PEARSON TRUCKING INC
USDOT 307855MC-Docket MC335856BUFFALO, MN
Review before tendering49 power units
PEARSON TRUCKING INC (USDOT 307855) in BUFFALO, MN — 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: $1,000,000.
- Cargo insurance on file.
- No history of insurance lapses.
- Satisfactory safety rating.
- No BASIC alerts in any of the five public SMS categories.
- Vehicle out-of-service rate is above the national roadside average.
- 4 preventable crash(es) in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate not available.
- No fatal crashes in the last 24 months.
- No link to a prior revoked authority.
- FMCSA compliance review on file dated 2005-01-12 (C).
- 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
BASIC safety measures
Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 1.1
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0.15
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 3.94
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
2
Injuries
4
Crashes
30
Inspections
1
OOS inspections
1
OOS violations
Insurance
- BIPD on file
- $1,000,000
- Cargo insurance
- Yes
- Bond on file
- No
Fleet
- Power units
- 49
- Total drivers
- 38
- Years in business
- 39
- Hazmat authority
- No
Crash risk
- Preventable crashes (24 mo)
- 4 of 4 total crash(es)
- Recordable crash rate
- Not available
- Driver OOS rate
- 0%
- Vehicle OOS rate
- 23.1%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
- 1 (not recurring)
- Physical address
- No address flags
- Federal OOS / safety action
- None on file
- MCS-150 self-report
- 2025-07-17
- Insurance lapse history
- No lapses on record
- Last compliance review
- 2005-01-12 · C
Inspection history (all-time)
52
Inspections
7
OOS inspections
78
Violations
8
OOS violations
1
Post-accident
Record spans 2023-06-19 → 2026-05-26.
Crash history (last 24 months)
2026-05-11
MN
1 injuredTow-away
2025-12-12
MN
1 injuredTow-away
2025-06-03
IA
Tow-away
2025-03-19
MN
Tow-away
Violation pattern (all-time, by area)
| Area (49 CFR part) | Violations | Out of service | Most recent |
|---|---|---|---|
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
|
35 | 11 | 2026-04-20 |
Unsafe driving 392
|
33 | 0 | 2026-04-20 |
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
|
4 | 2 | 2024-07-01 |
Hours of service 395
|
4 | 0 | 2025-01-23 |
CDL standards 383
|
1 | 1 | 2023-09-25 |
Hazardous materials (HMR) 172
|
1 | 0 | 2024-09-22 |
Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)
| Date | Category | Violation | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-20 | Vehicle Maintenance | Windshield / Windows - Tinting permits less than 70% of light transmittance | — |
| 2026-03-02 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Failed to yield right of way | — |
| 2025-09-23 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2025-05-27 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2025-01-23 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | Driving beyond 8 hour driving limit since the end of the last on duty off duty or sleeper period of at least 30 minutes | — |
| 2024-10-29 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2024-10-03 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection | — |
| 2024-10-03 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt | — |
| 2024-10-03 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate | — |
| 2024-10-03 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - ABS malfunction trailers manufactured after March 1 2001 unable to transmit ABS malfunction signal to towing | — |
| 2024-09-22 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS | OOS |
| 2024-08-26 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Clearance lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2024-08-26 | Vehicle Maintenance | Washers - Inoperative washing system. | — |
| 2024-08-13 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2024-08-12 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g. safety official signal sign l | — |
| 2024-08-01 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2024-07-10 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2024-07-10 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - Driver failing to review records and certify the accuracy of the information. | — |
| 2024-07-01 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake tubing and hose adequacy | — |
| 2024-07-01 | Vehicle Maintenance | Oil and/or grease leak | — |
| 2024-07-01 | Vehicle Maintenance | Hood not securely fastened | — |
| 2024-06-03 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Hose/tubing damage into the outer reinforcement ply. | OOS |
| 2024-06-03 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection | — |
| 2024-06-03 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998 | — |
| 2024-06-03 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured | — |
| 2024-06-03 | Vehicle Maintenance | Wiring Systems - Copper wire exposed | — |
| 2024-05-23 | Vehicle Maintenance | Insufficient tiedowns to prevent forward movement for load not blocked by headerboard bulkhead or other cargo | OOS |
| 2024-05-13 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)
Showing the 25 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.
2026-04-20 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 60D | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLEQP | — | — |
2026-03-02 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLFY | — | — |
2026-02-26 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS1 | — | — |
2025-12-07 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLL | — | — |
2025-09-23 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS2 | — | — |
2025-08-25 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLEWA1 | — | — |
2025-05-27 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS2 | — | — |
2025-01-23 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 3A3II | — | — |
2024-10-29 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS2 | — | — |
2024-10-08 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
2024-10-07 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
2024-10-03 5 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45(d) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47(e) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55(d)(3) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 53(b) | — | — |
2024-09-22 2 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hazardous materials (HMR) 172 | 200(a) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75(a)(3) | OOS | — |
2024-08-27 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
2024-08-26 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 78(a) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | — | — |
2024-08-13 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
2024-08-12 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
2024-08-01 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
2024-07-10 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 30(b)(1) | — | — |
2024-07-01 3 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 203(c) | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 5(b) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45 | — | — |
2024-06-03 5 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45(b)(2) | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45(b)(2) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 28 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45(d) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55(e) | — | — |
2024-05-23 1 viol· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 110(b) | OOS | — |
2024-05-13 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
2024-03-12 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLIRP | — | — |
2024-03-12 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
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