PILOT DRILLING GROUP LLC

DBA PDG INC
USDOT 3528458MC-Docket MC1173786FORT COLLINS, CO
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PILOT DRILLING GROUP LLC (USDOT 3528458) in FORT COLLINS, CO — has findings to review before tendering. FMCSA authority, fleet size, BASIC safety measures, crash and inspection history.

  • Has active operating authority that's tenderable today (common or contract).
  • No pending authority revocation.
  • Not under an uncleared federal out-of-service or safety action.
  • BIPD on file is $750,000 — below your $1,000,000 floor (federal general-freight minimum is $750,000).
  • No cargo insurance on file. Required for many shipper contracts.
  • No history of insurance lapses.
  • Unrated by FMCSA. Most carriers are unrated — unrated is not the same as unsafe.
  • No BASIC alerts in any of the five public SMS categories.
  • Driver and vehicle out-of-service rate is above the national roadside average.
  • No preventable crashes in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate not available not elevated.
  • No fatal crashes in the last 24 months.
  • No link to a prior revoked authority.
  • 1 other active carrier(s) operate from this exact street + ZIP. High counts are often legitimate registered-agent / virtual-office addresses — treat as context, not a verdict.
  • Crash Indicator and Hazmat Compliance BASICs are statutorily withheld from public SMS under the FAST Act — their absence is not a clean record; use the crash-risk signals above instead.

Built from FMCSA's public Safety Management System data — guidance, not legal advice. Verify directly with the carrier and your cargo policy before tendering.

Authority

Common authority
Active
Contract authority
Not applicable

Safety & BASIC scorecard

Safety rating
Unrated

BASIC safety measures

Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 0
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 11
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 30

Under the FAST Act, FMCSA publishes an absolute per-category measure (not a 0–100 percentile) for these five BASICs — the alert flag, not the raw number, is the risk signal. The Crash Indicator and Hazmat Compliance BASICs are statutorily withheld from public view.

Last 24 months

0
Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Crashes
0
Inspections
0
OOS inspections
0
OOS violations

Insurance

BIPD on file
$750,000 below $1M baseline
Cargo insurance
No
Bond on file
No

Fleet

Power units
9
Total drivers
14
Years in business
6
Hazmat authority
No

Crash risk

Preventable crashes (24 mo)
0 of 0 total crash(es)
Recordable crash rate
Not available
Driver OOS rate
100%Above national
Vehicle OOS rate
100%Above national

The official Crash Indicator BASIC is withheld from public SMS under the FAST Act — these derived signals stand in for it; their absence is not a clean record.

Compliance & history

Reincarnation / chameleon
No prior revoked authority
Involuntary revocations
None on file
Physical address
1 other carrier(s) at this address
Federal OOS / safety action
None on file
MCS-150 self-report
2025-12-02
Insurance lapse history
No lapses on record
Last compliance review
None on file

Inspection history (all-time)

2
Inspections
2
OOS inspections
31
Violations
9
OOS violations
0
Post-accident

Record spans 2024-04-22 → 2024-05-16.

Crash history (last 24 months)

No crashes recorded in the last 24 months.

Violation pattern (all-time, by area)

Area (49 CFR part) Violations Out of service Most recent
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
16 4 2024-05-16
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
3 1 2024-05-16
Unsafe driving 392
2 0 2024-05-16
CDL standards 383
1 1 2024-05-16
General safety regulations 390
1 0 2024-05-16
Driver qualifications 391
1 0 2024-05-16

Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)

Date Category Violation OOS
2024-05-16 Driver Fitness Operating a CMV without a CDL OOS
2024-05-16 Vehicle Maintenance Leaking/spilling/blowing/falling cargo OOS
2024-05-16 Vehicle Maintenance Tire-front tread depth less than 4/32 of inch on a major tread groove
2024-05-16 Vehicle Maintenance No or defective automatic trailer brake OOS
2024-05-16 Vehicle Maintenance Insufficient tiedowns for an article blocked with a headerboard bulkhead or other cargo OOS
2024-05-16 Vehicle Maintenance Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection
2024-05-16 Vehicle Maintenance Inoperative/defective brakes
2024-05-16 Vehicle Maintenance Knotted tiedown
2024-05-16 Vehicle Maintenance No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required
2024-05-16 Vehicle Maintenance Inoperable Required Lamp
2024-05-16 Vehicle Maintenance No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher
2024-05-16 Vehicle Maintenance BRAKES OUT OF SERVICE: The number of defective brakes is equal to or greater than 20 percent of the service brakes on th OOS
2024-05-16 Vehicle Maintenance Windshield / Windows - Tinting permits less than 70% of light transmittance
2024-05-16 Driver Fitness Operating a property-carrying vehicle without possessing a valid medical certificate - no previous history

Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)

Showing the 1 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.

2024-05-16 KS · Level 1 24 viols· 6 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
CDL standards 383 23(a)(2) OOS
Driver qualifications 391 41(a)(1)
General safety regulations 390 21T(b)
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 17(c)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 95(a)
Unsafe driving 392 2
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9(a)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75(b)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 104(f)(1)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 100(b) OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 60(d)
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 17(c)
Unsafe driving 392 2
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 110(c) OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9(a)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 48(a)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 48(a)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 48(a)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 48(a)
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3(a)(1) OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 43(d) OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 104(f)(1)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 110(c) OOS

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