Freight Carrier · Fresno, CA
PROFESSIONAL COURIER & NEWSPAPER DISTRIBUTION
408 SOUTH TEILMAN AVENUE · Fresno, CA 93706
Not Authorized
(559) 496-3370
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- MC #706457
- USDOT #729449 USDOT Active
- 185Power Units
- 149Drivers
- CarrierEntity Type
About this carrier
PROFESSIONAL COURIER & NEWSPAPER DISTRIBUTION is a Fresno, CA freight carrier that is not authorized in the state of California. This company has 185 truck(s) in their fleet and 149 truck drivers. Their motor carrier number is MC-706457 and their USDOT number is 729449.
Sourced from FMCSA SAFER · last filed 01/30/2026 · last updated Oct 20, 2026.Carrier Details
- Operating Status NOT AUTHORIZED
- MCS-150 Filed 01/30/2026
- MCS-150 Mileage 6,740,000 (2025)
Authority & Operations
Operation Classification
- Authorized for Hire
Carrier Operation
- Interstate
Cargo Authorized
- General Freight
- Paper Products
Operating Territory
Home base Based in Fresno, California. No roadside inspections on record in the past 24 months to map operating states.
Safety Record
Crashes (24 mo)
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0Fatal
- 4Injury
- 4Tow
- 8Total
Behavior Categories (BASICs)
CategoryMeasureViolations
Unsafe Driving
0.1
3
Crash Indicator
Not Public
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Hours of Service
0.33
16
Vehicle Maintenance
2.54
65
Drugs / Alcohol
0.02
1
Hazmat
Not Public
—
Driver Fitness
0.3
8
Inspection Summary
- 226Total
- 148Clean
- 78With violations
24-month window ending May 15, 2026
Violations Cited 75 unique codes
Critical 27
- 392.15-SSFDrugs/Other Substances - Operating a CMV while recorded as prohibited from performing safety-sensitive functions.
- 392.80(a)Driving a commercial motor vehicle while Texting
- 383.23A2-LCDLNLicense (CDL) - Operate a CMV and does not possess a valid CDL
- 393.75A3-TAOLTires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS
- 391.11(b)(4)Driver operating a CMV without proper endorsements or in violation of restrictions
- 393.75(a)(3)Tire-flat and/or audible air leak
- 391.11A-QMCQualifications - Having operated or authorized a person to operate a CMV without being qualified
- 393.207F-SDASSuspension - Deflated air suspension
- 392.2SLLHOSState/Local Laws - State/Local Hours of Service
- 395.3A2-PROPDriving beyond 14 hour duty period (Property carrying vehicle)
- 393.207A-SAPPASSuspension - Axle positioning part cracked/broken/loose/missing resulting in axle shift
- 393.9TSInoperative turn signal
- 393.9A-LTSILighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle.
- 393.17A1-LRLDWRLighting - Tail lamp - Both Lamps on rearmost vehicle driveaway missing when required to be on.
- 395.8A1-HOSPHOS (Property) - Failing to have a record of duty status using the method prescribed
- 395.8A-ELDELD - No record of duty status (ELD Required)
- 393.45B2-B-AIRAir Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured
- 393.45B2-BHTDAir Brake - Hose/tubing damage into the outer reinforcement ply.
- 393.45B2UVBrake Hose or Tubing Chafing and/or Kinking Under Vehicle
- 393.47(a)Inadequate brakes for safe stopping - Brake Lining condition
- 396.3A1-LLEAKA liquid fuel system with a dripping leak at any point
- 396.3A1-FFuel - Dripping leak.
- 393.9Inoperable Required Lamp
- 391.41A-MCPCMedical (Certificate) - Operating a commercial motor vehicle without showing proof of a valid medical certification upon request when medical certification is required.
- 391.41(a)Operating a property-carrying vehicle without a valid medical certificate in possession or on file with the state drivers licensing agency. History of either failing to produce a medical certificate or having an expired medical certificate.
- 391.41APCMedical (Certificate) - Operating a property-carrying vehicle without a valid medical certificate in possession or on file with the state drivers licensing agency when medical certification is required.
- 396.3(a)1BOSBrake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination
Unsafe Driving 2
- 392.16ADDriver - Failed to use seat belt while operating a CMV.
- 392.2-SLLLRState/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation
Hours of Service 7
- 395.8E-HOSPDHOS (Property) - No driver may make a false report in connection with a duty status. Explain
- 395.3A2-HOSPDHOS (Property) - Driving beyond the 14 hour after coming on duty following 10 consecutive hours off duty during the current 8 consecutive day period. Date and Time
- 395.8K2-HOSRCHOS (Manner) - Driver failed to retain a copy of each record of duty status for the previous 7 consecutive days which shall be in his/her possession and available for inspection while on duty
- 395.8F01Drivers record of duty status not current
- 395.24(d)ELD cannot transfer ELD records electronically
- 395.24D-ELDPTHOS (ELD) - On request by an authorized safety official, a driver must produce and transfer from an ELD the driver's hours of service records in accordance with the instruction sheet provided by the motor carrier
- 395.24HOS (ELD) - ELD Form and Manner
Vehicle Maintenance 38
- 393.207B-AALPMEAny of the locking pins are missing or not engaged.
- 393.207F-SLASSuspension - Leaking 3 PSI in 5 minutes
- 393.9HInoperable head lamps
- 393.9A-LHLILighting - Headlamp(s) - Any inoperative
- 393.9A-LFTSILighting - Front - Turn signal - inoperative
- 393.9A-HLLHLighting - Headlamp(s) fail to operate on low and high beam
- 393.9A-LSLILighting - Stop lamps - Any inoperative.
- 393.9(a)Inoperative Brake Lamps
- 393.24(c)Improper Headlamp mounting
- 396.17C-PIOperating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection
- 393.47(e)Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt
- 393.45D-BAir Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection
- 393.53B-BAir Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear
- 396.3A1-BARSAir Brake - Air reservoir separated from its original attachment points or moving more than 1 inch
- 396.9D2-FTFFailing to correct the violation(s)/defect(s) noted on the roadside inspection report
- 393.53(b)CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear
- 396.5B-LLubrication - Oil or grease leak
- 393.30Improper battery installation
- 393.13(c)(3)No Upper Rear retroreflective sheeting or reflex reflective material as required for vehicles manufactured before December 1993
- 393.30-BBattery - Not protected
- 393.9A-LCLLighting - Clearance lamp(s) inoperative
- 393.95(f)Emergency Equipment - Stopped vehicle warning devices missing or improper
- 393.203B-CBPCab and Body Parts - Cab/body mounts loose/broken/missing
- 393.9A-LLPLLighting - License plate lamp inoperative
- 393.95A4-EEUSEmergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - unsecured
- 393.203(b)Cab/body improperly secured to frame
- 393.201C-FRFrame - Bent, cut or notched other than by vehicle manufacturer
- 393.9A-LILLighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative
- 393.95A3Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - no visual indicator
- 393.86B2-RIGRear Impact Guards - All other CMV's, manufactured after December 31, 1952 inadequate construction/attachment
- 396.3(a)(1)Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories
- 393.201B-FRFrame - Cab or body mounts loose/broken/missing
- 393.9A-LSMLLighting - Side marker lamp(s) inoperative
- 393.11A1-LLPLLighting - License plate lamp missing
- 393.201A-FRCLSFrame - Cracked/loose/sagging/broken frame or chassis
- 393.95(a)No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher
- 393.78A-WSWashers - Inoperative washing system.
- 393.78Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers
Driver Fitness 1
- 391.41(a)(1)Operating a property-carrying vehicle without possessing a valid medical certificate - no previous history
Locations
Physical Address
PROFESSIONAL COURIER & NEWSPAPER DISTRIBUTION408 SOUTH TEILMAN AVENUE
FRESNO, CA 93706
Mailing Address
PROFESSIONAL COURIER & NEWSPAPER DISTRIBUTION10786 HWY 41
MADERA, CA 93638