Carrier profile · USDOT 264473 · MC-290005 · Updated Jul 3, 2026

Penn Tank Lines Inc

441 power unitsavg 11.1 yrNational · 25 statesCHESTER SPRINGS, PA88/100
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-290005 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT
Verified linkspenntanklines.comFMCSA SAFER

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 9.5%24-mo cumulative
050%nat'l 22.26%
Driver OOS 1.0%24-mo cumulative
030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 568 vehicle and 619 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

8.6% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 3.5 pts 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

600 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '26 · 51

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 441-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.
Registered power units
441
Inspections · 24 mo
619
Annualized
≈310 / yr
Coverage
≈0.7 inspections / unit · yr

BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026

27%
Unsafe Driving
Vektor peer est.
38%
Hours-of-Service
Vektor peer est.
22%
Driver Fitness
Vektor peer est.
Controlled Substances
0violations
clean · per-BASIC
38%
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 Driving110 · 0 OOS
  • 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance98 · 11 OOS
  • 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance70 · 14 OOS
  • 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance54 · 0 OOS
  • 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance48 · 17 OOS
  • 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance45 · 2 OOS
  • 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance38 · 28 OOS
  • 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance25 · 0 OOS
  • 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance25 · 8 OOS
  • 395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance23 · 0 OOS

ELD & hours-of-service

62 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent May 13, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.

38ELD device issues
2No log / no ELD
10False logs
9Drove over hours

Trending worse — 61% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months. Falsified-log violations are a serious integrity flag.

Crash history· 479 total · 28 in 24 mo

479
Total crashes
28
In last 24 mo
24
Fatal
206
Injury
YearCrashesFatalInjuryTow
20267027
2025130313
20242101220
2023243921
2022290929
2021191518
2020162316
2019161616
2018180618
2017201618
2016171817
2015201519
2014130411
2013120212
2012121412
201113089
2010120910
2009130710
2008140413
2007131511
20061821014
200513179
2004161713
20031501011
2002120710
20012121020
20001621015
1999131812
1998151813
1997152915
19963032
DateStateFatalitiesInjuriesTow-away
May 10, 2026FL00Yes
May 9, 2026NJ00Yes
Mar 27, 2026FL00Yes
Mar 16, 2026IN01Yes
Mar 3, 2026SC01Yes
Mar 2, 2026PA00Yes
Feb 10, 2026PA00Yes
Dec 18, 2025AL00Yes
Dec 13, 2025FL00Yes
Nov 22, 2025FL00Yes
Oct 17, 2025FL00Yes
Aug 14, 2025IN02Yes
Jun 13, 2025PA01Yes
Jun 9, 2025FL00Yes
May 1, 2025FL00Yes
Apr 21, 2025TN00Yes
Apr 19, 2025FL00Yes
Feb 11, 2025PA01Yes
Feb 5, 2025AL00Yes
Jan 1, 2025FL00Yes
Dec 27, 2024FL00Yes
Dec 11, 2024TX01Yes
Dec 5, 2024MD00Yes
Oct 23, 2024FL00Yes
Oct 12, 2024IN01Yes