Penn Line Service Inc
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
41 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '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
- 122
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 41
- Annualized
- ≈21 / 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
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance7 · 2 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance7 · 1 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 3 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 67 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 78 total · 1 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |
| 2019 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 8 | |
| 2018 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2017 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2016 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2015 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2014 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2013 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2007 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2006 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2000 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1998 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 12, 2026 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 21, 2023 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 22, 2023 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 21, 2023 | WV | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 29, 2022 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 18, 2022 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 27, 2021 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 14, 2021 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 12, 2020 | OH | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Oct 9, 2020 | PA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 3, 2020 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 28, 2020 | WV | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Jun 11, 2020 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 17, 2020 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 19, 2019 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 2, 2019 | VA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 9, 2019 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 23, 2019 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 27, 2019 | PA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 3, 2019 | VA | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Mar 5, 2019 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 19, 2019 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 19, 2018 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 27, 2018 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 15, 2018 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |