Carrier profile · USDOT 1292521 · MC-502424 · Updated Jul 18, 2026

Pennco Transport Inc

15 power unitsavg 13.8 yrLocal · 1 statesSAGINAW, TX93/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-502424 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

15Power units

11 observed · MCS-150

9Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

13.8Avg age (yr)

1998–2019 · vPIC

Call dispatch(817) 439-2094 Email dispatchphillip@penncotransport.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 18, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Watch · 1

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average23.1% vs the 22.26% national average.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 22 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2004.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo23.1%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo23.1%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

15 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

13.8 yr

Model years 1998–2019 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

21 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2004 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

26 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 23.1%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 — 26 vehicle and 26 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

0.0% · 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 59.8 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

26 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '25 · 3

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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.9 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 15-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 15
Inspections · 24 mo: 26
Annualized: ≈13 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.9 inspections / unit · yr

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

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

393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance19 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance15 · 10 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance10 · 6 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance9 · 1 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance8 · 1 OOS
393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving7 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M meets or exceeds the $750K federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$1M BIPD last filed ’23 · 5 insurers · 3 lapsesCoverage lapse

Canal’04–’06

Canal’07–’09

Great West’10–’12

Xl Specialty’14–’17

Crum Forster’19–’22

United States’22–now

2004201020162022now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 10 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO. · since Jun 2023

All 10 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Dec 2022 → Jun 2023	$1M	2
CRUM & FORSTER INDEMNITY COMPANY	Dec 2019 → Dec 2022	$1M	1
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Nov 2018 → Dec 2019	$1M	4
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Nov 2017 → Nov 2018	$1M	2
XL SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2014 → Nov 2017	$1M	5
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Nov 2013 → Nov 2012	$1M	2
XL SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2012 → Nov 2013	$1M	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Oct 2010 → Nov 2012	$1M	1
CANAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	Oct 2007 → Dec 2009	$1M	5
CANAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	Oct 2004 → Oct 2006	$1M	4

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 15
Observed power (24 mo): 11
Trailers (towed): 9

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

13.8 yr

Average age

2019

Newest model yr

1998

Oldest model yr

43.5%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

TX busiest

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

SAGINAW, TX

2867 TINSLEY LANE

Top corridor

TX 26

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

Show all-time history (3 trucks · 2 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2120653 USDOT 2507511

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@penncotransport.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 1829717

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 2867 TINSLEY LANE, SAGINAW, TX, 76179
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (817) 439-2094
Email: phillip@penncotransport.com
Web domain: penncotransport.com

Registration

Officers: Beverly Penn · Phillip Penn
USDOT / docket: 1292521 · MC-502424
First registered: Oct 6, 2004
Last MCS-150: Dec 4, 2025 · 721,365 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Feb 28, 2025
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: 19946993

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

721,365

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for PENNCO TRANSPORT INC.

PENNCO TRANSPORT INC (USDOT 1292521) has a Vektor safety score of 93/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 18, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO. effective Jun 5, 2023 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 18, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 23.1% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier received 26 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 26 vehicle-level and 26 driver-level — across 1 state, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 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 Jul 18, 2026.

It reports 15 power units and 15 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Dec 4, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Feb 28, 2025 in the federal record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is PENNCO TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number?

PENNCO TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number is 1292521, and its motor carrier number is MC-502424.

Is PENNCO TRANSPORT INC authorized to operate?

As of Jul 18, 2026, PENNCO TRANSPORT INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is PENNCO TRANSPORT INC's safety record?

PENNCO TRANSPORT INC has a 23.1% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 40 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 93/100 (tier: clear).

How big is PENNCO TRANSPORT INC's fleet?

PENNCO TRANSPORT INC operates 15 power units and 15 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is PENNCO TRANSPORT INC based?

PENNCO TRANSPORT INC is based in SAGINAW, TX, with roadside inspections recorded across 1 state.

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