Carrier profile · USDOT 2314788 · MC-788578 · Updated Jun 18, 2026

East Penn Logistics LLC

430 power unitsavg 6.1 yrNational · 49 statesLYON STATION, PA88/100
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-788578 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT
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Safety

Roadside out-of-service rates versus the national benchmark, inspection and crash trends, decoded violation themes, and ELD / hours-of-service integrity — the full safety picture behind the verdict.

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

Vehicle OOS 6.2%24-mo cumulative
050%nat'l 22.26%
Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative
030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 488 vehicle and 629 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

7.1% · latest 6-mo window● Steady

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Holding steady across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

616 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '25 · 49

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

How heavily FMCSA inspects this fleet for its size — it tells you how much to trust the safety signals above. Thin coverage on a young authority is a fraud signal nobody else surfaces.

Expected band
Under-inspected
Expected
Well-monitored
Heavily inspected
≈0.7 / unit·yr
thin signalabundant signal
Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 430-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.
Registered power units
430
Inspections · 24 mo
629
Annualized
≈315 / yr
Coverage
≈0.7 inspections / unit · yr

BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026

35%
Unsafe Driving
Vektor peer est.
13%
Hours-of-Service
Vektor peer est.
Driver Fitness
0violations
clean · per-BASIC
Controlled Substances
0violations
clean · per-BASIC
7%
Vehicle Maintenance
Vektor peer est.

Percentile = standing among same-exposure peers (higher = worse). FMCSA publishes percentiles for only some carriers (shown official); elsewhere we show a Vektor peer-percentile estimate, or the absolute SMS measure when there are too few inspections to rank.

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

  • 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving63 · 0 OOS
  • 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance47 · 15 OOS
  • 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance28 · 6 OOS
  • 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance24 · 19 OOS
  • 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance13 · 2 OOS
  • 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
  • 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
  • 393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 5 OOS
  • 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance6 · 1 OOS
  • 393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance5 · 1 OOS

ELD & hours-of-service

14 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Jun 5, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.

6ELD device issues
1No log / no ELD
2False logs
2Drove over hours

2 ELD violations in the last 24 months. Falsified-log violations are a serious integrity flag.

Crash history· 131 total · 19 in 24 mo

131
Total crashes
19
In last 24 mo
4
Fatal
48
Injury
YearCrashesFatalInjuryTow
20264014
2025131213
2024131613
2023120312
2022101310
20219029
20209069
20198057
20188047
2017120511
2016100310
20157027
201410159
20136016
DateStateFatalitiesInjuriesTow-away
Jul 14, 2026NH00Yes
Jun 19, 2026PA00Yes
Mar 18, 2026PA00Yes
Feb 26, 2026PA01Yes
Dec 2, 2025NC00Yes
Nov 6, 2025TX12Yes
Sep 25, 2025PA00Yes
Sep 10, 2025IA00Yes
May 15, 2025TX00Yes
May 13, 2025ID00Yes
May 7, 2025PA01Yes
May 6, 2025CO00Yes
Apr 30, 2025TN00Yes
Apr 23, 2025TX00Yes
Mar 21, 2025TX00Yes
Mar 19, 2025IA00Yes
Mar 4, 2025CA00Yes
Sep 19, 2024MN01Yes
Sep 18, 2024NY01Yes
Aug 6, 2024CA00Yes
Jul 26, 2024TX00Yes
Jun 19, 2024MN00Yes
Jun 17, 2024CA10Yes
Apr 25, 2024MD01Yes
Apr 16, 2024FL00Yes