Penn Beer Distributors Inc
DBA PENN BEER SALES AND SERVICE
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 rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing
Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay
26 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '25 · 5
Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal
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.
- Registered power units
- 65
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 26
- Annualized
- ≈13 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.2 inspections / unit · yr
BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026
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 Driving13 · 0 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving9 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
- 391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness2 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
- 391.45 No medical examination / expiredDriver Fitness1 · 0 OOS
- 393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.83 Exhaust systemVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 49 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 26 total · 4 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 29, 2025 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 25, 2025 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 28, 2025 | PA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 2, 2025 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 26, 2022 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 8, 2021 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 25, 2021 | PA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 3, 2021 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 22, 2021 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 10, 2020 | PA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 5, 2019 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 20, 2019 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 13, 2018 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 16, 2017 | PA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 29, 2014 | PA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 11, 2011 | PA | 0 | 1 | No |
| Dec 15, 2009 | PA | 0 | 1 | No |
| Jun 24, 2005 | PA | 0 | 2 | No |
| Dec 9, 2004 | PA | 0 | 1 | No |
| Apr 13, 2004 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 7, 2003 | PA | 0 | 1 | No |
| May 2, 2003 | PA | 0 | 1 | No |
| Nov 26, 2001 | PA | 0 | 1 | No |
| Sep 14, 2001 | PA | 0 | 2 | No |
| Mar 23, 1998 | PA | 0 | 1 | No |