Asset-based
15 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Sep 6, 2026
Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.
Asset-based
15 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
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Not yet decoded
36 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1990 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
ERIC PALMER TRUCKING & EXCAVATING LTD (USDOT 400394) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Sep 6, 2026.
The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Sep 6, 2026.
It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from WEST BEND MUTUAL INSURANCE CO. effective Apr 28, 2024 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Sep 6, 2026.
The carrier received 0 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 0 vehicle-level and 0 driver-level, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.
The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Sep 6, 2026.
It reports 15 power units and 3 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 29, 2025.
It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Mar 11, 2008 in the federal record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.
ERIC PALMER TRUCKING & EXCAVATING LTD's USDOT number is 400394, and its motor carrier number is MC-548922.
As of Sep 6, 2026, ERIC PALMER TRUCKING & EXCAVATING LTD is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
ERIC PALMER TRUCKING & EXCAVATING LTD has a — vehicle out-of-service rate across 2 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor does not assign this carrier a safety score: No federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. There is no recent safety record to judge this carrier on — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.
ERIC PALMER TRUCKING & EXCAVATING LTD operates 15 power units and 3 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
ERIC PALMER TRUCKING & EXCAVATING LTD is based in BOWLING GREEN, OH.
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Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history
Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative
Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay
No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window
Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC
What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
Insurance & bonds
Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 6 insurers are named in the list below.
BIPD in force — $750,000 · WEST BEND MUTUAL INSURANCE CO. · since Apr 2024
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| FEDERATED MUTUAL INSURANCE CO. | Apr 2023 → Apr 2024 | $750K | 1 |
| CENTRAL MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY | Mar 2021 → Apr 2023 | $750K | 2 |
| ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY | Mar 2012 → Apr 2021 | $750K | 2 |
| SELECTIVE INSURANCE COMPANY OF SOUTH CAROLINA | Mar 2008 → Mar 2012 | $750K | 1 |
| ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY | Mar 2006 → Mar 2008 | $750K | 2 |
| THE CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO. | Jan 2006 → Mar 2006 | $750K | 1 |
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
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Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor
Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor
No licensing or insurance changes captured since Vektor began monitoring this carrier (June 2026). Quiet is usually good.
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