Absolute Compliance
We operate strictly within DOT and FMCSA regulations. Hours of Service aren't negotiated. Logs aren't edited. Weight limits aren't "close enough."
A decade of moving freight the right way — for the shippers who trust us, the drivers who run for us, and the road we all share.
Profitability that depends on cutting corners isn't profitability — it's deferred liability. This is the standard our dispatch, maintenance, and compliance decisions are measured against, every day.
We operate strictly within DOT and FMCSA regulations. Hours of Service aren't negotiated. Logs aren't edited. Weight limits aren't "close enough."
A driver who says a load is unsafe, or that they're too tired to run it, ends the conversation. No penalty, no retaliation, no quiet reduction in future loads.
Rate confirmations, settlements, and deductions are documented and available for review. No hidden fees for shippers, no surprise chargebacks for owner-operators.
We don't accept a load we can't cover, and we don't promise a delivery window the map and the clock don't support. If we can't do it, we say so before you plan around us.
When something goes wrong, you hear it from us first — what happened, what it costs, and how it's being corrected. Nothing is buried.
What we're here to do, and where we're going.
Move freight across the United States securely, on time, and in full compliance — while treating the people who do the work as partners rather than capacity.
To prove the disciplined carrier wins — the standard other fleets measure themselves against, where safety and respect for drivers are the cause of durable profitability, not a cost subtracted from it.
The standard every driver, mechanic, and dispatcher in our network is measured against.
No shipment is worth a life, a license, or a truck. When safety and schedule conflict, safety wins.
We reject the industry habit of treating drivers as interchangeable numbers. Judgment carries weight here.
Problems are cheapest at the yard and most expensive at the roadside. We inspect and plan ahead of failure.
Electronic logging, real-time tracking, and documented maintenance histories — decisions made on data, not memory.
We run diesel equipment for a living. That obligates us to run it cleanly and dispose of what it consumes properly.
Clear rates, clear expectations, clear communication. We'd rather lose a load to an honest quote than win one we can't hold.
We won't pretend a diesel fleet is carbon neutral. What we do is run the cleanest operation the equipment and regulations allow.
Factory DPF, SCR, and DEF dosing run exactly as the manufacturer built them. Zero tolerance on tampering — no delete kits, no defeat devices.
Idle reduction, aerodynamics, correct tire pressure, and routing against deadhead — every gallon not burned is emissions that never happen.
OEM service schedules, systematic inspection under 49 CFR Part 396, and leaks treated as defects, not wipe-downs.
Used oil, coolant, batteries, and tires move through licensed recyclers under RCRA and state programs — never poured out, buried, or binned.
Logistics is not trucks and freight — it's people who spend weeks away from home. How a carrier treats those people is the most reliable indicator of how it treats everything else.
Hiring on record and conduct — never on race, origin, or any protected characteristic.
Rates before commitment, itemized settlements, and written agreements you keep a copy of.
Routes planned so legal rest is achievable rest — dispatch that can't run legally doesn't ship.
Raising a safety concern is protected — it will never cost anyone work here.
Every commitment above is measured against a federal or state standard — not just our word.
Vehicle inspection & maintenance49 CFR Part 396
Hours of service & fatigue management49 CFR Part 395
Driver qualification & 10-year history49 CFR Part 391
Drug & alcohol testing49 CFR Part 382 · Clearinghouse
Emission control systems intactClean Air Act · 42 U.S.C. § 7522(a)(3)
Driver right to refuse unsafe operation49 U.S.C. § 31105 (STAA)
Shippers, brokers, and owner-operators are welcome to ask for specifics — our authority status, insurance certificates, or safety record.
Pine Logistics Corp · 25 Olympia Ave, Suite W, Woburn, MA 01801 · USDOT 2208011 · MC 766135