PETERSON TRANSPORTATION INC
USDOT 719279 · Doing business as PTI
Active, interstate carrier, mid-size fleet (73 power units) — safety rating: satisfactory.
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Out-of-service rate15.3% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)7 reported — involvement does not imply fault
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 | 719279 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-330805 |
| Legal Name | PETERSON TRANSPORTATION INC |
| DBA Name | PTI |
| Entity Type | CORPORATION |
| Phone | 7124692303 |
| Address | 1950 TABOR AVENUE, Manson, IA, 50563 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | S — Satisfactory (rated 20090923) |
| 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.
Our scoring
Safety scores
| Unsafe Driving | 81 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 85 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 86 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 0 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 74 / 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 | 131 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 15.3% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 7 total (0 fatal, 5 with injuries, 6 towaway) |
- 2026-04-24 — NC — 3 injured, towaway
- 2026-04-16 — OH — 2 injured
- 2026-02-18 — IL — towaway
- 2026-02-07 — IL — 1 injured, towaway
- 2026-01-20 — WY — 2 injured, towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 20 (18), 47 (18), 14 (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) | 73 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 72 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 5,419,048 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 07-MAY-26 |
PETERSON TRANSPORTATION INC operates 73 power units — a larger fleet than 100% of carriers registered in IA.
Nearby
Other carriers in Manson, IA
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- DAVID RIESENBERG — USDOT 846208, 8 power units
- KLEIN TRANSPORT INC — USDOT 789881, 7 power units
- DON FITZGERALD — USDOT 802595, 7 power units
- MILLER TRUCKING INC — USDOT 661361, 4 power units
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