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Fiscal year 2025 · Filings through 2026-04-10

Proficient Auto Logistics (PAL)

CEO Richard O'Dell was paid $650,225 in fiscal year 2025, ↓ down 96.5% from fiscal year 2024 (SEC filing 0001213900-26-042183 ↗): executive and director compensation, incentive-plan design, equity activity, and governance — every figure in this brief is traceable to its exact location in the company’s SEC filing — the document, the section, the page, and the table, linked directly.

$650,225 ↓
Richard O'Dell total, FY2025
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CEO pay percentile vs peers
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Summary Compensation Table — fiscal year 2025

Named executive officerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension / NQDCAll otherTotal
Richard O'Dell$650,000$0$0$0$0$0$225$650,225
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Amy Rice500,000000009,250509,250
President and Chief Operating Officer
Brad Wright450,0000000031,174481,174
Chief Financial Officer

A dash means the company reported no figure in that column; 0 means it reported zero. Figures are as printed in the filing, without adjustment.

Three-year trend — total compensation per named executive

Named executive officerFY2025 totalFY2024 totalFY2023 totalΔ FY2024→2025
Richard O'Dell$650,225$18,837,980—↓ −18,187,755
Amy Rice509,2501,496,723—↓ −987,473
Brad Wright481,1741,607,187—↓ −1,126,013

Prior-year totals as disclosed in the corresponding proxy; deltas are computed values with the derivation shown in the register.

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Companies that benchmark against PAL
No companies currently name PAL as a compensation peer in their most recent disclosure.

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Executives — the named officers

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ExecutiveRoleFY2025 total
Brad WrightCFO$481,174
Amy RicePresident$509,250
Richard O'DellCEO$650,225
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Board of directors

One page per director: the seat, the committees and the fee table, read for one person at a time.

DirectorRoleFY2025 total
Brenda FrankIndependent Director$125,000
Charles AluttoLead Independent Director$135,000
Douglas ColIndependent Director$125,000
James GattoniIndependent Director$155,000
John SchraudenbachIndependent Director$140,000
John SkiadasDirector—
Steven LuxIndependent Director$112,500
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Equity transactions since the proxy statement was filed

No insider equity transactions reported since the proxy statement.

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Outstanding equity awards at fiscal year-end 2025

ExecutiveAwardShares unvestedExercise priceMarket value unvested
Richard O'DellPSU646,685—$6,234,043
Brad WrightPSU58,889—567,690
Amy RicePSU43,111—415,590
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Incentive-plan design — the Compensation Discussion & Analysis

CEO STI target (% of salary)—
CEO LTI target (% of salary)—
Independent consultant—
Clawback policytrue
Anti-hedging—
Anti-pledging—
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Director compensation — fiscal year 2025

DirectorCash feesStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentiveAll otherTotal
James GattoniIndependent · Audit · Compensation (Chair)$80,000$75,000$0—$0$155,000
John SchraudenbachIndependent · Audit (Chair) · Compensation · Nominating and Corporate Governance65,00075,0000—0140,000
Charles AluttoIndependent · Lead Independent Director · Audit · Nominating and Corporate Governance (Chair)60,00075,0000—0135,000
Brenda FrankIndependent · Compensation · Nominating and Corporate Governance50,00075,0000—0125,000
Douglas ColIndependent · Compensation · Nominating and Corporate Governance50,00075,0000—0125,000
Steven LuxIndependent37,50075,0000—0112,500
John SkiadasNot independent · Not standing for re-election · Newly elected000—00
Richard D. O'DellEmployee director—————0
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Board fee structure and ownership guideline

Annual cash retainer$50,000
Annual equity retainer$75,000
Per board meeting fee—
Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov)15,000 / 10,000 / 10,000
Stock ownership guideline$2
09b

Total cost of the board

ComponentFY2025
Cash retainers and fees$342,500
Equity awards (grant-date value)$450,000
All other compensation$0
Total cost of the board$792,500

Computed as the sum of the director compensation table rows above; inputs and formula shown in the register.

10b

Chief executive pay against the peer group

Most recent fiscal-year chief executive compensation at each disclosed peer, taken from that company's own proxy statement.

RankCompanyFYChief executiveSalaryStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentiveTotal
1Proficient Auto Logistics2025Richard O'Dell$650,000$0$0$0$650,225

Each peer's compensation is from its most recently filed proxy; fiscal years differ by company. Each peer's figures come from its own filings; the subject company is highlighted. Peers whose chief executive compensation is outside our coverage universe are stated as such, never left blank.

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Frequently asked questions

Who was the highest-paid executive at Proficient Auto Logistics in fiscal 2025?
As disclosed, Richard O'Dell (Chairman and Chief Executive Officer) was the highest-paid executive at Proficient Auto Logistics in fiscal 2025, with total compensation of $650,225.
How much does Proficient Auto Logistics spend in total on board compensation for fiscal 2025?
As disclosed, Proficient Auto Logistics reported total board compensation of $792,500 for fiscal 2025.

Answers are drawn only from the figures disclosed in this brief and cited to their location in the source filing. Where a figure required for an answer is not disclosed, that is stated rather than estimated.

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Source register

Each figure's location is given both for the eye (section · page · table · row · column) and for a script (table/row/column index and exact character span in the filed document). Any figure can be independently confirmed against the source.

#SupportsDocumentFiledAccessionLocation in document
1Section 01, Richard O'DellDEF 14A2026-04-100001213900-26-042183Section “2025 Summary Compensation Table” · page 17. As printed: 650,225. Filing ↗
2Section 01, Amy RiceDEF 14A2026-04-100001213900-26-042183Section “2025 Summary Compensation Table” · page 17. As printed: 509,250. Filing ↗machine: r3 · c6 · span 503218–503225
3Section 01, Brad WrightDEF 14A2026-04-100001213900-26-042183Section “2025 Summary Compensation Table” · page 17. As printed: 481,174. Filing ↗machine: r5 · c6 · span 513600–513607
4Section 08, James GattoniDEF 14A2026-04-100001213900-26-042183Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 155,000. Filing ↗machine: span 444434–444802
5Section 08, John SchraudenbachDEF 14A2026-04-100001213900-26-042183Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 140,000. Filing ↗machine: span 447217–447585
6Section 08, Charles AluttoDEF 14A2026-04-100001213900-26-042183Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 135,000. Filing ↗machine: span 436118–436471
7Section 08, Brenda FrankDEF 14A2026-04-100001213900-26-042183Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 125,000. Filing ↗machine: span 441656–442024
8Section 08, Douglas ColDEF 14A2026-04-100001213900-26-042183Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 125,000. Filing ↗machine: span 438879–439247
9Section 08, Steven LuxDEF 14A2026-04-100001213900-26-042183Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 112,500. Filing ↗machine: span 450404–450772
10Section 08, John SkiadasDEF 14A2026-04-100001213900-26-042183Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗
11Section 08, Richard D. O'DellDEF 14A2026-04-100001213900-26-042183Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗
12Section 01 trend, Δ column (computed)Computed——Δ = current-FY total − prior-FY total per named officer.machine: formula: Δ = FY(n) − FY(n−1)
13Section 09b board cost (computed)Computed——Cash 342,500 + equity 450,000 + all other 0 = 792,500, summed across the director compensation table rows.machine: formula: Σ = 792,500
14Proficient Auto Logistics (subject), Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-100001213900-26-042183CEO total compensation as printed in Proficient Auto Logistics's own proxy. As printed: 650,225. Filing ↗