PETERSON TRANSPORT
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.
Broker payment signals
Bond, cancellation & authority risk for this broker — from free FMCSA records.
- No active broker bond on file — a bond is required to operate. High non-payment risk.
- Broker authority is inactive, not active.
- Bond has changed hands 5 times across 2 sureties — churn can signal payment or coverage trouble.
These are FMCSA bond & authority signals — not a credit report. A filed bond cancellation is the biggest early warning that a broker may stop paying, but days-to-pay and slow-pay history aren’t public FMCSA data — verify those with a broker-credit service or references before extending terms.
Roadside inspection performance
Out-of-service rate vs national average. Lower is better.
CSA performance breakdown
FMCSA · Sep 20264 inspections · 7 violations (0 OOS) · 0% of inspections had an OOS finding.
Violations by BASIC
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Top cited codes
score = count × severity weight
- 1393.55E-BVehicle Maintenance
Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1, 1998
4
1× · sev 4
- 2393.80AVehicle Maintenance
Rear-Vision Mirrors - Missing or defective
3
1× · sev 3
- 3393.9A-LLPLVehicle Maintenance
Lighting - License plate lamp inoperative
2
1× · sev 2
- 4393.9A-LCLVehicle Maintenance
Lighting - Clearance lamp(s) inoperative
2
1× · sev 2
- 5393.9A-LSMLVehicle Maintenance
Lighting - Side marker lamp(s) inoperative
2
1× · sev 2
- 6392.2-SLLEQP
State/Local Laws - Violation of state and local law - Equipment violation.
1
1×
- 7395.24Hours-of-Service Compliance
HOS (ELD) - ELD Form and Manner
1
1× · sev 1
Most inspected in · top 1 states
- CA4
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.
Unsafe Driving needs attention
Low impactEstimated Unsafe Driving percentile of 0% is under the 65% 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
Driver Fitness needs attention
Low impactEstimated Driver Fitness percentile of 0% is under the 80% 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
Controlled Substances/Alcohol needs attention
Low impactEstimated Controlled Substances/Alcohol percentile of 0% is under the 80% 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
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.
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 NHTSA5 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.
Company profile
FMCSA censusAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
- Interstate · 100+ mi1 drivers
- Intrastate · 100+ mi1 drivers
- Company officer
- BEN PETERSON
- Operation
- Interstate · Hazmat
- Registered since
- 1994-08-04
- Last MCS-150 update
- 2025-06-09
- Census status
- Active
Fleet: 2 trucks · 2 owned tractors · 2 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 VINs or officers with 11 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
99 events- 12/21/2025Insurance filed — NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY
Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy WN411618
- 12/21/2025Insurance replaced — UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CA038376291
- 06/09/2025MCS-150 update filed
0.2M mi reported (2024)
- 10/03/2023Insurance replaced — UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CA03837629
- 03/09/2022Insurance cancelled — UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.
SURETY · policy 615998873
- 12/21/2021Insurance cancelled — NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy CP5762672-0
- 12/21/2021Insurance replaced — UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CA02703752
- 11/24/2021COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (12/15/2021)
- 11/24/2021CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (12/15/2021)
- 08/27/2021Insurance cancelled — NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy CP5762672-0
- 08/02/2021COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (08/12/2021)
- 08/02/2021CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (08/12/2021)
- 06/18/2021Insurance cancelled — UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.
SURETY · policy 615998873
- 06/13/2021Insurance replaced — UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.
SURETY · policy 615998873
- 05/24/2021BROKER — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (06/14/2021)
- 04/28/2021Insurance cancelled — NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy CP5762672-0
- 04/01/2021COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (04/19/2021)
- 04/01/2021CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (04/19/2021)
- 03/31/2021Insurance cancelled — NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy CP5762672-0
- 03/04/2021COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (03/22/2021)
- 03/04/2021CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (03/22/2021)
- 01/14/2021MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — REINSTATED
- 01/14/2021MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER — REINSTATED
- 12/21/2020Insurance cancelled — HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy BUI-001182
- 06/13/2019Insurance replaced — PHILADELPHIA INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY
SURETY · policy PA02671700519
- 07/11/2018PROPERTY BROKER — GRANTED
REVOKED (03/15/2022)
- 06/13/2018Insurance replaced — PHILADELPHIA INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY
SURETY · policy 249590
- 12/21/2013Insurance replaced — HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy BUI-001182
- 12/21/2011Insurance cancelled — GREAT AMERICAN INSURANCE CO.
CARGO · policy IMP 7957705
- 12/21/2011Insurance replaced — PRAETORIAN INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy P0009-107852
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
- 1994-08-15
- Last review
- 2019-08-29
MCS-150 registration
- Form date
- 2025-06-09
- Reported mileage
- 200,000 mi (2024)
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