PREFERRED MATERIALS INC
USDOT 1072241
Active, interstate carrier, mid-size fleet (74 power units) — safety rating: satisfactory.
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Out-of-service rate20.5% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)4 reported — involvement does not imply fault
- Linked registrations3 share this carrier's phone or address
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Registration
Carrier identity
| USDOT Number | 1072241 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-439908 |
| Legal Name | PREFERRED MATERIALS INC |
| DBA Name | — |
| Entity Type | — |
| Phone | 3183820880 |
| Address | 153 BLAZER DRIVE, Sibley, LA, 71073 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | S — Satisfactory (rated 20050809) |
| Hazmat Flag | true |
Safety ratings: S = Satisfactory, C = Conditional, U = Unsatisfactory. A carrier with no rating has not been through a full FMCSA compliance review — this is common and not itself a red flag.
Our scoring
Safety scores
| Unsafe Driving | 81 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 81 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 90 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 0 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 73 / 100 |
Scores are 0-100 rankings computed by us from public FMCSA inspection measures; higher = worse relative to peers. Not official CSA/BASIC percentiles. How these scores are computed.
Safety events
Inspections & crashes (last 24 months)
| Inspections | 39 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 20.5% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 4 total (1 fatal, 1 with injuries, 4 towaway) |
- 2025-06-20 — LA — towaway
- 2024-11-17 — TX — 1 fatal, 3 injured, towaway
- 2024-11-03 — MO — towaway
- 2024-08-27 — AL — towaway
- 2023-10-08 — TX — 1 injured
Most frequent violation categories: 12 (9), 14 (4), 16 (4).
Crash involvement does not imply fault. FMCSA crash records list all reportable crashes involving a carrier, regardless of who caused them.
Signals
Linked registrations
3 other active carrier registrations share this carrier's phone or address in FMCSA records.
USDOT 583605 · USDOT 2316473 · USDOT 3875097
Shared contact details can have many ordinary explanations, such as a shared dispatch service, registration agent, or office address.
Equipment
Fleet & operations
| Power Units (trucks) | 74 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 50 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 40,192,880 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 30-JAN-26 |
PREFERRED MATERIALS INC operates 74 power units — a larger fleet than 99% of carriers registered in LA.
Nearby
Other carriers in Sibley, LA
- SIBLEY RAILCAR & PARTS INC — USDOT 682170, 3 power units
- LOUISIANA OILFIELD EQUIPMENT COMPANY — USDOT 716788, 2 power units
- RALARO ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICE INC — USDOT 642612, 1 power units
- BUCKY HEMPHILL TRUCKING — USDOT 681548, 1 power units
- ROYCE WEAVER TRUCKING — USDOT 690734, 1 power units
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