PREFERRED SHIPPERS INCORPORATED
Risk factors
High 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 · August 28, 20260 inspections · 0 violations (0 OOS) · —% of inspections had an OOS finding.
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.
90-day safety improvement plan
What this carrier has struggled with most in the last 90 days — where to focus now.
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.
Company profile
FMCSA censusAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
- Interstate · 100+ mi3 drivers
- Company officer
- KIM CLARK
- Operation
- Interstate
- Registered since
- 2004-10-14
- Last MCS-150 update
- 2013-02-05
- Census status
- I
Fleet: 3 trucks · 3 owned tractors · 3 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.
Data change history
Every FMCSA record change we’ve detected — address, fleet size, contacts, MCS-150 — newest first.
Connections
carrier graphThis carrier shares addresses or officers with 12 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
27 events- 03/01/2013Insurance cancelled — PROGRESSIVE MOUNTAIN INSURANCE COMPANY OF OHI
BIPD/Primary · policy CA 2020719
- 02/05/2013MCS-150 update filed
0.4M mi reported (2012)
- 01/17/2013Insurance cancelled — HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY
CARGO · policy 36 MS NY2029 K3
- 01/17/2013Insurance cancelled — STRATFORD INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy MCC0101323
- 12/21/2012COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (01/18/2013)
- 01/17/2012Insurance replaced — CANAL INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy PIA06452201
- 01/17/2011Insurance cancelled — CANAL INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy PIA05386301
- 12/21/2010COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (01/18/2011)
- 03/02/2010Insurance cancelled — CANAL INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy PIA05386301
- 01/27/2010MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — REINSTATED
REVOKED (03/11/2013)
- 01/26/2010Insurance replaced — CANAL INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy PIA05386301
- 01/17/2010Insurance replaced — CANAL INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy PIA05386301
- 01/17/2010Insurance cancelled — CANAL INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy PIA00226003
- 01/17/2009Insurance cancelled — CANAL INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy PIA00226002
- 01/17/2009Insurance replaced — CANAL INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy PIA00226003
- 12/22/2008COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (01/20/2009)
- 01/17/2008Insurance cancelled — CANAL INSURANCE CO.
CARGO · policy PIA00226001
- 12/21/2007COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (01/17/2008)
- 01/26/2007MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — REINSTATED
REVOKED (01/25/2010)
- 01/17/2007Insurance cancelled — CANAL INSURANCE CO.
CARGO · policy C346813
- 01/17/2007Insurance replaced — CANAL INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy PIA00226001
- 01/17/2006Insurance cancelled — CANAL INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy 448582
- 12/21/2005COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (01/19/2006)
- 01/17/2005Insurance cancelled — CANAL INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy 397098
- 12/21/2004COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (01/18/2005)
- 10/14/2004Registered with FMCSA
AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
- 02/19/2004MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — GRANTED
REVOKED (01/23/2007)
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
- 2008-03-31
- Last review
- 2012-10-19
MCS-150 registration
- Form date
- 2013-02-05
- Reported mileage
- 387,000 mi (2012)
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