PROFESSIONAL COURIER & NEWSPAPER DISTRIBUTION

USDOT 729449 · FRESNO, CA

Authorized for-hireOperating 28 yrsPower units 185Drivers 149Inspections (24 mo) 226
65
Moderate
HaulReport estimate · highest estimated percentile
Hours-of-Service Compliance is this carrier's highest reconstructed BASIC percentile at the 64.8th percentile among 4,727 safety-event peers. Across 3 rated categories, 2 are estimated Low. Higher percentile = more inspection-violation activity recorded relative to peers. An independent estimate, not an official FMCSA or CSA score.
Estimated from public FMCSA data · updated 2026-06-07 · How we calculate this

Professional Courier & Newspaper Distribution, a for-hire carrier based in Fresno, California, has operated since 1998 with 185 power units and 149 drivers. In 2025, the carrier logged 6.74 million annual miles and recorded a vehicle out-of-service rate of 11.3% compared to the snapshot benchmark of 21.2%, and a driver out-of-service rate of 6.5% versus the snapshot benchmark of 5.2%. HaulReport-estimated percentiles show controlled substances violations at the 9.7th percentile (low), hours-of-service compliance at the 64.8th percentile (moderate), and vehicle maintenance at the 36.1st percentile (low)—these are independent estimates, not official FMCSA or CSA scores.

HaulReport interpretation — automatically generated from the public FMCSA data below and our percentile estimates, and checked against those source figures.

Estimated BASIC percentiles

Controlled Substances / AlcoholLow
9.7 pctl · CI 515
BASIC measure: 0.06Insp. w/ violation: 1Peer group: 7,862
Hours-of-Service ComplianceModerate
64.8 pctl · CI 6070
BASIC measure: 0.38Insp. w/ violation: 215Peer group: 4,727
Vehicle MaintenanceLow
36.1 pctl · CI 3141
BASIC measure: 2.56Insp. w/ violation: 195Peer group: 3,533

Out-of-service rates

Vehicle OOS11.3%below the 21.2% snapshot benchmark · 195 inspections
Driver OOS6.5%about the same as the 5.2% snapshot benchmark · 215 inspections

Out-of-service rate = inspections resulting in an out-of-service order ÷ inspections. The benchmark is the inspection-weighted rate across this FMCSA snapshot — not an official national average. Rates are shown only with at least 5 inspections.

MCS-150 biennial update

Due September 2026
Next biennial update dueSeptember 2026
Recurring update monthSeptember, even-numbered years
Last MCS-150 update on fileJanuary 30, 2026

FMCSA sets each carrier's biennial update month from the last two digits of the USDOT number (last digit → month, second-to-last digit → odd/even year) — it is required even when nothing has changed. This is a schedule derived from the public rule, not a compliance determination. Verify and file on FMCSA · Deadline calculator

Carrier facts (public FMCSA data)
Verbatim public facts from FMCSA datasets. Only the percentile/band/confidence figures above are HaulReport reconstructions — not official FMCSA or CSA scores.
USDOT number729449
Legal namePROFESSIONAL COURIER & NEWSPAPER DISTRIBUTION
LocationFRESNO, CA
Operating classificationAuthorized for-hire (per FMCSA census)
Power units (fleet size)185
Drivers149
Reported annual mileage6,740,000 (reported for 2025)
FMCSA registered1998 (~28 years)
Last MCS-150 updateJanuary 30, 2026
Next MCS-150 update dueSeptember 2026
Inspections (trailing 24 mo)226
Published BASIC measures3

FMCSA data as of 2026-06-06 · Last synced 2026-06-07 · Method: how these percentiles are reconstructed · Canonical: https://haulreport.com/carrier/729449/