PRIORITY TRANSPORTATION INC
USDOT 625914 · Doing business as PRIORITY
Active, interstate carrier, mid-size fleet (67 power units) — safety rating: satisfactory.
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Insurance on fileMS Transverse Specialty Insurance Company
- Coverage gapsNone detected
- Out-of-service rate20.5% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)9 reported — involvement does not imply fault
- Authority ageGranted 10 years ago
These signals summarize the records shown below — they are a starting point for your own checks, not a judgment of the carrier.
Registration
Carrier identity
| USDOT Number | 625914 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-296371 |
| Legal Name | PRIORITY TRANSPORTATION INC |
| DBA Name | PRIORITY |
| Entity Type | CORPORATION |
| Phone | 2567399155 |
| Address | 2131 3RD AVE SE, Cullman, AL, 35055 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | S — Satisfactory (rated 20100208) |
| Hazmat Flag | false |
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.
Filings
Insurance
| Current Insurer | MS Transverse Specialty Insurance Company |
|---|---|
| Coverage on File | $1,000,000 |
| Insurance on File Since | 2025-11-01 |
| Insurer | Coverage | Form | Effective | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MS Transverse Specialty Insurance Company | $1,000,000 | BMC-91X | 2025-11-01 | — |
| TRAVELERSCSA | $75,000 | BMC-84 | 2022-11-03 | — |
Timeline
Authority history
| Authority First Granted | 2016-06-27 Established authority |
|---|---|
| Authority Events on Record | 2 |
- 1995-12-05 — Reinstated — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) Active REINSTATED
- 2016-06-27 — Granted — Broker of Property (Except Household Goods) Active GRANTED
Our scoring
Safety scores
| Unsafe Driving | 87 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 88 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 86 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 99 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 79 / 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 | 127 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 20.5% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 9 total (2 fatal, 4 with injuries, 8 towaway) |
- 2026-05-30 — NE — 1 fatal, 5 injured, towaway
- 2026-05-02 — IN — towaway
- 2026-01-03 — LA — 1 fatal, 3 injured, towaway
- 2025-09-18 — OR — towaway
- 2025-08-25 — AL — 1 injured
Most frequent violation categories: 12 (26), 7 (16), 20 (13).
Crash involvement does not imply fault. FMCSA crash records list all reportable crashes involving a carrier, regardless of who caused them.
Equipment
Fleet & operations
| Power Units (trucks) | 67 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 50 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 5,350,764 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 27-JUN-24 |
PRIORITY TRANSPORTATION INC operates 67 power units — a larger fleet than 99% of carriers registered in AL.
Nearby
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