PROFESSIONAL COURIER & NEWSPAPER DISTRIBUTION
USDOT 729449
Active, interstate carrier, large fleet (185 power units) — no FMCSA safety rating on record (common).
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Out-of-service rate14.6% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)9 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 | 729449 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-706457 |
| Legal Name | PROFESSIONAL COURIER & NEWSPAPER DISTRIBUTION |
| DBA Name | — |
| Entity Type | — |
| Phone | 5594963370 |
| Address | 408 SOUTH TEILMAN AVENUE, Fresno, CA, 93706 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | None on record — most carriers have not received a formal FMCSA safety rating. |
| 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 | 78 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 85 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 88 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 99 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 70 / 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 | 213 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 14.6% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 9 total (0 fatal, 4 with injuries, 9 towaway) |
- 2026-05-07 — CA — towaway
- 2026-01-16 — CA — towaway
- 2025-06-10 — CA — towaway
- 2025-05-18 — CA — 1 injured, towaway
- 2025-05-05 — CA — 1 injured, towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 51 (71), 20 (41), 16 (18).
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) | 185 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 149 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 6,740,000 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 30-JAN-26 |
PROFESSIONAL COURIER & NEWSPAPER DISTRIBUTION operates 185 power units — a larger fleet than 100% of carriers registered in CA.
Nearby
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