–12, 1× at 12–24). Points are spread within each state — FMCSA records the inspection state, not an exact location. Source: FMCSA MCMIS.
Equipment
VINs via NHTSA17 distinct vehicles seen in this carrier’s roadside inspections.
Equipment is inferred from VINs recorded on roadside inspections (FMCSA MCMIS), decoded via the NHTSA vPIC API — it reflects vehicles inspected, not a current fleet roster.
Crash record (US, last 24 months)
Total
1
Tow-away
1
Injury
0
Fatal
0
Company profile
FMCSA censusAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
- Interstate · 100+ mi7 drivers
- Company officer
- KATHRYN A JONES
- Operation
- Interstate · Hazmat
- Registered since
- 2004-06-07
- Last MCS-150 update
- 2026-02-03
- Census status
- Active
Fleet: 7 trucks · 5 owned trailers.
Source: FMCSA Company Census File (data.transportation.gov). Fleet and driver counts are self-reported on the carrier’s most recent MCS-150 filing.
Connections
carrier graphThis carrier shares VINs with 2 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.
Shared VINs come from FMCSA roadside-inspection records — a vehicle inspected under more than one carrier, often a fleet transfer or trailer interchange. Other links come from the FMCSA census. Shared identifiers are common and often legitimate — treat these as leads to investigate, not proof of wrongdoing.
Activity history
38 events- 02/03/2026MCS-150 update filed
0.7M mi reported (2025)
- 02/22/2025Insurance filed — CANAL INSURANCE CO.
Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy CT1082896319
- 02/22/2025Insurance replaced — BLUE HILL SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY INC
BIPD/Primary · policy CA966506534
- 02/22/2023Insurance replaced — WATFORD INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy W28AF00198
- 02/23/2022Insurance cancelled — NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy LFO0003473
- 01/27/2022CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (02/23/2022)
- 02/23/2019Insurance cancelled — CANAL INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy PIA08396803
- 01/28/2019CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (02/25/2019)
- 02/23/2018Insurance replaced — CANAL INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy PIA08396802
- 02/23/2017Insurance replaced — CANAL INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy PIA08396801
- 02/23/2016Insurance cancelled — ACCEPTANCE INDEMNITY INSURANCE CO
BIPD/Primary · policy CT00032193
- 01/27/2016CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (02/19/2016)
- 02/23/2015Insurance cancelled — ACCEPTANCE INDEMNITY INSURANCE CO
BIPD/Primary · policy CT00031778
- 01/27/2015CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (02/19/2015)
- 02/23/2014Insurance cancelled — ACCEPTANCE INDEMNITY INSURANCE CO
BIPD/Primary · policy CT00031403
- 01/27/2014CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (02/25/2014)
- 02/23/2013Insurance cancelled — ACCEPTANCE INDEMNITY INSURANCE CO
BIPD/Primary · policy CT00026857
- 01/28/2013CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (02/26/2013)
- 02/23/2012Insurance cancelled — ACCEPTANCE INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CT00026620
- 01/27/2012CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (02/24/2012)
- 07/29/2011Insurance replaced — ACCEPTANCE INDEMNITY INSURANCE CO
BIPD/Primary · policy CT00026620
- 02/23/2011Insurance cancelled — IMPERIUM INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy DTUM02560
- 01/27/2011CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (02/23/2011)
- 02/23/2010Insurance cancelled — STONINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy TOW005691-01
- 01/27/2010CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (02/23/2010)
- 02/23/2009Insurance cancelled — STONINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy TOW005691-00
- 01/27/2009CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (02/17/2009)
- 03/05/2008Insurance name changed — PROGRESSIVE GULF INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CA 3406449
- 02/23/2008Insurance replaced — PROGRESSIVE GULF INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CA 3406449
- 02/01/2008CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (02/29/2008)
Merged from FMCSA authority, insurance, out-of-service, and census records.
Operations
Classification
- AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Area served
- Interstate
FMCSA safety rating
- Rating
- Satisfactory
- Type
- Non-ratable review
- Rated
- 2012-01-12
- Last review
- 2019-02-18
MCS-150 registration
- Form date
- 2026-02-03
- Reported mileage
- 747,118 mi (2025)
Changes on file
FMCSA census historyJuly, 2022
- Name changed to "PINE BELT TRANSPORTATION"
- Fleet shrank to 9 power units
- Drivers shrank to 9
January, 2021
First on-record entry — PINE BELT TRANSPORTATION LLC, PETAL, MS
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