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Motor carrier · USDOT 729449

PROFESSIONAL COURIER & NEWSPAPER DISTRIBUTION, Fresno, CA: USDOT 729449 safety record, inspections, out-of-service, crashes

Fleet and drivers are as PROFESSIONAL COURIER & NEWSPAPER DISTRIBUTION filed them on its MCS-150, last updated January 30, 2026. The carrier has been on the FMCSA register since February 11, 1998. Inspections and crashes are the reports in Velarion’s copy of FMCSA’s inspection and crash files, which hold the reports filed by some states, not every state; FMCSA’s free SAFER snapshot carries the carrier’s national 24-month inspection and out-of-service figures.

Identity

Legal name as filedPROFESSIONAL COURIER & NEWSPAPER DISTRIBUTION
USDOT number729449
Status on the censusActive
AddressFresno, CA 93706
CountyFresno County
Operating authorityInterstate Carriers
Hazardous materialsDoes not carry hazardous materials
Safety ratingNot rated
Power units185 (185 trucks)
Drivers149 (41 with a CDL)
On the register sinceFebruary 11, 1998
MCS-150 last filedJanuary 30, 2026
MCS-150 annual mileage6,740,000 miles (2025)
Cargo carriedPaper Products; General Freight

Cited to the FMCSA Company Census File.

Roadside inspections

The newest 50 of 150.

DateFiled byLevelViolationsOut-of-serviceDriver OOSVehicle OOS
January 22, 2026NMLevel III, driver only0000
October 9, 2025USLevel I, full0000
March 26, 2025USLevel I, full0000
November 26, 2024CALevel I, full1000
November 16, 2024CALevel I, full0000
November 14, 2024CALevel I, full0000
November 11, 2024CALevel I, full0000
November 8, 2024CALevel I, full1000
November 6, 2024CALevel I, full0000
November 5, 2024CALevel I, full0000
October 29, 2024CALevel I, full0000
October 25, 2024CALevel I, full0000
October 18, 2024CALevel I, full0000
October 17, 2024CALevel I, full5101
October 5, 2024CALevel II, walk-around0000
October 4, 2024CALevel I, full0000
October 4, 2024CALevel I, full1000
October 3, 2024CALevel II, walk-around2110
October 2, 2024CALevel II, walk-around3202
October 1, 2024CALevel I, full0000
September 29, 2024CALevel III, driver only1000
September 29, 2024CALevel I, full2000
September 27, 2024CALevel I, full1000
September 26, 2024CALevel II, walk-around0000
September 24, 2024CALevel I, full1110
September 24, 2024CALevel II, walk-around2000
September 19, 2024CALevel I, full0000
September 17, 2024CALevel II, walk-around1000
September 12, 2024CALevel I, full1101
September 11, 2024CALevel I, full0000
September 11, 2024CALevel I, full0000
September 11, 2024CALevel II, walk-around6211
September 7, 2024CALevel I, full1000
September 5, 2024CALevel I, full0000
September 5, 2024CALevel II, walk-around1000
September 3, 2024CALevel I, full1000
September 3, 2024CALevel II, walk-around0000
August 20, 2024CALevel I, full0000
August 17, 2024CALevel I, full1101
August 14, 2024CALevel II, walk-around0000
August 13, 2024CALevel V, vehicle only0000
August 13, 2024CALevel V, vehicle only0000
August 13, 2024CALevel V, vehicle only1000
August 13, 2024CALevel V, vehicle only0000
August 13, 2024CALevel V, vehicle only1101
August 13, 2024CALevel V, vehicle only0000
August 11, 2024CALevel III, driver only1000
August 9, 2024CALevel I, full2000
August 9, 2024CALevel I, full1101
August 9, 2024CALevel III, driver only2000

Cited to the FMCSA Vehicle Inspection File; up to 50 rows shown, newest first.

Crashes

The newest 50 of 62.

DateFiled byCityFatalitiesInjuriesTowed awayHazmat released
May 7, 2026CAUnincorporated00Yes
January 16, 2026CARiverside00Yes
June 10, 2025CAUnincorporated00Yes
May 18, 2025CADiamond Bar01Yes
May 5, 2025CAUnincorporated01Yes
March 9, 2025CASan Diego01YesNo
February 4, 2025CAUnincorporated01YesNo
December 10, 2024CASan Rafael00Yes
October 16, 2024CARiverside00Yes
February 13, 2024CAUnincorporated00YesNo
November 23, 2023CAUnincorporated04Yes
November 16, 2023CAUnincorporated00Yes
November 12, 2023CAUnincorporated00YesNo
September 25, 2022CAOakland02Yes
September 19, 2022CAFresno00Yes
April 11, 2022CAUnincorporated00YesNo
January 10, 2022CARiverside00YesNo
December 23, 2021CAOrange00Yes
April 28, 2020CAUnincorporated01YesNo
April 26, 2020CAUnincorporated01Yes
March 27, 2020CARiverside01NoNo
September 14, 2019CALos Angeles00Yes
July 27, 2019CAUnincorporated01YesNo
March 29, 2019CAAlhambra00YesNo
January 27, 2019CAUnincorporated01YesNo
November 14, 2018CARiverside00YesNo
April 30, 2018CAMenifee00YesNo
March 24, 2018CAUnincorporated00YesNo
March 11, 2018CALos Angeles00Yes
January 24, 2018CAUnincorporated00YesNo
September 3, 2017CAUnincorporated00YesNo
July 29, 2017CARiverside00YesNo
May 7, 2017CASolana Beach00YesNo
December 27, 2016CAUnincorporated00Yes
December 8, 2016CAUnincorporated02Yes
July 1, 2016CALake Elsinore00YesNo
April 21, 2016CALos Angeles01Yes
May 27, 2015CALos Angeles10No
March 30, 2013CABurbank00Yes
March 19, 2011CASouth El Monte01Yes
December 29, 2010CAUnincorporated01Yes
July 8, 2010CANorwalk00Yes
March 16, 2010CALa Verne00Yes
November 12, 2009CAUnincorporated10Yes
June 17, 2009CAUnincorporated00Yes
October 10, 2008CACarlsbad13Yes
April 18, 2008CAUnincorporated11Yes
April 18, 2008CASolana Beach02Yes
February 6, 2008CAUnincorporated00Yes
January 24, 2008CAUnincorporated01Yes

Cited to the FMCSA Crash File; up to 50 rows shown, newest first.

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How this page was built: FMCSA Company Census File, read October 15, 2026.

What this page shows

This public-records page covers motor carrier USDOT 729449, PROFESSIONAL COURIER & NEWSPAPER DISTRIBUTION of Fresno, CA, and its safety record, inspections and crashes as held in Velarion's copy of the FMCSA files. The page lists 185 power units, 149 drivers, 150 roadside inspections, 21 inspections with an out-of-service order, and 62 crashes on file.